Geometric Decoration & Architecture
Agra in India was fascinating for the richness its array of geometric patterns on the buildings dating from its Islamic Mughal empire. Other countries with Islamic citizens often feature geometric […]
Category Archives: Architecture
Scandinavian Spiral Staircases and Spiral Buildings
I’ve always loved photographing spiral staircases but Copenhagen had two spiral steeples which I found very unique! A wrought-iron spiral staircase on the outside of a building in Aalborg, Denmark. […]
The Postal Palace, aka Palacio Postal, in Mexico City
A small plaque reads: “En este sitio estuvo el Hospital Real de Terceros, demolido para construir el Palacio Postal, o Quinta Casa de Correos, en 1902, siendo una obra arquitectónica […]
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City
Completed in 1934, the Palacio de Bellas Artes is the result of having two different architects, Adamo Boari who designed the initial Neoclassical exterior in 1904, and Federico Mariscal who took […]
Geometric Patterns on Agra’s Mughal Architecture
The primary restriction on Islamic architecture in this part of India is that there be no images of people or animals. That leaves floral motifs, Arabic script and geometric patterns. […]
Inside Akbar’s Mughal Mausoleum in Agra, India
In India of the late 1500s, Akbar the Great* commissioned three magnificent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture: the walled city of Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, his father Humayun’s tomb in Delhi and finally […]
Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) in Agra, India
This is the paradox of India, buildings so beautiful, and shit everywhere.” I am quoting a conversation I had with a woman who came into the washroom of the Baby […]
Chini Tomb in Agra, India
After an early morning at the Taj Mahal we negotiated for a tuk-tuk (as we called the three-wheeled vehicles) to take us around to a few other sites in Agra. […]
Reflections on Las Vegas
Reflection in Las Vegas, the glitter capital of the world. When I was at Circus, Circus many years ago they had trapeze artists flying above the slot machines. Now they […]
Unusual Architecture on the Singapore Skyline
Singapore has some spectacular futuristic architecture on its inner harbour. A high-rise boat that contains a high-rise swimming pool, an unique architectural feature on the harbour. Architecture in Singapore, the Lotus Gallery […]
