The earth seen from the sky
Seen from above, everything seems smaller, and the elements of the earth appear to us to be tiny, whilst remaining beautiful. Here are 20 sublime pictures taken from above.
1/ Bourtange, Netherlands
The small fortified village of Bourtange seems to have been built in the shape of star, as well as its surroundings. Impressive.
2/ Valparaiso, Chili
A built up area of Chili, with a winding road separating the urban buildings from the ocean.
3/ Palmanova, Italy
With a star-shaped layout, this fortified city is a true star of military architecture plans! Dating from 1593, its particular form was not left to chance: it was designed to defend itself from the enemy: between the points of the star, bastions allowed each point to defend its neighbors.
4/ Marais salants, San Francisco, USA
These immense salt marshes of San Francisco Bay take on the color of the fire, bringing a warm hue to the concreted city.
5/ Statue of liberty, New-York, USA
A Colossal structure the statue of Liberty, proudly enthroned on the small eponymous island, close to Ellis Island.
6/ Sepang Coldcoast Resort, Malaisia
A holiday destination in the form of a palm tree
7/ Artificial islands of Bahrain, Arabia
The small kingdom of Bahrain comprises of 15 artificial islands interconnected, thus forming views from the sky of real architectural fish!
