IASW Snoozles™
I know, I know, Snoozles aren't that much fun. That's why they are relegated to Sundays, when you should be "at rest" (I'm always at rest!). These are from 1973, for those of you keeping a record. This first one is weirdly backlit, almost none of the famous façade is receiving direct sunlight. Which is why I think that the entire IASW building should be mounted to a gimbal that can tilt and rotate. I estimate that this should only cost about $100,000,000 dollars. Meanwhile, notice that the ride operators are mostly former gondoliers from Venice.
Earlier in the day (?) the sun managed to light some of the building, as well as these topiaries, made from tapioca. Does anybody know of a precedent for fanciful topiaries like these? Did Tivoli Gardens in Denmark have some?
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How many gondoliers does it take to launch a Small World canal boat? Apparently the answer is four. At least, that's how many we see here. I like this backlit view of the facade. Although, the lighting sort of gives the Clock face a somewhat menacing look, with dark bags under the eyes, and a slightly furrowed brow.
Not only were these topiaries made from tapioca, they were grown in the gardens of Topkapi Palace in Turkey. I never realized how many spotlights it took to illuminate the topiaries; a lot of 'em! They'e painted go-away green so it's easy to not see them. The hand-standing elephant looks like its been recently spruced up. I thought that might be the shadow of the photographer being cast in the lower left. But the angle is all wrong for that.
In the 'old days', these nice photos would not have found their way into the Sunday Snoozle folder. I suppose that's an indicator of how much better GDB photos have become over the years. Thanks, Major.
I like these pics, I don’t find them boring at all. I like the close up details of the fantastic facade. We can see some of the incomplete rosettes that Stefano pointed out some time ago. And I love the topiaries. I don’t know what confluence of design intelligence brought all these ideas together, but it’s brilliant.
Major, I did check with AI, and Tivoli Gardens does have topiaries which are cited as an influence on the design of Disneyland. There is a French style parterre garden with boxwood hedges trimmed into geometric shapes etc. no dancing elephants were cited, so these might be a Disney innovation. I regret that Tivoli was closed on my one visit to Denmark long ago, I would love to see it.
Thank you!
JG
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