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 image displays an Art Nouveau wrought-iron door, often called the "Peacock Gate", located in Arad, Romania.
The door is situated at Bulevardul Revolutiei 84-86 in Arad.
It dates from the late 19th century. The design is characteristic of the Art Nouveau style, which features organic, sinuous lines and natural motifs, in this case, stylized peacocks. The image shows the condition of the door before a recent renovation.
wire bundles are fetching, no?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the aqua color is paint or some sort of discolored metal?
ReplyDeleteBecause of the evenness of the color on the larger surfaces, I believe that it is paint and not patina.
DeleteThe image displays an Art Nouveau wrought-iron door, often called the "Peacock Gate", located in Arad, Romania.
ReplyDeleteThe door is situated at Bulevardul Revolutiei 84-86 in Arad.
It dates from the late 19th century.
The design is characteristic of the Art Nouveau style, which features organic, sinuous lines and natural motifs, in this case, stylized peacocks.
The image shows the condition of the door before a recent renovation.
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