This week’s photo challenge: share a symbol with us, and tell us what it means to you. The courtyard in the Nasrid Palace of the Alhambra in… Read more “WPC: Symbol”
Category: architecture
Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry
Inside the cathedral at Salamanca, Spain. The old city of Salamanca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See other examples of the weekly photo challenge for symmetry… Read more “Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry”
My Bridge
There are several spans which cross My Playground. One is the massive freeway, one is this two-lane bridge for the main road, and there are several smaller… Read more “My Bridge”
No Greater Love
Today is the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. He championed the cause of the oppressed in the United States. Archbishop Oscar Romero championed the cause of… Read more “No Greater Love”
Monumental Good Taste
My very most favorite place to visit in all of San Francisco is the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Our visit started with lunch in… Read more “Monumental Good Taste”
Art And Beaches And Oil
Carpinteria is a tiny beach town with no crowds and safe beaches. When Spanish explorers came here in 1769, they saw the carpentry workshop of the Chumash… Read more “Art And Beaches And Oil”
You’re Locked In One Of Three Palaces. Pick One.
Three photo galleries, three palaces, three countries, three architectural styles. Nasrid Palace, 13th century, Moorish architecture, Granada, Spain. (top) Hampton Court, 16th century, Tudor architecture, London, England.… Read more “You’re Locked In One Of Three Palaces. Pick One.”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag
This ceiling painting in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles glorifies “The Sun King” Louis XIV. Nothing says power and glory like bolts of… Read more “Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers
Mirrors are nets for light and objects. These are images from the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles just outside of Paris. This grand… Read more “Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers”
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