Dood’s Photo of the Day

Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 5th May’08

Teotihuacan is an ancient Aztec city on the outskirts of Mexico City. This place is host to a bundle of temples built by the Aztecs. The main attraction of the place and actually the prominently visible constructions at the site are the Sun & Moon pyramids. These were considered to be the temples for the Sun & the Moon gods. Though most of the temples and pyramids no longer exist now you can see the architectural remains of them spread all over the place.

I took this photo from the Moon pyramid, because that is the place from where one can see the complete panaroma. The pyramid which you can see on top left is the Sun pyramid, which much higher and bigger in size than the Moon pyramid. I am providing below, some more shots of the place.

View from the Sun pyramid
Sun Pyramid – 1
Sun Pyramid – 2

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 2nd May’08

She is the Mexican goddess of darkness & she is believed to ride a dark chariots pulled by ferocious lions. Mexicans, like all other faiths in the world, have their parallel embodiments of good and evil.

This particular idol installed at one of the road roundabouts in Mexico city was looking simple awesome with lush green surroundings and fountains splashing all around it.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 28th Apr’08

Ruben Dario is a famous street in central Mexico city which boasts of hosting many big corporate houses like Coca Cola. The beauty & sophistication of the place is evident from its neat streets, high rise buildings and big names on the name plates. Along with renowned corporate offices, this street is home to many embassies too. Given the strategic importance of the residents, you can always spot a couple of police cars zipping through it.

I used to walk through the street to my office until a week back, before I changed my apartment and moved to a new place. I took this photo during one of my walks back from office. 123, Ruben Dario, by it looks, seems to be some hotel. Though I couldn’t exactly figure out what it was.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 12th Apr’08

The old city of Puebla is full of cathedrals. If you stand on top of the pyramid at Cholula, you can count around 20-25 cathedrals & churches spread around the vicinity. Religion seems to be an important aspect of ancient colonial Puebla.

I took this photo near the Cholula pyramid, which had many such crosses standing singularly at many places, defining the important role of religion in the ancient architecture.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 8th Apr’08

Neat white walls, a tall tree out in the porch, house number etched boldly & a patch of lush green grass in the front yard – a perfecting setting for my dream house.

I noticed this house a couple of days back, on my way to office & I liked it in the first glance. Since the area hosts a lot of embassies, me photographing the buildings without asking anyone would have lead me into trouble. Each morning I hoped of finding someone outside the house to whom I can ask for the permission of taking a photo. Today I ran into the owner of the house & the hence got this shot.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 23rd Mar’08

Usually its the European countries which are famous for their urban art. If you think about art forms on road sides and road intersections, you think of France, Italy and Holland. I haven’t seen other parts of Mexico, but being quite familiar with Mexico City, I can very well list it along with the European elites. You can find diverse expressions of art in every nook and corner of the city. The art forms vary from medieval impressions to some very versatile expressions of modern art. A lot of thought has been put even while designing the benches and seats on the side-walks.

If you go the old city, you will feel as if you are on a trip to the colonial past. The buildings, the architectural designs, subways, even the lamp posts have a typical Spanish art print on them.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 19th Mar’08

Torre Mayor – The highest building in Latin America & the home to my office in Mexico City. The magnificence of this architectural marvel can only be realized when you stand under it’s shadow. It towers upon you so majestically that you start feeling negligibly miniature.

I took this photo from a bridge while walking back to my hotel. Click here to see one more shot taken with a different perspective.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 5th Feb’08

This photo is of a newly built memorial situated on the long stretch of Marina beach. During the day it looks like just another building painted in white, but the real beauty comes out after dark once all the lights go up.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 9th Jan’08

The old city of Puebla still maintains the colonial look attributed to it by the Spanish occupants hundreds of years ago. Most of the buildings, hotels and most noticeably the cathedrals still don the beauty of the medieval architecture. You enter the place and you can immediately feel the difference.

“Zocalo” as it is called, has its own look, its own feel and its own “festive” atmosphere. This part of the city always seems to be drowned in joy and celebrations.

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