Architecture

Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram is one of the major attraction to the tourists and visitors of Chennai, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state. It is believed that there were seven magnificent temples what are known as the seven pagodas, built near the sea share. But the lonely survivor is the shore temples. It was originally constructed during the 7th century and later it was Narasimha Varman II, (Rajasimha) completed the skilled work in his rule. This is one of the oldest of the south Indian Temples which were structural temples constructed in the nature Dravidian style. When I visited here to photograph this masterpiece, I noticed debris and plastis around the temple. But when seeing this temple, nothing other than this temple come to my focus. One fine quality of one's self will overwrite all other negatives.

The Rocks, Circular Quay

Under the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Shot from Milsons Point

Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal - Its sad to know the unawareness of the public on the marvel of these architecture. The pillars of this monument have been decorated with the public's message to their beloved despite the warning message displayed inside and at the entrace of the palace.

The dynasty consisted of 13 rulers, of whom 9 were kings, 2 were queens, and 2 were joint-kings. The most notable of these were the king, Tirumalai Nayak (who built this palace - Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal), and the queen, Rani Mangammal. Foreign trade was conducted mainly with the Dutch and the Portuguese, as the British and the French had not yet made inroads in the region

Sydney Opera House - Contrary to its name, the building houses multiple performance venues. As one of the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people, the Sydney Opera House provides a venue for many performing arts companies including the four key resident companies Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and presents a wide range of productions on its own account. It is also one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, with more than seven million people visiting the site each year, 300,000 of whom take a guided tour.

Although the roof structures of the Sydney Opera House are commonly referred to as "shells" (as they are in this article), they are in fact not shells in a strictly structural sense, but are instead precast concrete panels supported by precast concrete ribs

There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is a masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent. Shot this during Festival of Lights in Sydney - Vivid Sydney 2010

Sydney Opera House - shot during Vivid Sydney - Festival of Lights celebrated every year in Sydney illuminating the historic monument with colorful laser lights

Sydney Tower (also known as the AMP Tower, AMP Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint) is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia (with the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being the tallest). It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere (after Auckland's Sky Tower, though Sydney Tower's main observation deck is almost 50 m (164 ft) higher than that of Auckland's Sky Tower). The Sydney Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.

The domb which was believed to be a single stone is actually two huge granite stones. Tanjore Big Temple, India Photography: Karthik TK

The temple is made up of 130,000 tons of granite. The 60-metre tall vimana is still the tallest extant in South India. A European-like figure is carved on the vimana, probably a warning of the arrival of the British.And the most important feature of the building is that its belived,at no time of the day the shadow of the gopuram will not fall on the ground. But it has been proven that the myth is wrong Facts about the temple — 212-foot vimana, 80-tonne cupbolic dome, more than six foot-high kalasam, 55-foot circumference, big linga and big nandhi — can reveal the grandeur of the temple. There is no need for a myth to boost the grandeur of the temple, Mr. Rajendran, architect and civil engineer of Thanjavur, says. It is a wonder that the shadow story has gone deep into the psyche of the people about this wonderful monument. The `myth-tellers' will say that the shadow of the entire vimana will not fall on the ground. If someone points out to the shadow, they will change the story and say that the shadow of the 80-tonne cupbolic doom will not fall. Then, they will say the shadow of kalasam will not fall.

Shadow of the pillars of corridor at Brahadishwarar Big Temple, Tanjore, India Photography: Karthik TK

Part of Gangai Konda Cholapuram's Big Temple. The temple is maintained by Archeology Department of India. Pretty well maintained. Photography: Karthik TK

Famous statue of Dancing Nataraja, Big Temple, Gangai Konda Cholapuram, India Photography: Karthik TK

Pillars of Tarasuram Big Temple. The combination of different animal faces is called Yazhi, which are very common in every Hindu temples. The one what you see is the dragon with elephant trunk. Photography: Karthik TK

Water outlet. Imagination has no limits. Big temple, Tarasuram, India Photography: Karthik TK

Supporting Pillars of Tarasuram Airavateshwarar temple Mandapa, India The temple is located right next to the Big temple of Tarasuram. Photography: Karthik TK

Side Entrance of Tarasuram Big Temple, India. If you see the elephant, horse, wheel and other statues closely, they are not made of single rock. Photography: Karthik TK