Thursday, October 27, 2022

Caryatids, Atlases, And Atlantines Of Vienna

Seen on our various walks in the inner city. Vienna certainly rivals, if not exceeds Prague, in this interesting and important respect. 







Mostly seen on neo-classical buildings, but occasionally on art nouveau
or art deco; or even rondo cubist...




Interesting how some are clearly straining, others just barely noticing
the weight




Don't know what to call them when they're mermen...with finned
legs...



One of the really good ones, just a block from the
Hundertwasserhaus





Most colossal of all



Rarely seen dorsal stance; designed by Caravaggio?

 

1 comment:

Tawana said...

Amazing how we stroll right past and don't notice these beauties. Thanks for pointing them out!