Perhaps a weird way to look at this image, but I can't but help be drawn to the three diagonal lines that criss-cross this image, dissecting it into different parts.

NB click through to see it in portrait aspect ratio!

#photography #Dresden #Germany #cityAndArchitecture #architecture

https://leonard.earth/2026/03/16/dissected-cathedral/

Dissected Cathedral

Perhaps a weird way to look at this image, but whilst it’s a beautiful example of architecture, and an amazing example of good restoration work – I can’t but help be drawn to the …

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It took some digging to find out what the letters on this striking chimney stood for. On the banks of the Müggelspree stands what was the oldest brewery in Berlin until its closure in 2010. It had been active since 1753!

#photography #Berlin #cityAndArchitecture #landscape #blackAndWhite

https://leonard.earth/2026/01/29/berliner-burgerbrau/

Berliner Bürgerbräu

It took a bit of digging to find out what the large triple B letters on this striking chimney stood for. On the banks of the Müggelspree which leads into Großer Müggelsee in Berlin, stands what was…

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Looking into a building's 'hof' (yard) from Linienstr in Berlin, a beautiful old tree fills the frame and must give the tenants such pleasure each time they walk in off the street.

#photography #Berlin #Germany #street #cityAndArchitecture #urban #nature #trees

https://leonard.earth/2026/01/22/the-way-of-the-tree/

The Way of the Tree

Looking into a building’s ‘hof’ (yard) from Linienstr in Berlin, a beautiful old tree fills the frame and must give the tenants such pleasure each time they walk in off the street…

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At the entrance to Blankenstein Park in Berlin is a little garden area with raised beds, benches, and this curious little gatehouse. I love the way the low winter light is catching this building.

#photography #Berlin #street #cityAndArchitecture #colour

https://leonard.earth/2026/01/08/gatehouse/

Gatehouse

At the entrance to Blankenstein Park in Berlin is a little garden area with raised beds, benches, and this curious little gatehouse type of thing, at least that’s the best word I can think of…

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I'm quite sure I've seen canvasses with less going on in various galleries around the world, and I don't have any shame in finding satisfaction in the shapes and approximate symmetries presented by this piece of accidental art.

#photography #abstract #Spain #Mallorca #cityAndArchitecture

https://leonard.earth/2025/12/28/accidental-art/

Accidental Art

This functional feature of a building somewhere in Mallorca might just be intended to provide access to some utilities, but ends up being a wholly satisfying sight in and of itself. I’m quite…

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Whilst at first glance one could easily assume this was a mirrored image - but this quite stunning patterned image is two very similar sections of the ceiling of the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in the centre of Berlin.

#photography #abstract #Berlin #Germany #cityAndArchitecture #patterns

http://leonard.earth/2025/12/21/mirrored-patterns/

Mirrored Patterns

Whilst at first glance one could easily assume this was a mirrored image – but this quite stunning patterned image is two very similar sections of the ceiling of the Friedrichswerdersche Kirc…

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In a small courtyard near the Neugerriemschneider gallery off Linienstr in Berlin, I was stopped in my tracks by this wonderful confluence of lines, shapes, textures, light, and shadow.

#photography #Berlin #cityAndArchitecture #Germany #street

http://leonard.earth/2025/11/27/berlin-shapes/

Berlin Shapes

In a small courtyard near the Neugerriemschneider gallery off Linienstr in Berlin, I was stopped in my tracks by this wonderful confluence of lines, shapes, textures, light, and shadow. So many dif…

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A long 3 storey abandoned building peeks out from behind the trees that surround Funkhaus Berlin. However, what the purpose of this building hiding beside it was, I am none the wiser.

#photography #abandoned #derelict #Berlin #Germany #cityAndArchitecture

http://leonard.earth/2025/11/06/unknown-abandoned/

Unknown Abandoned

A long 3 storey abandoned building peeks out from behind the trees that surround Funkhaus Berlin, an old radio station which now serves as a music venue. However, what the purpose of this building …

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A characterful doorway heavily covered with graffiti and the remnants of flyers and posters in Berlin's Samariterkiez (near some of the few remaining squats that I know of).

#photography #Berlin #Germany #squat #art #graffiti #cityAndArchitecture

http://leonard.earth/2025/10/23/berlin-doorway/

Berlin Doorway

A characterful doorway heavily covered with graffiti and the remnants of flyers and posters in Berlin’s Samariterkiez (near some of the few remaining squats that I know of). Buy Print

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Relatively recently finished, the building of the James Simon Gallery on Berlin's museum island is quite beautiful in its way. There are nice architectural elements all around to play with abstracting.

#photography #abstract #cityAndArchitecture

http://leonard.earth/2025/10/05/parallel-support/

Parallel Support

Relatively recently finished, the building of the James Simon Gallery on Berlin’s museum island is quite beautiful in its way. There are nice architectural elements all around to play with ab…

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