Queen's Guard photo, sketch and silhouette

This is a photograph of a Buckingham Palace guard or Queen's Guard, who is one of four at Buckingham Palace, the royal residence. At regular intervals there is a change of guard and this ceremony is a sight for tourists.

A silhouette of the Queen's Guard or the guard at the royal residences of Britain's monarchs.

A sketch of the Buckingham Palace guard or the Queen's guard.

Related Viewing: Buckingham Palace Panoramic View or Victoria Memorial Fountain outside Buckingham Palace in London or Britain's Royal Emblem and Sketch or Silhouettes of the London Skyline
For pictures of more London landmarks: Free iconic scenes from London or Westminster Palace and Big Ben or London Eye
For London scenes from daily life:  or Musician in the London Metro or London streets with traffic, buses, crowds and people
Other Related Images from the U.K: Manchester aerial view or the city of Bangor in Wales

Fire Station and Fire engine

These are photographs of a fire station in India and images of a fire truck and a fireman.

Here is a small fire station with some fire trucks and vehicles parked inside.

A close-up of a fire-truck with its equipment of a thick nylon rope and electronically operated water hoses.

The fire truck with the fireman.

The front of the fire-truck waiting on the road. It's a Tata truck and the word "FIRE" is emblazoned on the front of the truck.

Related Pictures: Pune Municipal Corporation Buses or Water Tankers
More Images of Transport or Occupations.

Ancient Doors in India

A few photographs of ancient doors, some of them centuries old. Some are carved, some plain, some with heavy bolts.
This one is an ancient door at Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad in India. The door is made of brass. It is intricately carved and it is huge as it is to the entrance of the tomb.

This heavy wooden door with various decorations is from an old 18th century temple in Sadashiv Peth in Pune city. The thick brass ring in the centre of the door serves as a means to knock on the door as electricity was not available at the time at this temple was built.

This is a giant door from an ancient fort belonging to the Purandare family of Saswad. It still belongs to them, but the fort lies unused and in ruins. However the perimeter is intact and so is the massive iron door designed to keep out intruders and invaders. Opening it is a herculean task and it's best to make one's way in and out through a small trapdoor on the bottom left of the massive door. This door would be 12-16 feet high. The doors had spikes right on the top too, to prevent enemy elephants from trying to break it down.

This is a close-up of the spikes of the door. You can see how sharp these long pointed cone shaped iron spikes really are!

This photo is of the bottom of a gigantic iron door at Golconda (Golkonda) Fort in Hyderabad, a Fort built by Hindu Kakatiya dynasty . The thick iron gate and the protrusions on the door were to keep invaders at bay.

The rest of the pictures are of plain wooden doors from ancient monuments. This one is from the many doors of the rooms inside the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Bolts were usually made of heavy iron or brass and the doors were wooden with brass decorations. Often these doors were tall and therefore some of them had the bolt fasterners at the bottom.

A simple wooden door at the Red Fort in Agra. The bolt or "kadi" is at the top of the door as the fastener.

Just a plain locked door at the Agra Fort with an iron bar to fortify it. Not sure whether this is indeed a centuries old door, or whether it is comparatively newer, but still old. A simple chained "kadi" or the typical ancient type of bolt (not seen in modern doors) is at the middle of the door. The metal bar appears to have been added later to stop people from accessing the door. 

Related Images: Designs from the Red Fort Agra or Agra Fort or  Designs and patterns from Taj Mahal interiors or actual photos of The Taj Mahal at Agra or Red Fort at Agra or the Agra Fort - Photographs

Images of some ancient sites in Maharashtra: Vishram Bag Wada Pune - Photos or Ancient Narsimha Temple in Pune

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The Great Sphinx of Egypt

This is a side-view of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid in the background.

A front view of the Sphinx on a bright and hot day under the scorching desert sun. The figure is under repairs.

This is a frontal view of the Great Sphinx. The Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) is behind it.

The Sphinx is believed to have the head of Khafre. In this picture there is part of the Great Pyramid in the background, and it appears as if the Sphinx has a headdress!

A view of the Sphinx from the side, in the bright, almost blinding, desert sun. Tourists are milling about the Sphinx which is under repairs.

More photos of ancient monuments from Egypt:  Three Pyramids of ancient Egypt or the Temple and statues of Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt or Karnak Temple and Pillar Designs or for more related photos try the label "Egypt"

Shah Rukh Khan wax sculpture at Madame Tussauds, London

This is a wax statue of the Indian cinema superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the museum of Madame Tussauds in London.

Related Images: Sachin Tendulkar Wax Sculpture or Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi together at Madame Tussauds London

Hollywood celebrities at Madame Tussauds: Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture at Madame Tussauds or Wax figures of Johnny Depp and Leornado DiCaprio at Madame Tussauds

Young Women Walking Silhouettes

Here are silhouettes of women of all types walking along, some slowly, some briskly. 

This silhouette shows a young woman dressed in shorts and a scarf around her neck and a bag casually slung over her shoulder. The silhouette is of her back as she walks in high heels or stilettos.

Here is a silhouette of an Asian teenager in shorts and T-shirt.

Another teenager silhouette. Young thin woman with dark goggles or glasses on her face and shoulder length hair. The girl is wearing casual clothes, a T-shirt and jeans.

The silhouette of the back of a young Caucasian woman with short hair walking in casual clothes. She is wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and pants, with a scarf.

The silhouette of a young curvaceous or full bodied woman or well built woman walking. She has long hair and is dressed in casual clothes. She has a full figure.

The silhouette of a young walker wearing pants and shirt and keds or sports shoes.

The silhouette of a young African woman walking briskly with a small purse. She is dressed in trousers and a jacket, her hair in a pony-tail.

A silhouette of a woman dressed in a pant suit and her hair in a pony-tail. She is wearing formal shoes.

You might also like: Silhouettes of Women in Uniform or Travelers or Women with bags Silhouettes or silhouettes of a man walking: Travelers or men with bags
More: Silhouettes of activities: Silhouettes of people skating
Silhouettes of old and elderly women from India: Old woman silhouettes
Or click the label "Silhouettes" for all types of silhouettes including those of monuments and places and people.

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Cricket Stadium Silhouettes and Sketch

This is a silhouette of a cricket stadium. The tall light towers can be seen silhouetted against a white background in this graphic representation.

A simple silhouette of a cricket or sports stadium. Black against a white background.

This is a sketch or line/pencil drawing of a cricket stadium, done on photoshop. The sketch is based on a photograph of the cricket ground at Sydney, Australia.

Actual photographs of sports stadiums: DY Patil Cricket Stadium at Nerul in India or International Cricket Stadium Pictures