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Chinese wallpaper
Chinese wallpaper On the Oud Amelisweerd estate near Utrecht, there is a room where not only the walls but even the doors are covered with continuous Chinese wallpaper. And not just any wallpaper, but hand-painted, 18th-century wallpaper full of extraordinary Chinese scenes. Truly marvellous. Photos of the week: Hand painted Chinese wallpaper, 18th century, Oud…
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Kornhaus
Kornhaus In one photo, a giant crane appears to have placed a tall tower in position, while in another, a similar crane is dwarfed by the same tall tower. A play on perspective between giant cranes and the 118-metre-high Swissmill Tower in Zurich. Photos of the week: Kornhaus an der Limat, Zürich, Switzerland 2025
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Philibert de Savoie
Philibert de Savoie Like Marguerite d’Autriche, her husband Philibert de Savoie, who died at the age of 24 in 1504, is also buried in the cathedral of the Royal Abbey in Brou. His tomb, like his wife’s, has also two effigies, one formal and one informal, one above the other. The effigies are surrounded by…
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Marguerite d’Autriche
Marguerite d’Autriche Marguerite d’Autriche, who was the talented governor of the Low Countries for many years, died in 1530 and is buried in the cathedral of the Royal Abbey of Brou. Her tomb has two effigies, one above the other, made by Conrat Meit. The upper one depicts her in marble in full royal regalia,…
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Car wash
Car wash I can’t help it: always looking at the world in amazement, even from inside a car in a car wash. Photo of the week: Car wash, Bourg-en-Bresse, France 2025
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Tree stump
Tree stump Dead wood, source of life and beauty. Photo of the week: Growth on tree stump, Chesières, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 2025
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Planks
Planks Motionless planks, lively as water. Photo of the week: Chalet-wood, Chesières, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 2025
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Life is a celebration
Life is a celebration Boys and girls, after spending a day together in the woods. Photo of the week: Boys and girls, Pokhara, Nepal 1996
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Life is hard
Life is hard Children burdened with the daily task of fetching water. Photo of the week: Boys fetching water, Pokhara, Nepal 1996
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The encounter
The encounter Marie d’Orléans died shortly after the birth of her son in 1839. She was 26 years old. During her short life as Princess of Orleans and, after her marriage, as Duchess of Württemberg, she devoted herself to sculpture with considerable success. In the museum of the Monastère royal de Brou, I was struck…
καιρός remembered
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καιρός remembered 