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Category: Architecture
Parisian Blue
Walking down Avenue de l’Opéra in Paris, there are interesting sights every few steps. This is, after all, the road that takes one from the Opera House (Palais Garnier) to the Louvre; it’s a major road constructed as part of…
Read MoreCloud Gate
… which locals also call The Bean, is Anish Kapoor‘s contribution to Chicago – much to the delight of those who visit Millennium Park. Think back to science studies, and imagine ever so carefully letting a drop of liquid mercury…
Read MoreGive the Lady What She Wants
Back from Chicago for a few days now, I’ve spent the balance of the week working like a fiend. When I’ve been able to come up for air, conversation has typically included encouragement that others visit this friendly, fascinating and…
Read MoreView from the Bridge
If Paris’ Ponte Alexandre III offers striking beauty against a clear daytime sky, its opulence and view of the Eiffel Tower are perhaps even more dramatic by night. World fairs have left us some remarkable structures, and this Beaux-Arts bridge…
Read MoreSetting the Tone
… for an evening of dance, drama and romantic splendour. We’re back at the Palais Garnier, also known as the Paris Opera House, where the lighting does justice to the gorgeous ceiling above the audience.
Read MoreInside, Looking Out
While many flock to the Louvre, itching to get in and soak up the images, sculptures and – for me – tiles, ancient pottery and the architecture in general, I also enjoy looking out. Here are a couple of images…
Read MoreHistorical Drama
It would be lovely to wander the halls of the Palace of Versailles without an accompanying throng of visitors and, in approaching this staircase, it was a treat to soak up this vision of stonework and light sans fellow travellers….
Read MoreLandmark
San Francisco, on the west coast of our continent, is home to many memorable sites, including the Transamerica Pyramid, dressed to kill in crushed quartz and seen here from the waterfront. The building was designed with both environmental and architectural…
Read MoreRound and Round
… we go, looking down over a staircase that was, for me, the highlight of the building in which it’s encased. Known as the Snail Staircase, the Spiral Staircase and as the Momo staircase, I think of it simply as…
Read MoreOld Vancouver
… which is, of course, a relative term. Yes, I’m back to playing with reflections again, and hope you enjoy the juxtaposition between the old and the new. In this case, the old is championed (albeit in a reflection warped…
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