Category: ARCHITECTURE

November 5, 2013 at 5:55 pm

Picture of the Day: Amsterdam from Above

Picture of the Day: Amsterdam from Above

AMSTERDAM FROM ABOVE Photographer Unknown via Triplen01 on Reddit Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 805,166 within the city-proper, 1,563,141 in the urban region and 2,349,870 in the greater metropolitan area. It is located in the province of North Holland in the west…

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October 30, 2013 at 6:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Shadows and Spirals

Picture of the Day: Shadows and Spirals

SHADOWS AND SPIRALS Photograph by Reto Fetz I simply love everything about this photo. The colour, the composition, the spiral staircase—and those shadow lines! A fantastic shot from a fellow Torontonian. The Sifter salutes you Reto Fetz! Thanks for sharing. via Reto Fetz on Flickr

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October 25, 2013 at 5:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Let There Be Light

Picture of the Day: Let There Be Light

LET THERE BE LIGHT Photograph by LIN TUN/Leopard Photography Website | deviantART | Facebook In this gorgeous capture by Lin Tun, we see a lone monk basking in the sunlight at a Buddhist cave temple in Myanmar. According to PhotoBotos.com, this is Datdawtaung Cave near the town to Kyaukse which is in…

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October 22, 2013 at 5:12 pm

Picture of the Day: Gateway to Another Dimension

Picture of the Day: Gateway to Another Dimension

GATEWAY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION Photograph via llamapen on Reddit In this amazing capture, we see the famous Gateway Arch monument in St. Louis, Missouri, enshrouded in low passing clouds. The image was submitted to Reddit by user llamapen who says his father took the photograph from the 40th floor of One Metropolitan…

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October 17, 2013 at 6:33 pm

Picture of the Day: Airplane View of One World Trade Center

Picture of the Day: Airplane View of One World Trade Center

AIRPLANE VIEW OF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER Photograph by JAMES KASTNER Website | Facebook | Twitter In this outstanding capture by James Kastner, we see the famous Manhattan skyline, with the now-completed One World Trade Center towering over everything. The photograph was taken from an airplane window as James traveled from Newark…

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October 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: A Bowl of Rain

Picture of the Day: A Bowl of Rain

A BOWL OF RAIN Photograph by Eurico Zimbres In this brilliantly timed photograph by Eurico Zimbres, we see a perfectly aligned rain cloud seeming to fill the large bowl at the National Congress of Brazil building in Brasilia. The National Congress of Brazil is the legislative body of Brazil’s federal government. As…

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October 11, 2013 at 5:48 pm

Picture of the Day: The City is Mine

Picture of the Day: The City is Mine

THE CITY IS MINE Photograph by ZeroOne on Flickr In this fantastic capture by ZeroOne, we see a pigeon atop the Empire State Building, overlooking New York City below. Perhaps the pigeon is on the lookout for its next meal, or simply contemplating who will feel his wrath as he relieves himself…

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October 10, 2013 at 5:02 pm

Check Out this Steampunk Coffee House in Cape Town

Check Out this Steampunk Coffee House in Cape Town

TRUTH. Coffee | Haldane Martin Located in Cape Town, South Africa, is this amazing steampunk space for artisan coffee roasters, TRUTH. Coffee. Designed by Haldane Martin, steampunk was chosen as an appropriate conceptual reference, as both coffee roasters and espresso machines display elements of romantic, steam-powered technology. Owner David Donde and his business partner…

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October 9, 2013 at 5:06 pm

Picture of the Day: The Great(ly) Overgrown Wall of China

Picture of the Day: The Great(ly) Overgrown Wall of China

THE GREAT(LY) OVERGROWN WALL OF CHINA Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF Blog post | on Flickr | Prints available Seen here is a section of the Great Wall of China tourists don’t typically see. as travel photographer Trey Ratcliff recalls: “Just to get to this point required a long walk through a rocky…

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October 2, 2013 at 11:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Fife Cabin, Zion National Park

Picture of the Day: Fife Cabin, Zion National Park

FIFE CABIN, ZION NATIONAL PARK Photograph by John Fowler | lumenetic.com In another fantastic capture by John Fowler, we see Fife Cabin at Taylor Creek in the Kolob Canyon Section of Zion National Park in Utah. According to the Washington County Historical Society and zionnational-park.com: Arthur R. Fife, a Professor of Geology…

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