Art & Ciocc

This weekend something very dangerous was going on in “Piazza XX Settembre”.Some maîtres chocolatiers were having their creations on display.This happens too often lately...

See also: Choccolandia - Sicily in Tuscany - Hardware - Sweets

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Poinsettias

Fake poinsettias on a blue front door, in “Via Palestro”.Is Santa moonlighting as an antenna installer?Basking in the fame of Amedeo Modigliani, in “Via Galilei”.A votive niche dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.This was just funny, near a toy shop in “Via Garibaldi”.

More Walks

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Finale

We have already seen some images of this neglected church in two earlier posts: A Sad Preview and A Lecture.After yesterday's excellent lecture by our friend Stefano Ceccarini about the history of this church, we are at liberty to post the final batch of these pictures, taken last October.A view of the ruins from the organ loft, above the entrance.The roof is still standing, but the suspended ceiling is falling apart.

Search labels: Dutch church
See also: Abandoned Church - Scali degli Olandesi - Chiesa degli Olandesi - Sad Preview - A lecture - A Ray of Hope - Falling to Pieces - Flying Rats - Another Collapse - Fenced Off - Piazza Poerio - The Places I Love - A Few More Votes - Rose Window - Second Place?
External links: Temple of the Dutch German Congregation (Wikipedia)
Facebook Group: “Salviamo la chiesa degli Olandesi a Livorno” (Save the Dutch church in Livorno)

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1312

“Livorno armata” is armed Livorno.“Ultras” are our hooligans and “1312” is the numeric equivalent of ACAB: All Cops Are Bastards.“No al lavoro” is a no to any kind of work.

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Strange Clock

My friend Stefano is following some restoration works in “Villa Maria”, so we were able to climb on top of its tower. From up there we had a great view over the park and over some private gardens nearby, once part of the villa itself.
In one of these gardens we saw this strange device, dated 1873. It is a wind rose with marked the initials of all the major winds:

P “Ponente”
M “Maestrale” (Mistral)
T “Tramontana” (Tramontane)
G “Grecale” (Gregale)
L “Levante”
S “Scirocco” (Siroco)
M “Mezzogiorno” (Ostro)
L “Libeccio”

The dial is driven by a weather vane, which we have already seen in detail during one of my walks.

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Animals

“Via Magenta”, a tired giraffe in a photographer's shop.Not far, a ballerina cow is trying some steps of dance.A serious panda and a winking penguin, in “Via Cambini”.

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Palazzo Mediceo

The “Palazzo Mediceo” was built by Cosimo I de' Medici between 1559 and 1565 to host his court outside the walls of the “Fortezza Vecchia”.
The oldest palace in Livorno, this building could be the early work of a young Bernardo Buontalenti, built even before his signature project in Livorno, the “Pentagono”.The air conditioning units are obviously a more recent addition, showing an utter disregard for the aesthetic of the old palace.A view of the “Palazzo Mediceo” from the terrace on the other side of the “Santa Trinita” bridge, the former “Piazza dei Grani”.

See also: Piazza dei Grani - Scalo Regio - Porta del Duca
Cortile d'Arme - Capitana - Ampolletta - Molo del Soccorso
Canaviglia - Palazzo di Francesco - Mastio di Matilde
From the Top

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