Royal Library, Copenhagen, May 2012

The Royal Library in Copenhagen. It's also known as the Black Diamond building.

Begijnhof in Amsterdam, September 2011

Leaving the Begijnhof in Amsterdam, September 2011

Confederation Bridge, New Brunswick, June 2012

On the New Brunswick side of the Confederation Bridge, spanning the Northumberland Strait and leading onto Prince Edward Island. Completed in 1997, the bridge runs 12.9 kilometres, or 8 miles.

Dorval Island, June 2012

On Dorval Island, outside Montreal, June 2012

Havre-aux-Maisons, Magdalen Islands, July 2012

On Havre-aux-Maisons on the Magdalen Islands, or les Îles de la Madeleine, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Cathedral of Pisa, May 2012

In front of the Cathedral of Pisa.

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, March 2012

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey

Atlantis Inn, Barbados, February 2012

From the terrace of the Atlantis Inn on the east coast of Barbados, near Bathsheba

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, May 2012

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

City Hall Square, Copenhagen, May 2012

Details from a fountain on Copenhagen's Radhuspladsen (City Hall Square)

Cathedral of Florence, May 2012

The cathedral of Florence, with its baptistry at left and the Duomo in the background.

Near Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, September 2011

On Groot Heiligland Street in Haarlem, near the Frans Hals Museum.

Along the Arno in Pisa, Italy, May 2012

The Santa Maria della Spina church along the Arno River in Pîsa, Italy.

Neptune Fountain, Berlin, May 2012

Detail of the Fountain of Neptune in front of the Marienkirche in Berlin, Germany.

Nyhavn in Copenhagen, May 2012

The canal in the Nyhavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The canal and district date from the 1670s. For centuries the waterway handled cargo and freight ships and fishing boats and welcomed sailors, drinkers, prostitutes and artists, among them Hans Christian Anderson, who lived at various addresses on the canal for most of two decades.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence, May 2012

The Ponte Vecchio, spanning the Arno River in Florence, Italy.

This latest of several bridges to cross the Arno here at its narrowest point since Roman times, the Ponte Vecchio dates from 1345. Its design has been attributed to Taddeo Gaddi. It was the only bridge in Florence not destroyed by retreating German forces in WWII.

Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn, Istanbul, March 2012

Different views of the Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Hor, an inlet of the Bosporus River, in Istanbul. In the background of the first two images is Galata Tower near the Beyoglu neighborhood of the city. This 14th Century tower was built to help protect the city's Genoese colony. The Ottomans later used it to spot fires.

Barbados snail, February 2012

Local wildlife on Barbados' East Coast, near Bathsheba.

Pavillon Hotel, New Orleans, December 2010

Doorman on duty in the lobby of New Orleans' famed Le Pavillon Hotel, December 2010.

Westerkerk in Amsterdam, September 2011

From the top of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam, September 2011

Art Institute of Chicago, March 2012

Inside the Art Institute of Chicago, March 2012. Millennium Park is in the background.

Ghent, Belgium, September 2011

 

On the Sint-Michielsbrug in Ghent, Belgium, September 2011

Westmount Greenhouse, Montreal, April 2012

Flowers at the Westmount Greenhouse, Montreal, spring 2012.

Old Town Square, Prague, September 2011

Prague's Old Town Square, late September 2011.

Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, March 2012

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Museum de Hallen, Haarlem, September 2011

The Museum de Hallen in the Grote Markt of Haarlem, in the Netherlands.

© 2011 Derek Boshouwers