Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

31 July 2015

Medieval street in Bern, Switzerland


Bern is the capital city of Switzerland. The old part of the city is really amazing, packed with well preserved medieval buildings, like in the photograph above. Basically is like traveling in time a few hundred years ago!


29 May 2015

Chandelier by Gaudi

Chandelier from Casa Batllo designed by Gaudi


This beautiful chandelier is displayed inside Casa Batllo, one of the most well-known works of the amazing architect Antonio Gaudi.

13 June 2013

Old Palace in Florence, Italy

Tower of Palazzo Vecchio
This is the tower of famous Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) locate din Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy. The building is a massive, Romanesque architectural work and it is now the town hall of Florence.

7 June 2013

4 June 2013

Upside-down cathedral ceiling

Upside-down cathedral ceiling
Ceiling from St. Martin cathedral, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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19 May 2013

Fountains in Bucharest, Romania

Fountains at Unirii square, Bucharest, Romania
This an image of the main fountain from a complex of public fountains located in Piata Unirii (Union Square) one of the biggest squares in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.

21 April 2013

Loreta, Prague

Loreta (Loreto), Prague, Czech Republic
This beautiful baroque building is the Loreta monastery, located in the Castle District, Prague, Czech Republic. The square in front of the building is a good place to relax on a sunny afternoon, after a long walk through beautiful Prague. That's exactly what I did, and while I was resting by legs I let my camera and my eyes to do all the work (the result is this photograph and several others).

19 April 2013

Synagogue

Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary
This is a detail of the ceiling inside Dohány Street Synagogue is also known as The Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue. The beautiful building is located in the 7th district of Budapest, Hugary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the fifth largest in the world. It seats 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.

5 April 2013

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral

 
Saint Finbarr cathedral, Cork city
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. Begun in 1863, the cathedral was the first major work of the Victorian architect William Burges. Building work took seven years before Divine Service was held in the catherdral in 1870. Building, carving and decoration continued into the 20th century, long after Burges's death in 1881.

26 March 2013

Dublin doors

Georgian doors in Dublin
A common sight in Dublin, the Georgian doors. The name of this architectural style comes from the kings that ruled during the construction of Georgian houses: kings George I to IV (1714 - 1830).

25 March 2013

Acropolis

Acropolis in Athens, Greece
View of Acropolis from Lycabettus Hill. The big building is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC.

The view from Lycabettus Hill is stunning and should not be missed if you ever go to Athens. From up here you have a clear view of all the city in all directions. You can even see Piraeus port and the Mediterranean sea.

13 March 2013

Window of color

A happy colorful window

San Francisco, California, United States. This is where this lively walls and window are located.