Black Cat - Tallinn, Estonia
N 59° 26.321 E 024° 44.752
35V E 372161 N 6591067
This statue of a black cat looking down at the street below is located on the facade of the House at Pikk 23/25 in the Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia.
Waymark Code: WMPR50
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/11/2015
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The cat is perched on a corner of the building's facade and appears to be looking down at the activity occurring on the street below. The statue was created by Riga-based sculptor August Volz.
"In 1908, [Jacques] Rosenbaum completed a project for one Reinhold Reichmann on the corner of the two streets Pikk and Hobuspea in old town, Tallinn. In this, the first building by Rosenbaum that was actually built, his eclectic style and love of ornamentation is already apparent. The building is not easily classified aesthetically into either of the then-popular architectural styles. It shows influences of Art Nouveau, German neo-Renaissance and neo-Mannerism, all of which is expressed in the wealth of ornamentation. Among the details, a comical sculpture of an old man gazing across the street through his pince-nez has given rise to plenty of local stories. This and the other ornamentation was executed by the renowned Riga-based sculptor August Volz."
-- Wikipedia