24T55 Caryatids and columns

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The word “caryatid” is described in the Oxford Reference as “carved female figure, usually clad in long robes, as an architectural support column; first used in Greece.” For architectural elements commonly found on buildings from the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, I’ve come across some caryatids, columns, and statues over the last couple of days in the Austrian capital city.

“Do not enter, or ELSE !” (Hofburg)
What’s the story? (Hofburg)
Josefsplatz 5: caryatids at Palais Pallavicini, formerly Palais Fries.
Graben 20: boy wearing a fez holding onto a coffee bowl, and the year, 1862, Julius Meinl was established.
Renngasse 7: caryatids.
Tuchlauben 1 / Bognergasse 1. The Chanel is a “somewhat recent arrival,” inserted between two caryatids.
Caryatid, left/west.
Caryatid, right/east.
A long look from above.

I made all photos inside Vienna’s 1st district with an iPhone15 on 30 Jun and 1 Jul 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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