Where in the World?
Druk Wangyal Khangzang, Bhutan
September’s photo depicts the Druk Wangyal Khangzang at Dochula Pass in Bhutan, 30 kilometers northeast of the capital, Thimphu.
Taung Kalat Buddhist monastery, Myanmar
A precarious pyroclastic perch? August’s photo depicts the lovely Taung Kalat Buddhist monastery, which sits atop a 2,417-foot-high, sheer-sided volcanic plug that formed way off on the southwestern slope of 4,981-foot-high Mount Popa in central Myanmar.
David Cerny’s sculpture “Man Hanging Out”
Hanging out. . . all over the place! You’re witnessing “Where in the World?” history, gentle readers. For the first time ever, we’re accepting more than one answer as the correct one!
“Handrail” at Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia
June's photo depicted a "handrail" on a stairway at the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The palace, which today houses a museum, has had a tumultuous history. The first building on the site was gutted by a fire in 1435, and a new Gothic-style building was constructed.
Pablo Picasso sculpture on Lake Vänern near Kristinehamn, Sweden
The location of the subject in February’s photo is the shore of Lake Vänern near Kristinehamn, Sweden.
El Palau de les Arts (Palace of the Arts) Reina Sofia in Valencia, Spain
The location of the subject of November’s photo is in Valencia, Spain.
St. George by Catalan artist Josep Maria Subarichs
Pilgrims have been making the trek up Our Lady’s Hill to the Shrine in Montserrat, Spain, for centuries, but it wasn’t until 1986 that the subject of August’s photo was ins
“Crocodile Rock” on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
The subject of July’s photo is the “Crocodile Rock,” one of the painted rocks on the Isle of Cumbrae, off the coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan province, China
If you wanted to pray at the feet of this Buddha, you could have a lot of company.