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Habana Vieja & El Capitolio

Habana Vieja & El Capitolio

Havana –> Cuba

01-01-2005

The view of El Capitolio from Calle Brasil in Old Havana.

Houses of Habana Vieja

Houses of Habana Vieja

Havana –> Cuba

01-01-2005

Away from the tourist enclaves of Old Havana, the buildings were crumbling and dilapidated.

Durbar Square, Patan

Durbar Square, Patan

Kathmandu –> Nepal

04-10-2003

Patan, once the capital of a powerful independent kingdom is now swallowed up by Kathmandu but it still retains its distinct identity - namely it's more Buddhist and quiet than the rest of the city.

Narayan Temple

Narayan Temple

Kathmandu –> Nepal

05-10-2003

One of the many splendid stupas in Durbar Square, Kathmandu.

Nyatapola

Nyatapola

Bhaktapur –> Nepal

11-10-2003

The Nyatapola (five-stepped roof) is Nepal's tallest and most classically proportioned pagoda and is based in Taumadhi Tol square.

Malecón architecture

Malecón architecture

Havana –> Cuba

21-01-2005

A dilapidated building on the Malecón, Havana's coastal road. Wooden supports prevent the building from collapsing - a common sight in Cuba. The erosion from the salty sea water makes the Malecón a more precarious place than most.

Contrasting constructions

Contrasting constructions

Havana –> Cuba

21-01-2005

A common sight on Havana's Malecón: restored colonial Spanish architecture alongside empty plots where the Atlantic Ocean's salt has eroded the buildings.

Kumari Chowk

Kumari Chowk

Kathmandu –> Nepal

21-09-2003

Situated in Durbar Square, Kumari Chowk is home to the cult of the living goddess. www.naturalnirvana.com

El Capitolio

El Capitolio

Havana –> Cuba

22-01-2005

Havana's Capitolio - built by the dictator Machado in 1929 to replicate Washington’s Capitol building and thus impress his US paymasters - was originally a parliament. But after the Revolution, Castro’s regime converted it into an academy and library.

Park Guell: beneath the concourse

Park Guell: beneath the concourse

Barcelona –> Spain

22-08-2004

A few of the hundred palm-shaped pillars which support the main circular concourse in Gaudi's Park Guell.

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