Collector's Window
HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !
Here, someone has decided to share their collection of small art objects and figurines with all of us who walk by.
CLICK 1X OR 2X ON THE IMAGE TO EXPLORE THE COLLECTION.
The pretty little (reversed) stained glass panes hanging above the collection identify the location of this window:
The pile of bricks in the left one is the ancient symbol of our village/town of Riehen.
The one on the right is harder to make out because of the light. However, it is a stylized bishop's staff. It is the ancient symbol of the half-canton of Basel-Stadt in which Riehen is located.
The bishop's staff symbol dates back to before the Protestant Reformation, when Basel was the seat of a Catholic Bishop. He was forced to flee during the Reformation. His successors are still called the Bishop of Basel, but their seat is now the adjacent (predominantly Catholic) Canton of Solothurn.
Location: Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Windows.
Collector's Window
HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !
Here, someone has decided to share their collection of small art objects and figurines with all of us who walk by.
CLICK 1X OR 2X ON THE IMAGE TO EXPLORE THE COLLECTION.
The pretty little (reversed) stained glass panes hanging above the collection identify the location of this window:
The pile of bricks in the left one is the ancient symbol of our village/town of Riehen.
The one on the right is harder to make out because of the light. However, it is a stylized bishop's staff. It is the ancient symbol of the half-canton of Basel-Stadt in which Riehen is located.
The bishop's staff symbol dates back to before the Protestant Reformation, when Basel was the seat of a Catholic Bishop. He was forced to flee during the Reformation. His successors are still called the Bishop of Basel, but their seat is now the adjacent (predominantly Catholic) Canton of Solothurn.
Location: Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Windows.