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16-JUN-2010 Jola Dziubinska

Mermaid And The Bridge

Warsaw, Poland

MERMAID - the symbol and armoury of Warsaw, Polish capital. It is featured in Warsaw's coat of arms since the mid of 14th century.
The sculpture was located at this place in September 1939, where survived untouched to the end of War, thus becoming a symbol of the invincible city.
The figure depicts half-woman, half-fish, with a shield and sword held over her head.

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/800s f/7.1 at 32.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Pawel Kazmierczyk27-Jun-2010 13:49
no wonder I could not find her by the barbakan... good compo.
Stephanie21-Jun-2010 18:51
This is a stunning bridge shot Jola! Wonderful story about the mermaid too. Love it! V
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