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Kopenhagen hat ein Problem mit einer Meerjungfrauen Statue aufgrund der Proportionen, wie ich auf Spiegel Online erfahre.

Ein ähnliches Problem hat die Stadt Lohr im Spessart mit ihrer Schneewittchen Statue gehabt (bzw hat es noch immer), darüber hat Extra3 einen schönen kleinen Beitrag gemacht
youtu.be/Ibkg5E-0Pz4?feature=s

Wird liebevoll auch "Horrorwittchen" genannt.

spiegel.de/kultur/daenemark-st

In 1530, the villages in this area (Omiš) were being threatened by a large Ottoman army. They were on the verge of victory. However, legend has it that a beautiful young girl from Poljica named Mila Gojsalić slipped into the tent of Ottoman leader Ahmed-Pasha and seduced him. After, when he fell asleep, she snuck into the gunpowder storage of the Turkish army and set it on fire, burning it as well as the entire Ottoman camp. The Turks tried to capture her but, with them at her heels, she courageously ran to the edge of the cliff overlooking the mouth of the Cetina River and jumped to her death.

Encouraged by her bravery, the people of Poljica launched a counterattack and drove the Ottomans out of the region (to never come back).

In memory of her heroic act, famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović created this life-sized statue of Mila at precisely the place where (again, according to legend) Mila jumped to her death.

#photography #iphoneography #shotoniphone #croatia #hrvatska #summer #sommer #travel #reise #kroatien #landscape #landschaft #womenstories #womenshistory #statue #women #woman
Saint Valentine ♥️ 🏹 for #spookysaturday

In Bologna there is a church called "La Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria e San Valentino della Grada" and inside it contains a relic of Saint Valentine - specifically his skull. That's not the spooky part. The real spooky part is according to the "Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin" in Rome - they have his skull. Wait, San Anton's Church in Madrid, Spain also claim that they have his skull and bones...
Spooky Scary Skeletons.
💀 ✨

#photography #amateurphotography #church #basilica #skull #bones #reliquary #relic #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #baroque #bologna #italia #statue #history #italy #spookyvibes #europe

une #statue antique de #MarcAurèle rapatriée des #ÉtatsUnis vers la #Turquie share.google/r7ztzfeOf4O8ayEhV
La Turquie a rapatrié des États-Unis une statue antique de bronze représentant l'empereur romain Marc Aurèle, a annoncé samedi le gouvernement turc. Ce retour symbolise le succès des efforts d'#Ankara pour récupérer les antiquités sorties illégalement du pays
#restitutions
#retour

FRANCE 24 · L'instant + : une statue antique de Marc Aurèle rapatriée des États-Unis vers la TurquieBy FRANCE 24