Gardens of Eden. Trompenburg Arboretum and Markthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A fine bright day to visit Rotterdam and two of its memorable sites: the fine Trompenburg Arboretum (1821) (see my earlier www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/36240123353/in/photoli... and the inset in this photo) and the mind-bending ultramodern Markthal (2014).
The Arboretum reminded me again of what's said about the Garden of Eden, a Paradise of Green, famed, of course, for its notable Trees!
The main photo, though, is of a part of the grand mural of the Markthal (2014), a combination of residence, office building and a huge food markt with restaurants galore. The enormous building was designed by the Dutch archictectural venture MVRDV; the murals are the work of Arno Coenen (1972-). Horn of Plenty, a suitable name if you are astounded as I was by the amazing array of foods sold here, has an area of 11,000 square metres (about 2 soccerfields)! All kinds of 'plenty' are illustrated in vivid colors.
Of course I was reminded of the Horn of Plenty in John Milton's Paradise Regained and of the lush and vibrant paintings of Henri Rousseau. But I was brought back to Eden by Coenen's caterpillar, wondering what might have happened if it had caught hold of that 'apple' before Eve and Adam... Perhaps then there'd have been no need for Douanier Angels!
Gardens of Eden. Trompenburg Arboretum and Markthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A fine bright day to visit Rotterdam and two of its memorable sites: the fine Trompenburg Arboretum (1821) (see my earlier www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/36240123353/in/photoli... and the inset in this photo) and the mind-bending ultramodern Markthal (2014).
The Arboretum reminded me again of what's said about the Garden of Eden, a Paradise of Green, famed, of course, for its notable Trees!
The main photo, though, is of a part of the grand mural of the Markthal (2014), a combination of residence, office building and a huge food markt with restaurants galore. The enormous building was designed by the Dutch archictectural venture MVRDV; the murals are the work of Arno Coenen (1972-). Horn of Plenty, a suitable name if you are astounded as I was by the amazing array of foods sold here, has an area of 11,000 square metres (about 2 soccerfields)! All kinds of 'plenty' are illustrated in vivid colors.
Of course I was reminded of the Horn of Plenty in John Milton's Paradise Regained and of the lush and vibrant paintings of Henri Rousseau. But I was brought back to Eden by Coenen's caterpillar, wondering what might have happened if it had caught hold of that 'apple' before Eve and Adam... Perhaps then there'd have been no need for Douanier Angels!