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The Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Spain

January 14, 2020November 19, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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After the reconquest of Zaragoza in the early 12th Century, the Aljafería, the palace of the Moorish king of Zaragoza, was transformed into a palace for the victorious Christian king … Read more

Categories Europe, Photo of the Day, Spain, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Eurail

Ceiling, Cathedral of Malaga, Spain

January 15, 2020November 12, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The Cathedral of Malaga is a late Renaissance masterpiece, which distinguishes it from many of the cathedrals of Spain, which were built a couple hundred years earlier, in the Gothic style.

Categories Europe, Photo of the Day, Spain Tags dailyphoto, Malaga

The Tomb of Christopher Columbus, Sevilla, Spain

January 12, 2021November 10, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The tomb of Christopher Columbus in the Sevilla Cathedral is carried by four kings representing the kingdoms of Spain. There’s some controversy as to the location of the grave of Coumbus, but the Spanish assure you that he’s buried in Sevilla Cathedral.

Categories Europe, History Travel, Spain, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Sevilla

The Peristyle, Diocletian’s Palace, Split, Croatia

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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I hope you know the lengths I go to sometimes to get the best photo possible. Like this one. I’d been to the Peristyle area of Diocletian’s Palace three times … Read more

Categories Croatia, Europe, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Split

Locks, Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, China

August 19, 2017September 29, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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It’s hard to get perspective on the Three Gorges Dam itself without taking a helicopter ride. We saw photos from such vantage points and they were spectacular. But on this … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto, Yangtse

Dawn, Qutang Gorge, Yangtze River, China

August 19, 2017September 28, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The light was sort of dull right after dawn on the Yangtze, but the sun got high enough and peeked out from behind a cloud just long enough to sidelight … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto, Yangtse

The Terra Cotta Army, Xian, China

November 28, 2017September 23, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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I was prepared not to like the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian. Despite the fact that everyone has already seen images of the thousands of clay figures, I was more … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Xian

The Temple of Heaven, Beijing

September 22, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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One of the coolest things about this pavilion in the Temple of Heaven complex, other than the spectacular painting of course, was the fact that these galleries wound around the … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Beijing, dailyphoto

The Great Wall Near Beijing, China

September 25, 2016September 21, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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It’s hard to say anything original about the Great Wall of China, other than according to some astronauts’ accounts I’ve read, you really can’t see it from space. The Great … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Beijing, dailyphoto

The Moat of the Forbidden City, Beijing

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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Perhaps the hardest part of shooting in the Forbidden City of Beijing is trying to get just one shot that doesn’t have a thousand people in it. We’ve been to … Read more

Categories Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Beijing, dailyphoto
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