Travel Photography Photos tagged as monuments
3000 years old sever story step well excavated in gujarat, india. it was constructed for the purpose of water storage. gujarat is having vast frequency of step wells. there are so many step wells in gujarat. step wells are unique heritage of gujarat. you will never find step wells in any other state of india.
This is image of step well
This place is at city of Patan, gujarat state India.
Mittad del Mundo monument, Quito
This is a tremendous piece of architecture, a chaotic mix of the oriental, gothic and a host of other styles
This detail from the main temple at Ranakpur shows how every square inch of the temples is covered in carvings of characters and Gods from the Jain mythology and history. The temple is exquisite and the young priest that showed us around was justifiably proud of where he worshipped
This towering fortress is the most impressive of the numerous impressive forts we saw in Rajasthan.
St. Petersburg.
The impressive Cathedral.
This place is really beautiful day and night. At night it seems to float on the lake of sacred waters surrounding it
The most sacred monument in Laos is painted gold and looks very striking in the sunshine
This extraordinary place, near the heart of the ancient Khmer city has gargantuan faces looking to the four cardinal points of the compass...the book we consulted suggested there were more than 40 of them.
We came across quite a few of these small shrines in the various temples that we visited, each with a 'dressed' buddha. Some with people who would, for a small offering, light incense sticks for you and help you to pray
No dramatic sunrise shot for us but this lovely pastel pink sky behind the magnificent Angkor Wat across the moat