Under The Arches - Photography Contest Celebrates The World's Most Beautiful Architecture

A competition run by online photography community ViewBug is celebrating one particularly beautiful facet of architecture - arches. Photographers have been set the challenge to picture archways in monuments and buildings, showing creativity and originality. From stark modern ceilings to rickety and crumbling monuments, the photos show a breathtaking range of scenery and landscapes. Here are some of our favourite entries so far.

A River Runs Through It

A crumbling stone bridge is reflected in the glassy surface of a river. (kbrowko)

The Grand Canal

A stone bridge arches over Venice’s Grand Canal. (MargaretN)

Sunshine In Nesso

A girl dangles her legs over the side of a bridge in the town of Nesso near Lake Como. (SirDiegoSama)

Out To Sea

The remains of a pier jut from the sea in Davenport, California. (Rinkrat)

Family Time

A parent pushes a buggy and guides a child underneath a tall archway. (semy)

Ghosts Of Kings Cross

Shadowy silhouettes of travellers move under the high arched ceilings of Kings Cross station. (Carlw66)

The Palace Of Fine Arts

The lights that illuminate the arches of San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts glow in the water below them. (jaredweaver)

Down The Hallway

Light pours into a monastery’s cloistered corridor. (PhilMcCabe)

Which Way?

Two vaulted hallways meet in a sharp corner. (puma330)

Sinking Sun

An orange sunset lights up Whitby Abbey. (Davidd25)

Sky High

Delicate stone beams are all that remains of the roof of this church in Lisboa, Portugul. (AdCarreira)

Looking Glass

A corridor in China is enclosed by arching glass. (ewill)