Thursday, April 9, 2009

Thursday Challenge - Silly

It is very Silly that a heritage fountain in the Crawford Market in Mumbai is painted in garish colours and used for storing fruit baskets. This fountain was designed by Lockwood Kipling - father of Rudyard Kipling.
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  1. Cezar and LéiaApril 9, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    This market is very colourful!
    Maybe they were trying to show all colours from the fruits !Funny
    Léia

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  2. HildaApril 9, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    Oh goodness. What a thing to do to a heritage item!

    But who am I to speak? Just saw some friezes in the City of Manila that were painted just as garishly. Horrible :(

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  3. LowellApril 9, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Very silly indeed. But colorful, for sure. I've never heard the name, Lockwood Kipling, but I'm sure I've always assumed that Rudyard had to have a father.

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  4. DeniseinVAApril 9, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    You've taught me something new, that Rudyard's father was called Lockwood. Your photo is very interesting. I wonder what he was thinking when he designed this structure?

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  5. humanobserverApril 9, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Quite an interesting image :)

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  6. OlivierApril 9, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    c'est une belle création, j'aime bien

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  7. CloudiaApril 9, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Thank you for showing us this treasure!
    Aloha & Namate-

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  8. jooApril 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    It is strange indeed and tha waste of such a beauty. The fountain is amazing.

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  9. Maria VerivakiApril 9, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    the history involved in that fountain warrants better treatment!

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  10. NuvofeltApril 9, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    Here in the UK the present government would probably tell them to pull it down and rebuild it.....

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  11. MojoApril 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Well now I'm wondering if the fountain was originally painted that way or if someone came along later and did it. Either way, it deserves better than to be used as a display case. But I suppose you use what you have, na?

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  12. GattinaApril 9, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    I agree, that looks rather odd, lol !

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  13. Deborah GodinApril 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Looks like a fun place!

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  14. LoisApril 9, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    Very silly, but I think it is pretty!

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  15. DarylApril 9, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    Silly in a very odd way ..

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  16. GMGApril 9, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Hi Magiceye! Poor Kiplings... No, not the guys of the bag company; the original ones... ;))

    Blogtrotter is showing you Brasilia. Enjoy and have a great and long weekend!

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  17. UnknownApril 9, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    This is incredible! What a fantastic choice for the 'Silly' theme! I believe Mr. Kipling would die of shock if he just could see it! :-)

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  18. AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    Nice....If i am not mistaken Rudyard Kiplings birthplace is inside the JJ school of Arts campus...

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  19. AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    lol creative, though. Yes? :)

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  20. JudyApril 10, 2009 at 2:31 AM

    Oh my! Silly indeed.

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  21. amandaApril 10, 2009 at 2:56 AM

    Wonderful colors to add to the silliness!

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  22. marleyApril 10, 2009 at 2:57 AM

    Yes, strange new use.

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  23. JanieApril 10, 2009 at 4:51 AM

    Interesting that the fountain was designed by Rudyard's father. It's a little silly maybe, but uprobably a lot of fun.

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  24. PJApril 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    Kipling would most likely be mortified, shocked even. Very silly indeed...

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  25. Gemma WisemanApril 13, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    Incredible that the famous Kipling family are connected with this fountain! Yes! It is silly that such an icon has slumped to this!

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  26. Greyscale TerritoryJune 23, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Incredible that the famous Kipling family are connected with this fountain! Yes! It is silly that such an icon has slumped to this!

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  27. axw11June 23, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Nice....If i am not mistaken Rudyard Kiplings birthplace is inside the JJ school of Arts campus...

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  28. humanobserverJune 23, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Quite an interesting image :)

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