Peace and Love and Living Life: Trieste, Italy and a little more Florence

- Monumenta Elisabetta d'Austria -

Description

In memory of the wife of Austrian Emperior Franz Joseph, this was built soon after her death in 1898. In 1907, the council decided to put this in the garden near the central railway station, and it was planned by the Viennese sculptor Franz Seifert. The work was opened five years later in December 1912. The monument consists of a bronze statue of the Empress and two marble figures depicting the homage of the people to the sovereign and an allegory of nature. Taken away in 1921, it was returned to the same square in October 1997. More significant than a simple statue, Elisabetta, who was called Sissi, was loved by many of Trieste and considered as the sovereign of the city. Books, songs and television programs are still dedicated to her today. Even the position of the statue was controversial as many demanded a different and more modern image of her.

This is a street sign in Trieste
Trieste is a town on the
Slovenia/Austrian/Italy border
It must have had a hey-day
but we missed it.
It was dreary, dirty, and poor.
It probably didn't help that it was foggy and cold.
It is probably a lot more picturesque in the summer and in the sun.

Of course I couldn't resist this photo opportunity.

:-) :-) :-)

This was a very interesting building
built long ago and then rebuilt in the early 1900s
the stonework on the building was impressive.

This was the tree-lined walk to a castle
called
Miramar
which was built right on the edge of the water

A view of the castle
from the side

This is back in Florence
there were so many piazzas
with art
it was amazing

At sunset
thousands and thousands fo birds
flew around and around and around
and landed in some trees
near a church
it was a little frightening
there were so many birds
plus
one deposited some droppings
in my hair.......

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