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A staircase in Craigdarroch Castle…
…Victoria, Vancouver Island…
…British Columbia Canada.
The exit from…
…Canada’s…
…Craigdarroch Castle.
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The Spire…
…of…
…Notre Dame de Paris…
…before the fire.
Same day…
Notre Dame de Paris
One-Word-Sunday22-Symmetry
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symmetry
the quality of being made up of
exactly similar parts facing each other
or around an axis.
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Symmetry in and near…
…Notre Dame de Paris
France
Rose window
York Minster
Shopping Mall
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Symmetry
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Destination
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destination
the place to which someone or something
is going or being sent
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Upon reaching Paris, I had three destinations which
I have wanted to visit for many, many years.
In no particular order, they were the Eiffle Tower,
from which the above image was captured.
Notre Dame Cathedral.
The Moulin Rouge
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Word of the Day Challenge:…Destination
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FriendlyFriday21-2901-Special-Treats
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Visual treats
Visiting Notre de Dame de Paris was a real treat…
…made all the more special after the Cathedral…
…was ravaged by fire with 12 months.
I guess I have seen the Eiffel Tower…
…lit up in movies, however seeing it
in person was fantastic.
The Moulin Rouge was also a
must see in Paris.
I doubt that even in my younger days
would I have gone fishing
in the vicinity of white water…
…let alone the white water of Victoria Falls.
An optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls…
…to view the effect the rushing waters of
the Zambezi River has had on the landscape
leaving previous falls sites high and dry.
A goodbye London special treat was
a ride on the London Eye.
Well worth the time for some nice views of London…
…after dark.
Finally…
…after hearing my Father speak of Menin Gate
from time to time, I was pleased to find
a tour group that included a visit
to Menin Gate in its
Western Front itinerary.
So it was that in early June of 2017,
before a relatively small crowd, I was
part of the ceremony that commemorates
the Great War each and every night.
Three local buglers performed the last post
in a simple but moving ceremony at Ypres’
Menin Gate, in Belgium
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FriendlyFriday:...Special-Treats
Amanda Sandi
Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk251-Mathematics
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The National Gallery of Australian Art.
A building which Melburnians have
a love-hate relationship with.
However, regardless of whether one loves or hates it…
…we all have to admit their is a lot of mathematics
in the building’s design.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk251-Mathematics
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Gargoyle
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gargoyle
a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting
from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout
to carry water clear of a wall.
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My gargoyles are from both sides
of the English channel.
I wish I knew why my Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles…
…are out of focus.
These last three are all heavily cropped images…
DC Photography 16
…and were captured on York Minster…
in the united Kingdom.
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Lens-Artist-PC-116-Symmetry
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Symmetry at, in, or near
Notre Dame de Paris.
In a small park near
Notre Dame which is in the
middle right background.
Above front entrance to
Notre Dame de Paris.
Rose window above front entrance.
Inside out view of one of the rose windows.
Inside Notre Dame Cathedral
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy: Symmetry
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina: Symmetery
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk248-Rosette
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rosette
** a rose-shaped decoration, typically made of ribbon, worn by supporters of a sports team or political party
or awarded as a prize.
**an object or arrangement resembling a rose.
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I don’t have one picture which comes
under the ‘rosette’ category as in
the first interpretation of the word.
However, if one uses imagination…
…these stained glass windows…
may fit the second interpretation of ‘object’.
The
Rose Window
in York Minster.
I only have exterior images of
York Minster’s
Rose Window.
However, these last two from
Notre Dame de Paris…
…both fit the Rose Window category
and hopefully look a bit rosette-ish,
as well.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk248-Rosette
Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk245-Symmetry
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symmetry
the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts
facing each other or around an axis.
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Winter sunshine radiating
Some symmetry from…
…in and around…
…Notre Dame Cathedral,
Paris,
France
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