Notices by Atlas Obcsura (atlas@libranet.de)

‘Waiting Adam’ in Brno, Czechia

The smallest statue in Brno keeps you company as you wait for your friend under the clock on Česká Street.#clocks #statues #miniatures #section-Atlas
‘Waiting Adam’

Griffin Monument in Silver Plume, Colorado

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.#death #mining #music #cliffs #memorials #burialplaces #graves #section-Atlas
Griffin Monument

Rosefield Mills in Dumfries, Scotland

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.#abandoned #worldwarii #mills #wool #fabric #textiles #war #architecture #industry #section-Atlas
Rosefield Mills

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection in Framingham, Massachusetts

The largest collection of works by one of the first African-American female sculptors is on display at a local art museum.#section-Atlas
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection

The 'Mushroom Color Atlas' Captures the Palette and Potential of Fungi

Julie Beeler's work presents a sustainable alternative to synthetic fabric dyes.#books #clothing #mushrooms #fascinatingfungi #art #section-Articles
The 'Mushroom Color Atlas' Captures the Palette and Potential of Fungi

Il-Gardjola Guard Tower in Senglea, Malta

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.#fortresses #history&culture #towers #section-Atlas
Il-Gardjola Guard Tower

Computer und Gaming Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria

Housed in a former air raid shelter, this museum is dedicated to the history of computing and video games.#retro-tech #museums #technology #videogames #computermuseums #computers #section-Atlas
Computer und Gaming Museum Wien

Merka Red Dunes in Jazeera, Somalia

A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.#section-Atlas
Merka Red Dunes

Namo Buddha Stupa in Simalchaur Syampati, Nepal

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.#tigers #monasteries #buddhism #buddha #section-Atlas
Namo Buddha Stupa

Futago Park in Inzai, Japan

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.#bathrooms #parks #extinctanimals #graffiti #banksy #sculptures #elephants #section-Atlas
Futago Park

Chester L. Krause Legacy Park in Iola, Wisconsin

This rural park in central Wisconsin honors one of the world’s most prominent numismatists.#localhistory #parks #memorials #coins #statues #section-Atlas
Chester L. Krause Legacy Park

Wat Sutthi Wararam in Bangkok, Thailand

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.#religion #art #monasteries #buddhism #temples #section-Atlas
Wat Sutthi Wararam

Grave of Hambone Jr. in Alresford, England

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.#memorials #worldwarii #animals #graves #militaryhistory #petcemeteries #dogs #section-Atlas
Grave of Hambone Jr.

Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.#sculptures #history&culture #roman #section-Atlas
Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit

Fontana dei Dodici Mesi in Turin, Italy

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.#monuments #mythology #calendars #water #fountains #section-Atlas
Fontana dei Dodici Mesi

Lascaris War Rooms in Valletta, Malta

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.#militaryhistory #worldwarii #subterraneansites #bunkers #underground #section-Atlas
Lascaris War Rooms

Doña Aurora Street Art in Angono, Philippines

A series of murals cast in concrete decorate the walls where the famous artist Botong once lived.#streetart #philippines #murals #artists #museums #section-Atlas
Doña Aurora Street Art