Zeus' Temple in Athens

These ruins are extremely appealing. You can spot them from the Acropolis and you immediately wonder how to get there to get a closer look.

The construction of the Zeus Temple took almost 700 year to be completed. It was the Roman emperor Hadrian who ordered it to be finished. One century later it was pillaged and never repaired. In the following centuries it was used as a quarry for the construction of other buildings.

The size of the remaining columns give us an idea of the massive dimensions of the original temple. 

Temple of Hephaestus, Athens Greece

This is,  probably, the best preserved Greek temple in Greece (Italians claim that in Sicily they are better preserved).

It's located in the Agora of Athens. The first time I saw it was from the Acropolis (the first photo). It immediately caught my attention, so after the Acropolis visit I went down to draw this wonder.

Ryōan-ji, An iconic Zen Garden, Kyoto

This is, probably, the most world known and most iconic Zen Garden. It's located in a Zen temple in the northwest of Kyoto. 

Ryoan-ji means "the temple of the dragon at peace". The temple itself is great but the highlight for me was this garden : an image that I have seen so many times in the past as the ultimate example of sobriety, elegance and harmony.

It was a real delight to spend 30 minutes drawing this wonder.