Dood’s Photo of the Day

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 29th Sept’08

The monument of Piplia was erected in the honor of Juan Jose de los Reyes Martinez, for his heroic role in the independence struggle of 28th Sept’1810. This monument is built on top of a mountain and is visible from every corner of the capital city of Guanajuato. You have to take a rope car to reach the place. Once there you just cant stop yourself from admiring the breath taking view of the entire city.

The monument itself is a fine piece of art. I wonder how they managed to install such a huge pice of stone on top of a mountain.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 15th Sept’08

As we entered the city of Morelia in the wee hours of Saturday morning the first thing which caught our eye was the magnificently glowing cathedral in the downtown. It stood tall and shiny against the dark black midnight sky. The lighting was perfect and the combination of the vivid colors was charming to the edge. I couldn’t resist to just stand there and stare at it.

These two towers mark the skyline of the historic city. When seen from a mountain, the cathedral stands out in the panoramic view. A truly marvelous piece of architecture.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 11th Sept’08

It can certainly be titled as the most colorful balcony I have ever seen in my life. It didnt seem like a hotel or the balcony of a fancy restaurant, but almost everyone who passed by the place did have a nice long look at the eye catching color combination.

Its rare to see such contrasting colors painted in urban buildings & that too in the heart of the downtown. Can be classified as a nice piece of art.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 3rd Sept’08

Last weekend I got a chance to visit this castle very near to Puebla. I heard about the castle from a friend in office and saw a picture very similar to this one in his photo album. At that time itself I decided that I have to see the place and have a similar (maybe better) photo in my collection. Though the beauty of castle and the picturesque surroundings gave me little chance to experiment, the final image was quite satisfactory.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 30th July’08

San Jose is a one of the churches present in the heart of the city of Tlaxcala. Its beautiful building and the picturesque surroundings make it a photographer’s paradise. Situated right in the center of downtown Tlaxcala, the church premises is surrounded with small hawkers who sell breads, corn and many other delicious local sweets & snacks.

I went there immediately after having my lunch but that didnt stop me from feasting on almost everything which was eatable & vegetarian of course

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 29th July’08

This tower like structure attracted my attention in the first look itself. I saw it and I knew I am going to click it. It seemed like a considerably old structure but didnt seem to loose its charm. Given the bell hanging at the top, it surely was a part of some old church.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 16th July’08

All the Mughal architecture work consists of series of intricate patterns inscribed all over the buildings. You go to any place, be it the Taj Mahal in Agra, Red Fort & Jama Masjid in Delhi or Kutub Minar on the outskirts of Delhi, you can see the same art form prominently present all the places. It can be in the form of horizontal stripes or concentric circles or just scattered in different patterns on the floor and on the walls.

This pattern was one such example inscribed on the walls of a tomb in Red fort in Delhi.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 15th July’08

Islamic architecture is famous for its minarets and spherical arches. In almost all the famous Islamic architectural works you can see a main building with a circular dome at the middle & a number of minarets erected on the periphery of the compound.

I clicked this triplet of marble made minarets at a mosque in Delhi.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 13th July’08

Though i have been living in Delhi for almost 10 years now, I never took the pain to go and explore the plethora of historical places it owns. So this time when I went to my home-town, I decided to explore the famous Lal Quila. I spent around an hour inside and it was then when I clicked this archway.

The whole premises is full of beautiful architectural work like tombs, archways and other royal residences. It was built by Shahjahan and is indeed a treat to “history-savvy” minds.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 11th July’08

India gate or the “All India war memorial” as it was originally called by its designer Edwin Lutyens, was built as a monument to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in world war 1 & the Afghan wars. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls.

At the center of the monument stands the “Amar jawaan jyoti” (the flame of immortal warrior). It consists of a rifle placed on its barrel with a soldier’s helmet placed in its crest. The flame keeps on burning 24×7 and is gaurded by soldiers of Indian army 365 days of an year.

The monument looks spectacular in the darkness of the night, when it glows against the black open space.

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