Interesting Architectural Structures

Typical Japanese Temple

I find doors and gates to be an important part of architecture. They add character to a building.

Doors in Denmark

Doors in Rome, Italy

I am still enjoying all the architecture very much. Thank you everyone for contributing. Please keep the thread going.

Sincerely,
Gisele

Door in Tallinn, Estonia

This little house in Tallinn, Estonia has also an interesting door

These beautiful gates lead to the palace of Versailles, France

Corporativo las Flores.. Mexico City

Thank you sdtj for your wonderful contribution to Givnology. I am truly enjoying your images taken in Mexico City.

Here is the Cathedral Metropolitan in Brasilia

Doors of King Hassan Mosque
Casablanca




Mosque outside Casablanca, Morocco, begun in 1980 and completed in 1993, in order to celebrate the 60th birthday of King Hassan 2 of Morocco.
It is the highest religious building in the world, and the largest mosque there is, covering 20,000 m², and has room for 25,000 people, of which 5,000 places are set off for women. It is located next to the Atlantic Sea, and the laser lights, that point in the direction of Mecca, from the minaret can be seen from miles out to the sea. The mosque was designed by Michel Pinseau, a French architect.

Margherita's beautiful poem "Palatine Hill sighs" inspired me to bring back this thread.

Here are some wonderful images of the Palatine Hills in Rome, Italy.

This is a very interesting and informative thread.

Nara, Japan

Todaiji Temple
745-52

Bronzxe and wood
Commissioned by Emperor Shomu

My friends who live in Australia sent me these images of

The National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Architects: Ashton Raggatt McDougall Architects

Here is the museum hall of the
National Museum of Australia

Thank you for the images from Australia.

I borrowed an image from yoko's post, I hope you don't mind yoko, I think the Japanese architecture is very unique and beautiful. This is a woodblock, but even so it clearly shows the beauty of the architecture.

Love,
Vicky

Thank you Inda for bringing back this very interesting discussion thread, and thank you for the images of the museum in Australia. It is very interesting and futuristic.

Vicky, thank you for using my image, you are welcome to use any images you like, after all, I sometimes borrow your images if I am in a rush.



Heian Shrine, Kyoto

Temples in Thailand

Tallinn, Estonia is surrounded by an intact wall and towers which one can climb.

Through history Estonia has been un der the power of Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Russia. All of the remaining 26 towers have been converted into apartments, artist's studios and giftshops.

This is the picture on the left.

 

On the right is Tallinn's oldest cafe where you can have a delicious marzipan cake,

ground almonds and powdered sugar, which was actually invented in Estonia originally for a medicinnal use, but because it tasted so good it became a confectionary.

Thanks for the pictures of Tallinn. I would like to sit in that cafe right now, yumm.