http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/ Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:34:44 -0700 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:34:44 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/133/buddyicons/7324309@N07.jpg?1218465600#7324309@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/5098993201/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jalalspages/">jalalspages</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/5098993201/" title="The Sun Spots"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1221/5098993201_f99844599b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="The Sun Spots" /></a></p> <p>The setting sun is my weakness. Besides my house is located in such a way that I can only observe sunsets. The reddish orange disc of the setting sun is very romantic and appealing to me.<br /> The two sun spots on the sun are in fact the hot spots. These are caused by intense magnetic fields emerging from the interior of the sun. These appear to be dark since the background is lighter and are easily visible when the sun is setting and losing its light. Right now, the sunspots are seen rotating clockwise from right to left (which in fact means towards west, as seen from the Earth), as it gradually changes appearance.</p> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:34:44 -0700 2010-10-20T17:52:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jalalspages) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5098993201 33.708802 73.073501 33.708802 73.073501 2211027 The Sun Spots <p>The setting sun is my weakness. Besides my house is located in such a way that I can only observe sunsets. The reddish orange disc of the setting sun is very romantic and appealing to me.<br /> The two sun spots on the sun are in fact the hot spots. These are caused by intense magnetic fields emerging from the interior of the sun. These appear to be dark since the background is lighter and are easily visible when the sun is setting and losing its light. Right now, the sunspots are seen rotating clockwise from right to left (which in fact means towards west, as seen from the Earth), as it gradually changes appearance.</p> jalalspages sunset sun evening jalalspages goldendisc http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/428852918/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jalalspages/">jalalspages</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalalspages/428852918/" title="Lahore Fort"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/174/428852918_1a331796e0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Lahore Fort" /></a></p> <p>Shahi Qilla as seen from the footsteps of the Badshahi Mosque<br /> The city of Lahore has been seat of every successive government in India and specially the Punjab. Therefore one comes across a plentiful of structures and monuments that dot the landscape of Lahore. But two specimens of Mogul architecture cannot escape the eye of anyone entering Lahore from Rawalpindi on the Grand Trunk Road; the Badshahi Mosque and the Shahi QIlla or the Royal Fort. <br /> The fort was initially constructed in 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, on the ruins of a mud fort which existed as early as 1021 AD. The Fort is rectangular and is located in the north western corner of Lahore, adjacent to the Walled City. It has 13 gates. The main gates are located alongside the centre of the western and eastern walls. Located centrally in the city of Lahore, the Lahore Fort is a magnificent fortified palace complex. Its elaborate Mughal architecture is straight out of a storybook of the Mysterious East. The impressive twin-domed entrance leads into elaborately decorated courtyards and pavilions with water features, some with still intact sumptuous wall decorations of inlaid semiprecious stones and painted designs. It's large enough to allow several elephants carrying members of the royal family to enter at one time. There are a flight of stone steps specially built for ceremonial elephant processions.<br /> For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/landmarks/fort/lahore_fort.htm">www.pakistanpaedia.com/landmarks/fort/lahore_fort.htm</a></p> Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:10:59 -0700 2007-01-21T04:20:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jalalspages) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/428852918 31.484893 74.399414 31.484893 74.399414 2346498 Lahore Fort <p>Shahi Qilla as seen from the footsteps of the Badshahi Mosque<br /> The city of Lahore has been seat of every successive government in India and specially the Punjab. Therefore one comes across a plentiful of structures and monuments that dot the landscape of Lahore. But two specimens of Mogul architecture cannot escape the eye of anyone entering Lahore from Rawalpindi on the Grand Trunk Road; the Badshahi Mosque and the Shahi QIlla or the Royal Fort. <br /> The fort was initially constructed in 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, on the ruins of a mud fort which existed as early as 1021 AD. The Fort is rectangular and is located in the north western corner of Lahore, adjacent to the Walled City. It has 13 gates. The main gates are located alongside the centre of the western and eastern walls. Located centrally in the city of Lahore, the Lahore Fort is a magnificent fortified palace complex. Its elaborate Mughal architecture is straight out of a storybook of the Mysterious East. The impressive twin-domed entrance leads into elaborately decorated courtyards and pavilions with water features, some with still intact sumptuous wall decorations of inlaid semiprecious stones and painted designs. It's large enough to allow several elephants carrying members of the royal family to enter at one time. There are a flight of stone steps specially built for ceremonial elephant processions.<br /> For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/landmarks/fort/lahore_fort.htm">www.pakistanpaedia.com/landmarks/fort/lahore_fort.htm</a></p> jalalspages pakistan building castle architecture fort fortification fortress lahore castillo badshahimosque mogul shahiqilla