Tibetan Buddhist monasteries perched splendidly on Ladakh's mountains, a region that is one of the most sparsely populated within India, and with a culture and history that is tightly related to that of Tibet.
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries perched splendidly on Ladakh's mountains, a region that is one of the most sparsely populated within India, and with a culture and history that is tightly related to that of Tibet.
A view of the distinctive roof of the Reading Room at the British Museum’s Great Court in London, from above/outside, and from underneath/inside. (Click on the images for full view.)
Giethoorn village, the most beautiful and fairytale village in the Netherlands.
Divers exploring underwater cenotes, deep on the ocean floor. (Click on an image for full view.)
Crater Lake in Oregon, under various weather conditions. (Click on an image for full view.)
Giant's Causeway in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, highlighting the symmetry achieved through natural fragmentation.
Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is still considered to be an active volcano, though its last recorded eruption was in 1708.
Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, has some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Shown here (click on the images for full size display) is Shanghai Tower, the third tallest skyscraper in the world, next to Shanghai World Financial Center, the 12th tallest in the world, and Jin Mao Tower, which happens to be the 36th tallest in the world.
Spectacular scenery from Yosemite National Park in California.