Japanese red maple (3)
November 17th, 2009 by photodito, under Canon TX1, Photo themes.
Originally uploaded by MarkFe
Tagged with autumn, england, Plants, red, ruby tuesday.
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Istanbul, Turkey (9)
October 16th, 2009 by photodito, under Canon TX1, Photo themes, Skywatch, travel and leisure.
Originally uploaded by MarkFe
Garden Clock (2)
October 15th, 2009 by photodito, under Canon TX1, Flowers, Litratong Pinoy, work-of-art.
Originally uploaded by MarkFe
Minsan sa ating pamamasyal ay hindi mo inaasahang makakita ng mga kakaibang bagay o tanawin. Kagaya nito, isang malaking orasan na naka-landscape sa isang hardin sa Turkey. Maganda sanang kunan ito ng litrato kung nakatayo sa isang mataas na pwesto. Maaaring malate ka o maging maagap kung titingin ka sa orasan nito. Hindi kasi sya umaandar. Isa lang syang magandang palamuti sa hardin na tanda naman ng pagiging maagap sa mga taong nakatira dito.
Tagged with Flowers, garden, Litratong Pinoy, Plants.
Mosque (6)
October 14th, 2009 by photodito, under Canon TX1, travel and leisure, work-of-art.
Originally uploaded by MarkFe
The Blue Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world and one of very few to have six minarets. The cascading domes and six slender minarets of the Sultanahmet Mosque (better known as the “Blue Mosque”) dominate the skyline of Istanbul.
In the 17th century, Sultan Ahmet I wished to build an Islamic place of worship to rival the Hagia Sophia, and the mosque named for him is the impressive result. The two great architectural achievements stand next to each other in Istanbul’s main square, and it is up to visitors to decide which is more impressive.
Construction on the mosque began in 1609 and took seven years. Sultan Ahmet died only a year after the completion of his masterpiece, at the age of 27. He is buried just outside the mosque with his wife and three sons.
One of the most notable features of the Blue Mosque is visible from far away: its six minarets. This is very unique, as most mosques have four, two or just one minaret. According to one account, the Sultan directed his architect to make gold (altin) minarets, which was misunderstood as six (alti) minarets.
Tagged with ABC Wednesday, building.
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