St. Luke Lutheran Church
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Sheikh Zayed Grand Masjid (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Sheikh Zayed Grand Masjid (Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Monday, August 13, 2012
Beautiful View of the Eiffel Tower from the Terrace of Shangri-La Hotel, Paris
Beautiful View of the Eiffel Tower Paris
Mayon Volcano (Legaspi, Albay, Philippines)
Mayon Volcano (Legaspi, Albay , Philippines
Most perfect cone volcano.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Inverted Tower (Sintra, Portugal)
An underground tunnel with a spiral staircase, supported by carved columns, down to the bottom of the well through nine landings. The nine holes round landings, separated by fifteen steps, evoke references to Dante's Divine Comedy, and may represent the nine circles of hell, paradise, or purgatory.
The well is connected to laberíticas caves that lead to a spooky garden surrounded by a lake.
The land that is now Quinta da Regaleira had many owners through time. But in 1892, it belonged to the Barons of Regaleira, a family of rich merchants from Porto, when it was purchased that year by Carvalho Monteiro for 25,000 réis. Monteiro wished to build a bewildering place where he could gather symbols that would reflect his interests and ideologies. With the assistance of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he designed the 4-hectare estate with its enigmatic buildings, believed to hide symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. The architecture of the estate evokes Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architectural styles. The construction of the current estate commenced in 1904 and most of it was concluded by 1910.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Sea Cliff Bridge (Paris)
This is a bridge in Paris. You hang locks on it with the name of you and your boyfriend/girlfriend/best-friend then throw the key into the river.
So even though the friend/relationship may end, you can’t remove the lock. It stays there forever, as relevance to someone once a part of your life.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
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