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Birds are synonymous with flight, and as such are a potent symbol and embodiment of many of humanityu2019s hopes and dreams. They connote both the human and the divine spirit through their soaring freedom of movement, and their linking of earth and sky (often also water). Birds can represent our souls, or stand for wisdom and the power of thought.

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  2. Rooster of the Basilica of San Isidoro de León on display in the museum of San Isidoro Royal Collegiate Church. The Pre-Islamic Near Eastern wind vane originally stood on top of the church's Torre Del Gallo (Tower of the Rooster) where a replica now stands. The artifact is an iconic symbol of the city ​​of León

  3. Rooster of the Basilica of San Isidoro de León

  4. Bronze weathercock at the roof of St Vitus' Cathedral at Prague Castle Rooster Coq de l'église protestante de Bouxwiller

  5. Bronze weathercock at the roof of St Vitus' Cathedral at Prague Castle

  6. Paris The iconic metal rooster which perched on top of Notre Dame Cathedral's spire

  7. Notre Dame's iconic rooster 'miraculously' survives despite fire completely destroying spire and was found amidst the rubble. In what has been described as "an absolute miracle", the rooster was spared from excessive damage

  8. Two statues descended from the top of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on April 11, 2019, a few days before the fire

  9. Paris - The rooster of the spire of Notre-Dame exhibited at the Ministry of Culture

  10. Mario Rossello (Italian, 1927 – 2000) Gabbiano su onda di mare Sculpture in Mariestad by Wanja Nones Håkansson (1923-2014)

  11. 1384 2013 The Black Rooster is a very important symbol for all Chianti Classico producers. Legend has it that the black rooster, initially signifying in Italy the whole of the Chianti and now indicating the Chianti Classico region, was chosen for the following reason: In the Middle Ages when Siena and Florence were fierce rivals and wished to locate the boundary between them, it was decided that two knights would set out on horseback from their respective hometowns at cockcrow and where they met would be the boundary.

  12. Gallo Nero di Greve in Chianti. Monument to black rooster symbol of Chianti

  13. The Sienese chose a beautiful white rooster, raised sleek and fat with the idea that it would loudly wake their knight at dawn; the Florentines, on the other hand, provided their knight with an underfed black rooster.

  14. Gallo Nero a Castellina in Chianti by Luca e Stefano Ruggero On the day of the race, the black rooster was so hungry he began to crow even before sunrise, causing the knight to set out much earlier than his counterpart, whom he met at Fonterutoli, near Castellina in Chianti – a mere 12 km from Siena. In this way, almost all of the Chianti was under the role of the Florentine Republic and the black rooster much celebrated Gallo Nero a Radda in Chianti by Luca e Stefano Ruggero

  15. Gallo Nero by Luca e Stefano Ruggero

  16. Gallo Nero Gaiole in Chianti Castle of Vertine

  17. Gallo Nero di Gaiole in Chianti made by the blacksmith artist Fabio Zacchei

  18. Gallo Nero di Gaiole in Chianti made by the blacksmith artist Fabio Zacchei

  19. Blacksmithartist Fabio Zacchei Swallows

  20. Blacksmithartist Fabio Zacchei Nest

  21. The name of Gheorghe Leonida remained related to the famous symbol statue in Rio de Janeiro, Jesus the Savior, whose face is the work of the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida (Romanian, 1892-1942) Prometeu

  22. JosephMarieThomas Lambeaux (Belgian, 1852-1908) Prometheus Parcul Herastrău Bucharest

  23. JosephMarieThomas Lambeaux (Belgian, 1852-1908) Prometheus Parcul Herastrău Bucharest

  24. Patrick Villas Autruche Le PirésurSeiche Château des pères

  25. The golden crane, Modern Deco Facade of Parkview Square, Singapore

  26. Madrid, Gran Vía Almost all the provincial capitals of Spain have a building crowned with a phenix bird. The sculpture of the dome was a creation (1911) of French sculptor Charles René of Saint-Marceaux (1845 - 1915), for the insurance company La Unión y el Fénix Español Barcelona, La Unión y el Fénix Building, Passeig de Gracia

  27. Santa Cruz de Tenetife Spain Sumbol of the insurance company La Unión y el Fénix Español in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  28. The Union and the Phoenix is the symbol of the Insurance Company "La Unión y el Fénix Español", which was formed in 1879 by a fusion of "La Unión" (founded 1856) and "El Fénix Español, Compañía de Seguros Reunidos" (1864). As symbol they used first just the phoenix, but when in 1911 a new main office was built in the Calle Alcalá in Madrid, the symbol was redisigned. The French sculptor Saint-Marceau designed the new emblem with the young man, sitting on one of the wings of the Phoenix. Madrid

  29. Madrid, Gran Vía Many years later, in 1989, the real meaning of Marceaux' sculpture was discovered: not the myth of of the Phoenix is represented, but the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus in the shape of an eagle. Madrid Hotel Meliá Fénix

  30. Madrid, Castellana

  31. Madrid

  32.  Ramón Acín Aquilé (Spanish, 1888-1936) La pajarita - Cocotte en papier Tarbes

  33. Ramón Acín Aquilé  (Spanish, 1888-1936) Las pajaritas Huesca, Parque Miguel Servet

  34. The Memory Candle monument to the victims of Holodomor The Memorial in Commemoration of Famines’ Victims in Ukraine

  35. The Memory Candle, monument of one of the worst genocides in history, that many people know nothing about

  36. The Memory Candle monument to the victims of Holodomor The Memorial in Commemoration of Famines’ Victims in Ukraine

  37. The Holodomor also known as the Terror-Famine and sometimes referred to as the Great Famine, was a famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians

  38. The Holodomor  emphasises the famine's man-made and intentional aspects such as rejection of outside aid, confiscation of all household foodstuffs and restriction of population movement, a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of Ukraine. Since 2006, the Holodomor has been recognized by Ukraine and 15 other countries as a genocide of the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet government

  39. The Memory Candle

  40. Text & pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2021 Sound: Scorpions - Send me an angel; Life is too short

  41. 1 4 1 3 Jean-Pierre Augier 5 2 Walenty Pytel Etienne Pirot Philip Wakeham Etienne Pirot 2 11 10 12 6 15 14 13 Jatayu 8 7 Click 17 9 16 Click

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