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Heaps of arms, rows of struts
Heaps of arms, rows of struts All fallen down during the earthquake of 2015. The only advantage of this sad sight is that we can admire the wood carvings from close. The reconstruction of Durbar Square takes years, but at some point these arms and struts will get fixed again under the roofs of the…
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Sundari Chowk
Sundari Chowk The ‘beautiful courtyard’ in the old palace of the Malla kings in Patan. The lavishly ornamented pool in the centre shows that the art of Nepalese stone carving is in no way inferior to its art of wood carving. Many ancient buildings in Patan were destroyed or heavily damaged during the 2015 earthquake.…
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Gateway of delight
Gateway of delight Exquisite wood carving, that’s what the Newari artists of Nepal are masters of. See the modest expression of pleasure on the lady’s face while the man next to her holds her arm. A gateway of delight. Let’s pass through. Photo of the week: Durbar Square, Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal 2018
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Classic profiles
Classic profiles It catches the eye, that big head against a rock in the river. I don’t know why it was placed there, but it takes our thoughts back to the arts of Greek antiquity. And that’s always gratifying. The face in profile reminds me of a sculpture I had seen a few days before…
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Boating on the Wisla
Boating on the Wisla I was struck by the little boats. So tiny, they look like toys! The culprit is the huge building at the back. It creates a kind of inverse perspective and we are not used to that. As if the right proportions between the objects have gone lost. A confusing image. Photo…
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Ancient Roman Emoji
Ancient Roman Emoji Photo of the week: Antiquity Collection, Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany 2005
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Our view
Our view From our house on the mountain slope we see other green hills with distant houses and villages here and there. Further north are the high Himalayas of which we can see the part with the Trishul (7120 m) and the Nanda Devi (7816 m). This photo was taken in May last year on…
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Our house
Our house So there it is, our house in Kumaon, that I mentioned in last week’s post. You’ll need good eyes to find it though. It’s on the slope of the second hill, surrounded by trees. The photo below gives you a closer view. Photos of the week: Our house at Kasardevi, Almora, Kumaon, Uttarakhand,…
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An open forest
An open forest In 2011 we were building our house on a mountain slope in Kumaon, in the Indian Himalayas. From the place where I was staying to the construction site I would always walk through this open forest. I still pass through it regularly and still like it. It must be the gentle slope…
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Nocturnal Prague
Nocturnal Prague Time for a little story, for you to imagine … Photos of the week: Prague, Czech Republic 2007
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 