BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir I had the opportunity to visit the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Houston a couple of weeks ago. It was really spectacular. We had arrived just in time for the service and we’re invited to stay. The attendees were very welcoming and filled me in with some of the details of the temple. This temple is the first traditional Hindu Mandir of stone and marble to be constructed in the United States. While the limestone came from Turkey and the marble from Itally, the structure was hand carved in India and then shipped to Texas and assembled. I plan on going back to the BAPS Swami Narayan Temple some time but I will be taking a better lens.
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

I had the opportunity to visit the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Houston a couple of weeks ago. It was really spectacular. We had arrived just in time for the service and we’re invited to stay. The attendees were very welcoming and filled me in with some of the details of the temple.

This temple is the first traditional Hindu Mandir of stone and marble to be constructed in the United States. While the limestone came from Turkey and the marble from Itally, the structure was hand carved in India and then shipped to Texas and assembled. 

I plan on going back to the BAPS Swami Narayan Temple some time but I will be taking a better lens.

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Greater New Orleans Bridges or the Crescent City Connection, as they are now known. These twin cantilever bridges were designed by Modjeski & Masters, Inc. Construction on the first bridge began in 1954 and opened in 1958. The second bridge didn’t begin construction until 1981. Due to delays, the second span didn’t open until 1988. This photo was taken from the deck of the Gretna-Canal Street Ferry, for my personal photowalk during ImagingUSA in New Orleans.
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Greater New Orleans Bridges or the Crescent City Connection, as they are now known.

Greater New Orleans Bridge No. 2 These twin cantilever bridges were designed by Modjeski & Masters, Inc. Construction on the first bridge began in 1954 and opened in 1958. The second bridge didn’t begin construction until 1981. Due to delays, the second span didn’t open until 1988.

This photo was taken from the deck of the Gretna-Canal Street Ferry, for my personal photowalk during ImagingUSA in New Orleans.

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Two Towers

The University of Texas Tower at Night The University of Texas Tower at Night (B&W)

Color and Grayscale versions of this 9 exposure HDR image

This Paul Cret design towers over the University of Texas campus. At 307 feet tall, this historic building is not only UT’s but one of Austin’s most distinguished landmarks.

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View large Did you know that Southern Methodist University’s McFarlin Memorial Auditorium was the University’s third permanent building? Originally opened in 1926 to meet the University’s pressing need for a chapel and auditorium that could accommodate the entire student body. Now it serves as the site for many SMU events such as commencement, graduation, the renowned Willis M. Tate Lecture Series, and other student programs.  If you are wondering about the “Education, Religion, Patriotism” above the entrance, it was to honor SMU students killed in World War I. 
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Did you know that Southern Methodist University’s McFarlin Memorial Auditorium was the University’s third permanent building?

Originally opened in 1926 to meet the University’s pressing need for a chapel and auditorium that could accommodate the entire student body. Now it serves as the site for many SMU events such as commencement, graduation, the renowned Willis M. Tate Lecture Series, and other student programs. 

If you are wondering about the “Education, Religion, Patriotism” above the entrance, it was to honor SMU students killed in World War I. 

Source: Flickr / ianaberle