Rome of the West: Most Interesting Photos of 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Most Interesting Photos of 2009

ACCORDING TO the Flickr photo sharing website, these are my 20 most interesting photos of 2009. Some of these are my favorites, too.

Downtown Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, at sunrise

Downtown Saint Louis, taken just before sunrise.

Missouri Botanical Garden (Shaw's Garden), in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - green foliage in Climatron Greenhouse

Green foliage in the Climatron greenhouse, at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Art Museum, in Forest Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

The Saint Louis Art Museum.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - ceiling detail

Detail of historical mosaics at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.

Lake Chesterfield at dusk, in Wildwood, Missouri, USA

Lake Chesterfield at dusk.

Light from stained glass window upon tile floor, at Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church, in Saint Charles, Missouri, USA

Light from a stained glass window at Saint Peter Church, in Saint Charles, Missouri.

Heron at sunrise, on the Missouri River, at Saint Charles, Missouri, USA

Heron at sunrise on the Missouri River.

Bridge over Metrolink, in Forest Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Bridge over railroad tracks in Forest Park.

Tempera on wood, "Madonna and Child with Saints Stephen and Nicholas", by Gherardo Starnina, 1407, at the Saint Louis Art Museum, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Madonna and Child with Saints Stephen and Nicholas, by Gherardo Starnina, at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - Our Lady's Chapel - altar

Our Lady's Chapel, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - back of church at sunset

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory at sunset.

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - tower illuminated at dusk

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory at night.

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - view from choir loft

Nave of Saint Francis de Sales Oratory.

Big mosaic ball with fleur de lis, by Robin Murez, in Francis Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Mosaic ball with fleur de lis, by artist Robin Murez.

Former Daughters of Charity chapel, at the University of Missouri - Saint Louis, in Normandy, Missouri, USA - pipe organ

Former Daughters of Charity chapel at the University of Missouri - Saint Louis.

Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - Marian garden

Saint Nicholas Church, in Saint Louis.

Saint Mary and Saint Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, in Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA - exterior front

Saint Mary and Saint Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church.

Missouri Botanical Garden (Shaw's Garden), in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - red and yellow trees in Autumn

Fall color at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Missouri Botanical Garden (Shaw's Garden), in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - red Maple leaf in Autumn

Red maple leaf at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Tamm Avenue Spring, in Francis Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - sunset

Tamm Avenue Spring in Francis Park.

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