Cosmic Challenge: Written in Stone
I have so many stones with writing on them that I don’t know where to start! Perhaps with two from the north India where Islamic design often uses Arabic script […]
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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. […]
Letter K is for Knight
K is for knight. A knight’s tomb in St Grwsts Church in Wales.The elaborate costume featuring the coat of arms for both the knight and his horse at the medieval […]
Nájera with Its 11th Century Monastery in La Rioja, Spain
The Monasterio de Santa María la Real is an extremely photogenic monastery in the town of Nájera, Spain. Built in the 11 century, its slightly bland exterior belies the many […]
Time Travelling in Spain
October 14, 2014. Today we went back to the time of dinosaurs then fast forwarded to the days of early Christians, then back to Roman times, and finished by spending […]
A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Intricate Detailing in the Khai Dinh Tomb
These images are all from Khai Dinh Royal Tomb in Hue, Vietnam. Built around 1920, the interior rooms are full of intricate detailing. The tomb itself was decoration overload, the entire […]
Minh Mang Royal Tomb in Hue, Vietnam
Minh Mang is a Nguyen Dynasty royal tomb dating from the early 1800s. The emperor Minh Mang used this complex of buildings as a summer palace, while supervising the building of his tomb. Features […]
Khai Dinh Royal Tomb in Hue, Vietnam
The first tomb we visited on our motorcycle tour of Hue’s royal tombs was also the newest, the Tomb of the Emperor Khai Dinh. It dated from the early 1900s and […]
