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Art, History & Culture

Big Ben in Madrid?

In recent months, I have featured a number of beautifully decorated shop door shutters, but I think these doors have to take the award for entrance adornment.  Although Tower Bridge […]

Young Queen Wilhelmina

This large bronze equestrian statue on Rokin Street in Amsterdam shows Queen Wilhelmina as a young queen. It was created by Theresia Reiniera van der Pant (1924 – 2013), a Dutch sculptor, under […]

F is for… Frog

This bronze frog drinking fountain, La Grenouille, one of many modern art structures in La Defense, was created by Claude Torricini. You’ve got to love the cute frog with an even cuter, […]

Burning Bright

Tiger Beer commissioned a number of murals to commemorate 2010 Year of the Tiger.  Five of these represented the elements of the Chinese Zodiac – water, earth, wood, fire and […]