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A dog shakes off water (or paint). But it could also be seen as representing the way Warsaw is shaking off the weight of its past – occupation, annihilation, extermination – and re-emerging as a dynamic city, and one that is cleaner and greener than before.

A boy with roots as feet leads an older person. This is located on a stairway to an area below Dupont Circle in Washington DC, which has been launched for alternative uses (unsuccessfully) as an art space, place for happenings, and fast food eateries.

This piece has survived numerous years on a wall near one of the University of Paris campuses.

This long-beaked stylized bird graces a temporary wall that is part of a construction project in the middle of Copenhagen’s historic district on Kongen Nytorv Square.

This image is on a temporary construction wall, and in spite of its ephemeral nature brings a touch of color and fun to the space.

A lion face that takes up the whole side of a small structure in Copenhagen’s hippie Christiania neighborhood.

A water lily side and mossy roof highlight this small building in Christiania.

This polar bear seems to be crowned by stars or will.

This alligator adorns an old children’s playground slide and lies upside-down along a pathway in Christiania. All of Christiania is car-free, so a great place for kids and pets and people. There is also an emphasis on re-using old things, and much of the local construction (originally an abandoned military area) is made up of DIY construction and recuperated materials.

A deer’s antlers and row of trees mingle to create an eerie alley for mysterious creatures. Maybe the image elicits the drug tolerant nature of Christiania, a hippie-founded commune-like neighborhood, established in the 1970s that has since reached an agreement with the government to become a legitimately owned area.