Gigantomachy!

Ahhhh, the Pergamon Museum. One of the most amazing places in Berlin - a Hellenistic-era altar with a giant frieze of the gods battling monsters and giants, stolen from Turkey by German archeologists and re-assembled here in Berlin. The 19th Century was a crazy time. 

I've been three times, and I've determined it's impossible for me to take a good pic that encompasses the whole altar, so this time I went for specific details I thought were cool from this depiction of the Gigantomachy. Let's start with Athena laying down the law and f-ing some giants up:

Then we've got this fellow, beset by some angry looking snakes:

And heres Leto getting ready to hurl some sort of serpent-bomb, which would be very uncomfortable I think:

Meanwhile, a reminder that you never want your head in the lion's mouth:

Comments

[Roadshow]

If sculpture floats your boat then, when in London, check out the British Museum, or why not make use of Eurostar and do a day-trip to Paris and the Louvre. Both contain some jaw-dropping stuff. In the Louvre it always amazes me that Boticelli's and Titian's go ignored in the bun-fight to get to see the rather drab Mona Lisa. In fact it contains work by all four ninja turtles.

[Juniper]

I love the particular care and detail given to hair... right down to the arm pit in the last frame...

[Rick Dakan]

Roadshow,

The British Museum is right at the top of our list - definitely going to check it out. Thinking about the day trip to Paris, but also thinking of holding off and doing another long trip next year. We'll see!