Friday, August 27, 2010
PhotoHunt - Framed
The sculptures shown below are framed by protective winter cover outside the Salzburg Dom Cathedral in Austria. At first I thought the statues are undergoing restoration but I later found out that the the steel framed structures are built to protect the fragile statues from hard winter freezes. There are a few open spots to encourage airflow and it's amazing to see how well preserved those statues are under the framed glass panes.
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Oh didnt know statues cant stand hard winter freezes..tQ
ReplyDeleteWhy it has to be protected? Wow...that precious huh.
ReplyDeleteI guess...if we don't preserve the, they are going to be gone. :D
ReplyDeleteThe structure looks cool and functional. The statues are indeed precious to be cared for. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I've never seen such a think. It's like a little greenhouse for sculpture. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteYour post resulted in an urge in me to buy an air ticket and fly off somewhere.
ReplyDeleteHello! Long time no visit!
ReplyDeleteI love the lovely sculptures in Europe. Happy weekend!
The sculptures are beautiful and an interesting post. I wasn't aware of that kind of protection for the winter.
ReplyDeletethat is very cool. so beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteThe statues can't stand the winter freezes? Interesting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful statue. I've never seen protection of that sort before but if it helps then it's an excellent idea
ReplyDeleteIsn't that interesting? I haven't seen that before.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you.
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave never seen this kind of enclosure before -- and even though I've visited Salzburg, albeit one summer many years ago! Interesting that it's been created -- as I would have thought that statues created in that climate would be able to withstand it without help!
ReplyDeleteIt's a very modern approach in preserving those beautiful monuments. It's good that they thought of such framing structure to house it.
ReplyDeleteenjoy your weekend!
Wow! These shots are very impressive. Love those details. :)
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The statues are so beautiful and it's good to know that they protect them from the harsh weather, even though I think the framed glass doesn't go with the architecture.
ReplyDeletei can just imagine those that are not protected.
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos!
happy weekend! :)
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ReplyDeleteIt's probably a good thing, but they look like they are in prison.
ReplyDeleteOh, wonderful photo! I'm so glad they're preserving artwork for future generation. It's a fact that our pollution and modern lifestyle are endangering statues and carvings that have withstood centuries of weather...
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the prompt...
Oh this is beautiful!!
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That is wonderful that they can protect them like that! Great take on the "framed" theme!
ReplyDeletewow..truly amazing sculptures!
ReplyDeletehappy weekend LR! :)
I never even thought about statues needing to be protected before. Excellent photos!
ReplyDeleteJust looks very strange, are they getting enough oxygen in there? :P
ReplyDeleteLR: Very cool shot, didn't see that in the Spring when we were there.
ReplyDeletewow, the status up close is really beautiful!
ReplyDeletei love the details it shows. :)
I have never seen such a protective covering for statues. I guess it is a good idea to protect them from the elements. It looks like you can go inside?
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ReplyDeleteif you look closely, there are a few triangle open spots to encourage airflow within the statues. i took the shots of the detailed statues thru the open spaces.
In NTU, there is a glass pyramid like yours, may be they copy cat.
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