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| From 2022 07 07 Cologne and Brühl |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from Cologne, Germany. It shows two of the many gargoyles on Cologne Cathedral. The church dates back to the 1200s but it was heavily damaged in WWII (as, sadly, so much of Europe was). During restoration, one of the new gargoyles was made in the shape of a goat. The goat is the mascot of the Cologne football club "1. FC Köln". Maybe God really does take sides in sports.
Bonus photos after the jump.
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| From 2022 07 07 Cologne and Brühl |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from Cologne, Germany. It shows HA Shult's golden-winged car, an art installation on top of the staircase tower of a 16th century armory. Originally intended to remain only two weeks, after which the historic appearance of the building was to be restored, by popular demand the flying car is still there 30 years later.
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Source: Chicago Fit Performance.
Recap: In the November 14th episode of this long-running drama, the City Council withdrew their opposition to an application for a planned development just north of UT-Dallas consisting of three components: A) a student-oriented apartment part, B) a mixed apartment/retail part, and C) a limited-service hotel part. But before voting on it, they directed staff to draw up an ordinance requiring part B construction to begin before a certificate of occupancy could be issued for part A. The landowner and developers reluctantly agreed to this condition. The alternative was clear: denial. The case was continued until December 12, when, if all went as expected, there would be a legal ordinance everyone could agree to and it would be voted into law. That was the plan anyway. What actually happened December 12?
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