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Teotihuacan site in central Mexico was, in ancient times, one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located about 25 mi northeast of present-day Mexico City, Teotihuacan reached the peak of its prosperity and influence around ad 500 or ad 600.

 

During this period, the city covered an area of 8 sq mi and had at least 125,000 inhabitants and perhaps upto as high as 200,000. The city of Teotihuacan was founded around 200 BC and developed into an important city-state in the 1st century ad.

 

It had two great stone pyramids, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon (from where this photo were taken). With an original height around 246 ft, the Pyramid of the Sun was one of the largest structures ever built by Native Americans.

 

Teotihuacan was organized around a central thoroughfare, known as the Avenue of the Dead that we see on this picture. It is flanked by temples and other structures. In the center of the city stood the Ciudadela (the Citadel), a massive rectangular enclosure that contained a large plaza and served as the city’s administrative center.

 

It is not known what caused the decline of Teotihuacan civilization beginning around ad 650. Drought, crop failure, and invasion may have all played a part.

 

A very interesting visit.

Downtown, while sheltering in place

Summer orchids at WWT Castle Espie

Ever wonder about the orange triangle on the subway walls? It's a marker for how far the rear guard should keep watching the platform with his head out the window as the train exits the station

Chichen Itza is one of the most important pre-Hispanic capitals of ancient Mayan culture and one of the seven wonders of the modern world. - beta.visitmexico.com

Knez Mihailova - Belgrade

The Pyramids on the northwest side of Indianapolis are a spectacular feat of architecture. The pond that they sit on makes for great photography.

 

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La pyramide de verre a été construite au milieu de la cour Napoléon du Louvre. Elle a été voulue par le président de la République Française François Mitterrand en1983. Elle est a été conçue par l’architecte sino-américain Ieoh Ming Pei, elle a été achevée en 1989.

I couldn't resist a long exposure of this building.

  

Rooftop of a parking garage. Another view here.

The last photos from this second day of the trip.

A pyramid orchid like those in Britain I assume.

Sax Rohmer - The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu

Pyramid Books G641, 1961

Cover Artist: Dick Kohfield

 

"The most incredibly evil genius of all time is back from the dead – deadlier than ever!"

Pyramids, Cairo Egypt, April 2006

Convergence

Rising Awareness

Moving into One

The Pyramids of Giza are located in a suburb of the sprawl of the conurbation that is Cairo!

The very beautiful Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis

The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989, it has become a landmark of the city of Paris.

 

The structure, which was constructed entirely with glass segments, reaches a height of 20.6 metres (about 70 feet); its square base has sides of 35 metres (115 ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments.

 

[by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid]

Egypt with far as an eye can see pyramids. This is one of the 7 wonders of the world. It's just so fantastic

A pyramid - entrance to the Louvre museum - made of glass and steel.

3d of the Pyramid Triptych

 

Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

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Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island in infra-red.

‘Traces of Botany’, ongoing series

 

5.55pm 5th April 2018

 

Linhof Technikardan S45

Nikkor-M 300mm f/9

Fujichrome Velvia 50 5x4, 2 1/2" f/22

370mm bellows extension

5mm front shift right

Lee circular polariser

 

Home-developed with Jobo CPE-3 and Tetenal E6 (FD 7mins 10secs)

Digitized with 4-frame stitch on lightbox with D800E/85PC-E

 

Shot with a Kodak Retina IIa

Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 50mm f/2 lens

Kodak Tri-X 400 film

Shot at EI 400

Developed in the Ego Lab using Rodinal (1:25, 4:04min at 80F)

Scanned on a Coolscan 9000

Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure as viewed from the south-west.

Pyramid Lake, Canada

View across the Giza Plateau to the Pyramids, plus some camels.

Vivian Connell - The Love Lush

(Original Title: Bachelors Anonymous)

Pyramid Books G-506, 1960

Cover Artist: Robert McGinnis

 

"His life was a lost weekend – of women."

 

Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park, Canada

Processed with Snapseed.

A row of camels transport tourists in front of all of the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt

The fabulous House Sparrow all male cheerleader team doing the rare and always amazing pyramid!

Display made of canned goods

On the south side are the subsidiary pyramids, popularly known as Queens' Pyramids. Three remain standing to nearly full height but the fourth was so ruined that its existence was not suspected until the recent discovery of the first course of stones and the remains of the capstone. Hidden beneath the paving around the pyramid was the tomb of Queen Hetepheres I, sister-wife of Sneferu and mother of Khufu. Discovered by accident by the Reisner expedition, the burial was intact, though the carefully sealed coffin proved to be empty

 

Taken @Cairo, Egypt

A house as a pyramid of steel. via 500px ift.tt/2jDuya3

Glass pyramid created by I. M. Pei, forming the entranceway into a lower-ground exhibition area.

 

These are photos taken on my trip to Europe and the UK with a girl friend in October to November 2012. My camera I had then wasn't good with low light so some of these shots are not great but I have put them as my memories of the trip.

 

We woke to a better day after yesterdays cold wet day. Paris November 2012.

 

The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is the world's most-visited museum, and a historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.

For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre

  

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