Interior of the Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre located at the top of Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland. Prior to the mall’s construction, the Dandelion Market stood on this spot, location for some of U2’s earliest gigs.
View of the southern French Alps from St. Paul de Vence. Located on the crest of a hill, this fortified medieval town is home to a burgeoning art community and was at one time home to Marc Chagall.
Winter view of the Chain Bridge, Hungary. Built in 1849, strengthened and modified in 1915, destroyed in 1945 and reopened in 1949, this bridge over the Danube unites the twin cities of Buda and Pest and was at one time considered a marvel of engineering.
Bicycle course for the IronMan de Nice held on Sunday, June 26, 2018. This year’s event drew 2754 athletes and was won for the 5th time by 39-year-old Frederik Van Lierde of Belgium.
Arrival of the clipper ship Hermione into Nice Port on a foggy morning in April 2018. One of the world’s largest wooden sailing ships, the Hermione is a replica of a French frigate called the Hermione that was built in 1779. French aristocrat and military officer Lafayette sailed to the American colonies in 1780 on that […]
“Support” sculpture rising out of the waters of the Grand Canal in Venice, “supporting” the Ca’Sagredo Hotel. Artist Lorenzo Quinn, son of actor Anthony Quinn, created the giant hands. In interviews, he explained that the work is a reflection on the threat that climate change poses to the world. However, the fact that the hands […]
Bas-relief monument on the walls of the old town of Nice, honoring Catarina Segurana. Living in Nice during the 16th century when the town was part of the Duchy of Savoy, Segurana helped lead the fight against the Franco-Ottoman invasion of Nice in August of 1543. The generally accepted story is that she took the […]
The architectural elements on the side of this building that faces the Esplanade Georges Pompidou in Nice, France are all entirely painted on as part of a giant trompe-l’oeil artwork. The only real detail on this otherwise flat surface is the overhanging gutter at the very top. Meaning “fool the eye,” trompe-l’oeil artworks appear all over […]