We don't collect only bridges, but also benches--and lions too.
Enlarge to see the Lion of Judah, the municipal emblem of Jerusalem..
Here is the view from the Calatrava bridge featured in the previous post. The transparent side is a bit dirty, but believe me . . .
. . . down below are benches and a newly-planted little garden with olive trees.
Under the bridge, in the merciful shade, are more such benches, each with two metal lions rampant. .
Wow. I love the 'swoop' of the last photo's composition.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann is right!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
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It's really a magnificent work of engineering and architecture. I'm one who loves the ancient works and modern ones don't often impress me, but this one does. I've enjoyed all your photos of it.
ReplyDeleteLove the benches, but I am not a fan of the 'great' Calatrava. Check Bilbao or Venice, if in doubt.
ReplyDeleteThe Calatrava's bridge perspective is awesome and I also like the garden design. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteG'Day Dina,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to comment on the Flotilla Choir song, I didn't notice it on your post the other day. I came accross it while searching for more in depth information on whats going on over there. I think it is brilliant. Noticed Caroline Glick involved there too , her editorials are excellent as is Ed Koch.
I dont't notice any media complaints re the demonstations, threats and hate songs by muslims worldwide aimed towards Israel.
I tell you the world is cracked, totally upside down.It seems wrong is right and right is wrong.
Israelis should hold their heads up high. Not only were they morally correct but also within the law. And come-on the history books show that Israel was Israel before Islam even exsisted.
So big question:who are the Palestinians, I mean who really are they, who were they before Arafat?
And wern't the arab peoples squatting in the then wasteland called Palestine supposed to live in what was then Trans Jordan. Modern day Jordan's population is 70per cent Palestinians and the Hashemites don't want them either.
If these activist are so concerned about children starving perhaps they should focus their efforts on the children of Africa who really are starving.
Kind Regards Aussie Lady
These 2 bridges are amazing ! What an imaginativeness this curve.
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Yes, I third it. Mary Ann is right. Great pictures. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYou need all the shade you can find on a hot day in Jerusalem...I love that little lion emblem.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering what it says in Hebrew on that one bench seen from the bridge above? I can read the letters, but who knows (certainly not I!), without vowels, if I am guessing what the words might be...and then...I wouldn't know what they mean anyway!
Beautiful perspectives of the modern bridge. Its shape almost makes me dizzy!
ReplyDeleteShalom to all.
ReplyDeleteSara, so, you can read Hebrew? Tov meod!
I'm sorry to say that the graffiti reads Kahana tsadak, meaning "Kahana was right."
This slogan appears from time to time ever since its graffiti campaign started in 2000, following the start of the second intifada when Jerusalem buses started exploding.
I don't want to sully my blog by talking about this racist. But you can read about his crazy ideas on Wikipedia, and about the graffiti campaign in the Wiki article under "Political legacy."
It has since been removed from the bench and from the bridge.
Thank you for the answer, Dina. I have heard of this guy before. Yes, I can read Hebrew like a kindergartner I guess...but without knowing the language...which really means I can make out a word here and there. Took a year of Modern Hebrew a very long time ago and we learned the cursive letters as well as the printed ones. Such beautiful letters...I always enjoyed writing them.
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