Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

3The World We Build

Buildings, Inside and Out

Story 15 of 51 · 6 photographs

Step beneath a vaulted ceiling, then look out towards domes and courtyards. Inside and outside alternate before the city appears at night. Some spaces turn the gaze upwards; others draw it forward.

  1. Inside a tall church, successive vaults and columns lead towards a bright window in the distance.
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    Beneath the vaults

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  1. Several colourful domes with stripes, checks and gold finials gather against blue sky.
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    Coloured domes

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  2. A golden temple pavilion reflects in still water beside a low wooded shore.
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    A golden building beside water

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  1. A round stone tower and the building below it are lit in warm light against a deep blue sky and a thin orange horizon.
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    A lit tower beneath a blue sky

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  2. A dome illuminated in gold rises among low rooftops in a night-time city view.
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    A dome at night

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  3. An illuminated observation wheel rises beside dark buildings against a deep blue sky.
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    An illuminated observation wheel

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