The Weekly Photo: Art at the Rila Monastery
Religious art at the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
Religious art at the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
Sunset on the tranquil sea in Alaska
Red Rocks National Park outside of Las Vegas, Nevada
Changing of the guards at Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul, South Korea
The old city hall and town square in Brasov, Romania
Kayaks on the beach in Fiji
A swimming hole in Kakadu National Park, Australia
The skeletal remains of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan History: This building was one of the city’s best-known sights, designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel in 1915, the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall (and its famous green dome) had a European style. Because the explosion took place almost directly above the building, the walls remained largely intact, even as the dome shattered and the people inside were killed by the heat of the blast. Initially, as the city rebuilt, [...]
A land iguana from the Galapagos Islands
Cherry Blossoms in Takayama, Japan