If anyone happens to be in the Palm Springs area on November 1st, Fusion Art’s Best in Show exhibition opens with a reception from 6-8pm. The exhibition includes my photo “Hong Kong Temple,” which won best in show in their Cityscapes contest back in June. The exhibition runs from November 1st through the 18th.
You can now purchase select prints of mine online:
https://society6.com/jgtravels
Just learned that my photo “Hong Kong Temple” won Best in Show (Digital & Photography) for Fusion Arts online Cityscapes exhibition. Along with a cash prize, I will also be invited to their exhibition for monthly Best in Show winners in Palm Springs in November. Full details about the Cityscapes exhibition can be found here: http://fusionartps.com/2nd-annual-cityscapes-art-exhibition-june-2017/
Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) – Kyoto, Japan
Wat Ratchanaddaram is a Buddhist temple (wat) located at the intersection between Ratchadamnoen Klang and Maha Chai Road, in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok. Meaning “Royal Niece,” the temple was built to the order of King Nangklao (Rama III) for Mom Chao Ying Sommanus Wattanavadi in 1846. The temple is best known for the Loha Prasat, a multi-tiered structure 118 feet (36 meters) high and having 37 metal spires, signifying the 37 virtues toward enlightenment. It is the third Loha Prasada (brazen palace) in existence, modeled after earlier ones in India and Sri Lanka.
In the past, Loha Prasat was hidden behind an old movie theater named Chalerm Thai. The theater were demolished in 1989 as a project to improve scenery along Ratchadamnoen Road. It can still be tricky to find, though. Our taxi driver dropped us off at the wrong temple, though we were able to make our way thanks to GPS. Of course, finding a taxi to take us back to our hotel during rush hour was a whole other story.
Photos taken July 24, 2012.
