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Prague Astronomical Clock and tower //cool clock in Prague and one of the oldest working clocks in the world

ROMA: Piazza di Spagna and Spanish Steps

The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top.

The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725, linking the Trinità dei Monti church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France and the Spanish Embassy at the top of the steps to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps. The stairway was designed by architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi

https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps

(Pictures mine)

At the bottom of the Spanish Steps, it is one of the most famous meeting places of Rome. On the back, in the middle of the square is the famous Baroque Barcaccia Fountain (1623) by Bernini sculptors, father and son.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_di_Spagna

(Pictures mine)

This is a cool interesting place in Rome, the poet John Keats once lived in the house near the Spanish steps, also don't sit or eat on the steps you get told off and you probably will get a fine, having said this, people are always sitting on the Spanish Steps even though you are not supposed to.

While you are here check out Babington's tea room it's a very nice tea room you can find this next to the steps

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_di_Spagna

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keats%E2%80%93Shelley_Memorial_House

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rome-spanish-steps-sitting-eating-1.5241308

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babington%27s_tea_room

https://www.babingtons.com/en

https://www.babingtons.com/it/pages/11475-mangiare-da-babingtons

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) Rome by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (in background Sant'Agnese in Agone Church by Francesco Borromini)

There is a story that Gian Lorenzo Bernini the guy who designed the fountain didn't like the guy who designed the church Francesco Borromini so made sculptures on the fountain to look in horror at the church interesting story if true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontana_dei_Quattro_Fiumi

Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Navona, Rome

Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Navona, Rome

Trevi Fountain Rome

Rome’s famous fountain, the Trevi Fountain which is featured in a number of movies such as Three Coins in the Fountain and other movies, is well worth a visit if you are ever in Rome, there is an interesting legend that says, if you throw a coin by your right hand over your left shoulder into the fountain, you will return to Rome.

https://christiangittings.wordpress.com/2022/09/27/rome/

The new spitfire gallery potteries museum and art gallery Stoke on Trent

https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Potteries_Museum_%26_Art_Gallery?fbclid=IwAR1bvUZm6Q9PpsOqdn_OWwjv3LyuV3Thi3TVQki0GkXF_fCRqp8ISVAYEyc

This blog post contains some of my pictures of the great art housed in The Louvre Paris.

The Louvre Paris is one of the most visited art museums in the world with 2,700,000 visiting the gallery/museum in 2020 and according to the Artspace magazine one of 14 best art galleries in the world

The Louvre Paris was once where the kings and queens of France lived, before they moved to The palace of Versailles

• https://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/the_hot_list/the-14-best-art-museums-in-the-world-and-the-iconic-masterpieces-they-house-56252

• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Louvre

• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Louvre_Palace

Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_Revived_by_Cupid%27s_Kiss

The Three Graces (sculpture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Graces_(sculpture)

Winged Victory of Samothrace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace

The Diana of Versailles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_of_Versailles

Michelangelo, the ‘Slaves’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Slave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellious_Slave

Venus de Milo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de_Milo

Some cool pictures of mine of Auguste Rodin Sculptures

François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor,[1] generally considered the founder of modern sculpture.[2] He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell.

Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were criticized, as they clashed with predominant figurative sculpture traditions in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory. He modelled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favour from the government and the artistic community.

From the unexpected naturalism of Rodin's first major figure – inspired by his 1875 trip to Italy – to the unconventional memorials whose commissions he later sought, his reputation grew, and Rodin became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. His student, Camille Claudel, became his associate, lover, and creative rival. Rodin's other students included Antoine Bourdelle, Constantin Brâncuși, and Charles Despiau. He married his lifelong companion, Rose Beuret, in the last year of both their lives. His sculptures suffered a decline in popularity after his death in 1917, but within a few decades his legacy solidified. Rodin remains one of the few sculptors widely known outside the visual arts community.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin

Locations of the art in these pictures:

- The potteries museum and art gallery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potteries_Museum_%26_Art_Gallery

https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/

- Musée Rodin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_Rodin

https://www.musee-rodin.fr/