Category Archives: Architecture

WPC: All Time Favorites

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I was surprised and saddened by the news that the Daily Post and Weekly Photo Challenges will cease to exist. I’ve been participating in weekly challenges for some six years and always looked forward to it. Such is life. I wish the team continued success in their endeavors and hope our paths cross again. A special thanks to Krista Stevens for “Discovering” me last year. I very much appreciated it! So, for this Final Installment, here are some favorites from these past years. A very hard exercise for this Libra…

Thursday Doors – May 24, 2018

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Cathedral of Our Lady

The Cathedral of Our Lady, in Antwerp, is the tallest church in Belgium. It is a stunning example of Gothic architecture. The cathedral houses a number of European masterpieces, including some of Antwerpen artist Peter Paul Rubens, considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition.

Thursday Doors – May 17, 2018

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For this week’s Thursday Doors, here are the green doors of Rembrandt’s house, in Amsterdam. The most famous Dutch painter lived and worked in this house between 1639 and 1656, when he apparently ran out of money to pay his mortgage… The green and red combination of doors and windows is very pretty. The windows are green on the outside and red on the inside.