Tag: “Organic Architecture”
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the angels are concerned for the head of St Denis
St Denis was martyred in the 3rd century, by beheading, on the hill that is now Montmartre, in Paris. Afterward, it is written, he picked up his head and walked two miles, preaching a sermon, until he reached the site where now stands the Basilica St-Denis.
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Silent Prayers
Boy praying to Garuda- The Vehicle of Lord Vishnu
In Hindu mythology, a Garuda is a mythical bird like creature usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak and wings but a man's body. -
Gopuram of Channakesava Temple
The Channakesava Temple, Belur is regarded as one of the most magnificent pieces of Hoysala Architecture. Belur used to be the ancient capital of the great Hoysala Empire.It is estimated that it took over a 100 years to build this temple complex.It was finally completed in 1116 AD.
The temple walls contain intricate sculptures of wars, great epics and the sagas of glorious kings. -
The Walls of Art
The Channakesava Temple, Belur is regarded as one of the most magnificent pieces of Hoysala Architecture. Belur used to be the ancient capital of the great Hoysala Empire.It is estimated that it took over a 100 years to build this temple complex.It was finally completed in 1116 AD.
The temple walls contain intricate sculptures of wars, great epics and the sagas of glorious kings. -
Bokeh
The Channakesava Temple, Belur is regarded as one of the most magnificent pieces of Hoysala Architecture. Belur used to be the ancient capital of the great Hoysala Empire.It is estimated that it took over a 100 years to build this temple complex.It was finally completed in 1116 AD.
The temple walls contain intricate sculptures of wars, great epics and the sagas of glorious kings.
Balls of Cotton thread are lit up on this piece of stone as an offering to the diety. -
Qartaba, Lebanon; 11.2007
The house across from my family summer home in the mountainous village of Qartaba, Lebanon.
I photograph this every time I visit...and every time, it is vacant. I am told people live there, just (mysteriously) not when I am there. -
De Young Museum
de-colored ;)
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Brunelleschi rising
Brunelleschi's dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, as seen through the Gothic archways in Giotto's bell tower, dominates the skyline of Florence
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Sleek modern cathedral designed by Tange Kenzo, in the Sekiguchi neighborhood of Tokyo. Seen from the sky, the building is in the shape of a cross.
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Prada Aoyama
Herzog & de Meuron's Prada store in Aoyama has become one of the bigger attractions in the Omotesando shopping district. If you want to snap photos of the interior, you'll have to be sneaky, as photography is disallowed once you step through the front door.
