Oftentimes, famous landmarks and monuments have been photographed thousands of times, and architecture photography challenges me to capture those locations in a new way. Conversely, I can take photos of more obscure or simple places in order to tell their stories. I love history and reading, so I always attempt to capture a location in a way that is representative of its history and legacy.
Concentric
The Shahi Hamman in the old city of Lahore, Pakistan was a Persian style bathhouse built under the Mughal Empire in 1635 CE. Public bathhouses were an instrumental part of Central Asian, Turkish, and Persian culture. The Shahi Hamman is representative of some of the most prominent architectural design of the 17th century. Central skylights illuminate the entire maze of 21 inter-connected rooms within the bathhouse. Without access to electricity, the heating and cooling of water was done solely through the placement of wells and aqueducts, and the design allowed for cool water in the midst of the summer heat of Pakistan.
It fell out of use in the late 18th century but underwent restoration in 2014. It later won the UNESCO Award of Merit in 2016 and remains a monumental structure in the heart of Lahore's old city.
Library
Library of Congress, Washington DC
Masjid Wazir Khan
Old City Lahore, Pakistan
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Fes, Morocco
Rabat, Morocco
Prague, Czech Republic
Washington DC