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  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_01...tif
  • The San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • The San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the famous Caravaggio Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus at the Cerasi Chapel. Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_056.tif
  • Ruins of the monumental main propylaia of the Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Built in 300 BC, the structure originally had two facades, facing north and south, each with 6 Ionic columns. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Foundation ruins of a sacred building. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece.
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  • East wing Ionic columns of the Abaton Enkoimeterion stoa. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from around the 4th century BC, The Abaton consisted of a single story east wing and double storey west wing which acted out as a dormitory, a series of narrow rooms to accommodate those of ill health visiting the sanctuary.   The stoa of the Abaton was the place in which the sick patient was cured through their contact with the healing god Asklepios during incubation. The cure was a mystery and access was prohibited to all except the ill devotees. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • View over ruins to the Hestiatorion Propylon. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the early third century BC, the proylon was a Doric, hexastyle, prostyle edifice with walls on the east and west sides. Initially the Hestiatorion was identified as the Gymnasium; however research indicates that it was a large banqueting hall where ritual meals relating to the cult of Asklepios were consumed. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_051.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of vaulted entrance to the Monks cells inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. During the two weeks siege in 186, this place was used as infirmary for the injured. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_045.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of busts of resistance heroes at the former windmill of the Monastery of Arkadiou which is used today as an ossuary that preserves the bones of the fighters of the tragic and heroic 1866 battle. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_035.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_023.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View through the vaulted passage of the façade of beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_018.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the façade of striking golden stone Venetian church inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_011.tif
  • St George Monastery. Syria. View towards the rear of the thirteenth century church. The Greek Orthodox monastery was originally founded in the sixth century during the reign of Roman Emperor Justinian. It has two chapels, the modern one dating from 1857 and the older dating from the thirteenth century which is reached from a sunken courtyard.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of the facade of the South and Eastern Basilicas of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the foreground are architectural fragments and ruins of the monastery.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. Doorway frames the view of the arches surrounding the octagonal courtyard of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the background is the Western Terrace. Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD. A masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the striking honey coloured limestone Cruciform complex comprises of four separate basilica buildings with a central octagonal courtyard with the column of St Simeon in the middle.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. Arches supported by columns surround the octagonal courtyard of the Church of Saint Simeon. In the background is the Western Terrace.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of the southern Basilica of the Church of Saint Simeon. Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of columns and architectural fragments on the west terrace of the Church of Saint Simeon.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Relief  found at the Temple of Luxor.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Luxor_039.tif
  • Model of the Temple of Apollo and the Altar at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Honour monuments flanked the sacred road which is submerged as the sanctuary lies below the water table. Claros, Turkey.  The sacred road linked the Temple and sanctuary of Apollo Claros to the ancient mother Greek city of Notion located south on the seaside.
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  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
    Turkey_Claros_046.jpg
  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
    Turkey_Claros_045.jpg
  • Hellenistic Sundial dedicated to Dionysus at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions on a Exedra, a semicircular recess where visitors sat and conversed, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Architectural elements with ornate carvings of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The sanctuary is home to the only known temple dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology.
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  • View towards the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), the Oyuklu mountains are in the distance, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions line the Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_027.jpg
  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_020.jpg
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • Chapel of the Madonna. The San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the vault fresco by Pieter Van Lindt at the Cappella Cybo-Soderini (Chapel of the Crucifixion). Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
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  • Santa Maria del Popolo. Piazza del Popolo. Rome. Italy.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Santa Maria del Popolo of the Della Rovere Chapel with the altarpiece painting, Naivety with Saint Jerome (1490), by Bernardino Pinturicchio. Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_034.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the altar inside the Santa Maria del Popolo. The altar houses the 14th century painting known as the Madonna del Popolo. Dedicated to the Virgin, the church was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1472 and replaced an earlier chapel. The façade was updated by Bernini in 1660.  According to legend, the church stands above the tomb of Emperor Nero. The church houses great works of art from the Renaissance period including those of Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_008.tif
  • Ruins of a Bath complex from the Roman period. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece.
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  • Abaton Enkoimeterion stoa west wing basement. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from around the 4th century BC, The Abaton consisted of a single story east wing and double storey west wing which acted out as a dormitory, a series of narrow rooms to accommodate those of ill health visiting the sanctuary.   The stoa of the Abaton was the place in which the sick patient was cured through their contact with the healing god Asklepios during incubation. The cure was a mystery and access was prohibited to all except the ill devotees. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Limestone seating of the ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_056.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of vaulted entrance to the Monks cells inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. During the two weeks siege in 186, this place was used as infirmary for the injured. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_043.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of busts of resistance heroes at the former windmill of the Monastery of Arkadiou which is used today as an ossuary that preserves the bones of the fighters of the tragic and heroic 1866 battle. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_037.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of colourful plants at the entrance to the cellars tree inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. The cellars were the place where numerous workers, pilgrims, visitors and the needy were offered food and shelter. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_021.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_020.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View through the vaulted passage of the façade of beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_017.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the façade of striking golden stone Venetian church inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • St Simeon. Syria. View of the main aspe or chevet from the eastern basilica of the Church of Saint Simeon.
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  • St Simeon. Syria.  View of facade of the northern basilica of the Church of Saint Simeon.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. The Temple of Luxor outer court Greek Roman chapel of Sarapis, which Hadrian commissioned and contains a statue of Isis.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Relief  found at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. The court of Amenhotep III at the Temple of Luxor. In the distance is the Colonnade of Amenhotep III.
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  • Egypt. Statues of Rameses II and his wife Nefertari, in the great court of Ramses at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Egypt. Temple of Luxor court of Ramses.  Colossal statues of Rameses II at the entrance of the Great Colonnade of Amenhotep III.
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  • Statute of Homer, the famous ancient Greek poet and author of the Iliad and Odyssey, ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Exedra of Roman magistrates (left) and Sextus Appuleius honour column monument (right), ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • View of one of the two arched subterranean sacred rooms- Adyton, of the Temple of Apollo, Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.  This image shows the room where the sacred spring was located and where the male oracle would issue his prophecies by singing in the form of a song. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • Ancient Greek text inscriptions on a large fragment of stone artefact at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek Inscribed monument base beside at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Inscribed pillars beside the Hellenistic altar of Apollo at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey. Located 30 metres away from the Temple of Apollo, the Altar is rectangular in shape and measures 9x18 metres.
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  • The Propylon – entrance and Temple of Apollo in the background, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Unknown stepped structure in the South east area of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey.
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  • Section of the North West wing of the Doric Stoa of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Doric Stoa enclosed the sanctuary and measured 150 x 135 metres.
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  • Looking along Doric Stoa North West wing to the South West stepped corner of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Doric Stoa enclosed the sanctuary and measured 150 x 135 metres.
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  • Looking along Doric Stoa North West wing to the South West stepped corner of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Doric Stoa enclosed the sanctuary and measured 150 x 135 metres.
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  • South west corner of the of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey.
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  • Pediment pieces lay in front of the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
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  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
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  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
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  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
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  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The Chiesa Della SS Trinita Degli Spagnoli, a 18th century Church located on the Via del Corso. Rome Italy. Also known as Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti or Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli.
    SS_Trinita_Degli_Spagnoli_Rome_Italy...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • The San Giacomo in Augusta, a Church dedicated to St James the Great. It is located in the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
    San_Giacomo_in_Augusta_Rome_Italy_00...tif
  • Façade of the San Carlo al Corso (Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso) a Basilica church dedicated to Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeus of Milan.  It is located on the Via del Corso near the Piazza del Popolo in Rome Italy.
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