We welcome the new year by posting images with interesting design elements. Eye-pleasing architectural designs with continuing arches (in a garden in South Carolina) are presented below, in color and monochrome.
Architectural Designs
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Arches Leading to the Door
Symmetry of stone arches leading to the door at Duke Chapel, Raleigh, North Carolina. Impressive in both color and black & white images.
Leading to the Door
Doorway Arches
Stone Arches
The simple yet attractive design of stone arches at Duke Chapel in North Carolina
Stone Arches
Forbidden Door
A chain blocks the entrance to a door but can’t hide the beauty of ornate, stone arches at Duke Chapel in North Carolina
Forbidden Door
A Chapel from Three Sides
Duke University Chapel is a chapel located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Constructed from 1930 to 1932, the Chapel seats about 1,800 people and stands 210 feet tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Durham County. It is built in the Collegiate Gothic style, characterized by its large stones, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults.
Duke University Chapel
Charlotte – Reflections on Glass Arches
The use of glass on many buildings in Uptown Charlotte creates unusual reflections on these arches
Charlotte – Tree Reflection on Glass Arches
Charlotte – Building Reflection on Glass Arches
An Inviting Walkway
The symmetry of arches and pillars of this walkway combined with shadows and light make up an interesting image
An Inviting Walkway
Palace Windows for a View
Palace Windows for a View
An old palace in India has arched, open windows with pillars offering views of the countryside
Arches and Shadows
Arches and Shadows
Another example of ancient Indian palace architecture with arches galore
Symmetrical Arches
Symmetrical Arches
Instead of taking a center shot, this perspective is off-center to add intrigue and different lines to the image of a palace room in India