January 2015 Photo Contest: A Monumental World (page 6 of 20)

Was it GilesB who inspired you?😄 Thanks!🙂

Photo #2: the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech (fully recreated in Lego in my kitchen for the occasion—check out the feat! 😎)

In Lalibela, Ethiopia, Saint George, the iconic rock-hewn church that’s part of a complex of 11 churches built in the 12th century.

The grand Buddha of Likir Monastery in Ladakh

The main prayer hall (for men) of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Oman, featuring the world’s largest carpet, the largest chandelier, and so much more...

Photo #1: The Forbidden City, but its ice replica at the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival:

Photo #2: Is it really necessary to specify which monument this is?

Photo #3: The Manaus Opera House, entirely built in Europe and shipped to the Amazon piece by piece to ballast the rubber-empty boats returning to Brazil.

Photo #1: Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) 13 km south of Chiang Rai in Thailand.

The Roussanou Orthodox Monastery (15th century) perched on a rocky pinnacle, a characteristic feature of the Meteora region in Greece.

Photo No. 2: Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia (Spain)

Photo #3: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montréal

The Rock of Cashel (12th century) in County Tipperary, Ireland. A stunning example of medieval Celtic art in Europe, legend has it that this is where St. Patrick drove all the snakes from the island and converted the people to Catholicism. A few centuries later, Cromwell turned it into a human slaughterhouse...

Here's my first photo for the "A Monumental World" contest...

Palace of Winds in northern India, for the "A Monumental World" contest.

Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, for the "A Monumental World" contest.

I’m sorry, but the Taj Mahal has already been submitted by another contestant. You can post a different photo.

Photo of a building at the Palace of the King of Thailand in Bangkok...for the "A Monumental World" contest.

The Marble Boat at the Summer Palace in Beijing (No. 1)

The Hanging Monastery of Xuankong (China) (No. 2)