of the Upper Cascade
of Prince Eugene's Belvedere Gardens
You are looking at a symbol
of strength and intellegence,
the Upper Belvedere Palace in the background,
and, to the right, the Upper Cascade
Beyond the trees, at the bottom of the garden,
the Lower Belvedere Palace, beyond,
the city of Vienna
Images and Text © by Merisi
Wow, something on that Sphinx really jumps right out at you. :)
ReplyDeleteA Madonna of her times! ;-)
DeleteGreat shots for the day, Merisi, and I'm still giggling at Charles's comment!!
ReplyDelete*grin*
DeleteRemember the scandal when Madonna performed in Jean Paul Gaultier's outfits during her "Blonde Ambition" tour? Quite Sphynx-like, I dare say. So quaintly old-fashioned, come to think of it, dating back to the Old Egyptians. ;-)
I miss this place so much! Such beautiful photos. Thank you for the escape!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Ashley! xxx
Deletewhere we live is called the Belvedere Estate!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and if only they knew! ;-)
DeleteWhat a beautiful palace and grounds! Very interesting sculptures, too! Is that a man wrestling an alligator? Or maybe a dragon? My eyes aren't what they used to be! xx
ReplyDeleteKaren, did you click on the picture? The file is quite large.
DeleteMust be some mythical creature, like the sphynx, I suppose. Has something of an armadillo-aligator, the legs still have those toddler fat folds. ;-)