I had the idea that the Taj Mahal was just a single structure sitting alone in the middle of an Indian city. I should not have been surprised then, to see that it is a whole complex! It is large and vast, just like the country itself.
Palaces, forts, and other structures in India are built along symmetrical lines. Amidst the frenetic busyness bordering on chaos, symmetry is everywhere. Symmetry, leading to harmony and unity with the universe. This the Indian world-view. Check out the symmetry in these structures.
Fatehpur Sikri FortJama Masjid New DelhiView of the blue-violet city of Jodhpur from the heights of Mehrangarh FortUmaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
In response to wordpress’s weekly photo challenge “Symmetry” – click on the link to see other other bloggers’ photos of “Symmetry”.
Mozambican-born Portuguese South African; reflecting on travel, writing, editing, life, family and change that has social impact; chief wide eyed in wanderer, wonderer and bottlewasher
