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Weekly Photo Challenge: CULTURE
This challenge has made me think of a subject I shot a week ago. It is the old National and University Library of Croatia (most of us know it by this name) that was turned into Croatian State Archives some years ago. The library itself has been moved to one of those plain-looking steel and glass buildings in a newer part of the town, and I am not sure how well it is attended. I can say I was privileged to be a student in the late 1980βs when we had no computers, and sometimes had to roam the entire city in search of our text books. On one occasion I entered that old building and spent the entire afternoon there soaking in the atmosphere of old books and library lamps. The silence was overwhelming.
The building which used to host the national library dates back to 1913 and pertains to Secessionist architecture. The outer columns were decorated with owl figures, symbols of wisdom. You can see one of them zoomed in the photo below as well as its southern facade in the bottom picture.
Recently, I have found out that hubby’s great grandfather was in charge of putting the roof on the building when it was first built :).
This is my entry for Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture. Check out the other entries here.
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hello paula !
i love the owls, these mysterious bird, symbol oif wisdom ! une bise au passage pour toi je te souhaite un excellent week end
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Merci Sandra. Je voudrais te montrer qqch … Une photo de moi combinee avec le visage d’une chouette… π https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/weekly-photo-challenge-unique/ π
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je crois que tu as trouvΓ© ton animal totem
http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/owl.htm
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Hey, this really sounds like me π . So, I am Athena π This explains my feistiness π
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Fantastic Paula, what an amazing building! Love the owls!
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π I even have the owl toys and photos of them of course :D. Thank you Phil.. that building has been inspiring in more than one way π
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Bellissima foto!
Anche la storia della biblioteca e’ molto interessante , grazie!
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π un abbraccio stretto, stretto π grazie Anna.
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Beautiful owls! Lovely shot. π
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Thank you π I am happy you liked my beautiful things π
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DziΔkujΔ Kochana Paulo za Fryderyka Chopina :***)
DziΔkujΔ, ΕΌe mogΔ dziΔki Tobie spacerowaΔ po chorwackich traktach.
PiΔkny budynek. Sowy niesamowitΔ ozdobΔ …
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Drago mi je da ti se sviΔa π Nocturno je pravi izbor za sovu π Let’s see if google will help you this time π
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Now these guys do look like wise owls, and they were in the right place to acquire a little wisdom. π
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π so true Jo π Thank you π
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That is a great looking building. Jo was right, it’s a right place for the wisdom symbol!
Enjoy the weekend, Paula!
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Happy weekend dear Amy π and thank you for seeing my post π
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Those owls look wise and imposing. Fantastic shots!
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Many thanks Nancy dear π
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Looks like a great building. It’s a shame that everything is being built in glass and concrete these days.
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So true π¦
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Great building and love the owls. Thanks for the little bit of your local history as well π
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Hey, thank you for finding time to pay me a visit :). How’s Boston? I hope you are having fun π xo
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Love the link to hubby’s ancestor! Lovely post.
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Thank you so much Tina. It was a cool surprise to learn about his ancestor π
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Love your shots! Glad to be back, missed you Paula! π π π
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Welcome back Sweetie π
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Agree and it’s logical new buildings don’t have the same atmosphere as the old buildings yet – happy me.I’m student (late 1970s) from an educational institution with 900 year old roots.. π
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Very cool. My son lives in Zagreb and iI visited once but unfortunately did not see these owls. Next time! Thanks for sharing.
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π I hope you’ll enjoy your next visit even more. Thank you for commenting.
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That was fun. Thanks for the pictures and the information. Love the owls!
janet
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I appreciate your comment Janet. They are my favourite birds π
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Fantastic! π
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π Thank you:)
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Funny how small this world is π
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YES!!!
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Unique column capitals Paula! Hubby must have been thrilled to discover the connection π
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Thank you, Madhu. It was news to me, but not to hubby; he is very modest and does not show off his famous ancestors π
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very cool picture.
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Thank you π
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Superb photos, as usual… π
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Stunning, fun, exciting!
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