I shut my eyes in
order to see.
Paul Gauguin
The Magic of the Cities.
Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer
Showing posts with label bridges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bridges. Show all posts
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Moments of Venice II
Labels:
Architecture,
bridges,
channels,
gondola,
Paul Gauguin,
People,
sculptures,
Venezia,
Venice,
Water Taxi
Mexico City
Venice, Italy
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Parisian Bikers
Pont de l'Archevêché. (Notre Dame in the background) Paris 2010. |
DEBATE TRIVIA: President Obama is the first
black person Romney has talked to since his speech at the NAACP.
Great question, how Mitt is different than
Bush. Answer: not! His 5 point plan is same as Bush's. Which was also McCain's.
See a pattern?
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Walking with Your Self
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Bridge
Monday, December 13, 2010
Stolen Moments
79th Street Boat Basin |
(All) Riverside, NYC June 2010 |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Brooklyn
... a borough of New York City, at the southwestern corner of Long Island. Happy Sunday! |
Labels:
bridges,
Brooklyn,
Brooklyn Bridge,
East River,
New York City,
NYC,
People,
rivers,
Streets
Mexico City
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Monday, August 2, 2010
Pont des Arts
The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River. It links the Institut de France and the central square (cour carrée) of the palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First Empire). Between 1802 and 1804, a nine-arch metallic bridge for pedestrians was constructed at the location of the present day Pont des Arts: this was the first metal bridge in Paris. This innovation was due to Napoléon I, following a design of English manufacture. The engineers Louis-Alexandre de Cessart and Jacques Dillon initially conceived of a bridge which would resemble a suspended garden, with trees, banks of flowers, and benches. In 1976, the Inspector of Bridges and Causeways (Ponts et Chaussées) reported several deficiencies on the bridge. More specifically, he noted the damage that had been caused by two aerial bombardments sustained during World War I and World War II and the harm done from the multiple collisions caused by boats. The bridge would be closed to circulation in 1977 and, in 1979, suffered a 60 meter collapse after a barge rammed into it. The present bridge was built between 1981 and 1984 "identically" according to the plans of Louis Arretche, who had decided to reduce the number of arches from nine to seven, allowing the look of the old bridge to be preserved while realigning the new structure with the Pont Neuf. On 27 June 1984, the newly reconstructed bridge was inaugurated by Jacques Chirac – then the mayor of Paris. The bridge has sometimes served as a place for art exhibitions, and is today a studio en plein air for painters, artists and photographers who are drawn to its unique point of view. The Pont des Arts is also frequently a spot for picnics during the summer. The argentinian writer, Julio Cortázar, talks about this bridge in his book "Rayuela". When Horacio Oliveira goes with the pythia and this tells him that the bridge for La Maga is the "Ponts des Arts". This is a great allusion of Cortázar for one of his greatest novels, even one of the best novels ever written. |
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Urban Bridges
Theme Day: Bridges.
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