Florence

What do I like about Florence? It's a city which is full of statues. We got to see all these statues in one place at Piazza Santa Croce, Piazzale Michelangelo, Duomo and Piazza della Signoria.

Dante Statue

Piazza Santa Croce



David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft)marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.


Of all the statues posted here, which one do you like best?


Comments

  1. munApril 8, 2014 at 1:51 AM

    Dante's statue. It must be nice to think back on your trip when you wrote this post.

    ReplyDelete
  2. 煒霖April 8, 2014 at 6:24 AM

    Unlike the Pizza Santa Croce!!! =]

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. wennApril 8, 2014 at 5:20 PM

      I love the squares..

      Delete
    2. 煒霖April 10, 2014 at 3:23 PM

      Why I typed unlike? Must be my phone auto correction thing....hehe!!! Actually I wanted to say "i like"

      Delete
    3. wennApril 11, 2014 at 12:21 AM

      yea, I know that..surely you wouldn't dislike it. :)

      Delete
  3. Princess RibbonApril 8, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    Ahhh, Florence, one of the must-visit in Italy.. The Piazza Santa Croce looks grand.. Where are you? Didn't pose in front of the statues?

    ReplyDelete
  4. ReanaclaireApril 8, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    Florence.. the city my son stayed for 3 months... he said he would take me there one day.. hahaha... still dreaming, me..
    Which one I like best? All have their uniqueness!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Small KucingApril 8, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    I like Dante the most

    ReplyDelete
  6. UnknownApril 8, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    Florence...another spot can't be miss right? Which statue I like? I think I would love to see it all.

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownApril 8, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    Such a nice place to take photos...especially with Dante statue.

    ReplyDelete
  8. ChrisAuApril 8, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    Beautiful city !! A Place where you needed to snap lots of photos.

    ReplyDelete
  9. [SK]April 8, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    i've only heard of David so i'll like David also lah, haha.. that one outside is the replica of David that i've seen too, but have not had the chance to see the real one which is placed inside the gallery..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. wennApril 8, 2014 at 5:24 PM

      yes, all of them are replicas. I also didn't get to see the real one.

      Delete
  10. [SK]April 8, 2014 at 10:18 AM

    all links in the paragraph under David point to the same invalid website.. hmmmm, i guess Wikipedia doesn't allow copy & paste of the URLs of those links at the same time?? haha :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Twilight ManApril 8, 2014 at 1:55 PM

      No wonder la, I point & clicked to see nothing. You so pandai la SK. I am learning something here....

      Delete
    2. wennApril 8, 2014 at 5:25 PM

      I must have done something. I pasted them again and it works..

      Delete
    3. HappySurferApril 8, 2014 at 7:09 PM

      The links work fine for me but Wenn, I think you've linked it to the wrong David.

      You didn't see the original? It's located in the galleria something in Florence as well. Time-constraint, I guess.

      Delete
    4. wennApril 8, 2014 at 11:08 PM

      yes, we could just see the replicas. Didn't get to see the original ones.

      Delete
  11. Somewhere in SingaporeApril 8, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    I like Dante Statue, hehe...

    ReplyDelete
  12. Somewhere in SingaporeApril 8, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    Have a great day ahead...

    ReplyDelete
  13. Twilight ManApril 8, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    I like Michelangelo's works and would prefer David's statue!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. wennApril 8, 2014 at 5:27 PM

      yes, David is one of the most famous statues. His replicas are found almost everywhere in the world.

      Delete
  14. HayleyApril 8, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    Good afternoon there!
    Those are really nice statues, I like the one with horse~

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. wennApril 8, 2014 at 5:28 PM

      yes, that is my tour leader's 'boyfriend' :)

      Delete
  15. foongpcApril 9, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    Nice statues! I don't have a favourite. I like them all!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Rose worldApril 9, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    Very crafty statues. I like the last one, the most. ;)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Memories of 2017

Image
2017 has been a very fruitful year for me. Lots of activities has been carried out throughout the year. January-Chinese New Year My lovely family. We had a family photo taken on the second day of CNY. February-Melbourne I had been to Melbourne during my previous tours. This time it was a free and easy trip. We sent Jenny to Bundoora Campus for her Exchange Program in RMIT university for a semester. March-Ken's wedding registration. It was right after the Melbourne trip. March-Ken's Garden wedding That's me with my son, Ken. -Ken's wedding eve. My mum, my sisters, my brother and my sister-in-law. -Ken's wedding ceremony. My husband and I accompanied my son to the bridal car. -Ken's wedding dinner. Ken and his lovely bride. April-Jane's birthday May-family holiday -Mother's day. Visited my mum and celebrated Mother's Day with her. June-Grandnephew's birthday. We flew to Johor to make
Read more

At Harrods

Image
We visited the famous Harrods.. the Harrods building   the store's interior has an Ancient Egyptian theme... Harrods is a high-end department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton , in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , London . The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m 2 ) site and has over one million square feet ( 90,000 m 2 ) of selling space in over 330 departments.   The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique—All Things for All People, Everywhere . Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and the Food Hall, are world famous.
Read more

Twin bananas

Image
Today this cute little darling visited me. His grandparents brought him over for the very first time. He's so cute as he smiled readily. I was tempted to carry him and he was fine with that. Some babies don't like strangers.  I carried him and kissed his cheek several times..So adorable. Without hesitation, I gave him an ang pow. his granddad put him on the table and I took a shot of him.. When I went back home in the evening, I realized that the bunch of bananas at the altar has ripen. I brought the bunch to my shop and shared with my people. There was this particular twin bananas and my worker wanted them. She peeled them and I could see that they were adjoined all the way down. Well, old wives tale has it that those ladies who ate them would give birth to twins in future..
Read more