Atomium


① memo 20181025 ~ Atomium ~ The nine stainless steel spheres of the Atomium depict nine iron atoms in the shape of the body-centred cubic unit cell of an iron crystal, magnified 165 billion times. Panoramic view last monday from the Koekelberg Basilica of Brussels , Belgium

Art Deco Towers


① memo 20181023 ~ Art Deco Towers ~ Panorama of the Leopold II boulevard and towers of the Basilica Koekelberg , yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Brussels , Belgium

Prague Spring


① memo 20180402 ~ Prague Spring ~ Along the “The Broken Men Statue” (Memorial to the Victims of Communism) , and up and down Petřín hill and Petřín tower for an aerial view at the city centre – through blossoming cherry trees – returning via Charles bridge over the Vltava (Moldau) during a sunny spring day in Prague, Czech Republic, 2 April 2012

Saint Rumbold’s Silhouette


① memo 20160820 ~ Saint Rumbold’s Silhouette – The flat-topped silhouette of the Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral’s tower is easily recognizable and dominates the surroundings in Mechelen , Belgium. Aerial view from the Kazerne Dossin museum ; note the road works in the Goswin de Stassartstraat.

Film* by Michel van der Burg – michelvanderburg.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) August 18th 2016 session of Wiki Loves Art Belgium , in Kazerne Dossin, Mechelen , Belgium. * A special cut with no burned-in text will follow later this month at Wikimedia Commons.