Taken on October 31, 2016 in Singapore
DAILY PHOTO: The Esplanade Durians
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Category Archives: architecture
DAILY PHOTO: Marina Bay Sands
DAILY PHOTO: Columns in Calcutta
Taken in July of 2016 in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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DAILY PHOTO: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
Taken on July 2, 2016 in Kolkata
This cathedral is located due East of the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata (Calcutta.) It’s an Anglican church that dates to 1847.
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DAILY PHOTO: Shahid Minar
Taken on July 2, 2016 in Kolkata
Interestingly, while this monument looks like the minaret of a mosque (and combines elements of Egyptian, Syrian, and Turkish architecture) it was originally a memorial to the commander of the British East India Company, Sir David Ochterlony. Ochterlony was instrumental in the defense of Delhi in 1804 against Marathas and a British victory in the Anglo-Nepalese war.
In 1969, it was re-purposed to serve as a monument for those who died in the Indian independence movement. The current name, Shahid Minar (or Shaheed Minar) means “martyrs’ monument.”
The Shahid Minar dates to 1828 and sits in the north of the Maidan, Kolkata’s central park.
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DAILY PHOTO: Himachal Pradesh Village Shrine
DAILY PHOTO: St. Mary’s in Negombo
Taken May 25, 2015 in Negombo, Sri Lanka
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DAILY PHOTO: Lahori Gate of Red Fort
Taken in October of 2013 in Delhi
The seven white, bulbous mini-domes in the top background of the bottom shot are the same as those at the top of the upper photo. Fortifications are built out in front of the gate to add a measure of security. There is no line-of-sight view of the gate from the front.
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DAILY PHOTO: Castle House in Vác
Taken in Vác in December of 2014
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DAILY PHOTO: Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul in Pécs
Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs
This giant four-spired Cathedral is home of the Pécsi Roman Catholic Dioceses. Pécs has held a diocese headquarters since the early 11th century. The town that is now Pécs predates Roman times.
