Lean on me, Vienna – August 2007
This heavily-laden marble gentleman forms part of the spectacular Pallas Athene fountain outside the Austrian parliament building in Vienna. The fountain was built between 1893 and 1902 and features a 4-metre statue of Athena (goddess of wisdom) wearing a gilded helmet, as well as numerous marble figures. It’s a visual treat both by day and by night, when it is beautifully lit.
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Beautiful shot, Jeanne. I love how you’ve captured the trickling, splashing water at high speed 🙂
Lovely shot – you’ve caught the water exactly right to make the whole picture interesting and full of light and movement.
What a stunning photograph!
the interesting tidbit about the austrian parliament is that athena (goddess of wisdom) is actually turning her back to the austrian parliament, which is commonly interpreted as her disapproving of austrian politics 😉