New on 500px : Mysore Palace by sreealy by sreealy

The Palace of Mysore (also known as the Amba Vilas Palace) is a historical palace situated in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India. It is the official residence and seat of the Wodeyars – the Maharajas of Mysore, the former royal family of Mysore, which ruled the princely state of Mysore from 1399 to 1950.
I am visiting my home country after a gap of 2 years, and I selected Mysore as my first photo location .

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New on 500px : I’m watching you by sreealy by sreealy

The view of Paris from the Notre-dame de Paris Cathedral. These gargoyles are not merely decorative. Originally, the sculptures were waterspouts to protect the foundation from rain. Since most people in Medieval days could not read, the carvings took on the important role of illustrating lessons from the from the scriptures.In the late 1700s, architects disliked gargoyles and other grotesque statues. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and many other Gothic buildings were stripped of devils, dragons, griffins, and other grotesqueries. The ornaments were restored to their perches during a careful restoration in the 1800s.

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New on 500px : Louvre by sreealy by sreealy

Louvre @ night . . ( couldn’t avoid some headless fellows in the frame !! )

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New on 500px : The Nave by sreealy by sreealy

The nave of the cathedral, Notre-dame de Paris .

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New on 500px : Louvre @ Night by sreealy by sreealy

it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). With more than 9.7 million visitors each year, the Louvre is the world’s most visited museum. . .

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New on 500px : Notre-dame by sreealy by sreealy

Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France.The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world.

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New on 500px : Château de Versailles by sreealy by sreealy

The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
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New on 500px : Trails de Triomphe by sreealy by sreealy

light trails @ The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile .

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New on 500px : Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. by sreealy by sreealy

The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture…

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New on 500px : Fontaines de la Concorde. by sreealy by sreealy

Fountain of River Commerce and Navigation .

The Fontaines de la Concorde are two monumental fountains located in the Place de la Concorde in the center of Paris. They were designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, and completed in 1840 during the reign of King Louis-Philippe. The south fountain commemorates the maritime commerce and industry of France, and the north fountain commemorates navigation and commerce on the rivers of France…

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