Gallery pages: <<  <  29  30  31  32  33  34  >

Recent Galleries

THE ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS OF KARNAK TEMPLE, EGYPT : Karnak temple is the biggest temple in Egypt owing its monumental size to 1300 years of construction. It was started by XII dynasty's Sesostris I. After that every pharaoh down to the Ptolemic period tried to stamp his authority by outdoing the previous one in his (or her) contribution. Karnak actually encloses three separate temples, the biggest being the temple of Amun, the biggest God of the new kingdom. These photographs are of the ruins of the Temple of Amun. The temple used to be connected to its counterpart, the Luxor temple, via an avenue of sphinxes most of which except a few yards outside each temple are destroyed by now. The approach to the temple was through an avenue of ram headed sphinxes which ended in the first of the six pylons. The first pylon is actually still unfinished and the abandoned mud ramp behind along with some nearby unfinished columns give us an idea of the ancient methods of construction. The forecourt also contains a triple shrine dedicated to the Thebean triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu and a granite colossus of Ramesis II with his favourite wife Nefertari nestled between his feet. Additional travel pictures may be seen at <a href="http://andresalvador.smugmug.com/gallery/3067325#167199360">KARNAK TEMPLE</a> <font style="font-size:70%">Information taken from http://www.travel-notes.org/karnak_temple.html</a>

THE ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS OF KARNAK TEM...

andresalvador

Karnak temple is the biggest temple in Egypt owing its monumental size ...

Updated: Jun 25, 2007 8:35pm PST

Architecture :

Architecture

oregontravelers

Updated: Jun 23, 2007 11:01pm PST

TEMPLE OF AMON-RA, LUXOR, EGYPT : In Luxor, all that remains of its glorious past is the temple that the ancient Egytptians built to the glory of Amon-Ra, King of the Gods and which they called "Southern Harim of Amon". Its construction was commissioned by two pharoahs, Amon-Ofis III, who started it and Ramses the II, who completed it. When the city of Luxor is mentioned it means this temple of Amon-Ra and Karnak Temple. <font style="font-size:80%">Excerpted from the book Casa Editrice Bonechi</a>.

TEMPLE OF AMON-RA, LUXOR, EGYPT

andresalvador

In Luxor, all that remains of its glorious past is the temple that the ...

Updated: May 28, 2007 12:01pm PST

Charleston,SC : The city of Charleston is full of beautiful spots hidden away in small streets.

Charleston,SC

Tom Steenhuysen (justcallmetom)

The city of Charleston is full of beautiful spots hidden away in small ...

Updated: May 22, 2007 10:05pm PST

Suwannaphum International Airport, Thailand : Additional information: http://www.tothailand.com/suvarnabhumi-airport.php http://www.boi.go.th/english/how/airports.asp

Suwannaphum International Airport, Th...

nimus

Additional information: http://www.tothailand.com/suvarnabhumi-airport ...

Updated: Apr 17, 2007 1:42am PST

RIVER AND BEACH HOUSES, PHILIPPINES : These are pictures of domestic river houses, accessory water structures and beach houses of average and poor people in the Philippines. The photos were taken n Bohol, Batangas, Navotas and Malabon. I intend to add more to this gallery in the future.

RIVER AND BEACH HOUSES, PHILIPPINES

andresalvador

These are pictures of domestic river houses, accessory water structure ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2007 2:53pm PST

IFUGAO HOUSE, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES : There are many varieties of an Ifugao House. It is based on an Ifugao sub-group. This one inside the court yard of the Philippine National Museum is of the Ayangan heritage, an Ifugao sub-group, in the Mayaoyao area of the Mountain Province. It has heavy thatch roof to serve as protection from rain and cold weather of the region. The Ifugaos, inhabit the rugged terrain of the extensive Cordillera Mountain ranges of the Mountain Province of Central Northern Luzon. They have developed and maintained a distinct culture which until recently has resisted outside influences. Until modern times ended their isolation, the only world they knew was their environment of towering mountain ranges, rolling hills, windy plateaus, warm valleys, shallow but swift rivers, dense forests, innumerable rice paddies, and their rice terraces carved on the mountainsides.

IFUGAO HOUSE, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, PHIL...

andresalvador

There are many varieties of an Ifugao House. It is based on an Ifugao ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2007 8:37pm PST

Covered Bridges of Madison County Iowa :

Covered Bridges of Madison County Iowa

Moabjeeper

Updated: Apr 08, 2007 5:11pm PST

PHOTO SHOOT IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK : We started on the second week of October in 1974, an architect friend of mine and myself travelled through the United States and Canada. Starting from Key West, Florida, we went up along the Eastern seaboard all the way to Toronto, Canada, then down south again and up zigzagging through the U.S. and Canada, all the while driving towards the west coast. It took us 7 weeks to reach Los Angeles, California. This gallery shows the "architectural shoot" we did in New York City, Canada. These photos were some of the good ones worth scanning from my old slides. The slides were taken using my old Minolta SLR camera.

PHOTO SHOOT IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

andresalvador

We started on the second week of October in 1974, an architect friend ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2007 9:54am PST

Art Deco - Tasmania :

Art Deco - Tasmania

georgivs

Updated: Mar 29, 2007 4:53am PST

Gallery pages: <<  <  29  30  31  32  33  34  >