Minerva by Hendesse

Photography • Historical • posted on Feb 14, 2016

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A detail of the old bridge in Heidelberg. This statue represents the Roman goddess Minerva, she looks upstream in the Neckar Valley. She was the protector of artisans and trades. The statue was made in the year 1790. Thanks for viewing.

Comments (23)

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blankfrancine

10:25AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Great capture from a land with history. This is probably as close to Germany I will ever get.Thanks for sharing.

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Madbat

10:31AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Well, that beats the heck out of the view from my front door!

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VDH

10:52AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Nice and interesting capture!!

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Jean_C

10:57AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Superb classic statue, excellent capture with the castle in the background!

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Leije

11:06AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Superb statue and light, wonderful capture with the town slightly foggy !

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DukeNukem2005

11:14AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

This is a very beautiful and very nice!

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X-PaX

11:30AM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Beautiful capture. Well done.

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pimanjc

2:20PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Nice exposure.

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durleybeachbum

2:23PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

She is very elegant!

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npauling

6:04PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

She has a great view from here doesn't she. A lovely capture of this beautiful statue.

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Richardphotos

6:35PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

very beautiful statue and capture

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jeroni

6:58PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

Fantastic image. I like very much the colors

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soffy

3:25AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Fantastic view of this beautiful place,wonderful shot****

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virginiese

4:08AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

wonderful statue and well chosen POV. The atmosphere is great too !

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helanker

4:15AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

A very lovely statue and i bet the bridge is lovely too :-)

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kenmo

7:38AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Awesome scene....

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UteBigSmile

9:20AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Toll, was du hier wieder vor die Linse bekommen hast (viel Spass mit dem Video)!

In Greek religion and mythology, Athena, also referred to as Pallas Athena, is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill. **Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with Athena. **Athena is also a shrewd companion of heroes and is the goddess of heroic endeavour.