A igreja de la Madeleine (francês: Église de la Madeleine), situada bem perto da Praça da Concórdia (Concorde), numa área comercial de alto nível (ao lado da rua Faubourgs Saint-Honoré, uma das ruas mais comerciais e glamurosas de Paris), a igreja de La Madeleine chama a atenção pela sua arquitectura em forma de templo clássico grego.Não concordo com as palavras inscritas na Wikipedia sobre ofacto de o interior da igreja não ser interessante como o exterior. Antes pelo contrário: há muitas construções que imitam templos gregos mas nunca vi um interior tão precioso como o da La Madeleine - o seu interior é de uma beleza inegualável e original. Estas minhas fotos servem para demonstrar que não devemos acreditar em muitas opiniões expressas como se fossem verdades absolutas. A força da fotografia como arma de opinião está aqui expressa de um modo simples.
The church of the Madeleine (French: Eglise de la Madeleine)is situated near the Place de la Concorde, a very popular commercial area(next to the street Faubourgs Saint-Honoré, which is one of the most glamorous commercial streets of Paris. The church of La Madeleine draws much attention due to its architecture as a classic Greek temple.
The construction began around the year 1764 by Contant d'Ivry, and then rebuilt with plans by Guillaume Couture(1777). Although during the French Revolution the works were suspended from 1790 to 1805, and in 1806 La Madeleine became a tribute to the Grand Army, which had until that time had their only emphasis set on building the Arc de Triomphe.
In 1842 the church returned to the functions of a Catholic Church.
The interior of La Madeleine in Paris is beautiful, but perhaps not as interesting as its exterior, but it is certainly worthwhile to climb the stairs to view the landscape of the rue Royal, with the Concorde obelisk in the background.
Camille Saint-Saens worked there as organist, between 1858 and 1877. (Source - Wikipedia - http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_de_la_Madeleine.
I do not agree with some words included in Wikipedia (but I guess everyone is entitled to have their own opinion!) My opinion is that its interior is a beautiful and original art work. These are my photos to show that we should not necessarily believe in all opinions expressed as if they were the absolute truth, as it is purely a matter of personal taste. The power of photography as a weapon of opinion is expressed here in a simple way.
Não é só no Algarve mas em todo o mundo - constrói-se anarquicamente nas beiras das falésias. Grande parte das agressões de cimento são feitas sem infraestruturas básicas, sem esgotos e sem qualquer análise de risco. A falésia cai destruindo a praia e danificando gravemente a natureza. O resultado está à vista 
“Black Boy” Grass Trees only grow in Australia.
If you enlarge either of these images, you will see "tiny little people" walking over the top arch of the bridge. This is called the "Bridge Climb". For more information, go to: www.BridgeClimb.com
View of Harbour Bridge from a cruise boat on Sydney Harbour.The top shot is going out in the morning past the Opera House, and the lower shot is coming home late afternoon. At present, there is maintenance work being done, hence the scaffolding that can be seen on the horizontal part of the bridge.
Close up shot of the Sydney Opera House. This is one of the numerous "sails" which form part of the infrastructure of the roof of the Opera House. 
Some of the Hawkesbury River's sandstone which comes in varying colours.
The Hawkesbury River in Sydney offers residents and tourists activities such as fishing, boating holidays or boat hire to explore. The bush landscape is mainly gum trees, but there is much animal activity including lizards & birds, eg. the Kookaburra awaiting food. There is also a lot of beautiful sandstone in this area.
This reminds me of a "Little Oasis" - East coast, NSW
I am amazed at the coloured patterns that form on the petals. It is really like the work of an artist.
Com o calor antecipado deste Março apetece é mesmo praia. Esta praia é pequena e o acesso é um pouco difícil mas as praias algarvias são mesmo assim - quanto mais duro é o acesso mais bonita é a praia.
Cabeça da Velha, Sortelha, Portugal
