And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
the artist or fiancees today don't have the imagination, patience, desire, or skills to perform creations like this. Today you would sprayed bs. The nearest art today that comes close to this is what you seen rebuild muscle cars we see at auto shows.
Gotta agree. Closest thing I've seen was about 20 years ago, local courthouse was being restored, old paint removed, original WPA paintings restored. It ended up being beautiful again.
How many generations worked on it?
ReplyDeletewhere in the world is that?
ReplyDeleteSomewhere in Eh-you-rope-ah.
DeleteLibrary of God
ReplyDeleteAustrian National Library in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. People who post photos of buildings and cars should identify them.
ReplyDeleteVienna rocks. Many things like this to see.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty makes up for accepting that all those books are in German or Latin.
ReplyDeletethe artist or fiancees today don't have the imagination, patience, desire, or skills to perform creations like this. Today you would sprayed bs. The nearest art today that comes close to this is what you seen rebuild muscle cars we see at auto shows.
ReplyDeleteGotta agree. Closest thing I've seen was about 20 years ago, local courthouse was being restored, old paint removed, original WPA paintings restored. It ended up being beautiful again.
DeleteKeep the moose limbs away from it.
ReplyDeleteOrnate, but serviceable.
ReplyDeleteThe upkeep would be hell, even on a billionaire's budget.
I want to meet the soul daring and brave enough to ascend the library ladders for books on the top shelf, near the ends at the balcony rail.
I've never read a book worth that trip.