Art Nuveau Prague n.1:The Firefighter (for Chipka) by sandra46
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Description
As Chipka commented in my last posting, one can't stop seeing the strangest statues on the roofs and the facades of the buildings in Prague. Some are famous, others are more obscure,others belong to different periods, but all of them are very beautiful and help give the city her special flavour. I couldn't find why this particular subject was chosen here, so you can imagine any type of story.
Decorated with firefighter statues and a mosaic piece, this Art Nouveau building in Old Town Square was designed by Osvald Poliveka and finished in 1898. Now it houses the Ministry of Regional Development. This is the first of a small series.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (60)
Faemike55
Wonderful capture! My only thought is that they were commemorating an event where this particular firefighter did something heroic!
JaneEden
Oh and wow just fabulous Sandra, and yes my art teacher taught me to always look up to see what surprised were in store when looking at rooftops, especially of old buildings - love this so much! hugs Jane xx
renecyberdoc
you bring us prague very near sandra,very well taken shot.
bmac62
Superb Sandra. Not sure if that is gold leaf or gold paint, but this firefighter conjures up all sorts of stories in my mind. Nice dedi to Chip...a real Prague lover.
magnus073
This one is especially amazing Sandra, and is instantly one of my favorites. I am really enjoying this series
claude19
EXCELLENT shot ! Good comment !!!
flora-crassella
very cool image!!!! Wonderful photo!!!!!
Madbat
Nice shot! I keep thinking that someone has a job to go up there and polish the statue.
flaviok
Que magnifico minha amiga, fascinante descrição e imagem, obrigado, aplausos (5)
alessimarco
Fantastic capture! Love it!
brycek
Beautiful capture Sandra!!
Umbetro38
I agree here to all other comments - excellent capture
lyron
Excellent capture and image!!!
drifterlee
Wonderful statue and shot!
beatoangelico
very cool image...magnifico work..!!!
jmb007
ca serait plutot de l'art pompier ,dans ce cas la,superbe photo!!
jayfar
Wonderful image to which I can relate being an ex firefighter.
zulaan
Beautiful ! Great capture !
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fantastic POV. Very interesting statues.
wingnut55
nice pic, most interesting statue.
frankie96
You just don't see this type of work done in this day and time...something to be said for the past artisans work...
Miska7
Really nice statue! Great capture and information!
Minaya
Wonderful capture! Great POV!
mariogiannecchini
Effettivamente , a vedere dalle tue foto , c'e' una grande varieta' e quantita' di cose belle e curiose da vedere , che merita vedere. Qui un po' meglio : tre volte sono uscito col sole e tre volte sono scappato per la pioggia ( a un certo punto stamani mi sono accorto che pioveva solo a Bozzano dove ero io! )Mentre pioveva sono dovuto andare a Pitrasante e poi a Querceta e appena arrivato a Massarosa er tutto asciutto. l'acqua mi ha aspettato al ritorno )
Nickieboy2004
Wonderful picture!
jclP Online Now!
Wonderful capture!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
mickeyrony
Monuments, always a charm with the eye my Beautiful. Cheer of your perepeties through this world ((5++)) Les monuments ,toujours un charme à l'oeil ma Belle . Bravo de tes pérépéties à travers ce monde ((5++))
Minda
outstanding capture sandra/
lucindawind
a wonderful sculpture and shot