In the corner of a small lake in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka I came across this delightful 3rd Century BC rock carving of a Smiling Elephant. It is so wonderfully ‘cartoonish’ that it set me thinking about the sculptor who clearly had a great sense of humour which the carving depicts. I saw no other works that showed the sense of mischief that our little elephant portrays to us through the centuries and I wonder if he was a little piece of mischief all those years ago or a reflection of the happy days in that great city in the years gone by.
A Glance at the Architecture of Downtown Casablanca
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
