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April 2013 issue

Pablo Picasso sculpture on Lake Vänern near Kristinehamn, Sweden
Pablo Picasso sculpture on Lake Vänern near Kristinehamn, Sweden

The location of the subject in February’s photo is the shore of Lake Vänern near Kristinehamn, Sweden. Pictured is a 15-meter-tall sculpture imagined by Pablo Picasso and built by Norwegian artist Carl Nejsar in 1965. Its steel frame was filled with small stones and concrete, and the exterior patterns then were created through sand blasting. The sculpture is a portrait of Picasso’s wife, Jacqueline. (From another angle, the sculpture resembles a face in profile.)

Five readers sent in the correct answer, and RICHARD SUNDEEN of Manhattan Beach, California, won the drawing.

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April 2012 issue

Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan province, China
The Leshan Giant Buddha
The subject of December’s photo, the Leshan Giant Buddha, which sits at the confluence of the Mingjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in China's Sichuan province, is the world’s largest carved-stone Buddha.
August 2012 issue

Invercargill Water Tower
The solution is the subject of the June 2012 photo: the Invercargill Water Tower.
September 2012 issue

“Crocodile Rock” on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
The subject of July’s photo is the “Crocodile Rock,” one of the painted rocks on the Isle of Cumbrae, off the coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland.
October 2012 issue

St. George by Catalan artist Josep Maria Subarichs
St. George by Catalan artist Josep Maria Subarichs

Pilgrims have been making the trek up Our Lady’s Hill to the Shrine in Montserrat, Spain, for centuries, but it wasn’t until 1986 that the subject of August’s photo was installed near the top of the path.

It’s a sculpture of St. George by Catalan artist Josep Maria Subarichs (b. 1927). Subarichs is best known for carving the Passion Façade at Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona.

Five readers sent in correct answers, and LYNN SIMS of Springfield, Missouri, won the drawing.

We thank Phyllis Mueller of San Jose, California, for contributing the photo.

March 2011 issue

Trakošćan Castle, northern Croatia
Trakošćan Castle, near Krapina in northern Croatia
January’s photo depicts Trakošćan Castle, near Krapina in northern Croatia. Built more than seven centuries ago as an observation fortress to monitor the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley, it underwent numerous changes of ownership and purpose and was restored in the 19th century in the Romantic tradition as a manor house surrounded by pleasure grounds.
April 2011 issue

“Dromeas,” aka “The Runner,” in Athens, Greece
“Dromeas,” aka “The Runner,” a 30-foot-tall sculpture of glass stacked on iron b
The subject of February’s photo is “Dromeas,” aka “The Runner,” a 30-foot-tall sculpture of glass stacked on iron by Kostas Varotsos. Commissioned by the City of Athens, Greece, and built from 1988 to 1994, it was displayed in Omonia Square before concerns about vibrations from the metro beneath it encouraged city officials to move it to its present site in front of the Hilton Athens on Vassi­lissis Sofias Avenue.
September 2011 issue

Chouara Tannery in Fes, Morocco
Chouara Tannery
July’s photo depicts the Chouara Tannery in Fes, Morocco. Barbara McIntosh of Roseville, California, who contributed the photo, wrote, “The tannery has been in use since medieval times. With the natural dyes in reds, yellows and blues, the mud-brick vats are beautiful.