One of the major attractions in Bangkok is the Royal Grand Palace, which for about 150 years was not only the home of the king and his court, but also the entire administrative seat of government. Thai kings stopped living in the palace full time around the turn of the twentieth century, but the complex remains the seat of power and spiritual heart of the Thai kingdom.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, known as The Pink Palace was one of the first two grand hotels built on the beach at Waikiki. A truly spectacular hotel that is first class with a grand history.
I had to merge two of my photos because it's so large I don't have a panoramic camera, haha, but yes, this is Buckingham Palace, one partially rainy London afternoon in late February.
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Sometimes it's best to be in silent awe. That's what was happening here at the Grand Canyon.
A lifetime dream was made reality when I finally made it to the finest of canyons and Grand Canyon National Park. This is the very first picture I took, at Mather Point, the first stop on the South Rim.
The ancient 13th century rectangular tower which is part of the Old Palace (Palazzo Vecchio) was named after the architect who designed it, Arnolfo di Cambio. It contains two small cells and is 94 metres high.
Jahangir palace in Orchha....these palaces were built by the Bundela Kings in the 15th -16th century
A child gets a closer look at one of the friezes near the main rotunda
A view of the city from the Mount Royal Park, a mountain in the center of Montreal from which the city derived its name.