Ordinary Nothing

These were taken on the same day, all in a very small area, so despite the lack of any other connection thread I’ll group them here for simple geographical reasons.

Note that the image links go to the full-scale images, so it can be a little bandwidth intensive…

The first photo is of the Royal Opera House (Which is also the home to the Royal Ballet). It looks much more impressive in real life, but it’s hard to get a good angle to shoot better pictures.

I didn’t go inside, and I didn’t see any show that they had there. Just an outside look, and an impression that it may be worth visiting some time.

These are from the Broad Court street area. The area had some very nicely designed street lamps, and of course those still common quaint red phone boxes.

I found the last lamp amusing, with what seems to be a vertically standing fluorescent bulb, exposed and unadorned. On the same street as the rest of these designed lamps, and with its electrical cord dangling the way it is, it presents a somewhat jarring image.

Also on the same location was this nice statue of a young dancer.

The plaque doesn’t mention any specific reason for it being there, or what was the reason for commissioning it, so I don’t know. Wasn’t critical at the time, and doesn’t bother me enough to actually try and research now. It looks nice, and adds some charm to the area, so I guess it does its job.

The only thing I don’t like about it is that this explicitly labelled young dancer was actually sculpted sitting. Instead of, for example, in the middle of a dance. Oh, well, artistic taste.

These are from the Freemasonry Grand Lodge of England Library and Museum building. The building itself is impressive, but then again plenty of the old buildings in the area are, so that doesn’t necessarily mean much.

Not having much to do with the Freemasons, either way, I didn’t look for anything inside. Actually, I wouldn’t have even if I wanted to, since the building, or at least this side of it from the street, is pretty obscure. They do have their Shield for anyone who would recognize it, but no clear sign stating what the building is in plain English.

May 9th, 2006 at 20:38 EET | Categories: Trips | Track comments. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.