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Architectural Details

Those eye-catching details that give a building personality

Featured Work

Fox Theatre Fountain by Linda Sparks

The art deco period must have taken its cue from Victorian England because decoration was over the top. This fountain is in the lobby of the recently redone and opened Fox Theatre and the fountain is as it was in 1930. I think I’d get dizzy trying to drink from it. Opening night, April 11, 1930, proved to be the biggest party the small community of Tucson had ever seen. With Congress Street closed and waxed for dancing, four live bands, a live radio broadcast and free trolley rides Downtown, the party was one not to be missed.Those lucky enough to have bought tickets in advance—3,000 or so people—enjoyed the show inside as well as out. The Theatre was closed in 1974 and fell into disrepair. It has now been restored and is again in use. Featured in Architectural Details 10/05/09 / Featured in Visual Artists of Green Valley 10/04/09
Halstead Railway Viaduct 2 by Munggo

Halstead Railway Viaduct, Essex England.
Terra Cotta Gothica by Larry Davis

This is just one of the many roof ornaments found on top of the houses throughout the suburb of Brunswick. / Located north of Melbourne in Victoria Australia, Brunswick is one of the oldest working class districts, but has now become one of the trendiest. taken with a p & s Panasonic Lumix FZ30, then / x2 images for hdr, with some post work on PS 7. ==============
The Wall by KLiu

One of the roof tops along the Great Wall at Mutianyu.
Smithed entrance by Norman Repacholi

Craftsmanship is something seldom seen in modern construction. Take a walk around a new estate and generally all you experience are the restrictions of an estate overlay, dictating fences, footpaths and facades. Perhaps it’s just a reflection of modern times that there simply isn’t the time (and money) to apply decorative and functional items with craftsmanship capable of withstanding the passage of time. St. Paul’s cathedral, Melbourne.
Cathedral Ceiling by RRoca

This was taken at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, Spain. The cathedral now stands in what was originally occupied by Madrid’s first mosque, then by a church dedicated to one of Madrid’s patron saints, Santa María de la Almudena. I took a few shots inside the cathedral but the ceiling really caught my attention. Camera: Leica C-Lux 2 / Exposure Program: Normal / Exposure Time: 1/160 sec / F-Stop: f/2.80 / ISO Speed: 3200 / No flash /
la-041 by bubasvaba

Sa Michalis, Syros Island, Hellas (Greece)
Marina City by JCBimages

Chicago, Illinois /
Vision of terror by Themis

/ (AS IS) Fujifilm F31fd / This is a staircase inside one of the towers of the Temple of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, one of Gaudi creations. To me this particular part of the staircase became a nightmare, as it is very dark on a good day, but when I was there, it was getting dark outside, I was one of the last tourists coming down from the tower that day and I was alone. As you can see, there is no balustrade/hand rail, and it’s a long way down (and this is taken upwards, when I was half way)! I used my camera’s AF light to see where I was stepping, and the only thing that kept me from screaming was taking pictures. Enjoy! / Currently in the ‘Land of Dream’ challenge. /
Ceiling St.-Bavo Church by DutchLumix

The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is the largest church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. It is dedicated to Saint Bavo. / It is built in the Gothic style of architecture and started its life as a Catholic church. It has been a cathedral from 1559 until it was confiscated in 1578 and converted to Protestantism. Around 1900 a new Catholic cathedral known as the Cathedral of Saint Bavo was built in Haarlem. Until 1831 graves were made in the church. A local story is that there is a grave of a child who used to hit his mother. After a time his hand started growing above his grave, and a copper plate had to be installed on the grave to stop the hand from growing. Camera – Panasonic DMC FZ28 / Lens – 27mm wide-angle LEICA lens

Recent Work

Clarence Dock - Leeds by richman

Clarence Dock / Leeds / (royal amouries)
BRI G H USE by richman

This building is opposite the Yorkshire evening post building, wellington Street, Leeds City Centre. Homepage Featured 2009
car park in death star control panel mode by sidfletcher

the exterior of the new multi-storey car park – charles street, sheffield city centre, England,(now known colloquially as “the Cheese grater”) in a very dark style
Lights and Tiles...Lines.... by EvaMarie Cannon

This is a wall decor…leading into a buffet…at the M Casino…
Wades Loft.jpg by Larry Davis

This was Wades Flour Mill that was built in 1882, and was just one of the many Mills that I visited when travelling throughout Lexington Virginia USA. Taken with a panasonic Lumix FZ30 point & shoot camera. / Programmes used..Picasa3 and / DynamicPhoto-HDR ==============
Underneath by pennyswork

Under the main traffic bridge into Denmark, I love the lovely big wooden supports and the patterns they make
The blue house by Patrick Monnier

A building in Alicante
A context by tazzina

paris, fr. taken inside building The Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
Silent and Graceful Arches by IndraniGhose

Arches those are silently crumbling, yet graceful. It is the incomplete mausoleum of Ali Adil Shah (1656 to 1686) who ruled Bijapur (in present Karnataka). Today it is in ruins. Ali Adil Shah of the Adil Shahi dynasty wanted to build a mausoleum of unmatched quality of architecture. As per the plan twelve arches had to be placed vertically as well as horizontally surrounding the tomb of Ali Adil Shah. However due to unknown reason the work on the structure was left incomplete and only two arches were raised vertically. The remains of the twelve arches placed horizontally can be seen. Featured in Ancient Ruins and Relics in Oct 2009.
Scrolls and Shadows by ElyseFradkin

Grillwork in the California sunshine. / Canon EOS Xsi
Scrolls and Twists by ElyseFradkin

An opened gate; color enhanced in the camera. / Canon EOS Xsi / Featured in the Depth of Field Group, Nov. 19, 2009
jewels in the window by handheld-films

an interior detail of the Mehrangarh Fort, high above the city of Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, India. Dazzling colours shine in this cool dark room, while the ornate pink facade of the ancient fort is just visible in the midday heat through the open shutters