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My pictures from Monument Valley are dedicated to Peggy & William Nakai ( flickr.com/photos/nihihiro/ , )
I had the great pleasure to meet them in Monument Valley for my visit in this marvellous park. They had come to meet us there and be our tour guide.
This beautiful park is now for me, not only a beautiful place to visit but a place where my friends live as they have shared their life and the struggle of their people with us.
Thank you Peggy and William.
Recently I was able to enjoy the last days of autumn in southern Germany close to the boarder of France in the wonderful "Pfälzer Wald", the Rhineland-Palatinate Woodlands. These red sandstone rock formations are stunning. I was lucky to catch these evening sunbeams, which lasted only a couple of minutes before the sky got dark and cloudy again.
I wish I could say "I built this" but I didn't, however, I'd like to put out a huge thank you to the person/people who did. I have really loved taking pictures of them. Sunset really makes the colour of the stone turn a vivid red.
Wazir Khan Mosque was completed in 1635 by Nawab Wazir Khan who was the governor of the region during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
The mosque was designed to be more than just a place of worship. It served as a town center, where 22 shops were integrated in the mosque design. Other markets extended out at right angles from the sides of the mosque. Before the Badshahi Mosque was constructed, Wazir Khan Mosque served as the Royal Mosque, and Emperor Shah Jehan offered his Friday prayers here in congregation.
The distinct feature of this mosque is that unlike other contemporaneous Mughal buildings, the primary construction material is brick, embellished with mosaic tile work and fresco paintings. This photo shows detail of the mosaic work.
Another defining feature are the the four 107 feet high octagonal minarets impaneling floral mosaic tiles. Some restoration work has been undertaken on the structure, but this portion of the artwork appears to have been left alone, & it is amazing to see the colors have remained so vibrant through the centuries.
For more information on the Wazir Khan Mosque, please see: sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/mosque_wazir_khan.html
theculturetrip.com/asia/pakistan/articles/reliving-the-pa...
Mythological Thor's Hammer Hoodoo of Sunset point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, Southwest USA. Popular red sandstone hoodoo standing tall in the Bryce amphitheatre on a sunny Autumn day in November.
Prints: pierre-leclerc.pixels.com/featured/mythological-thors-ham...
Wazir Khan Mosque was completed in 1635 by Nawab Wazir Khan who was the governor of the region during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
The mosque was designed to be more than just a place of worship. It served as a town center, where 22 shops were integrated in the mosque design. Other markets extended out at right angles from the sides of the mosque. Before the Badshahi Mosque was constructed, Wazir Khan Mosque served as the Royal Mosque, and Emperor Shah Jehan offered his Friday prayers here in congregation.
The distinct feature of this mosque is that unlike other contemporaneous Mughal buildings, the primary construction material is brick, embellished with mosaic tile work and fresco paintings. Another defining feature are the the four 107 feet high octagonal minarets impaneling floral mosaic tiles.
For more information on the Wazir Khan Mosque, please see: sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/mosque_wazir_khan.html
theculturetrip.com/asia/pakistan/articles/reliving-the-pa...
The Valley of Fire State is the oldest state park in Nevada, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1968.
It covers an area of almost 42,000 acres and was dedicated in 1935. It derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs.
These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays
The caravan city of Petra with its carved out red sandstone tombs and building fascades is a visual feast. Your eyes are drawn in every direction. The physical scale of the canyons and gorges that turn reddish pink during certain hours of the day are surreal.
The original city was about 100 square miles with 30,000 people living there at one time. The Bedouins lived in the Nabatean caves in recent times, but now hove been moved to another area and sadly live in poverty. Some still work in Petra to make a living as guides or security people. I stayed for two days to see the city and I soon grew to recognize some of the cast of characters who welcome we modern day visitors.
My pictures from Monument Valley are dedicated to Peggy & William Nakai ( flickr.com/photos/nihihiro/ , )
I had the great pleasure to meet them in Monument Valley for my visit in this marvellous park. They had come to meet us there and be our tour guide.
This beautiful park is now for me, not only a beautiful place to visit but a place where my friends live as they have shared their life and the struggle of their people with us.
Thank you Peggy and William.
Named 'Valley of Fires' because of the sandstone formations that appear bright red when under the bright sun. It's Nevada's oldest state park. Located in the Mojave Desert northeast of Las Vegas.
Zodiac navigating through bergy bits and growlers in the channel between Rode O and Milne Land, seen through a red sandstone arch on Rode O, Rodefjord, Scoresby Sund, East Greenland.
25/06/2020 www.allenfotowild.com
Rode O (Red Island), off the coast of Milne Land in Rodefjord provides a striking contrast to the muted colours of the rest of the area (see the background). It is composed of red sandstone conglomerates with brown-green intrusions of volcanic basaltic rocks. The rocks were formed over 300 million years ago (Carboniferous/Permian period) by erosion of the Caledonian mountain chain and then deposited as sediments. The iron-rich sedimentary rocks get their red colour from oxidized iron.
20/06/2020 www.allenfotowild.com
You're looking at a rock that's very popular with tourists in the foreground and the West and East Mitten Buttes in the background at dawn. Admittedly this was a vain attempt to copy Ansel Adams ("Ansel Adams in Color") but fortunately I had remembered his composition incorrectly! Anyway, he took his famous photo at sunset. :)
(1 in a multiple picture album)
It's a beautiful place, Bryce Canyon. The huge bowl is filled with thousands of sandstone spires called hoodoos. Its wonderful display takes no back seat to other Utah national parks.
Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded at the bottom of the canyon many years before it was a park, was not so impressed. He simply said, "It's a hell of a place to lose a cow."
Wazir Khan Mosque was completed in 1635 by Nawab Wazir Khan who was the governor of the region during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
The mosque was designed to be more than just a place of worship. It served as a town center, where 22 shops were integrated in the mosque design. Other markets extended out at right angles from the sides of the mosque. Before the Badshahi Mosque was constructed, Wazir Khan Mosque served as the Royal Mosque, and Emperor Shah Jehan offered his Friday prayers here in congregation.
The distinct feature of this mosque is that unlike other contemporaneous Mughal buildings, the primary construction material is brick, embellished with mosaic tile work and fresco paintings. Another defining feature are the the four 107 feet high octagonal minarets impaneling floral mosaic tiles. Some restoration work has been undertaken on the structure, but this portion of the fresco artwork appears to have been left alone, & it is amazing to see the colors have remained so vibrant through the centuries.
For more information on the Wazir Khan Mosque, please see: sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/mosque_wazir_khan.html
theculturetrip.com/asia/pakistan/articles/reliving-the-pa...
Wazir Khan Mosque was completed in 1635 by Nawab Wazir Khan who was the governor of the region during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
The mosque was designed to be more than just a place of worship. It served as a town center, where 22 shops were integrated in the mosque design. Other markets extended out at right angles from the sides of the mosque. Before the Badshahi Mosque was constructed, Wazir Khan Mosque served as the Royal Mosque, and Emperor Shah Jehan offered his Friday prayers here in congregation.
The distinct feature of this mosque is that unlike other contemporaneous Mughal buildings, the primary construction material is brick, embellished with mosaic tile work and fresco paintings. Another defining feature are the the four 107 feet high octagonal minarets impaneling floral mosaic tiles. Some restoration work has been undertaken on the structure, but this portion of the fresco artwork appears to have been left alone, & it is amazing to see the colors have remained so vibrant through the centuries.
For more information on the Wazir Khan Mosque, please see: sites.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/mosque_wazir_khan.html
theculturetrip.com/asia/pakistan/articles/reliving-the-pa...
Qutub Minar Victory wih watchtower, highest minaret in India, 73 m high, tapering, five-storey tower made of red sandstone.
An early masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture and one of the tallest towers in the Islamic world with interesting stone carvings
Built at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century.
On December 9, 1946, Maharani Tara Devi (Czech Evgenia Grosupova), 6th wife of Jagatjit Singh, Maharaja of Kapurthala, committed suicide by throwing herself off the Qutb Minar.
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Qutub Minar Victory mit Wachturm, höchstes Minarett Indiens, 73 m hoher, spitz zulaufender, fünfstöckiger Turm aus rotem Sandstein.
Ein frühes Meisterwerk der indisch-islamischen Architektur und einer der höchsten Türme der islamischen Welt mit interessanten Steinmetzarbeiten.
Erbaut am Ende des 12. oder Anfang des 13. Jahrhunderts.
Am 9. Dezember 1946 beging Maharani Tara Devi (tschechische Evgenia Grosupova), die sechste Ehefrau von Jagatjit Singh, Maharaja von Kapurthala, Selbstmord, indem sie sich vom Qutb Minar stürzte.
My pictures from Monument Valley are dedicated to Peggy & William Nakai ( flickr.com/photos/nihihiro/ , )
I had the great pleasure to meet them in Monument Valley for my visit in this marvellous park. They had come to meet us there and be our tour guide.
This beautiful park is now for me, not only a beautiful place to visit but a place where my friends live as they have shared their life and the struggle of their people with us.
Thank you Peggy and William.
Der Snow Canyon State Park liegt nördlich der Stadt St.George im Bundesstaat Utah.
Snow Canyon is located in the north of the town St.George in the state of Utah.
Humayun's tomb (Urdu: ہمایوں کا مقبرہ Humayun ka Maqbara) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife Bega Begum in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent,and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale.The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is still underway. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West,.