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-London

Over a Century

London has many bridges crossing the Thames, but this is one of the most loved.  It took eight years to construct and opened officially on 30 June 1894. Some of […]
Over a Century

-Budapest

Dancing Fountains

When fountains originated, they were practical structures providing water for drinking and bathing, and relying on gravity to bring the water down to a container, natural or constructed, within reach […]
Dancing Fountains

-Andalucia

She Who Turns

La Giralda, the popular name for the famous bell tower at Seville Cathedral, comes from the striking sculpture come weather vane that now tops the tower. It effectively means “she who turns” – from girar,  to […]
She Who Turns

-Andalucia

Siren on the Beach

Concepción Méndez Cuesta (Madrid, 1898 – Mexico, 1986) was a leading Spanish poet and dramatist, perhaps better known under the name Concha Mendez.  She was a member of the Generación del 27 society, a […]
Siren on the Beach