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Capital cities of the World

Caracteristic pictures of capitals of countries or states

Featured Work

Dei Martiri by hologram

Bronse panel from the great doors of St Peters Basilica, Rome. The Army of the Martyrs. Many thanks to the Capital Cities of the World group for the feature (November 2009).
Hmmph! This statue looks a bit put out by joybliss

Paris, France. This delightful chap looks a bit miffed. Canon EOS 400D
Winged Seahorse by Renee Hubbard Fine Art Photography

Detail of the Trevi Fountain, Rome – Italy
Justice? by Rachael Macleod

Part of a sculpture outside of Kilmainham Jail, Dublin, Ireland. At least 14 leaders of the Easter Rising were executed at Kilmainham Jail in 1916. It was closed in 1924 and is now open to the public. This sculture sits opposite the entrance to the jail and serves as a reminder of what happened inside. Taken on my first trip to Dublin in 2008 Taken with Panasonic Lumix FZ30 – straight from the camera. All profits from sales in 2009 will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support (www.macmillan.org.uk) Featured:* / Statues & Such Group – May 2009 / War – Least We Forget Group – June 2009 / Capital Cities of The World Group – November 2009
Fairytale Castle by Themis

(AS IS, Finepix F31fd) / Actually, it’s the Horse Guard’s Parade, as viewed from the Buckingham Palace side of St. James’s Park (the oldest Royal Park in London). The park itself is a haven for many species of birds (and of course, a great number of grey squirrels). Going for a walk at lunchtime around the lake, it’s hard to believe that you are only a few minutes’ stroll away from the Houses of Parliament and if you wave towards Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty might see you. The park’s history can be found on the Royal Parks site and more about the Horse Guards Parade, here (for those short on time, I recommend the shorter Wikipedia entry). / The photo won the ‘A slice of Heaven’ challenge on the 13th Oct 2009. / /
Waiting for you... by Gouzelka

Greenwich park. London. UK / HDR /
Hidropark by LudaNayvelt

Kiev, Ukraine Hidropark, place where I grew up Canon Power Shot S3 IS, one shoot , but processed as HDR for fun Hidropark (Ukrainian: Гідропарк) is a park on the Dnieper River in Kiev, Ukraine. It literally means “Waterpark” as it was created as an entertainment complex with mainly water activities: beaches, boating, water attractions. It is located on Venetsians’kyj (Ukrainian: Венеціанський) and Dolobets’kyj (Ukrainian: Долобецький) islands; the Venetian Bridge connects these islands. Venetsians’kyj island is connected with the rest of Kiev by two bridges: the Metro Bridge to the right-bank city and the Rusanivka bridge to the left-bank city. The Hidropark station of Kiev Metro is located on Venetsians’kyj island. Current activities available: number of beaches , boat and catamarans rental, ping-pong and tennis, paintball and football, water attractions, restaurants, casino and Sun-City Slavutych disco club (right on the beach), open-air gym (Soviet era heritage) and riverboat excursions. Source: .wikipedia.org Hidropark was featured in the group Capital cities of the World October 13, 2009 Hidropark finished in position 3 of Top Ten in A slice of heaven of Capital cities of th… October 14, 2009 “Gidropark” / Top 10 in Going Coastal ~ Watercraft Challenge August 27, 2009 / featured in Going Coastal August 15. 2009 or non HDR version
river torrens by sharon wingard

this photo was taken in adelaide, the river torrens flows through the heart of the city, it’s a great place to take a walk or just sit and watch the world go by. photo taken with a kodak camera
La Sagrada Familia by parmi

Barcelona, Capital city of Catalonia Featured in Capital Cities Of The World Top 10 in A Slice Of Heaven Challenge This photo has not been enhanced, changed or edited in any way. MCN: CD3B4-F792A-6E01A
Two young women and a boatsman by steppeland

Amsterdam street photography / This is Amsterdam / - the Netherlands - “I’m a town…” where people live – relaxed and free … Relaxed evening chat along the ‘grachten’ (canals) from Amsterdam… A boatsman passing, eyes on eternity… At the other shore, the typical medieval merchant-houses . Photograph made with Pentax K10D camera and Pentax 18-55 lens Features and top10 placements / This image received a top10 placement in the challenge a slice of heaven and was featured in “Capital cities of the world”: http://www.redbubble.com/groups/capital-cities-of-the-world (Oct. 14, 2009) / Comments and feed-back always welcome. Thanks for looking :)
Russia by Christine Wilson

Russia, Moscow. Inside the Kremlin are several wonderful old Russian Orthodox churches. They are a display of Russia’s magnificent history. Photoshop has been used to make a cold January day seem more friendly..
Edinburgh Skyline, Princes Street Gardens by Mike Oxley

A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and the creation of the New Town. The Nor Loch was a large loch in the centre of the city. It was heavily polluted from centuries of sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In the 1840s the railway was built in the valley, and Waverley Station opened in its present form in 1854. / The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John’s and St. Cuthbert’s, near Lothian Road in the west. Taken early evening, April 1999 / Minolta 600si, Sigma 70 to 300 / Kodak Gold 100 / Scanned using an Epson Pefection 3200

Recent Work

Mosque of Muhammad Ali by Wayne Gerard Trotman

© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي, Turkish: Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali’s oldest son, who died in 1816. This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city from no matter which side. Canon EOS 50e FEATURED IN: / “All things Egyptian” Group – November 2009.
Berlin I (2006) by Gideon Fourie

Sony Center, Berlin, Germany
Il Pantheon, Roma by Andrea Rapisarda

The Pantheon is the Roman monument with the greatest number of records: the best preserved, with the biggest brick dome in the history of architecture and is considered the forerunner of all modern places of worship. It is the most copied and imitated of all ancient works. / Michelangelo felt it was the work of angels, not men. / Where it stands was not chosen by chance, but is a legendary place in the city’s history. According to Roman legend, it is the place where the founder of Rome, Romulus, at his death was seized by an eagle and taken off into the skies with the Gods. Taken with my Olympus e-510 and tonemapped with PS
One thousand and one clouds by Hélène David-Cuny

Bab Touma – Damascus – Syria
Standards war by Hélène David-Cuny

Damascus – Syria
Beautiful contemplation by triciamary

One of the many amazingly beautiful statues in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. I liked how the windows from a building behind peaked through the bare trees looking almost like stained glass.
Watching, waiting.... by aciddream

Schoobrum, Vienna, Austria Suggestions: / / / / /
Walk Alone by parmi

Taken in Santiago, capital city of Chile. Santa Lucia Park leads to the lookout point over the city with 360 degree views of the Andes Mountains. The view from the top is seen in Paradise Lost. World Forgotten shows another view of the incredible building in this park. This scene was not set up, the woman walking happened to climb the staircase as I arrived. I have no idea why she was dressed this way, (assuming she was here for a photo shoot?) but it all just fit so well. Featured in Canon DSLR Canon SX100IS MCN: C307A-DF030-B31A5
This used to be my playground by aciddream

Bucharest, Romania / Tineretului Park /
Bedlam by Tom Gomez

The Bedlam Theatre is housed in the former “New North Free Church” (built 1846-8) at the foot of George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was designed by Thomas Hamilton, an architect also involved in the creation of the New Town in the city. It is on the site of the old city poorhouse, and its name is taken from the nearby site of the city’s first mental health hospital. After the building was abandoned by the church in 1937 it was gifted to Edinburgh University. The University used it for various purposes, including a furniture store and a school of nursing. In 1980, the Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC) moved in, the building being converted for their use. Bedlam Theatre is the oldest student-run theatre in Britain. It is run by a student committee, elected annually. Any member can propose a show for selection by democratic company vote, and all aspects of the production from acting to lighting to taking the tickets are carried out by the student membership. Bedlam Theatre is an Historic Scotland Category B Listed building (HB Number 30020). Information supplied by Wikipedia. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Some perspective correction in Photoshop Elements. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots.

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n the group we accept all good quality pictures. Please keep it to 3 per day!
Only rule: The subject must be a capital city of something! Of a country or a state and you must put it in the description or in the title line
ex.
AMSTERDAM is the capital city of THE NETHERLANDS

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