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Also known as Wren's Church (after it's architect, Sir Christopher Wren) St. Paul's Cathedral is a neo-classical marvel.
There is very little space in front to enable one to capture the front in it's full grandeur, so I had to make do with whatever I could!!
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Ala del claustro en donde se puede apreciar su enorme belleza. Las ventanas son una filigrana en piedra, y las columnas terminan en hermosos capiteles. Toda la galería está cubierta de una preciosa bóveda de crucería, con bellísimas nervaduras.
This image was taken behind the line of columns that front The U. S. Grant Tomb in Morningside Heights, NYC.
The Astoria Column was constructed in 1926 and is 125 feet tall. A spiral staircase with 164 steps leads to the observation deck. The exterior is covered with sgraffito artwork, a technique in which images are engraved in plaster and then colored powders are blown into the outline. The artwork recounts the region's early history. The column is lit with changing colors of light at night.
Color My World Daily - Purple
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Gee I'll have to find a rectangle shot to post soon :-)
Another from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. Really liked the varied arecitecture here and this young lady walked in at the right time for some scale, umbrella's handy for the sun and rain on this day :-)
Shot: 1/10sec f16 ISO100 40mm, UK Trip July
It's hard to take a picture in Rome that doesn't include church domes and the remains of old Roman columns. They seem to be everywhere.
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A rostral column is a type of victory column originating in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. Its defining characteristic is the integrated prows or rams of ships, representing captured or destroyed enemy ships. The name derives from the Latin rostrum meaning the bow of a naval vessel.
Rostral columns of the modern world include the Columbus Monument at Columbus Circle in New York City, and the paired Saint Petersburg Rostral Columns.
The Doric columns sit on a granite plinth and are constructed of brick coated with a deep terra cotta red stucco and decorated with bronze anchors and four pairs of bronze ship prows (rostra). Seated marble figures decorate the base of each column each representing the major rivers of Russia: the Volga and Dnieper at the northern Rostral Column, Neva and Volkhov at the southern one. The Rostral Columns were originally intended to serve as beacons and originally were topped by a light in the form of a Greek brazier and lit by oil. The braziers have been removed and the tops of the columns refitted with gas torches that continue to be lit on ceremonial occasions.
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Portique de la cella - sanctuaire sacré - du grand temple de Bel et partie de colonnade avec chapiteaux à palmettes en relief, typiques de Palmyre. Autre particularité : les colonnes comportaient de petites avancées qui supportaient des statues.
Agrandir avec la loupe ou avec les flèches
Sous les arcades du Palais des Doges, Place Saint-Marc, Venise.
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Columns erected in the 2nd century AD at the Temple of Zeus, Aizanoi, Turkey...still standing proud.
Aqueduct of Segovia Spain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres away to the city and was in use until 1973.
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Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania
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This is one image in a series I'm shooting on parking decks ... shapes and forms, light and shadow play, mood and atmosphere. Some images are minimalist; others representational; still others abstract. To see more in the series click Parking Deck Series
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This is one image in a series I'm shooting on parking decks ... shapes and forms, light and shadow play, mood and atmosphere. Some images are minimalist; others representational; still others abstract. To see more in the series click Parking Deck Series