This Week’s Mystery Photograph
Each Monday, I post a mystery photo, or occasionally a mystery object. I invite you to leave a comment if you think you know the location of this week’s photograph. If you guess the correct location, I will link back to your blog when the answer is revealed the following Monday.*
*Please note that I will release comments in the latter part of each week, usually Thursday or Friday and in this way, everyone can have a guess without a spoiler being revealed in the comments.
Last week’s Monday Mystery Photograph
Last week we were in Wroclaw, (pronounced more like Vratslav), in Silesia, Poland checking out – “The Anonymous Pedestrians.”
I have to say I found this incredibly powerful piece of street art. Sources state that the statues are representative of all the people working, for so many years, in the Polish underground movements. As Poland has struggled for centuries with self-determination, it has a poignant theme and spans many generations of untold struggle, heroism and resilience. A really significant piece of Polish art, worth seeing, if you ever have the pleasure of visiting Poland.
“The wonderfully lifelike bronze statues descending into the earth are based on Jerzy Kalina’s temporary art installation set up in Warsaw in 1977; the original plaster sculptures, stored in the Wrocław National Museum for 28 years, were re-cast in bronze and unveiled in the middle of the night on the 24th anniversary of the introduction of martial law in Poland.” [Source: inyourpocket,com]
Wroclaw has much more to offer and I personally loved the city. The old town and surrounds are very special. Intrigued? Read more about it here
The following bloggers guessed last week’s photograph location correctly:
Stories from Europe – Well done, Pooja
Where to Next? – Great memory, Peggy
A Mindful Traveller – Excellent guess, Lorelle
Ledrakenoir – I should know your url off by heart now, Drake
Travelling Matters to Us – Great work, Mel and Suan
Very impressive general knowledge!
Something to Ponder About this Monday
Looks Scandinavian to us without Googling it. Can be in Sweden or Denmark?
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No idea where it is, but a fabulous structure.
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Nice structure. Could be Denmark.
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I have noted your answer, Gerard. It could be.
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Thanks Amanda.
This one I’m stuck on. I’m going to guess somewhere in Europe… but don’t exactly know where. Look forward to revelation next Monday. X
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That is okay, Lorelle! Better luck next time. Did the buildings make you think of Europe?
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They sure did. X
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Yeah “incredibly powerful piece of street art”, guess if once seen it would never been forgotten. 🙂
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Well, I would agree with that!
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The Circle Bridge located in Copenhagen and created by Olafur Eliasson.
http://www.dac.dk/en/dac-life/copenhagen-x-galleri/cases/cirkelbroen-circle-bridge/
Haven’t seen it live yet, haven’t visited Copenhagen for years.
When I’m back in Denmark, it happens to be in Jutland and the tiny island where my old parents live – years ago I had a day on office almost every friday in Copenhagen. 🙂
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Thanks Drake!
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I am going to Wroclaw soon Amanda! I am really excited 🙂 It’s supposed to be one of the beautiful Polish cities. We’ll see.
I’ll guess that it’s the Netherlands this week. Or it could be Denmark too.. Hmmm, I’ll go for the Netherlands.
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one of the most beautiful*
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I am so excited for you, Pooja. You will love it. I went to a old time restaurant – upstairs in the old town buildings, serving old time traditional polish cuisine, Pierogi and a kind of polish pancake, sort of a hash brown type of thing – we would call them potato scallops. Served with a jug of juice, it was a steal at $15. Near the town hall,flower market, church end of the square. Also went for a walk along the river crossing the bridge. Fabulous old buildings there. Enjoy. I will look forward to the post.
I also noted your answer!
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I am taking a wild guess: Rotterdam?
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Thank you Julie for your guess. I have noted your answer and will post the correct guess on Monday. Have you been to Rotterdam?
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No I have not. Absolutely wild guess!
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Wild guesses are sometimes right!
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#.julie
Highly qualified guess if I didn’t know where it was. Then my guess would have been Rotterdam too. A city with so much fascinating modern architecture. 🙂
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Interesting!
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Rotterdam was heavily destroyed by bombings during WW2. That’s why it’s almost a whole new city and the managers have done a good and big job in planning.
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As awful as the devastation from the war must have been, at least they were able to start with a clean slate and develop functionally good architecture. Not all cities were rebuilt with good planning, could you say?
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Agree, Amanda. 🙂
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