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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Posted in Japan, Kyoto
Kinkakuji (also known as “Golden Temple” or “Golden Pavilion”) is one of Kyoto’s best-known attractions. It was built in 1393 as a retirement villa for Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. He intended to cover the exterior with gold, but only managed to coat the the ceiling of the third floor with gold leaf before his death. After...
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Lake Matheson, near the Fox Glacier in South Westland, New Zealand, is famous for its reflected views of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. The waters of Lake Matheson are dark brown, so on a calm day they create the ideal reflective surface. That’s why the Lake Matheson sometimes is called “the mirror lake”. Lake Matheson...
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More images: Karst Peaks at Yangshuo and Guilin Images Gallery | Lakes, Rivers and Waterways Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography.
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Guilin region in China has long been renowned for its unique scenery and one of the best-known tourist destinations in China. There are many scenic places along the Li jiang river (Li River) including a scene in Xingping Village which is printed on the back of 20 Yuan banknotes. The primary image on the reverse...
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Shot this image during my “Big Tasmanian Trip” in January 2007. In two weeks I drove about 4000km around Tasmania (counting that it’s about 400km in “diameter”). The weather was very bad for photography – bright sun during shooting waterfalls and heavy clouds when I needed sun. I spent two or three days waiting for...
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Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. When the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the city became known worldwide for this unenviable distinction. The destructive power of the bomb was tremendous and obliterated...
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The Kintai-kyo or “Brocade Sash Bridge”, has been Iwakuni’s most distinguished landmark and a subject of admiration for hundreds of years. The 210m long bridge spans the Nishiki river and was originally built in 1673 under daimyo Kikkawa Hiroyoshi, without using a single nail. It was swept away by floods caused by Typhoon Kezia in...
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