Imaging Germany 012: Beethoven Square, BONN (RP)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

012: Beethoven Square

Bonn is Beethoven, Beethoven is Bonn. Many sites in Germany’s former capital honour the world famous composer. You can visit his house of birth, you can find various statues throughout the city. One of the best known is the statue that is located in front of the Old Post building. The statue – designed by Ernst Julius Hähnel  and sculpted by Jacob Daniel Burgschmiet  -was inaugurated in 1845 to commemorate the fact that Beethoven was born 75 years before. The Old Post (in function between 1877 and 1908) was built between 1751 and 1753, and called Fürstenberg Palais.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 363: Fisherman and Fisherbird in Rio de Janeiro, RJ

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

363: Fisherman and heron

When Portuguese navigators entered Guanabara Bay on the first of January 1502, they were convinced that they had arrived at the mouth of an immense river, which they called the January River: Rio de Janeiro. Soon, it was realized that they had arrived in a giant bay: Guanabara Bay. This bay, however, is quite polluted; it is therefore not recommended to consume fish caught in the bay. However, it is not forbidden to catch the fish. This fisherman is trying not to lose his patience, while his heron neighbor shows great patience. He might plan to attack his human neighbor’s prey. 

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017