Nordwall Gallery

Nordwall Gallery & Studio, Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico, December 2010
(Photo by Randy, Santa Fe Daily Photo)

Tabard Square

Tabard Square, Southwark
London, January 2008

Rookwood Gardens

Benches looking away from the fountain
Rookwood Gardens, Sydney, April 2010
(Photo by J Bar, Sydney - City and Suburbs)

Ultental

Lonely bench, Ulten Valley (Val d'Ultimo)
South Tyrol, December 2010
(Photo by Karl, Bolzano Daily Photo)

Rattlesnake Benches

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Under the Sun

Bench, Jardin des Plantes
Paris, July 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Corner Bench

International Rose Test Garden, Washington Park
Portland, Oregon, April 2010
(Photo by tapirgal, Astoria Daily Photo)

Scali delle Ancore

Boat-bench, Scali delle Ancore
Livorno, November 2010
(Photo by VP, Livorno Daily Photo)

Waterloo

Benches in the suburb of Waterloo
Sydney, November 2010
(Photo by J Bar, Sydney - City and Suburbs)

Glitter Bench

Outside a shop, Quercianella
Livorno, August 2010
(Photo by VP, Livorno Daily Photo)

Water Bench

Plitvice Lakes National Park
Lika, Croatia, March 2010
(Photo by Arashi, shutter stutters)

Cairoli Brothers

Next to the Cairoli brothers monument
Viale Gabriele D'Annunzio, Pincian Hill
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle bench, Warwick
England, February 2010
(Photo by tapirgal, Astoria Daily Photo)

Snowy Bench

Bench and skylight, former “Piazza dei Grani”
Livorno, December 2010
(Photo by VP, Livorno Daily Photo)

Woolen Mills

Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Lucullo Bench

Bench at the back of the American Embassy
Via Lucullo, Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Coming and Going

“Coming and Going” by Sasha Reid (with benches)
Australian National Maritime Museum
Darling Harbour, Sydney, November 2010
(Photo by J Bar, Sydney - City and Suburbs)

Marble Bench

Marble bench, private garden
Livorno, May 2010
(Photo by VP, Livorno Daily Photo)

Banbury Bench

Banbury train station, Oxfordshire
England, February 2010
(Photo by tapirgal, Astoria Daily Photo)

Capitoline Bench

Continuous bench, Capitoline Hill
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Bench with a Rug

Unpainted bench with Native American rug
Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 2010
(Photo by Randy, Santa Fe Daily Photo)

Raw Bench

Concrete bench, Quercianella
Livorno, August 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Kah-Nee-Ta

Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino
Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Autumn in Desenzano

Desenzano del Garda, Brescia
Lombardy, October 2010
(Photo by Karl, Bolzano Daily Photo)

Surfboard Bench

Wanda Beach, Bate Bay, Cronulla
Sydney, May 2010
(Photo by J Bar, Sydney - City and Suburbs)

Romantic Moment

Seen somewhere in Paris
(Not really a bench, but...)
Paris, July 2010

Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon train station
England, February 2010
(Photo by tapirgal, Astoria Daily Photo)

The Watcher

Viale Trinità dei Monti
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Fair Benches

Feira Internacional de Lisboa (International Fair of Lisbon)
Parque das Nações (Park of the Nations)
Lisbon, December 2008
(Photo by Traveling Hawk, Traveling Hawk)

Passerelle des Arts

Bench, Pont des Arts
(Pont Neuf in background)
Paris, July 2010

Castle Hill Avenue

Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, New York City
New York, November 2010
(Photo by Luis Gomez, One Photograph a Day)

An Arcadian Dream Garden

“An Arcadian Dream Garden” by Ian Hamilton Finlay
Written on twenty benches in the plaza of
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
City of London, September 2005

The tomb from Nicolas Poussin's
The Arcadian Shepherds pitted with
bullet holes and scars.

A weather worn oar standing upright
in a field dotted with nettles and thistles.

An ornamental lake, on which floats
a small sailing boat or bark, with a
bark-textured hull.

A large baroque sculpture of
nymphs and satyrs riding on a tank
in the manner of tank marines.

A tree pierced right through
by a bronze arrow.

An orchestral (not a rustic) flute
a strawberry plant growing from it

A small grove composed of young pine trees
and delicate columns. All the needles which
fall from the trees are carefully swept into
heaps around the bases of the columns.

A bronze representation of a guitar
(realistic) leaning on the trunk of a
tree. (A silver birch.)

The word Fragile in roman letters,
on a formal stone placed upright by
the foot of a birch tree.

A tank approaching an
18th century ha-ha.


A heron with the head of the philosopher
Epicurus. The shaft surrounded by wild
flowers and thorns, is inscribed with the
quotation live unknown.

A living tree, on the trunk of which
is a carefully painted representation
of a classical highlight.

A neoclassical tomb in a ruinous
condition. On a piece of stone fallen
among weeds the inscription
Life is Short - The Tomb is Fleeting.

A rose lying on a rock under
a thundercloud.

An exquisitely sculptured marble tank,
inlaid with a copy of the landscape
background of Nicolas Poussin Numa
Pompilius and the Nynph Egeria.

A small rise, over which the top of
a mast and sail may be glimpsed,
suggesting the sea.

A smooth barked tree (such as a beech)
reflected in the rippled water which makes
the smooth bark seem rough.

Carved on a low broken column in a
clearing the numerals 00 XXX CCXXVI L
(the dialing code for Delphi).

A similar column, but with the
dialing code for Rome (00 CCCXC VI).

A slender stone vase containing
a hyacinth: on the side of the vase
the letters Ai Ai.

Wildhorse Casino

Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Umatilla Indian Reservation
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Aldobrandini Two

Bench, Villa Aldobrandini
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Wagon Wheel Bench

Benches at a south Phoenix conference center
Phoenix, Arizona, November 2010
(Photo by Sharon, Phoenix Daily Photo)

Guardians of Petra

Jordanian Armed Forces soldiers
Petra, Jordan, May 1995
(Photo by VP, Daily Photo Stream)

Shakespeare's Benches

Rear garden, Shakespeare's Birthplace
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
England, February 2010
(Photo by tapirgal, Astoria Daily Photo)

Forbidden Bench

Bench with a planter, Viale Einaudi
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

City Centre

Benches next to the Cathedral, city centre
Stavanger, Norway, November 2010
(Photo by Gunn, Stavanger Daily Photo)

Cour Carrée

Cour Carrée, Musée du Louvre
Paris, July 2010

Ghost Bench

Ghost town hotel bench, Shaniko
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Piazza Grande

Waiting a bus, Piazza Grande
Livorno, November 2010
(Photo by VP, Livorno Daily Photo)

Jardim do Ultramar

Jardim Botânico Tropical - Jardim do Ultramar
(Tropical Gardens - Overseas Gardens)
Belém, Lisbon, December 2008
(Photo by Traveling Hawk, Traveling Hawk)

Under the Tower

Bench, Eiffel Tower
Paris, July 2010

Garden Tomb

Benches, Garden Tomb (Gordon's Calvary)
Jerusalem, October 2010
(Photo by Dina, Jerusalem Hills Daily Photo)

Egyptian Gate

Egyptian Gate by Luigi Canina
Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)

Kogod Courtyard

Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard by Norman Foster
National Portrait Gallery, Washington
District of Columbia, November 2010
(Photo by Luis Gomez, One Photograph a Day)

Salle du Manège

Salle du Manège, Musée du Louvre
Paris, July 2010

Fossil Bench

Bench in Fossil, Wheeler County
Oregon, September 2010
(Photo by cieldequimper, Versailles Daily Photo)

Aesculapius Bench

Temple of Aesculapius, Villa Borghese gardens
Rome, September 2010
(Photo by Trillian, Livorno Daily Photo)