I wondered about that too. Could be to deflect the downward impact from bats and sticks. Cheese-grate some punks face with a well placed side kick. To inflict maximum pain when kneeling down on some thugs back when clasping the cuffs on him. Or, that it simply looks menacing.
For a sense of scale, Nike of the Parthenon in Nashville (#35) is approximately six feet tall. About eight pounds of gold was used in the gilding. I hope I have that right. Been a few years. Absolutely worth a visit.
I wondered about that too. Could be to deflect the downward impact from bats and sticks. Cheese-grate some punks face with a well placed side kick. To inflict maximum pain when kneeling down on some thugs back when clasping the cuffs on him. Or, that it simply looks menacing.
For a sense of scale, Nike of the Parthenon in Nashville (#35) is approximately six feet tall. About eight pounds of gold was used in the gilding. I hope I have that right. Been a few years. Absolutely worth a visit.
It's visually impressive...but, usably ironic.
I wondered about that too. Could be to deflect the downward impact from bats and sticks. Cheese-grate some punks face with a well placed side kick. To inflict maximum pain when kneeling down on some thugs back when clasping the cuffs on him. Or, that it simply looks menacing.
#31 Inspired, well done. A tree house re imagined in a treeless land.
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Bad, bad times. I think of the complete loss of privacy and the case when the person above you has to throw up