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(55 photos)
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(50 photos)
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(176 photos)
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(69 photos)
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(130 photos)
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(21 photos)
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(238 photos)
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(153 photos)
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(156 photos)
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Chile:
Andes: dusty mountains
(66 kb, 11 February 2000)
Andes: snow-capped mountain
(71 kb, 11 February 2000)
Santiago, Chile: office building
(69 kb, 11 February 2000)
Santiago, Chile: office building
(54 kb, 11 February 2000)
Paris, France:
Paris, France: 1 Rue Boulard: door (1900)
(65 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 1 Rue Boulard: door detail (1900)
(82 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 1 Rue Boulard: wall decoration (1900)
(73 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 1 Rue Gaston Boissier: top of façade
(49 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 1 Rue Mizon: window (1901, architect Noël Martin)
(73 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 10 Rue Mallet-Stevens: exterior (art deco, 1927, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, stained glass windows by Louis Barillet)
(78 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: 10 Rue Valentin Haüy: door (art nouveau, 1904, architect Paul Denis)
(77 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 10 Rue Valentin Haüy: sculpture over door of woman (1904, architect Paul Denis)
(70 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 102 Boulevard Brune: woman and dog (sculptor Albert David)
(88 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 102 Boulevard Brune: woman and dove (sculptor Albert David)
(86 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 11 bis Rue César Franck: façade (1905, architects Noël and Gaston Martin, sculptor Paul Le Bègue)
(87 kb, 27 March 2003)
Paris, France: 11 bis Rue Valentin Haüy: window (art nouveau, 1904, architect Paul Denis)
(79 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 12 Rue Blomet: door
(85 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 134 Rue de Grenelle: window (1903, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(85 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: 137 Boulevard Raspail: window ironwork (1922, architect Henri Sauvage)
(88 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 14 Place Adolphe Chérioux: door (art nouveau, 1902, architect Henri Ragache)
(82 kb, 28 March 2003)
Paris, France: 143 Boulevard Raspail: door (1906, architect Albert Prugnaud)
(77 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 147 Rue d'Alésia: door (1923, Varoteaux)
(60 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 148 Rue de Grenelle: caryatids surrounding window
(73 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 151 Rue de Grenelle: door (art nouveau, 1898, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(103 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: 151 Rue de Grenelle: lizard eating corn cob on door (art nouveau, 1898, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(104 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: 153 Boulevard Brune: decoration above door (1906, architect Charles Van Pétéghem)
(65 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 153 Boulevard Brune: window grill (1906, architect Charles Van Pétéghem)
(64 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 16-18 Rue des Favorites (was Centre de Chèques Postaux): view (1932-1935, Michel Roux-Spitz)
(76 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 17 Square de Montsouris: view (c 1930, D. Zielinsky)
(100 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 177 Rue d'Alésia: caryatids surrounding window (1899, Denisson, Fils, sculptor M. Rouilliere)
(77 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 185 Rue de Vaugirard: façade (1898, architect Henri Ragache )
(111 kb, 11 October 2006)
Paris, France: 2 Rue Lecourbe: door (art nouveau, 1902, architect Henri Ragache)
(97 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 20 bis Rue d'Alésia: figures surrounding window
(87 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 21 Rue Vouillé: wall sculpture
(79 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 25 bis Rue Benjamin Franklin: wall decoration (1902-1903, architects Auguste and Gustave Perret, tiles by Alexandre Bigot)
(112 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: 26 Rue Vavin: façade (1912-1914, architect Henri Sauvage and Charles Sarazin )
(112 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 27 Square de Montsouris: tile decoration on wall
(95 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 276 Boulevard Raspail: wall sculpture of a man kissing a woman (1905, architect Theo Petit, sculpture E. Derre)
(71 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 276 Boulevard Raspail: wall sculpture of old woman holding old (dead?) man (1905, architect Theo Petit, sculpture E. Derre)
(69 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 29 Avenue Rapp: door (art nouveau, 1901, architect Jules Lavirotte, sculptor Jean-Baptise Larrivé)
(104 kb, 27 March 2003)
Paris, France: 29 Avenue Rapp: façade (art nouveau, 1901, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(113 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: 29 Avenue Rapp: lizard on door (art nouveau, 1901, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(113 kb, 28 March 2003)
Paris, France: 29 Rue des Volontaires: façade (1897, architect Henri Ragache)
(95 kb, 25 June 2004)
Paris, France: 3 Rue Gauguet: view (c 1930, D. Zielinsky)
(79 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 3 Rue Raffet: door (art deco, 1929, architect Ch. Plumet)
(80 kb, 25 June 2004)
Paris, France: 3 Square Rapp: door (art nouveau, 1899-1900, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(91 kb, 28 March 2003)
Paris, France: 3 Villa Patrice Boudard: door (1914 and 1920, architects Patrice Boudard, L. Bonnard and G.M. Boucaud)
(64 kb, 19 December 2003)
Paris, France: 31 bis Rue Campagne-Première: façade (1911, architect André Arfvidson; tiles by Alexandre Bigot)
(108 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 31 bis Rue Campagne-Première: window (1911, architect André Arfvidson; tiles by Alexandre Bigot)
(100 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 32 Rue Lecourbe: door (1904, architect F. Vallois)
(83 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: 4 Square de Montsouris: tile decoration below eaves
(84 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 41 Rue Boulard: gate
(84 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 41 Rue Brancion: door (1924, architect Boutterin and Landes)
(83 kb, 14 October 2004)
Paris, France: 45 Boulevard Lefebvre: façade (1916, architect Léon Boucher)
(107 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 47 Rue des Favorites: façade (art deco, 1932, architects Daniel Jasson Coquet)
(85 kb, 14 October 2004)
Paris, France: 47 Rue Vielle du Temple (Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil, Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande): Medusa sculpture in door (1657-1660, architect Pierre Cottard)
(109 kb, 6 March 2004)
Paris, France: 48 Boulevard Raspail: door (art nouveau, 1912, architect L. Sorel)
(103 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: 48 Rue Lecourbe: door (1905, architect F. Vallois)
(71 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 5 Rue Gauguet: view (c 1930, D. Zielinsky)
(84 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 5 Rue Valentin Haüy: door with pine tree motif (1905, architect H. Cadilhac, sculptor Anciaux)
(77 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 5 Rue Victor Schoelcher: door (1911, architect Paul Follot)
(96 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 5 Rue Victor Schoelcher: garage door (1911, architect Paul Follot)
(67 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 50 Rue Falguière: deco woman (sculptor G. Petit)
(53 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 60 Rue Lecourbe: façade (1900, architect Henri Ragache)
(112 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 60 Rue Lecourbe: sculpture over door of woman (1900, architect Henri Ragache)
(86 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: 65 Boulevard Garibaldi: deco woman (1929, architect Jean Boucher and Pierre Soulard, sculptor F.P. Joyeux)
(55 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 65 Boulevard Garibaldi: deco woman (1929, architect Jean Boucher and Pierre Soulard, sculptor F.P. Joyeux)
(56 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: 67 Boulevard Raspail: door (1913, architect Leon Tissier)
(90 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: 67 Boulevard Raspail: sculpture (1913, architect Leon Tissier, sculptor Henri Bouchard)
(71 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: 7 Rue Erlanger: façade (1910, architect Girollet Renaudt)
(61 kb, 25 June 2004)
Paris, France: 7 Rue Gauguet: view (c 1930, D. Zielinsky)
(53 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: 78 Rue Mademoiselle: door (with cat and dog, and lizard tiles; architect A.M. Turin, tiles by A. Bigot)
(75 kb, 28 March 2003)
Paris, France: 78 Rue Mademoiselle: lizard tile (architect A.M. Turin, tiles by A. Bigot)
(91 kb, 9 October 2006)
Paris, France: 8 Rue Bouchut: window (art nouveau, 1903, architect Paul Denis)
(63 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 87 Boulevard Montparnasse: door (architect A. Brasseau)
(77 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 9 Rue Brown-Séquard: lion's head
(61 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: 9 Rue Vavin: door (art deco)
(80 kb, 4 March 2004)
Paris, France: 95 Rue de Vaugirard: façade (1891, architect Ferdinand Glaize )
(88 kb, 11 October 2006)
Paris, France: 97 Boulevard Raspail: sculpture over door of birds (1913, architect Eugene Chifflot)
(83 kb, 10 October 2006)
Paris, France: Atelier Barillet, 15 Square de Vergennes: stained glass (art deco, 1932, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, stained glass windows by Louis Barillet)
(104 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Atelier Barillet, 15 Square de Vergennes: stained glass detail, Athena (art deco, 1932, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, stained glass windows by Louis Barillet)
(97 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Atelier Barillet, 15 Square de Vergennes: view at dusk (art deco, 1932, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, stained glass windows by Louis Barillet; restored 2001-2002)
(110 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Atelier Barillet, 15 Square de Vergennes: view in daytime (art deco, 1932, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, stained glass windows by Louis Barillet; restored 2001-2002)
(102 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Atelier Chana Orloff: view (1926, Auguste Perret)
(77 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Atelier Georg and Gromaire: view (1925, André Lurçat)
(57 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Beaubourg (Pompidou Centre): person reading in square
(98 kb, 12 June 2005)
Paris, France: Beaubourg (Pompidou Centre): walkway (1972-1976, architects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano)
(98 kb, 12 June 2005)
Paris, France: BMW Garage, 109 Rue de la Tombe-Issoire: view (1930s)
(65 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Castel Béranger, 14 Rue la Fontaine: balcony (art nouveau, 1897-1898, architect Hector Guimard)
(71 kb, 19 December 2003)
Paris, France: Castel Béranger, 14 Rue la Fontaine: door (art nouveau, 1897-1898, architect Hector Guimard)
(77 kb, 28 March 2003)
Paris, France: Charles de Gaulle airport: Terminal 1 escalator (travelator) (1964-1974, architect Paul Andreu)
(79 kb, 29 March 2003)
Paris, France: Collège Néerlandais (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1927-1938, Willem Marinus Dudok)
(94 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Eurostar advert: 'Tout Change A Londres'
(82 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Fondation Avicenne (originally Pavillon d'Iran) (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1968-1969, Claude Parent, Mossem Foroughi and Hedar Ghiai)
(83 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): bas-relief (1927, sculptor M. Gaumont, architect Armand Gueritte)
(65 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): bas-relief (1927, sculptor M. Gaumont, architect Armand Gueritte)
(60 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Fondation Suisse (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1932-1933, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(72 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Fondation Suisse (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1932-1933, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(111 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann: decoration below glass dome (1910-1912, architect Ferdinand Chanut)
(148 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann: glass dome (1910-1912, architect Ferdinand Chanut)
(195 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Gare du Nord: Happy Birthday Eurostar
(95 kb, 14 October 2004)
Paris, France: Gobelins tapestry factory: goat head
(76 kb, 1 April 2004)
Paris, France: Gobelins tapestry factory: staircase ironwork
(79 kb, 1 April 2004)
Paris, France: Hotel Mezza, 60 Rue La Fontaine: window (1911, architect Hector Guimard)
(97 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Immeuble Jassedé, 142 Avenue de Versailles: door (art nouveau, 1905, architect Hector Guimard)
(86 kb, 25 June 2004)
Paris, France: Jardin du Luxembourg: sculpture ('Cheval', by Heather Jansch)
(130 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Jardin du Luxembourg: sculpture ('La trajectoire de l'écureil', by Anne Delfieu)
(149 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Jardin du Luxembourg: sculpture ('La Yourte', by Serge Mansau)
(108 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Les Arums, 33 Rue du Champ de Mars: doors (art nouveau, 1900, architect Octave Raquin)
(79 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: Les Arums, 33 Rue du Champ de Mars: lily detail (art nouveau, 1900, architect Octave Raquin)
(49 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: Les Salons du Pré Catelan, Bois de Boulogne: wall panel (1906, by J.V. Badin)
(79 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Les Salons du Pré Catelan, Bois de Boulogne: wall panel (1906, by J.V. Badin)
(65 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Lycée Leonardo da Vinci, 12 Rue Sedillot: balcony (1899, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(87 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Lycée Leonardo da Vinci, 12 Rue Sedillot: window (1899, architect Jules Lavirotte)
(97 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Maison de la Tunisie (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): helical staircase (1953, Jean Sebag and Jean Prouvé)
(94 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison de l'Inde (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1968, J.M. Benjamin, H.R. Laroya and Gaston Leclaire)
(77 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison du Brésil (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1959, Le Corbusier and Lucio Costa)
(84 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison du Brésil (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1959, Le Corbusier and Lucio Costa)
(81 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison du Cambodge (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): bas-relief (1957, architect François Audoul; restored 2003, architect Patrick Magendie)
(60 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison du Mexique (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): frieze detail (1953, architects Jorge L. Medellin and Urbain Cassan)
(87 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison du Mexique (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): view (1953, architects Jorge L. Medellin and Urbain Cassan)
(94 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison Ozenfont, 53 Avenue Reille: view (1923, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(98 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Maison Townshend, 1 Villa Seurat: view (1926, André Lurçat)
(60 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: metro station Chardon-Lagache: metalwork (art nouveau, 1913, architect Hector Guimard)
(121 kb, 19 December 2003)
Paris, France: Musée d'Orsay: clock (1898-1900, architect Victor Laloux)
(128 kb, 24 June 2000)
Paris, France: Musée d'Orsay: gallery (1983-1986, architects R. Gardon, P. Colbac, J.-P. Philippe and Gae Aulenti)
(133 kb, 24 June 2000)
Paris, France: Musée d'Orsay: restaurant (1898-1900, architect Victor Laloux)
(124 kb, 24 June 2000)
Paris, France: Musée national du Moyen Age (Cluny): stained glass ('Chess players', around 1430-1440)
(76 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Musée national du Moyen Age (Cluny): stained glass ('Joseph sold by his brothers', end of 15th century, from La Sainte-Chapelle)
(77 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Musée national du Moyen Age (Cluny): stained glass ('Resurrection of the dead', around 1200, from La Sainte-Chapelle)
(98 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Musée national du Moyen Age (Cluny): stained glass ('The flocks of Job', end of 15th century, from La Sainte-Chapelle)
(79 kb, 4 April 2004)
Paris, France: Notre Dame: door
(107 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Notre Dame: tympanum above central door of west-facing façade
(109 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Notre Dame: tympanum above northern door of west-facing façade
(97 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Notre Dame: tympanum above southern door of west-facing façade
(104 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Notre Dame: tympanum detail above central door of west-facing façade
(94 kb, 19 October 2001)
Paris, France: Place Georges Mulot: fountain detail
(93 kb, 13 October 2006)
Paris, France: Place St Sulpice, Fontaine des Quatre Évêques: lion sculpture (1847, architect Ludovico Visconti)
(84 kb, 14 October 2006)
Paris, France: Résidence Lucien Paye (originally Maison de la France d'Outre-Mer) (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): bas-relief, 'La Legénde' (1951, sculptor Anna Quinquaud, architect Albert Laprade)
(73 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Résidence Lucien Paye (originally Maison de la France d'Outre-Mer) (Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris): bas-relief, 'La Tradition' (1951, sculptor Anna Quinquaud, architect Albert Laprade)
(75 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Rue Agar: window (1911, architect Hector Guimard)
(75 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Saint Antoine de Padoue: stained glass window (1933-1935, architect Léon Azéma)
(53 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Saint Antoine de Padoue: top of tower (1933-1935, architect Léon Azéma)
(37 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Saint Francois Xavier church: Chapel of the Virgin (1874-1875, architects Louis-Adrien Lusson and Toussaint Uchard)
(117 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: Saint Francois Xavier church: cupola, the Twelve Apostles (1874-1875, architects Louis-Adrien Lusson and Toussaint Uchard, cupola painted by Charles Lameire)
(99 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: Saint Francois Xavier church: tympanum (1874-1875, architects Louis-Adrien Lusson and Toussaint Uchard, tympanum painted by Romain Cazes)
(97 kb, 12 October 2006)
Paris, France: Samaritaine Department Store, Quai du Louvre: interior (1905, architect Frantz Jourdain)
(137 kb, 2 April 2004)
Paris, France: Square Félix Desruelles (Boulevard Saint Germain): sculpture (1900, architect Ch. Risler, sculptor J. Loutan)
(84 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Square Félix Desruelles (Boulevard Saint Germain): sculpture (1900, architect Ch. Risler, sculptor J. Loutan)
(119 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: St Etienne du Mont: choir screen
(113 kb, 1 April 2004)
Paris, France: St Etienne du Mont: spiral stone staircase (part of choir screen)
(112 kb, 25 June 2004)
Paris, France: St Vincent de Paul, 95 Rue de Sèvres: aisle (1817)
(77 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: St Vincent de Paul, 95 Rue de Sèvres: ceiling above altar (1817)
(102 kb, 5 March 2004)
Paris, France: synagogue, 10 Rue Pavée: façade (1913, architect Hector Guimard)
(83 kb, 13 October 2004)
Paris, France: Villa Guggenbuhl, corner Rue Nansouty and Rue Georges-Braque: view (1927, André Lurçat)
(79 kb, 19 November 2007)
Paris, France: Villa La Roche, 10 Square du Docteur Blanche: entrance hall window wall (1923-1925, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(61 kb, 2 April 2004)
Other France:
Arles, France: Jesuit chapel
(99 kb, 3 September 2001)
Arles, France: Roman columns
(82 kb, 2 September 2001)
Boucéel, France: Château de Boucéel: geese
(77 kb, 26 August 2001)
Caen, France: St-Pierre: pulpit
(108 kb, 25 August 2001)
Cahors, France: Valentre bridge (Pont Valentre)
(65 kb, 31 August 2001)
Camargue, France: red dragonfly
(140 kb, 2 September 2001)
Camargue, France: snails on dill
(108 kb, 2 September 2001)
Carcassonne, France: view from a distance
(72 kb, 1 September 2001)
Dampierre-s-Boutonne, France: château: ceiling detail
(49 kb, 27 August 2001)
Grenoble, France: 6 Rue Félix Poulat: elephant decoration (architects Chatrousse and Ricoud)
(75 kb, 24 February 2006)
Grenoble, France: A48 at tollbooth: communication tower
(69 kb, 22 February 2006)
Grenoble, France: ESRF (European Synchroton Radiation Facility): connecting corridor from experimental hall to central building (c1991)
(50 kb, 23 February 2006)
Grenoble, France: Le Néron: rock face
(77 kb, 22 February 2006)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: 31 Rue Kléber: sculpture of The Fox and The Grapes (after La Fontaine) (1904, architect Durandaud, sculptor Lachesnee)
(78 kb, 14 October 2006)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: Square de la Mairie: war memorial (Monument aux Morts de la Ville, 1959, sculptor Jean Joachim)
(48 kb, 3 April 2004)
Mézy-sur-Seine, France: Villa Paul Poiret: exterior (art deco, 1921-1923, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens)
(77 kb, 12 June 2005)
Mézy-sur-Seine, France: Villa Paul Poiret: sun room windows (art deco, 1921-1923, architect Robert Mallet-Stevens)
(63 kb, 12 June 2005)
Poissy, France: old bridge ('vieux pont', 'pont ancien')
(138 kb, 19 December 2003)
Poissy, France: Villa Savoye: bathtub and day bed in master bedroom (1928-1931, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(49 kb, 19 December 2003)
Poissy, France: Villa Savoye: exterior ramp and window (1928-1931, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(47 kb, 19 December 2003)
Poissy, France: Villa Savoye: semi-spiral staircase (1928-1931, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(58 kb, 3 April 2004)
Poissy, France: Villa Savoye: view (1928-1931, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(51 kb, 19 December 2003)
Poissy, France: Villa Savoye: view (1928-1931, architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret)
(57 kb, 3 April 2004)
Pont du Gard, France: aqueduct: view
(89 kb, 4 September 2001)
Saint-Léon-s-Vézère, France: Château de Belcayre: view
(85 kb, 29 August 2001)
Sarlat, France: pastry in shop window
(123 kb, 30 August 2001)
St Geoirs, France: Grenoble Isère Airport: roof support structure (2001, architect Atelier A)
(81 kb, 24 February 2006)
St Geoirs, France: Grenoble Isère Airport: window wall (2001, architect Atelier A)
(75 kb, 22 February 2006)
St Tropez, France: harbor
(103 kb, 3 September 2001)
Virollet, France: Zoorama: porcupines
(142 kb, 27 August 2001)
Berlin, Germany:
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: bust of Queen Nefertiti (around 1340 BC)
(51 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: detail of centaur, mosaic (118-138 AD, from Hadrian's villa near Tivoli)
(71 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: detail of tiger attacking centaur, mosaic (118-138 AD, from Hadrian's villa near Tivoli)
(78 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: eye bowl, with two warriors in between eyes (around 530 BC, from Sorrent)
(58 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: God Bes (who protects pregnant women and newborn babies) (Egypt, 650-350 BC)
(40 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: mummy mask of a woman with bracelets in form of snakes (beginning of 1st century AD)
(58 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Altes Museum: rotunda dome detail (1830, architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel)
(77 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Am Rupenhorn 24 (Buchthal Villa): view (1929-1932, architects Hans and Wassili Luckhardt and Alfons Anker)
(143 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Am Rupenhorn 25 (Kluge Villa): view (1929-1930, architects Hans and Wassili Luckhardt and Alfons Anker)
(101 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Am Rupenhorn 6 (Mendelsohn Villa): view (1928-1930, architect Erich Mendelsohn)
(129 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): Birth of Christ (left altar window) (Luce-floreo etched) (1905, designed by Anton Von Werner; reconstructed 1987-1997)
(72 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): ceiling detail including Beatitude 'Selig sind, die reines Herzens sind' ('Blessed are the pure hearted') (1905, made after design by Anton von Werner; reconstructed 1984-1993)
(83 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): central arch detail (1905, architect Julius Carl Raschdorff; restored 1975-1983)
(86 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): central arch detail (1905, architect Julius Carl Raschdorff; restored 1975-1983)
(87 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): central dome (1905; reconstructed 1984-1993)
(100 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): Crucifixion of Christ (central altar window) (Luce-floreo etched) (1905, designed by Anton Von Werner; reconstructed 1987-1997)
(74 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): façade (1905, architect Julius Carl Raschdorff; restored 1975-1983)
(101 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Berliner Dom (Cathedral): Resurrection of Christ (right altar window) (Luce-floreo etched) (1905, designed by Anton Von Werner; reconstructed 1987-1997)
(71 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Campus Berlin-Buch, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP): façade (1998-1999, architect Heinle, Wischer und Partner)
(80 kb, 9 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Campus Berlin-Buch, Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP): staircase (1998-1999, architect Heinle, Wischer und Partner)
(65 kb, 9 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Deutsches Historisches Museum extension: snowy view (1998-2003, architect I.M. Pei)
(56 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Dircksenstraße 38: façade
(85 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall): Brezhnev - Honecker kiss
(103 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall): Dancing to Freedom (artist Jolly Kunjappu, 1990/2000)
(51 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall): faces
(127 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall): sea of humanity
(91 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Fehrbelliner Straße, Katholische Kirchengemeinde Herz Jesu: door (1897-1898, architect Christoph Hehl)
(74 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Flatowallee 14: Berlin bear with dancing couple painted on it
(63 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Flatowallee 16, Unité d'Habitation: view end on (built for Interbau 1957, architect Le Corbusier)
(67 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Flatowallee 16, Unité d'Habitation: view from front (built for Interbau 1957, architect Le Corbusier)
(115 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Greifenhagener Straße 50: decoration
(48 kb, 10 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Händelallee 3-9: view (built for Interbau 1957, architect Walter Gropius)
(92 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Heerstraße 107 (Sternefeld Villa): view (1923-1924, architect Erich Mendelsohn)
(110 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Heerstraße, Commonwealth War Cemetery: snowy view (architect Philip Hepworth)
(66 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Karolingerplatz 5/5a (Doppelvilla): snowy view (1922, architect Erich Mendelsohn)
(97 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Klosterstraße 64 (Gebrtietz): door (1873?)
(68 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Klosterstraße 64 (Gebrtietz): façade (1873?)
(77 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Klosterstraße, Dutch (Netherlands) Embassy: façade (2003, architect OMA / Rem Koolhaas)
(68 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus: snowy view (1998-2003, architect Stephan Braunfels)
(55 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Max-Delbruck-Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin Berlin-Buch (MDC), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Haus: interior detail
(50 kb, 10 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Max-Delbruck-Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin Berlin-Buch (MDC), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Haus: lobby
(63 kb, 10 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Max-Delbruck-Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin Berlin-Buch (MDC), Timofejew Ressowski-Haus: view (2005, architect Staab Architekten)
(62 kb, 9 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Molkenmarkt 1: buttress decoration of man with lion wrap
(66 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Pergamon Museum: detail of façade from Inanna Temple (around 1413 BC, built by Kassite ruler Kara-indash Uruk)
(70 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Pergamon Museum: Ishtar Gate (Tor), lion panel (reconstructed, original was c 575 BC)
(97 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Reichstag: dome mirrors (1995-1999, architect Norman Foster and Partners)
(121 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Reichstag: entrance relief (1884-1894, architect Paul Wallot)
(68 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Reichstag: entrance relief (1884-1894, architect Paul Wallot)
(68 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Rosa-Luxembourg-Straße, Filmtheater Babylon: view (architect Hans Pölzig)
(71 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Rosenthaler Straße, Die Hackeschen (Hackesche) Höfe: façade (1905-1907, architects Kurt Bendt and August Endell)
(90 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Scherenbergstraße 26: gate decoration
(81 kb, 10 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Stargader Straße 8: buttress decoration
(42 kb, 10 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Stralauer Straße 32: façade
(72 kb, 12 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Unter den Linden, Aeroflot: view (built 1965-1966, architect not known)
(74 kb, 11 March 2006)
Berlin, Germany: Wilhelmstraße, British Embassy: façade (2000, architect Michael Wilford and Partners)
(79 kb, 12 March 2006)
Other Germany:
Baden-Baden, Germany: Spitalkirche: central apse window (1953, Harry McLean)
(83 kb, 27 April 2005)
Baden-Baden, Germany: Spitalkirche: eastern south-side window (1951, Harry McLean)
(77 kb, 27 April 2005)
Baden-Baden, Germany: Spitalkirche: western south-side window (1952, Harry McLean)
(80 kb, 27 April 2005)
Ettlingen, Germany: Albstraße: Harlot Fountain (middle of 16th century, renovated 1804)
(63 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Albstraße: Harlot Fountain, detail (middle of 16th century, renovated 1804)
(84 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Bahnhofplatz: sculpture of two women (1913, Karl Albiker)
(106 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Bahnhofplatz: sculpture of two women (1913, Karl Albiker)
(117 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Färbergaße: shrine
(73 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Friedrichstraße: 'The Young River Alb' (1963, designed by Karl Albiker, made by Walter Rössler)
(107 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Herz-Jesu Kirche: angel (part of door surround) (c1900)
(77 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Herz-Jesu Kirche: column decoration (c1900)
(89 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Herz-Jesu Kirche: south entrance (1900)
(79 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Herz-Jesu Kirche: west entrance (c1900)
(81 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Kirchenplatz: latticework house (former office for church taxes, restored 1980s)
(72 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Kronenstraße and Albstraße: St Borromäus (1755, sculptor Michael Heilmann)
(73 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Kronenstraße: ironwork hanging cross (1761)
(59 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Kronenstraße: Neptune Stone (Neptunstein, 3rd century, Roman; plaque is 1554)
(60 kb, 27 April 2005)
Ettlingen, Germany: Marktplatz: St George's or Market Fountain, detail (1494)
(49 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Marktstraße: Fountain of the Fool (Hans von Singen), detail (16th century)
(65 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Rathausturm: shrine (Mary and Jesus)
(63 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Rathausturm: view (originally medieval but redesigned in baroque style and extended upwards c1740)
(43 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Rathausturm: war memorial (Gedenken an die Toten, 1927, by Oskar Alexander Kiefer)
(82 kb, 5 December 2002)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): decoration over entrance (baroque, 1728-1732, master builder Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer; restored 1978)
(84 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): Dolphin Fountain (1612, master builder Johannes Schoch)
(95 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): Dolphin Fountain, detail (1612, master builder Johannes Schoch)
(63 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): side entrance (baroque, 1728-1732, master builder Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer; restored 1978)
(64 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): trompe l'oeil façade (baroque, 1728-1732, master builder Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer; restored 1978)
(87 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Schloß (Castle): trompe l'oeil window detail (baroque, 1728-1732, master builder Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer; restored 1978)
(57 kb, 17 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Seminarstraße: ironwork sign (1905)
(74 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: Seminarstraße: Monk's sculpture (popularly known as 'hic') (probably 16th century)
(95 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: St Martinskirche: ceiling (1988, Emil Wachter)
(80 kb, 27 April 2005)
Ettlingen, Germany: St Martinskirche: façade (1733)
(74 kb, 27 April 2005)
Ettlingen, Germany: St Martinskirche: inlaid stone (1732)
(89 kb, 27 April 2005)
Ettlingen, Germany: St Martinskirche: view (1733)
(67 kb, 18 April 2008)
Ettlingen, Germany: St Martinskirche: wood crucifixion
(33 kb, 17 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Bahnhofstraße 35: façade detail (art deco, 1926)
(60 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Kaiserstraße 36: lion decoration over window
(78 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Kaiserstraße 36: top of façade
(62 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Pagodenburg: balcony (1722)
(61 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Pagodenburg: view (1722)
(49 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Poststraße 12 (Braustüb'l): decoration over door
(67 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Poststraße 12 (Braustüb'l): façade decoration
(64 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Poststraße 12 (Braustüb'l): ironwork sign
(83 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Rathaus (town hall): view (1721, after plans by Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer; extended 1903 and restored 1979)
(62 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Schiffstraße, Hotel Schiff: ironwork sign
(82 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Schloß (Castle): façade (baroque, 1700-1712, designed by Domenico Rossi)
(73 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Schloß (Castle): façade detail (baroque, 1700-1712, designed by Domenico Rossi)
(59 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Schloß (Castle): top of façade (baroque, 1700-1712, designed by Domenico Rossi)
(71 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: Schloßpark: umbrella fountain and accompanying sculpture
(98 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rastatt, Germany: water tower (wasserturm): view (47.3m high) (1901, architect F. Ratzel)
(42 kb, 18 April 2008)
Rome, Italy:
Rome, Italy: Arco di Settimio Severo (Triumphal Arch of Settimio Severo): view from east (built 203 AD)
(92 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): middle panel, east arch, north side (medallions with hunting scenes) (monument built 315 AD)
(94 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): middle panel, east arch, south side (medallions with hunting scenes) (monument built 315 AD)
(90 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): middle panel, west arch, north side (medallions with hunting scenes) (monument built 315 AD)
(89 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): middle panel, west arch, south side (medallions with hunting scenes, frieze below depicts campaign against Maxentius) (monument built 315 AD)
(86 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): view from northeast (monument built 315 AD)
(104 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Arco di Trionfo di Constantio (Arch of Constantine): view from south (monument built 315 AD)
(85 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): Assumption of the Virgin, baptistry (sculptor Pietro Bernini)
(83 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): Baptistry, ceiling fresco (by Domenico Cresti called Il Passignano)
(126 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): Baptistry, ceiling fresco (by Domenico Cresti called Il Passignano)
(105 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): nave, wooden coffered ceiling
(138 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): Pauline Chapel, decoration above altar
(105 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major): Pauline Chapel, statue of Pius XII
(78 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column): east side detail (erected in 113 AD, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus)
(98 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column): east side detail (erected in 113 AD, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus)
(97 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column): east side detail (erected in 113 AD, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus)
(95 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column): east side detail (erected in 113 AD, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus)
(92 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colonna Traiana (Trajan's Column): east side detail (erected in 113 AD, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus)
(87 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colosseo (Colosseum): exterior view
(81 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colosseo (Colosseum): interior view
(122 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colosseo (Colosseum): mosaic with hunting scene (2nd century AD, Rome, Praetorian Camp)
(100 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Colosseo (Colosseum): urn (vase) with the Recovery of Patroclus (alabaster, 2nd century BC, from Volterra)
(84 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: corner of Borgo Angelico and Via di Porta Angelica: Madonna mosaic
(94 kb, 16 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Curia, Via Sacra: marble floor (late 3rd century AD)
(101 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain): central figure representing the Ocean (1732-1760s, Nicolà Salvi)
(86 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain): overall view (1732-1760s, Nicolà Salvi)
(94 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain): sea horse and triton emerging from water (1732-1760s, Nicolà Salvi)
(85 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II: allegorical figure representing Adriatic Sea (1885-1911, monument by Giuseppe Sacconi)
(103 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II: allegorical figure representing Tyrrhenian Sea (1885-1911, monument by Giuseppe Sacconi)
(97 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II: gate at front (1885-1911, monument by Giuseppe Sacconi)
(116 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II: winged lion (1885-1911, monument by Giuseppe Sacconi)
(60 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Palatino: Domus Augustana, peristilium (peristyle)
(98 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Palatino: Stadio (Stadium), view from north end (built during reign of Domitian, 81-96 AD)
(95 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Palatino: wall sculpture of mythical winged creature
(111 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Palazzo Senatorio: sculpture representing the Nile (from Constantine's bath on the Quirnal)
(85 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Palazzo Senatorio: sculpture representing the Tiber (was the Tigris but tiger's head was replaced by wolf's head) (from Constantine's bath on the Quirnal)
(77 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Pantheon: dome (dates from Hadrian, 117-138 AD)
(63 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza della Rotonda: sea creatures (fountain designed in 1578 by Giacomo Della Porta)
(92 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza della Rotonda: sea creatures (fountain designed in 1578 by Giacomo Della Porta)
(83 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor): central figure (fountain 16th century, sculpture 1653, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini)
(78 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor): sea creatures (fountain 16th century, sculpture 19th century)
(69 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the Moor): triton (fountain 16th century, sculpture 19th century)
(74 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune): Neptune spearing octopus (sculpture 19th century)
(78 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune): sea creature (sculpture 19th century)
(78 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Navona, Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune): seahorse emerging from water (sculpture 19th century)
(75 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Piazza Pio XII: glass telephone kiosk
(79 kb, 16 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II: allegorical figures (opened 1911, bridge designed by Ennio De Rossi)
(63 kb, 16 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II: allegorical figures (opened 1911, bridge designed by Ennio De Rossi)
(49 kb, 16 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: Glory of San Bernardino (central wall painting of Cappella di San Bernardino da Siena, painted by Pinturicchio in about 1485)
(79 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: marble floor (work of the Cosmati)
(114 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: wood pulpit detail (perhaps executed on basis of drawing by Gian Lorenzo Bernini)
(85 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: wood pulpit (perhaps executed on basis of drawing by Gian Lorenzo Bernini)
(85 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: wood-coffered ceiling (16th century)
(147 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria d'Aracoeli: wood-coffered ceiling (16th century)
(132 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Annuciation with Saint Thomas of Aquino (Carafa Chapel altar, 1488-1492, Filippino Lippi)
(88 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: Chapel of Saint Dominic altar (1725, architect Filippo Raguzzini of Benevento, painting Our Lady entrusting an image of Saint Dominic by Paolo de Matteis of Salerno)
(93 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: marble elephant under obelisk in front of church (1667, probably designed by Giuseppe Paglia, sculpted by Ercole Ferrata) (called Minerva's Chick)
(67 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: monument detail
(61 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Santa Maria sopra Minerva: tomb of Ottaviano Ubaldino (1700)
(90 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Agnese in Agone: detail, martyrdom of Santa Emerenziana (1668-1709, Ercole Ferrata)
(81 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Agnese in Agone: Sant'Agnese in the flames (1660, Ercole Ferrata)
(56 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Ignazio: apse fresco (by Andrea Pozzo)
(66 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Ignazio: ceiling
trompe-l'oeil
fresco (1684, Andrea Pozzo)
(83 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Ignazio: funeral monument to Gregory XV and Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1709-1717, Pierre Le Gros and Pierre Etienne Monnot)
(102 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Sant'Ignazio: high altar (painting by Andrea Pozzo?)
(97 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Tempio di Saturno (Temple of Saturn): view (columns date from 4th century) (with view of Santi Luca e Martina at left and Colonna di Foca at right)
(77 kb, 15 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Via degli Staderari: fountain with books and stag's head decoration
(74 kb, 17 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Via della Conciliazione: dragon fountain
(65 kb, 16 December 2006)
Rome, Italy: Via San Pio X: Great War (World War I) monument
(99 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City:
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of St Basil (St Basil Celebrating Mass in Presence of the Arian Emperor Valens) (1751 mosaic after 1745 painting by Pietro Subleyras)
(98 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of St Jerome (Last Communion of St Jerome) (1744 mosaic after 1614 painting by Domenichino)
(85 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of St Leo the Great (Chapel of the Column) (Meeting of St Leo the Great with Attila) (1653, Alessandro Algardi)
(87 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of St Michael the Archangel (St Michael Defeating the Devil) (1757-1758 mosaic after 1642 painting by Guido Reni)
(110 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of the Falsehood (Alter of the Lie) (1725-1727 mosaic after 1599-1604 painting by Cristoforo Roncalli)
(85 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of the Navicella (1726 mosaic by Pietro Paolo Cristofari after 1628 painting by Giovanni Lanfranco)
(94 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of the Sacred Heart (mosaic after 1923 painting by Muccioli)
(104 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Altar of the Transfiguration (1758-1767 mosaic after 1520 Raphael painting)
(104 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Alter of St Gregory the Great (mosaic by Alessandro Cocchi and Vincenzo Castellini after 1625 painting by Sacchi)
(98 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Baldacchino (Baldaquin) (bronze, 1624-1633, Gion Lorenzo Bernini)
(94 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Clement X monument, skull decoration (monument designer Mattia de' Rossi)
(73 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Clement XIII Monument, lion (1792, Antonio Canova)
(71 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Clement XIII Monument, Triumph of Religion (1792, Antonio Canova)
(68 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): column decoration of angels and Saint Alexander
(69 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): floor grill (1943)
(101 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Gregory XIII monument, dragon (1715-1723, Camillo Rusconi)
(67 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): holy water stoup, with angels
(77 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Innocent XII monument (1746, Filippo della Valle)
(93 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): lantern with base of ironwork
(85 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): mosaic of St Peter (over Porta Santa)
(110 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): porch ceiling decoration
(99 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): statue of Charlemagne (1725, Agostino Cornacchini)
(81 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): statue of St Paul (1838, Adamo Tadolini)
(64 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): Stuart Monument detail (1817-1819, Antonio Canova)
(57 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): The Martyrdom of Saint Peter (bronze door panel, 1445, Antonio Averulino, called Il Filarete)
(108 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): top of arch
(136 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): top of gate on porch
(95 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Basilica di San Pietro (St Peter's Basilica): view from Piazza San Pietro (St Peter's Square) (various architects including Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Carlo Maderno)
(60 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Battle of Ostia (1514-1517, school of Raphael) (Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Room of the Borgo Fire)
(73 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Belvedere Apollo (2nd century Roman copy of 4th century BC bronze sculpture of artist from Attica) (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(41 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: boxer Damozenos (1800, Antonio Canova) (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(54 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: boxer Kreugas (1800, Antonio Canova) (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(54 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(109 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(124 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(107 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(104 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(110 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(121 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(126 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(92 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(135 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(129 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(129 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (18th century) (Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, Map Gallery)
(133 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Galleria degli Arazzi, Tapestry Gallery)
(70 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Galleria degli Arazzi, Tapestry Gallery)
(74 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Galleria degli Arazzi, Tapestry Gallery)
(73 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Galleria degli Arazzi, Tapestry Gallery)
(72 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Galleria degli Candelabri, Candelabra Gallery)
(96 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (mentions Pius VII) (near Sistine Chapel)
(74 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (near Sistine Chapel)
(137 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (near Sistine Chapel)
(111 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (near Sistine Chapel)
(84 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (near Sistine Hall)
(106 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (near Sistine Hall)
(105 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sala di Costantino, Hall of Constantine)
(105 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sala di Costantino, Hall of Constantine)
(106 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(102 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(113 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(121 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(115 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(87 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (Sistine Hall)
(111 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling decoration (with Egyptian motif) (near Sistine Chapel)
(108 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling medallion (1514-1517) (Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Room of the Borgo Fire)
(100 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling medallion (1514-1517) (Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Room of the Borgo Fire)
(101 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling painting (Galleria degli Candelabri, Candelabra Gallery)
(81 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling painting (Galleria degli Candelabri, Candelabra Gallery)
(105 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling painting (Galleria degli Candelabri, Candelabra Gallery)
(83 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: ceiling painting (Galleria degli Candelabri, Candelabra Gallery)
(115 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: coffered ceiling (1780, designed by Simonetti) (Sala Rotonda, Round Room)
(99 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Coronation of Charlemagne (1514-1517, school of Raphael) (Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Room of the Borgo Fire)
(84 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: detail, Constantina's sarcophagus (sculpted around 340 in Egypt for daughter of Constantine) (Sala a Croce Greca, Greek Cross Room)
(87 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Dispute on the Blessed Sacrament (1508-1511, Raphael) (Stanza della Segnatura, Stanza of the Signatura)
(85 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: dome modeled on Pantheon (near Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere)
(55 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple (1511-1514, Raphael) (Stanza of Heliodorus)
(90 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Fire in the Borgo (1514-1517, school of Raphael) (Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo, Room of the Borgo Fire)
(80 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: frescoes relating stories of Apollo and the Muses (1782-1787, decorated by Tommaso Conca) (Sala delle Muse, Room of the Muses)
(102 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Ganymede with eagle (Roman version of statuary type of first Hellenistic era, from Quadraro estate on Via Labicana, 1780) (Chiaramonti Museum)
(38 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: giant pine cone (gilt bronze, originally a Roman fountain dating from 1st or 2nd century AD) (Cortile della Pigna, Courtyard of the Pine Cone)
(71 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: God Anumbis (from Anzio, Roman Imperial Period, 1st-2nd century AD) (Egyptian Museum)
(54 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Iustitia et Pax (Justice and Peace, 1940, Massimo Campigli) (entrance hall)
(86 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Last Supper, tapestry detail (from Episodes from the Passion, Tournai?, late 15th century) (Galleria di San Pio V, St Pius V Gallery)
(104 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: lion (Egyptian, Dynasty XXX, 4th century BC) (Egyptian Museum)
(90 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: lion, tapestry detail (from Justice, Faith, Charity, ornamental cover of throne of Clement VII, Brussels, around 1523-1534, workshop of Pieter van Aelst)
(98 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: lion, tapestry detail (from Justice, Faith, Charity, ornamental cover of throne of Clement VII, Brussels, around 1523-1534, workshop of Pieter van Aelst)
(98 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: lioness goddess Sekhmet enthroned (from Temple of Mut at Karnak, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, reign of Amenofis III, 1390-1352 BC) (Egyptian Museum)
(82 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: marble sample table (Sistine Hall)
(103 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Meleager (1st century AD Roman copy of 4th century BC Greek original attributed to Skopas) (Sala degli Animali, Hall of Animals)
(56 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: mosaic table with ducks (Sistine Hall)
(67 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: mother and child stained glass window
(106 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: painted dome (near Sistine Chapel)
(95 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Persius with head of Medusa (1801, by Antonio Canova) (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(33 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: reclining figure and sarcophagus with battle scene (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(80 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: reclining statue of river Nile (from Rome, Roman Imperial Period, late 1st century AD) (Egyptian Museum)
(67 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Roman mosaic floor (Sala degli Animali, Hall of Animals)
(176 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: scenes from Genesis (1511-1514, Raphael) (Stanza of Heliodorus)
(109 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: School of Athens (1508-1511, Raphael) (Stanza della Segnatura, Stanza of the Signatura)
(71 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: St Leo the Great's Meeting with Attila in 452 (1511-1514, Raphael and assistants) (Stanza of Heliodorus)
(87 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: staircase ceiling (going from Egyptian Museum to Chiaramonti Museum)
(79 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: staircase ceiling (next to Sistine Chapel)
(111 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: staircase ceiling (next to Sistine Chapel)
(100 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Triumph of Christianity over Paganism (Tommaso Siciliano) (Sala di Costantino, Hall of Constantine)
(99 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: vase with classical landscape
(68 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: vase with red vine (signed Belet)
(59 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: Venus Felix (Roman version of a Venus by Praxiteles dating from mid-4th century BC, the face of this statue is a portrait of a 2nd century empress, either Faustina, the wife of Marcus Aurelius, or her daughter-in-law Crispina, wife of Commodus) (Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Octagonal Court of Belvedere)
(43 kb, 16 December 2006)
Vatican City: Vatican Museum: wood panel (Sala di Costantino, Hall of Constantine)
(103 kb, 16 December 2006)
Japan:
Himeji, Japan: castle: fish (carp, koi?) decoration at top of roof
(64 kb, 12 July 2006)
Himeji, Japan: castle: main building
(62 kb, 12 July 2006)
Himeji, Japan: decorated manhole cover
(107 kb, 12 July 2006)
Himeji, Japan: Kōko-en garden: lotus flower
(37 kb, 12 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Daibutsu (Great Buddha): view
(75 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Daibutsu (Great Buddha): view
(95 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Hase-dera Temple: dozens of small Buddha statues
(125 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Hase-dera Temple: Kannon-dou
(93 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Hase-dera Temple: sculpture of a god
(112 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Hase-dera Temple: sculpture of a god
(100 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Hase-dera Temple: sculpture of a god
(97 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Kenchō-ji Temple: hall beams and columns
(86 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Kenchō-ji Temple: lantern detail
(50 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Kenchō-ji Temple: open hall
(80 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Tsurugaoka Hachiman-Gū Shrine: prayers and wishes
(128 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kamakura, Japan: Tsurugaoka Hachiman-Gū Shrine: sake containers
(114 kb, 20 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Ginkaju-ji (Silver) Temple: Kannonden
(105 kb, 15 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Gion Matsuri (Festival): couple in kimonos
(87 kb, 16 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Gion Matsuri (Festival): octopus snacks
(60 kb, 15 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Gion Matsuri (Festival): paper lanterns
(76 kb, 15 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Gion Matsuri (Festival): women in kimonos at food stand
(94 kb, 15 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kinkaku-ji (Golden) Temple: view in rain
(99 kb, 17 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kinkaku-ji (Golden) Temple: waterfall
(130 kb, 17 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: beam decoration
(81 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: beam decoration
(57 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: crane
(67 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: gate
(79 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: glass (paper??) lantern
(61 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple: sculpture of a god
(72 kb, 14 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto central railway station: interior (1997, architect Hiroshi Hara)
(110 kb, 12 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Imperial Palace: man walking bicycle in rain
(74 kb, 16 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Nijō-jō (Nijō) Castle: bell
(114 kb, 17 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Nijō-jō (Nijō) Castle: gate decoration
(76 kb, 17 July 2006)
Kyoto, Japan: Shimogamo Shrine: gate at night
(65 kb, 12 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: deer begging for food
(100 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: guardian dog / lion
(102 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: gold lantern
(61 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: gold lanterns
(70 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: Nan-mon gate
(91 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: paper lantern
(45 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: prayers and wishes
(102 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kasuga Taisha Shrine: stone lanterns
(134 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kōfuku-ji Temple: Nan-endo (southern octagonal hall)
(78 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Kōfuku-ji Temple: Tokondo (eastern golden hall)
(68 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Nigatsu-dō Temple: copper (bronze?) lanterns
(80 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Nigatsu-dō Temple: fountain for washing (with dragon)
(110 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Nigatsu-dō Temple: lizard with blue tail
(81 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Nigatsu-dō Temple: main building
(87 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Daibutsu (Great Budhha)
(96 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall)
(73 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Kokuuzobosatsu
(112 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Koumokuten
(80 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Nandai-mon pagoda
(82 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Nandai-mon pagoda roof structure
(98 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Nyoirinkannon
(102 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nara, Japan: Tōdai-ji Temple: Tamonten
(82 kb, 13 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Rinnō-ji Temple: dragon fountain (in rain)
(100 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Nio-mon Gate, warrior god
(67 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Nio-mon Gate, warrior god
(67 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Niten-mon Gate, God of Thunder
(66 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Niten-mon Gate, God of Wind
(72 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Niten-mon Gate, guardian dog / lion
(71 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: stone lantern
(120 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Yasha-mon Gate (Peony Gate) detail
(115 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Taiyūin-byō Shrine: Yasha-mon Gate (Peony Gate), a god
(67 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: five-storied pagoda detail
(105 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: Shinkyūsha (Sacred Stable), three monkeys ('hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil')
(87 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: stone lanterns
(135 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: Yōmei-mon Gate (Gate of Sunlight), ancient warrior
(89 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: Yōmei-mon Gate (Gate of Sunlight), guardian dog / lion
(76 kb, 21 July 2006)
Nikkō, Japan: Tōshō-gū Shrine: Yōmei-mon Gate (Gate of Sunlight), guardian dogs / lions
(76 kb, 21 July 2006)
Osaka, Japan: Kansai International Airport: interior (1990-1994, architect Renzo Piano)
(82 kb, 11 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Ginza Tanagokoro: thin building
(76 kb, 18 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Japan Nursing Association: cone, at night (2002-2004, Kisho Kurokawa Architects & Associates)
(87 kb, 19 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Mikimoto Ginza 2: view (2005, architect Toyo Ito & Associates)
(54 kb, 18 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Prada Aoyama: view at night (2003, architects Herzog and de Meuron)
(94 kb, 19 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Shibuya: crowd in the rain
(98 kb, 18 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Shinjuku station (southern terrace): trees lit up
(64 kb, 19 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Shinjuku: night lights, club advertisement
(92 kb, 19 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo International Forum: information booth (1996, architect Rafael Vinoly)
(69 kb, 18 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo International Forum: interior (1996, architect Rafael Vinoly)
(96 kb, 18 July 2006)
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo International Forum: roof structure (1996, architect Rafael Vinoly)
(119 kb, 18 July 2006)
Yokohama, Japan: Chinatown (Chūkagai): gate
(87 kb, 20 July 2006)
Yokohama, Japan: Chinatown (Chūkagai): gate
(131 kb, 20 July 2006)
Yokohama, Japan: Kantei-byō Temple: gate
(132 kb, 20 July 2006)
Yokohama, Japan: Kantei-byō Temple: guardian dog / lion
(74 kb, 20 July 2006)
Netherlands:
Utrecht University, Netherlands: Educatorium, Levenlaan 19: view (1997, architect OMA / Rem Koolhaas)
(79 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht University, Netherlands: Hugo R. Kruyt Building (Gebouw): tiled seating in reception area (1974)
(64 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht University, Netherlands: Minnaert Building (Gebouw), Leuvenlaan 4: interior rainwater collection and cooling pool (1997, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten)
(65 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht University, Netherlands: Minnaert Building (Gebouw), Leuvenlaan 4: view (1997, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten)
(70 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht University, Netherlands: Nicolaas Bloembergen (NMR) Building (Gebouw), Padualaan 8: view (2000-2001, architect UNStudio / Ben van Berkel)
(74 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Brigittenstraat 24 (Kniestedt Jacobs and Duijs): entrance (modified to current form in 1864)
(68 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Bruntenhof 5 and 5A: entrance (1621)
(61 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Kromme Nieuwegracht 43 (De Truttige Tuyl): window (18th century?)
(76 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Maliebaan 16 (Andersson Elffers Felix): view from front (1897, architect S.J. de Rooy; converted and extended, 2000, Mecanoo Architecten)
(99 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Schröder (Schroder) House, Prins Hendriklaan 50: view (1924, architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld)
(57 kb, 28 February 2007)
Utrecht, Netherlands: Trans 21-41 (Sic Semper): floral tiles above window (1890, architect P.J. Houtzaters)
(70 kb, 28 February 2007)
Poland:
Białka Tatrzańska, Małopolska, Poland: wooden church (1700)
(126 kb, 20 July 2005)
Błędowski Desert, Poland: Six-spot Burnet (
Zygaena filipendulae
) (green black moth with red spots)
(75 kb, 25 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: basilica altar
(121 kb, 12 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: basilica ceiling
(131 kb, 12 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: basilica entrance façade
(60 kb, 12 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: baslica, Chapel of St Anthony of Padua, altar (18th c)
(97 kb, 12 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: Chapel of the Virgin ceiling
(119 kb, 12 July 2005)
Częstochowa, Poland: Jasna Góra: Chapel of the Virgin organ (1956)
(125 kb, 12 July 2005)
Dębno Podhalańskie, Małopolska, Poland: Archangel Michael's Church: wooden church (15th c)
(96 kb, 20 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: Artus' Court (Dwór Artusa): façade (1616-1617, decorated by Abraham van den Blocke), with Neptune Fountain (1633, cast by Peter Husen) in foreground
(86 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: Golden House (Złota Kamienica): façade (1618, designed by Abraham van den Blocke)
(97 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: New Alderman House of the Bench (1567): door (1567)
(113 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: St Bridget's Church: ceiling
(97 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: St Mary's Church: angel playing trumpet (1760; Johann Heinrich Meissner)
(57 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: St Mary's Church: clock (1460s; made by Hans Duringer)
(87 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: ulica Długa: façade
(85 kb, 16 July 2005)
Gdańsk, Poland: ulica Korzenna: old town hall fireplace
(95 kb, 16 July 2005)
Grywald, Małopolska, Poland: St Martin's Church: wooden church (second half of 15th c)
(100 kb, 20 July 2005)
Harklowa, Małopolska, Poland: Church of Birth of Virgin Mary: ceiling
(104 kb, 20 July 2005)
Harklowa, Małopolska, Poland: Church of Birth of Virgin Mary: door
(101 kb, 20 July 2005)
Harklowa, Małopolska, Poland: Church of Birth of Virgin Mary: wooden church (second half of 15th c)
(112 kb, 20 July 2005)
Jurgów, Małopolska, Poland: Church of St Sebastian and Our Lady of the Rosary: interior
(89 kb, 20 July 2005)
Jurgów, Małopolska, Poland: Church of St Sebastian and Our Lady of the Rosary: wooden church (second half of 17th c)
(108 kb, 20 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Basilica of the Body of Christ: altar angel sculpture
(95 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Basilica of the Body of Christ: choir stall
(127 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: bulwar Czerwieński: Dżok (Jock) the Dog (2001, sculptor Bronisław Chromy)
(91 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of Christ Transfigured: ceiling
(109 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of Saints Peter and Paul: apostle
(110 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of Saints Peter and Paul: façade
(80 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of Saints Peter and Paul: façade detail (with two apostles)
(104 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of the Holy Cross: choir stall decoration
(102 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Church of the Holy Cross: pulpit detail
(99 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Cloth Hall (Sukiennice): column carving
(86 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Franciscan Church: ceiling
(116 kb, 23 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Franciscan Church: stained glass Father the God (1897-1902, Stanisław Wyspiański)
(90 kb, 23 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Instytut Marji: façade
(92 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Pauline Church on the Rock: altar sculpture
(84 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: plac Kossaka: World War II memorial (1992, sculptor Bronisław Chromy)
(82 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: plac Matejki: Battle of Grunwald monument detail (1910, restored 1976)
(120 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: plac Wolnica: wall sculpture commemorating arrival of Jews in Kraków
(71 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: St Mary's Church: chancel stall decoration (1635-1637, carved by Fabian Moller)
(120 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: St Mary's Church: Christ Crucified altar (Veit Stross, late 15th c)
(113 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: St Mary's Church: crucifixion and ceiling
(142 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: St Mary's Church: nave ceiling
(120 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: ulica Floriańska: Mother and Child
(54 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: ulica Skałeczna: Pauline Seminary (Seminarium Paulinów) (1934)
(85 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: ulica Św Jana 20: sculpture over door
(72 kb, 24 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Wawel Hill: cathedral ambulatory sculpture detail
(67 kb, 23 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Wawel Hill: fire-breathing dragon (1972, sculptor Bronisław Chromy)
(50 kb, 22 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Wawel Hill: inner courtyard fresco decoration
(62 kb, 23 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Wawel Hill: inner courtyard gallery and stairs (16th c, construction directed by Francesco Fiorentino, master Benedict and Bartolomeo Berecci)
(69 kb, 23 July 2005)
Kraków (Cracow), Poland: Wawel Hill: King Sigismund Chapel
(98 kb, 22 July 2005)
Krościenko n. Dunajcem, Małopolska, Poland: Church of Christ the Good Shepherd
(46 kb, 20 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: aleja Kościuszki 12: door
(76 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: aleja Kościuszki 83: façade
(58 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Juliusz Kindermann Villa (ulica Piotrkowska 137/139): façade mosaic (1907; architect Karl Seidl or Gustav Landau-Gutenteger; mosaic designed by Hans Schram, made by firm of Antonio Salviati)
(74 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Juliusz Kindermann Villa (ulica Piotrkowska 137/139): façade mosaic (1907; architect Karl Seidl or Gustav Landau-Gutenteger; mosaic designed by Hans Schram, made by firm of Antonio Salviati)
(66 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Krusche and Ender building (ulica Piotrkowska 143): balcony (1898, architect David Lande)
(59 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Leopold Kindermann Villa (ulica Wólczańska 31): entrance gate (1902-1903, architect Gustav Landau-Gutenteger)
(91 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Leopold Kindermann Villa (ulica Wólczańska 31): window (1902-1903, architect Gustav Landau-Gutenteger)
(87 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Leopold Kindermann Villa (ulica Wólczańska 31): window (1902-1903, architect Gustav Landau-Gutenteger)
(103 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: Leopold Kindermann Villa (ulica Wólczańska 31): window (1902-1903, architect Gustav Landau-Gutenteger)
(80 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: ulica Piotrkowska 149: sculpture over door
(99 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: ulica Piotrkowska 234/236: sculpture over door
(61 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: ulica Piotrkowska 53: sculpture over door
(88 kb, 18 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: ulica Piotrkowska 90: sculpture over door
(63 kb, 19 July 2005)
Łódź, Poland: ulica Sienkiewicza 85/87: façade reflecting sky
(65 kb, 18 July 2005)
Malbork (Marienburg), Poland: castle: amber statue of Hermes (c 1600)
(37 kb, 17 July 2005)
Malbork (Marienburg), Poland: castle: God and Moses tapestry
(85 kb, 17 July 2005)
Malbork (Marienburg), Poland: castle: iron handrail
(102 kb, 17 July 2005)
Malbork (Marienburg), Poland: castle: view from across Nogat River
(78 kb, 17 July 2005)
Malbork (Marienburg), Poland: castle: view from east
(89 kb, 18 July 2005)
Ojców, Małopolska, Poland: Church of St Joseph the Worker: wooden church (1901)
(91 kb, 25 July 2005)
Słowiński National Park, Poland: Góra Łącka: sand dunes
(97 kb, 15 July 2005)
Słowiński National Park, Poland: Góra Łącka: trees in sand
(79 kb, 15 July 2005)
Stegna, Pomerania, Poland: brick church (16th-18th c)
(85 kb, 17 July 2005)
Toruń, Poland: Cathedral of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist: door
(111 kb, 13 July 2005)
Toruń, Poland: House Under the Star: façade (1697)
(111 kb, 13 July 2005)
Toruń, Poland: Rynek (Market Square): bronze frog (fountain detail) (1914)
(63 kb, 13 July 2005)
Toruń, Poland: ulica Łazienna: decoration over door
(56 kb, 14 July 2005)
Toruń, Poland: ulica Piekary: old granary façade
(92 kb, 13 July 2005)
Wiśniowa, Małopolska, Poland: wooden church
(94 kb, 20 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: cheese stand
(67 kb, 21 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: Kasprowy Wierch: cable car
(80 kb, 21 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: Kasprowy Wierch: view of Krzesanica, Małołączniak, Giewont (etc.)
(78 kb, 21 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: old cemetery: wooden grave marker
(92 kb, 22 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: old cemetery: wooden grave marker
(100 kb, 22 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: roadside shrine
(119 kb, 21 July 2005)
Zakopane, Poland: St Clement's Church: wooden church (1847-1851)
(98 kb, 22 July 2005)
Spain:
Barcelona, Spain: 23 Carrer de les Magdalenes: sunlight on wall
(155 kb, 13 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Casa Batlló: façade (1904-1907, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(104 kb, 13 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Casa Milà (La Pedrera): chimney pots (1906-1912, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(46 kb, 13 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Casa Milà (La Pedrera): façade (1906-1912, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(108 kb, 13 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: La Sagrada Família: Jesus and Judas (1988, sculptor Josep M. Subirachs)
(88 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: La Sagrada Família: Passion façade (architect Antoni Gaudí)
(95 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: La Sagrada Família: Peter and Jesus (1988, sculptor Josep M. Subirachs)
(92 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: La Sagrada Família: Roman soldiers (1988, sculptor Josep M. Subirachs)
(83 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Palau Güell: trencadí chimney pot (1886-1888, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(58 kb, 13 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: autumn sun plafond (1900-1914, Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol)
(137 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: salamander (dragon) sculpture (1900-1914, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(107 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: spring sun plafond (1900-1914, Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol)
(145 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: summer sun plafond (1900-1914, Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol)
(133 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: trencadí mosaics (1900-1914, architect Antoni Gaudí)
(126 kb, 14 December 2003)
Barcelona, Spain: Park Güell: winter sun plafond (1900-1914, Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol)
(137 kb, 14 December 2003)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: brown (red?) squirrel eating nut upside-down in tree
(104 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Charles V fountain, allegorical mask
(72 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Charles V fountain, allegorical mask
(73 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Charles V fountain, allegorical mask
(75 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Cuarto Dorado (Golden Room), wall decoration
(99 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: El Mexuar, wall decoration
(104 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Generalife new gardens, stone walkway
(150 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Mirador de Lindaraja, Mocárabe decoration
(119 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), bas-relief
(103 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), bas-relief
(109 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), bas-relief
(108 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), bas-relief
(101 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), decorative ring
(82 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Carlos V (Charles V Palace), interior
(77 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Palacio de Comares (Comares Palace), ceiling decoration
(106 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtle Courtyard)
(86 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtle Courtyard), door
(112 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtle Courtyard), frieze and tiles
(95 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Arrayanes (Myrtle Courtyard), two cats
(82 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Liones (Courtyard of the Lions), column and wall decoration
(103 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Liones (Courtyard of the Lions), fountain
(80 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Liones (Courtyard of the Lions), Mocárabe arch
(86 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Liones (Courtyard of the Lions), Mocárabe arches
(128 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio de los Liones (Courtyard of the Lions), wall decoration
(111 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Patio del Cuarto Dorado (Courtyard of the Golden Room, Patio del Mexuar)
(89 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de dos Hermanas (Hall of the Two Sisters), Mocárabe cupola
(112 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de la Barca (Hall of the Barca), Mocárabe vault
(89 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de los Abencerrajes (Hall of the Abencerrajes), Mocárabe cupola
(98 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de los Abencerrajes (Hall of the Abencerrajes), Mocárabe decoration
(126 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de los Reyes (Hall of the Kings), Mocárabe ceiling
(99 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: Sala de los Reyes (Hall of the Kings), wall decoration and Mocárabe arches
(112 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Alhambra: white branches, blue sky
(111 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Calle Acera del Casino: lion water fountain
(100 kb, 11 December 2005)
Granada, Spain: Iglesia y Convento de San Anton: cupola (17th-18th c)
(105 kb, 11 December 2005)
Sweden:
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: 18 Kungsportsavenyn (Avenyn): decorative supports
(73 kb, 19 October 2005)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: 18 Norra Hamngatan: wall relief (1930s, sculptor Ivar Johnsson)
(85 kb, 19 October 2005)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: 23 Storgatan: lion's head
(106 kb, 8 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Barken Viking ship and Skanskahuset (Skanska House, 'Lipstick' building) (1989, architects Ralph Erskine and Heikki Särg)
(82 kb, 6 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Botaniska trädgården (Botanic Garden): Japanese Cedar (
Cryptomeria japonica
) bark
(134 kb, 6 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Chalmers tekniska högskola (Chalmers University of Technology), MC2 building: balconies (2000, Erséus Frenning Sjögren Arkitekter)
(85 kb, 8 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: helicopter (Ecureuil AS 350 B3) with load
(95 kb, 9 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Nils Ericson Terminalen (Terminal): bus departure hall (1996, Niels Torp Arkitekter)
(116 kb, 9 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Poseidon Fountain (Götaplatsen): satyr and unicorn (c1930, sculptor Carl Milles)
(102 kb, 19 October 2005)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Poseidon Fountain (Götaplatsen): woman and whale (c1930, sculptor Carl Milles)
(106 kb, 19 October 2005)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Quality Hotel Panorama: façade ('Where people meet', installed March 2001, artist Ulrika Hydman-Vallien)
(82 kb, 8 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Stora Teatern: ceiling (1859, architect Bror Carl Malmberg)
(139 kb, 8 June 2004)
Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden: Vasakyrkan (Vasa Church): door (1909, architect Yngve Rasmussen)
(94 kb, 9 June 2004)
Istanbul, Turkey:
Istanbul, Turkey: Archaeology Museum: Alexander Sarcophagus (from Royal Necropolis of Sidon, c 325-300 BC) (scene depicting Battle of Issus, 333BC, with Alexander at left in lion's head headdress)
(79 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Archaeology Museum: figure of man (Jerusalem, c 500 AD, from a family tomb)
(90 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Archaeology Museum: figure of woman (Jerusalem, c 500 AD, from a family tomb)
(96 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Atatürk International Airport (Hava Limanı): international terminal (1998-2000, architects Ebru Kantaşi and GMW Architects)
(72 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Basilica Cistern: column with 'tear-drop' design (532 AD)
(68 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Basilica Cistern: columns (532 AD)
(72 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Basilica Cistern: Medusa head at base of column (532 AD)
(77 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Beyazıt Camii (Mosque): decoration over entrance (1501-1506)
(96 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Beyazıt Camii (Mosque): view (1501-1506)
(76 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Beyazıt Square: feeding the pidgeons
(106 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): arch decoration (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(122 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): half-domes (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(121 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): main column decoration (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(100 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): main dome (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(127 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): minaret and courtyard (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(54 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): side dome (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(125 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): support decoration (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(125 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii): wall tiles (1606-1616, architect Mehmet Ağa)
(107 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): fresco of Mary and Jesus (with the twelve attending angels) (c 1315)
(102 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): fresco of (some of) the church fathers (Basil, Gregory the Theologian and Cyril of Alexandria) (c 1315)
(89 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): fresco of the Anastasis (c 1315)
(82 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of census (held for the enrolment for taxation and registration) of Mary and Joseph (c 1315)
(112 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of Jesus (and twenty-four of the early ancestors) (c 1315)
(122 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of Mary in the arms of Joachim (and the blessing by the priests) (c 1315)
(121 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of the Annunciation (c 1315)
(109 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of the death of the Virgin (c 1315)
(102 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of the miracle at Cana (c 1315)
(114 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Chora Church (Kariye Museum): mosaic of Theodore Metochites (presenting model of the church to Jesus) (c 1315)
(114 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III: fountain and decoration (1728)
(81 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III: overhang decoration (1728)
(76 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Fuat Paşa Caddesi: real (one blue, one yellow-eyed white Van) cat with toy dog
(54 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Great Palace Mosaic Museum: mosaic detail of boy attending geese (6th century, from palace of Justinian)
(108 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Great Palace Mosaic Museum: mosaic detail of eagle eating snake (6th century, from palace of Justinian)
(95 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Great Palace Mosaic Museum: mosaic detail of griffin eating something (6th century, from palace of Justinian)
(110 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Great Palace Mosaic Museum: mosaic detail of tree and man (6th century, from palace of Justinian)
(105 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Great Palace Mosaic Museum: mosaic detail of two hunters attacking tiger (6th century, from palace of Justinian)
(90 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): decoration on column capital (Byzantine)
(78 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): Emperor John II Komnenos, Virgin Mary and Empress Irene mosaic (1118)
(101 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): grill, Library of Sultan Mahmud I (1739)
(108 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): Jesus, The Deisis, mosaic (12th century)
(111 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): Justinian the Great (presenting model of church), Virgin Mary and Constantine (presenting model of city) mosaic (end 10th century)
(113 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): Leo (Leon) VI mosaic (over Imperial Gate, end 9th century; Leo VI kneeling before Jesus, Virgin Mary top left, Archangel Gabriel top right)
(103 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): St John the Baptist, The Deisis, mosaic (12th century)
(102 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): view (532-537 AD, many changes since, including addition of minarets in 15th and 16th centuries)
(69 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya): Virgin Mary mosaic (867)
(75 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul University: main gate (19th century, architect Auguste Bourgeois)
(95 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Kaiser Wilhelm's Fountain, Hippodrome: mosaic ceiling (1898)
(111 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Museum of the Ancient Orient: Ishtar Gate, bull panel (reconstructed, original was c 575 BC)
(97 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Museum of the Ancient Orient: Ishtar Gate, dragon 'Muşuşu' panel (reconstructed, original was c 575 BC)
(83 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts: Qiblanuma (astonomical instrument, Ottoman period, dated 1738, master Barun al-Muhteri)
(76 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts: wooden door of a mimber (Seljuk period, dated 1155, from Aleaddin Mosque, Konya)
(87 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Obelisk of Theodosius, Hippodrome: view (carved in Egypt around 1450 BC, erected by Theodosius in 390)
(59 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Ordu Caddesi: column with 'tear-drop' design (from Forum of Theodosius, 4th century AD)
(69 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): column (Iznik) tiles (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(145 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): column (Iznik) tiles (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(158 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): courtyard dais (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(95 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): courtyard dome (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(77 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): courtyard (Iznik) tiled prayer niche (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(138 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): decoration (embossed leather?) on ceiling (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(125 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): inlaid door panel (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(128 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): (Iznik) tiles between arches (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(104 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): (Iznik) tiles over door (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(108 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): main dome (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(112 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Rüstem Paşa Camii (Mosque): wall (Iznik) tiles (1560, architect Mimar Sinan)
(143 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı): dried tomatoes, aubergines (eggplant), okra and sponges
(123 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı): drying chili peppers
(91 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı): spice display (signs in Turkish and English)
(118 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Sublime Porte: overhang decoration
(57 kb, 2 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): courtyard and minaret (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(52 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): courtyard dome (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(102 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): decoration over entrance (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(81 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): domes from outside (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(83 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): half-domes and main dome (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(110 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): (Iznik) tiles over courtyard window (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(99 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): main dome (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(104 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): man washing before prayer
(92 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Süleymaniye Camii (Mosque): stone latticework (1550-1557, architect Mimar Sinan)
(76 kb, 3 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Sultanahmet Parki: fountain
(70 kb, 31 March 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Tiled Kiosk: entrance tiles
(159 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Tiled Kiosk: (Iznik) tiles
(139 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Tiled Kiosk: polychrome (Iznik, last quarter of 16th century) plate
(68 kb, 1 April 2006)
Istanbul, Turkey: Tiled Kiosk: polychrome lunette (Iznik, c 1575) tiles
(104 kb, 1 April 2006)