Edinburgh Architecture – New Town

These are two views of buildings in what is called New Town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh. New Town was built in stages between 1765 and the middle of the 1800s. Wandering around the streets, you can see neo-classical and Georgian period architecture all around. And New Town isn’t just a … Read more

The Curve Of The Gherkin

This is a follow-up to this article on photographing London in which I mentioned the Gherkin building in the financial district in London. I walked around the area, looking for a viewpoint from which I could show the way that the building curves inwards at the bottom. In other words, it really is a gherkin … Read more