Yippee!

Looks cool, hope I can break away from other stuff and get into this!

Great Theme! Looking forward with great interest! I´m sure I will find some pics in my collection, too...

Thank you PK.

God Bless.

Hi PK,
Thank you very much, I like the theme :)!

Here a churchwindow:

Stunning captures and post work Jacomina.

A good start for the challenge.

God Bless.

Thank you Christo, nice you say this to me :).

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Superb capture and upload kokabeel.

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A fantastic POV, kokabeel.

Quote - Superb capture and upload kokabeel.

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Quote - A fantastic POV, kokabeel.

Thank you very much! The colour version is not too bad. I prefer BW though ;)

kokabeel, I should know what building that is but Downtown as grow so much I can't keep up with any of it anymore.  But this is really marvelous!

Wow dochtersions. those are great POVs and the construction is really interesting. Seems we have a challenge that is not only a challenge but a perfect subject. :-)

Oooooohh!  My favorite subject!  Okay ... I promise to go out and get something new.  I've already got a couple of things in mind that I've been wanting to shoot but haven't gotten around to yet.  Hopefully I can stretch a bit and "say" something new.

I can't wait to get going on this!  :)

LOVE what's gone up so far!  Excellent images, Jacomina, and I love your skyscraper, kokabeel. 

Wow ... VERY cool!

Something different PK.

Superb capture and upload.

God Bless.

Okay Mies!

Now I must get off my butt and go shooting!

I love B&W, kokabeel, super POV.

PK, I am still searching for mine... love the artwork!

Clive

This really is exceptional with the paintings and the sign 'hanging out', PK!

Thanks for the nice words, friends :))

Thank you very much!

MrsLubner, I absolutely love the painted buildings! Where is this at?

It's in San Francisco.

EJD64.

Superb capture and upload.

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That's gorgeous, Ed!  The arches really are stunning, and those lozenge windows are delightful.  It must be a building full of little gems like these!   

Perfect capture and upload EJD 64.

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Well, Ed, I'm impressed by your beautiful poto's. They are very special.

Beautiful!  Nothing like that here!  LOL!  I love seeing architecture from other places.  This is a delight!

I do love color. This is rich in hue and tone and fabulous style!

My 2:

This is a "guilloche" pattern, a common architectural ornament. Tara just posted another sample from the same building (The Harold Washington Public Library in Chicago), only she called it "Ric Rac". Bravo. Ornaments should cross all boundaries...

This is a house a block from my home. I shot this for its spare wintry nakedness. It's a romanesque arch with rusticated stone. It's a lovely old rock-of-a-mansion, typical of where I live...

Looking up at this makes me feel like a Hobbit....

Thanks for the link, Tara!

Anahata ,outstanding uploads.

Rods, superb upload.

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I love those two pics, Mark.  I love it that we took pictures of the same bit of the library with no consultation.  :)

OMG, Rod!!!  Why didn't I know about this building???  This is freakin' fantastic!  Now we have to come back to KC.  Fire up the grill, darlin', and we'll bring the wine.  :D

HAH! I knew that would get you and Bill back here! :-D I'll drop by Sam's Club and stock up on charcoal! LOL!

I stepped away for awhile and look at all these wonderful photos!  I love the detail, the history and that parking garage is outstanding!

This building, now in a Washington State Park, was built 81 years ago in the Romanesque Revival style which became very popular in the USA during the last half of the 19th century and again during the 1920s-30s.

Here's a quick key to recognizing the Romanesque Revival architectural style:

The defining feature of the Romanesque Revival is the semi-circular arch used for all window and door openings and for wall enrichment. Other distinguishing motifs are beltcourses and the arcaded corbel table which is a series of miniature arches below the eaves. Belt- or stringcourses mark horizontal divisions. Column capitals and compound arches are enriched with geometric medieval ornament. Facades have gabled roofs flanked by square or polygonal towers of differing heights, with parapets or various roof shapes, and occasionally spires of Gothic origin. Broad, smooth wall surfaces of monochromatic brick or ashlar masonry laid with thin mortar joints were favored.

Wow ... That building is a classic example of the style you described!  Very cool.

What an impressing POV, Bill, and that library really is amazing.

Love all the input here. 

it is enriching.

Around the castle is water, so you see here two bridges.

Shudders of the flu here, brrrr.

Very nice photos from all. I really like looking at old building or very unique architecture.

Unfortunately I dont live near architecture or city buildings, so no stuff from me, but I do see all the beautiful photos now.  Didnt get any ebots all week.

Oh, Jacomina, what a wonderful place!  The architectural details are so interesting, and you were there at a beautiful time of the day ... the shadows are lovely.  :)

Thank you so much, Tara. You made me glad you like it. :)

Superb capture Bill and Mies.

Amazing to see such many different styles of architecture.

God Bless.

But what's a challenge for, unless it's challenging?? 

So.  I took this picture out my window just now.  It isn't even half an hour old.  On the right-hand side of the picture is our upstairs balcony, and the house with all the rooflines belongs to our neighbor.  The challenge for me was to shoot something I've been looking at since 1994 when I moved in here, and hopefully make it look interesting. 

Honestly, it still looks like my neighbor's house.  LOL!  I hope it looks better to you than it does to me!  I can sort of see interest in it, as long as I don't look at it too long.  I do like it for the division of space, the thirds and diagonals. 

We're not supposed to have a lot of snow, so I should be able to get out soon and find something more interesting to shoot!

Superb capture and upload Tara.

God Bless.

I'm absolutely loving the photos so far!

I demand( well not really lol ) MOAR ABSTRACT!!@!!@ :D

There's something about architecture that's really appealing, and pleasing to me. I guess it's the lines, cures and many different shapes lighting can make.