Sunday, June 24, 2007

I prefer to shut up today.

Not in the mood for writing, so I'll just leave you with a few pictures, taken the past few days.

Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square). A square in the middle of the Old Town of Prague. It is usually packed with tourists, who are closely watching the Orloj (Astronomical Clock). I was there on Thursday morning at 6 am, and it was almost completely deserted.....

Yesterday, I walked there again, noticing the beautiful facades at the buildings surrounding the square again (and the fiercely blue/grey sky). How I'm gonna miss this kind of architectural beauty...

The TV Tower however, is another story. Located in Žižkov, an area that used to be very rough and working class, it's one of the ugliest buildings I've ever seen. It stands on a plateau in the middle of a residential area, and can be seen from almost everywhere in town. It's 216 metres high. In 2001, sculptures of babies by Czech artist David Černý were attached to it.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Geweldig dat je het oude plein op een rustig moment hebt weten te kieken... Enige vraag is natuurlijk wat die ándere idioot daar te zoeken had op dat tijdstip.

Ik geloof alleen dat ik het grondig oneens ben met je commentaar op die tv-toren. Maar misschien ligt dat aan je fotoskills, die gewoon te goed zijn.

Luistertip: R Kelly - The Zoo.

rob said...

ZIZKOV TV TOWER is te gek. Luistertip: T.I. - King.