Structures
The Catedral de Guadalajara is one of the iconic features in the old center of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
One World Trade Center dominates the Manhattan skyline in this view from the eastern side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Labna is a Maya archaeological zone, and along with Sayil and Uxmal, is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Labna Arch is the passageway between two courtyards.
A romantic twilight behind a church bell tower creates a beautiful backdrop for the illuminated arches of the nearby Roman Colosseum.
Early winter morning in Williston, Vermont and this church had just been blanketed with snow.
San Geronimo Chapel in Taos, NM.
Stair detail of the Pyramid of the Magician in the Uxmal Maya archaeological zone.
Looking down a narrow street in the Rebeira district of Porto, Portugal.
Gothic iron gate in front of a stained-glass window in the Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, France.
16th Century doorway in the Mudéjar style, Sevilla Spain.
Layers of paint are exposed on a weathered door leading through the wall of an old farmhouse in Sintra, Portugal.
Remnants of the 11th Century Moorish wall is a reminder of Sevilla’s multilayered history.
The sunset passing through the arcade creates interesting shadows on the wall of the Convento de San Antonio in Izamal, Yucatan.
A vivid SF sunset following the El Chichonal volcano eruption in southern Mexico.
Looking down the spiral staircase inside the Nativity Tower of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, Barcelona, Spain.
Winter twilight creates a beautiful contrast between the natural blue hues and the incandescent lights.
The fresco Creation of the Universe by Bartolo di Fredi (1330-1410), is framed by a beautiful arch in the Roman Catholic Collegiate Church of San Gimignano, Italy.
Antennas at twilight following the 1982 El Chichonal volcano eruption in Mexico.
Scalloped arches, carved marble and tile adorn the maqsura area in the great Mezquita of Cordoba, Spain.
The cathedral in Reims, France is one of the most magnificent examples of high gothic architecture
Giotto’s Bell Tower in Florence is one of the showpieces of Italian Renaissance architecture with its design by Giotto di Bondoni.
A view of the town of Amalfi and the surrounding cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea from the Amalfi Cathedral, Italy.
In the main prayer hall of the Mezquita-Catedral de Cordoba, double tiered arches are supported by columns made of jasper, onyx, marble, granite and porphyry.
Mosaics, carved marble, horseshoe and scalloped arches adorn the maqsura area around the mihrab in the Mezquita of Cordoba, Spain.
A testament to the engineering prowess of the Roman architects, this aqueduct provided water to the Roman outpost of Tarraco in what is now Tarragona, Spain.
Old leaning barn in northern Vermont. Nikon F3 HP, 85mm f1.4 lens, Fuji Velvia 100F.
A stone wall painted red and white on a small side street in Acanceh, Yucatan.
The support cables and rivets of the Brooklyn Bridge, NYC.
The House of Neptune and Amphitrite, in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, displays one of the most eloquent and intact mosaics from the ancient world, preserved after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Beautiful pinks, oranges, and magentas highlight the One World Trade building, rising toward the clouds at sunset.
A cistern underneath the Real Alcazar in Sevilla, Spain, used for drinking water.
Two barn windows reflect the twilight afterglow on this crisp winter evening in Williston, Vermont.
Ornate archways in the Real Alcázar de Sevilla adorn the entrance to the Patio de las Doncellas in this classic example of the Mudéjar style, combining Moorish, Renaissance, and Romanesque elements.
A section of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) in Piazza Navona, Rome.
San Juan Bautista, California. Arches recede to the background in this perspective shot from the arcade of the Mission San Juan Bautista. The mission was founded on June 24, 1797 by Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen and was the fifteenth of all twenty-one missions built in California.
A section of the Castelo de S. Jorge, an 11th-century Moorish castle on a hilltop in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Burt Henry Covered Bridge near Bennington, Vermont.
The granite blocks used in the Brooklyn Bridge towers were quarried and shaped on Vinalhaven Island, Maine.
The collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta or the Cathedral of San Gimignano, Italy, is a Romanesque style church in the heart of Tuscany, Italy.
View of the "Tribute In Light" as seen over the Brooklyn Bridge, the East River and Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge at night.
A calm morning in Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia allowed for some nice reflections in the tranquil water.
Yaxuna is an important Maya archaeological zone located in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula.
A view looking out a window to a fresco in the garden area of the House of Ceii in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
Streetlight in front of the Centrale Montemartini. Created in 1896 from a foundry in Florence, these structures were designed to support cables for the electrical supply for tram lines.
Rays of sun filter through an upper window of the maqsura area of the great Mezquita of Cordoba, Spain.
Cathedral of Santa Maria de Girona, Girona Spain.
Catedral Metropolitana in the Zocalo, central plaza of Mexico City.
The Talud-tablero style of architecture is evident in these ceremonial platforms in Teotihuacan, Mexico.
Stunning Art Deco interior of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
Chamfered corners and beautiful ironwork adorn this Barcelona apartment.
Old Brick Church in fall, Williston, Vermont