Gezicht op Praag vanaf de oever van de Moldau 1868

This stereoscopic photograph, "View of Prague from the Banks of the Vltava" by Charles Gaudin, captures the city's skyline framed by the natural world. Dominating the foreground are trees, their presence resonating deeply with ancient symbolic weight. Throughout history, trees have represented life, growth, and connection to the divine. In older cultures, groves were sacred spaces, believed to be gateways to other realms. Here, the trees act as silent witnesses, their branches reaching towards the spires of Prague. Consider the ancient myths of sacred groves and the veneration of trees in pagan rituals. Even in modern times, we feel a primal connection to these green giants, a subconscious recognition of their vital role in our world. Like dancers frozen in time, the trees stand in rhythmic harmony with the architecture of Prague. They echo in the Gothic cathedrals and soaring towers, reaching for the heavens, embodying a dialogue between nature and human aspiration. Such is the ever-turning wheel of cultural memory.