Paris skyline
Looking southwest across Paris towards the Eiffel Tower from the dome of the Basilica du Sacré-Cœur. Paris, France.
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Pantheon, Rome
The pock-marked facade of the Pantheon. Its dome was the world’s largest for close to two thousand years.
Tuscan countryside
Surrounded by such beautiful scenes, it isn’t too hard to imagine where the great Italian artists of the Renaissance may have gotten some of their inspiration from. The picturesque Tuscan town of San… Read More
St Peter’s Basilica, Rome
The baldacchino and immense dome of the largest church in the world. St Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Palace remain the ultimate symbols of the incredible heights of opulence, wealth and waste that… Read More
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens
An Evzone soldier stands guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece. The Scots did not have a monopoly on going to war in skirts. The ceremonial uniform of the… Read More
Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul
One of the last masterpieces of classical Ottoman architecture, it is popularly known as the Blue Mosque, for the blue tiles on its inside walls.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
Off the coast of Normandy in northern France. Surrounded by some of the fastest tides in Europe, the thousand year old abbey and fortified island is famous for holding out against the English… Read More
Louvre Pyramid, Paris
Credit to I. M. Pei for his daring design and credit to the French for accepting it. Completed in 1989.
Snippets of Provence
The Pont du Gard, ancient Roman aqueduct: The picturesque village of Gordes: Oppède Le Vieux: The imposing Palais des Papes in Avignon:
Piccadilly, London
Another typically cold winter day on Piccadilly, London.
Great Court of the British Museum, London
Formally known as the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court. Designed by Foster & Partners and opened in 2001.
Monasteries of Meteora, Greece
Built between five hundred to a thousand years ago, the monks and hermits of the Greek Orthodox Church sought ever more remote and difficult-to-reach places from where to pray and contemplate. Hence their… Read More
Istanbul skyline
The view southwest across the Golden Horn, towards the magnificent Suleymaniye Mosque.
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Istanbul
The iconostasis of the Church of St George, within the grounds of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul. The Greek presence in Turkey is now small, but the Ecumenicl Patriarchate still serves… Read More
Whirling dervishes, Istanbul
The Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi order in Turkey are famous for their Sema, a ceremony in which they spin themselves into a trance-like state as a way of becoming closer to God.
