Washington DC Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2026

#WashingtonDC #JeffersonMemorial #ClassicalArchitecture #HistoricalSite #AmericanHistory

The Mint, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Formerly the ‘Rum Hospital’ – oldest surviving public building in Sydney’s CBD
Built for a cost of 45,000 gallons of rum, The Mint is rich in history. It was originally part of Governor Macquarie’s ‘Rum’ hospital for convicts and later became the first branch of the Royal Mint outside London. Today The Mint is home to Museums of History NSW’s head office, the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Bullion café and a spectacular series of venue hire spaces. - Museums of NSW

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2026/04/08/mint/

#thesydneymint #sydneyhistory #colonialarchitecture #visitnsw #sydneyaustralia #architecturalphotography #historiclandmark #australianheritage #sydneycbdevents #oldestbuilding #macquariestreet #sydneyphotography #heritagearchitecture #exploresydney #classicalarchitecture #sydneylife #historicalsite #cityarchitecture #sydneytravel #buildingheritage

#FotoVorschlag - Weitwinklig verzerrt
»Wide-angle distortion«

A view of the ocean from the #terrace of The Breakers in Newport, RhodeIsland.




#TheBreakers #view #ocean #OceanView #Newport #RhodeIsland #NewportMansions
#NewportRI #NewEngland #TheGildedAge #architecture #ClassicalArchitecture #Architektur #ArchitecturePhotography #ScenicView #photography #Fotografie

On a Sunday in March. With the small orangery behind us, the view to the Great Orangery, part of Charlottenburg Palace. A beautiful, not too cold spring day. Maybe I should start photographing in color again. Well, or not. Exposed slightly brighter in the RAW editor. Otherwise as from the cam using a black and white recipe. I'd love to play with these recipes more, but Fuji unfortunately doesn't provide an easy way to save and load recipes as far as I can see - e.g. from the memory card. Too bad.

An einem Sonntag im März. Mit der kleinen Oragnerie im Rücken, der Blick auf die Große Orangerie, Teil des Charlottenburger Schlosses. Ein schöner nicht zu kalter Frühlingstag. Vielleicht sollte ich nun wieder mehr in Farbe fotografieren. Naja, oder auch nicht. Im RAW Editor etwas heller belichtet. Sonst wie aus der Cam unter verwendung eines Schwarz-Weiß-Rezepts. Ich würde gerne mehr mit diesen Rezepten spielen, aber Fuji sieht leider, so weit ich das sehe, keine einfache Möglichkeit vor, Rezepte zu speichern und zu laden - z.B. von der Speicherkarte. Schade.

#historicbuilding #classicalarchitecture #blackandwhitephoto #courtyard #statue #dome #historischesgebäude #klassischearchitektur #schwarzweißfoto #innenhof #skulptur #kuppel #FUJIFILM #xe5 #fuji #XC13_33mm #berlin #schloss_charlottenburg #orangerie #Charlottenburg_Palace

Here's the University Building in its full context. (See my previous post for details.)

February 2026 | Denver, USA

#architecture #classicalarchitecture #urbanexploration #urbandesign #denver #downtowndenver #colorado

The University Building (built 1911) in downtown Denver is one of my favorites due to its beautifully ornate and thoughtfully composed crown.

The top 1.5 floors read as an elaborate three-part composition:

At the top of the building's main brown-brick volume is a highly articulated, multi-layered, light-colored stone course or frieze comprised of various panels and carvings that serves as a strong, horizontal base to the composition. Rising from this base is the middle (and, to me, the most compelling) part: green, glazed terra-cotta "pinstriped" ribs that align with a modillioned cornice, giving each vertical band the appearance of its own miniature crown, that curve outward to form a continuous fluted band that encompasses the top-floor windows and provides vertical thrust and visual support to the third part: the thick projecting cornice with classical ornamentation that caps the building as a parapet, serves as the horizontal mate to the base, and completes the building's crown with authority.

This tripartite "horizontal – vertical – horizontal" composition of the building's crown mirrors the classical order of "base – shaft – capital" with the crown itself serving as the "capital" to the entire building, creating a nested hierarchy of classical-order compositions. Bathed in the bright Colorado sun, this building's exuberant crown makes me feel joyful every time I look at it.

February 2026 | Denver, USA

#architecture #classicalarchitecture #urbanexploration #urbandesign #denver #downtowndenver #colorado

Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, United States 2024

#GardenFlowers #PurpleBlooms #ClassicalArchitecture #AutumnGarden #NaturePhotography

Colorado Capital Rotunda: Vertical Aspiration and Ornamental Complexity

(This post is being modified)

https://gregurbano.com/2026/01/02/colorado-capital-rotunda-vertical-aspiration-and-ornamental-complexity/