Sometimes the back sides of famous landmarks don’t look the same as the front. Can you determine where this particular landmark photograph was taken? Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The previous Mystery Photo is of a statue that many have seen in several parts of the world. Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville wrote: “It a statue of the adventures of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha located on the Avenida de Mayo in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was a gift to the city from Spain in the ‘80s for its 400th Anniversary.” Michel Blackwood of Duluth added: “I’ve never been there to Buenos Aires, but Don Quixote has always fascinated me. I love the different images of the characters you find around the world. Years ago my wife bought Picasso ‘Don Quixote and Sancho Panza’ lithograph from one of the early runs Picasso did for money problems he had in the early ‘60’s. The character is an eternal representation of all our hopes and dreams contrasted with the realities of an impartial world.”
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, wrote: “Created by Spanish Sculptor Aurelio Teno (1927 – 2013), the statue is 50-feet tall and weighs over 220 tons. Built in Uruguay, it took more than 100 workers and six months to create the controversial statue. The statue has remained controversial since its 1980 inauguration having been harshly criticized by many for being ‘unsightly, poorly located and irrelevant to Argentina.’ Looking very much like its bemused yet determined namesake, the sculpture captures not only the oddity of Don Quixote’s character but also of his horse, whose awkward twisting neck has been sculpted to appear more bull-like than horse-like.”\\The photo c
The photo came from Mark Barlow of Peachtree Corners. Other readers recognizing it were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Kay Montgomery, Duluth; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; and Lou Camerio, Lilburn.
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
A particular Norcross hawk gets around, and people are angling to shoot a picture of it. Here’s a recent photo from Patty Cheek, which sheds good light on its red feathers. It was taken when the hawk was in a dogwood tree at Sunset Drive and North Peachtree Street. Got a good photo of a critter or bird? If so, send it to info@GwinnettForum.com and tell us where the photo was shot!
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