Showing posts with label Building Photo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Building Photo. Show all posts
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Balajipuram Temple
Balajipuram temple is famous for
its design and people faith. This is a place of religious value as well as a
picnic spot. Shri Rukmani
Balaji Temple
is situated at Betul Bazaar, in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh. This temple,
dedicated to Lord Balaji, gives this town a reference name, Balajipuram. The
main building of the Shri Rukmani
Balaji Temple
conforms to the architecture used in south Indian temples. Reputed architects
from south India
were involved in the design work. Individual sections in the temple resemble
smaller temples, enshrining idols of Lord Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, Goddess Durga
and Lord Shiva. The main deity is referred by the name Laxmi Narayan.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Inverted Tower (Sintra, Portugal)
An underground tunnel with a spiral staircase, supported by carved columns, down to the bottom of the well through nine landings. The nine holes round landings, separated by fifteen steps, evoke references to Dante's Divine Comedy, and may represent the nine circles of hell, paradise, or purgatory.
The well is connected to laberíticas caves that lead to a spooky garden surrounded by a lake.
The land that is now Quinta da Regaleira had many owners through time. But in 1892 it belonged to the Barons of Regaleira, a family of rich merchants from Porto, when it was purchased that year by Carvalho Monteiro for 25,000 réis. Monteiro wished to build a bewildering place where he could gather symbols that would reflect his interests and ideologies. With the assistance of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he designed the 4-hectare estate with its enigmatic buildings, believed to hide symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. The architecture of the estate evokes Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architectural styles. The construction of the current estate commenced in 1904 and most of it was concluded by 1910.
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