Thursday, April 14, 2016

Picture of the day for April 14, 2016



The monumental Wittelsbacher fountain at the north border of Munich downtown, in Bavaria, Germany. The sculpture on the left is of a woman seated on a bull, holding a bowl, and depicts the healing qualities of water; on the right, a man sits astride a horse and hurls a rock, representing water's destructive power. Built between 1893 and 1895, the design follows drawings of the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand.. Learn more.