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<td > Pictures, Images & Photos of the Tiles of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon. Pictures & images of artefacts and art of ancient Babylon. The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II on the north side of the [...]
Pictures of Perge Archaeological Site, Turkey. Pictures, images and photos of the archaeological site of Perge ( Perga ), Turkey. Perge dates back to the Bronze Age and during the Greek Hellenistic period was one of the richest and most beautiful cities of the ancient world. In the 1400′s B.C the Ancient World civilisations of [...]
Pictures of The Plitvice Lakes, Croatia. pictures, images & photos of Plitvice Lakes National Park ( Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera ), Croatia. Situated in the Dinaric mountain range of Croatia near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Plitvice lakes are a series of 16 lakes that descend from 2078 to 1650ft down a [...]
Pictures, Images & Photos of Roman Mosaics of Italy, Greece & Turkey Pictures & images of Ancient Roman sculpture & relief sculptures from Italy, Greece & Turkey. Ancient Greek sculpture is a complicated area of archaeology as it is linked very closely to Greek sculpture. One area of Roman sculpture copies earlier known Greek sculptures. [...]
Pictures, Images & Photos of Ottoman Style Iznik Tiles. Pictures, images & photos of Iznik glazed ceramic Arabesque Ottoman tiles. Iznik was famous for its highly decorated ceramic pottery from the 15th century to the end of the 17th century. Suleyman the magnificent and his wife Hurrem (Roxelana) became big fans of Iznik ceramics and [...]
Pictures, Images & Photos of Historic Rome Pictures, images & photos of Rome, Italy. To many Rome is Italy but actually Rome is Rome and still feels different from the rest of Italy. 1600 years after its fall from grace the independence of what was the capital of the greatest Western Empire can still be [...]
Pictures, Images & Photos of the Ottoman Architecture of Safronbolu, Turkey. Pictures & images of the Ottoman Turkish architecture of Safranbolu, Turkey. Safranbolu derives its name from the Saffron the city traded had 3 caravanserais, overnight stopping places for camel caravan trains. Conquered during the Turkish expansion into Anatolia in the 11th century, the town [...]
Pictures, Images & Photos of San Gimignano, Tuscany. The Medieval Manhattan. Pictures, photo & images of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Scilly. Ever wondered what Manhattan would have looked like if it was built 800 years ago. Well a look at the curious towers of San Gimignano will give some idea of what a medieval Manhattan would [...]
Pictures of The Bridestones, North Yorkshire England. Pictures of the Bridestones nature reserve, Dalby forest in the North Yorks Moors National Park. The Bridestones are weathered Jurassic sandstone outcrops that stand on the edge of a valley of ancient woodland in Dalby forest. Some of the Bridestones are cylindrical towers whilst others have been weathered [...]
Pictures of Assyrian Sculptures. Pictures, images & photos of ancient Assyrian relief sculptures. The Assyrians existed as an independent state fro 2400 B.C to the end of the 7th cent. B.C in Mesopotamia, present day Iraq The Assyrians became a power rich empire that showed its great conquests in exquisitely intricate relief sculptures on its [...]
Pictures of The Acropolis of Athens. Pictures of the Acropolis and its Parthenon temple & the icon statues of the Erechtheion. The Acropolis was the ancient citadel of Athens sitting on a rock with steep cliffs 150m above the city of Athens, Greece. The Acropolis was inhabited from Neolithic times and in Archaic times around [...]
New Pictures of The Picturesque Robin Hoods Bay. Pictures & Images of Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing village on the North Yorkshire Coast whose houses tumble down the cliffs linked by a maize of small alleys. This picturesque village is famous for its tales of smuggling and the [...]
Pictures of The spectacular Bridestone of North Yorkshire Pictures of the Bridestones nature reserve, Dalby forest in the North Yorks Moors National Park. The Bridestones are weathered Jurassic sandstone outcrops that stand on the edge of a valley of ancient woodland in Dalby forest. Some of the Bridestones are cylindrical towers whilst others have been [...]
New Pictures of The North Yorks Moors National Park New Gallery of North Yorks Moors National Park pictures, images & photos. The North Yorks moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom and became a National Park in 1952. Located in the north east of England just south of [...]
Pictures of The Ishak Pasha Palace Turkey Pictures & Images of the Ishak Pasha Palace is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha palace is an Ottoman-period palace whose construction was started in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasha, the bey of Beyazit province. According to the inscription [...]
Pictures of Great Byzantine Roman Hagia Sophia . Istanbul. Pictures & images of Hagia Sophia ( Aya Sophia ) Basilica Istanbul. Completed in 537 under Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia is a major Roman Byzantine work of architecture with a massive dome that would not be surpassed in size for 1000 years. The present [...]
Pictures of Hittite Art From Anatolia, Turkey Pictures of Hittite archaeological sites, photos & images of Hittite art. Photos of the Hittite capital Hattusa with images of its lion and sphinx gates. Pictures of relief sculptures from Karkamis showing scenes from the legend of Gligamesh. Buy as stock pictures or photo art prints. [...]
Pictures of The Busojaras Carnival Hungary. Photos, pictures & images of Busós (Busos) in their masks and sheep costumes on their annual parade as well as traditional Hungarian dancers. The Busójárás (Hungarian, meaning "Busó-walking"; in Croatian: Pohod bu?ara) is an annual celebration of the ?okci (Croats) living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at [...]
Blenheim Palace, England Photos Pictures & Images Pictures of Blenheim Palace, England, Photos & Images of the Palace of the Duke of Marlborough. Blenheim Palace was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The Italian gardeb & fountains of Blenheim Palace England. BUY OUR STOCK PHOTOS, PICTURES & IMAGES OF BLENHEIM PALACE ENGLAND PHOTO GUIDE [...]
Mykonos Island Greece Photos Pictures & Images Syros Island is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece. Our photos show images of Petros, the pelican mascott of Mykonos, pictures of The Little Venice area of Mykonos town, Photos of the famous windmills of Mykonos as well as pictures of the famous Paraportiani [...]
Naxos Island Greece Photos Pictures & Images Naxos Island photos, pictures & iamges. Photos of Naxo old town with images of Naxos Greek temple. Pictures of Naxos beaches, photos of Naxos hill towns and countryside. All Photos, pictures & images available as stock photos & as photo art prints. BUY OUR STOCK [...]
Hydra Island Greece Photos Pictures & Images Hydra Island photos, pictures. Images of Hydra Island which has no cars. Images of the famous Hydra harbour, photos of the donkeys & ponies that are the transport in Hydra. Pictures of the narrow streets & steps of hydra, Photos of Vlychos Village & beach and [...]
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