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An iconic view of Whitby Harbour taken from the 199 steps leading up to the Abbey

From an interior terrace of the Chinese Imperial Palace's Forbidden City, the ancient roof lines provide an artificial horizon line for both the the modern skyline of Beijing and a new soaring white domed, Buddhist stupa.

This line of creatures along the gable of a Chinese Imperial building inside the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, denotes a building of minor importance among the family apartments. The man riding a chicken and the dragon-like mythological creature at the ends are not counted for precedence, only the animals in the middle, here 3, are counted and the count varies from 0 to 10 animals. Only the Imperial Palace has 10.
A practical need for these is as part of a lightning strike prevention system. Modern society has added a metal bar along the roof crests to augment this function.

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Photo taken in Rome, Italy July 2015. Captured from the rooftop balcony in the Jewish Ghetto.

Said the Spider to the Fly

Sometimes the most random thing makes a wonderful shot. This is a statue I saw on the roof of a building in downtown Victoria BC. I almost missed it as I was a passenger and I was on the other side of the car from it and I just managed to sneak the shot through the windshield.
Glad it was even focused.

St. Kitts (May 2015)
Samsung Droid with Snapseed.
All CCs welcomed.