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  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross on the 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_011.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross on the 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_009.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross on the 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_012.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross on the 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_010.tif
  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of private J. F. H. Mc Carthy from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of Sergeant S. E. Tilley, wireless operator / air gunner from the Royal Air Force at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of solider L. R. Atkins from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of two soliders from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of a Greek seaman from the Greek merchant navy at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
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  • Rhodes. Greece. The 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon atop Monolithos a ruined medieval crusader castle. Monolithos is perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes Island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress offers great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_008.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Closeup view of Monolithos, a ruined medieval crusader castle perched atop the enormous crag called Monopetra on the west coast of Rhodes island. Built by the Knights of St John in 1476, the once impregnable fortress is home to a 15th century whitewashed church of Agios Panteleimon and ruined basilica. Great views of the wild island landscape and wild coastline are on offer and the castle is easily reached by tourists. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Monolithos_003.tif
  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of L.R. Feasey, a New Zealand Flight Sergeant from the Royal NZ air force at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of G.R. Sutherland, private from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of gunner F. C. Russell from the Royal Artillery at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos which is dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. The Italian built a tree hooded avenue called "Calvary" which is lined with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_056.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos which is dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. The Italian built a tree hooded avenue called "Calvary" which is lined with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_057.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_054.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_053.tif
  • Santorini. Cyclades. Greece. View of a church dome with a Christian cross and another cross in the background set against a clear blue sky. Santorini has over 250 churches and is a popular place for romantic weddings.
    Greece_Santorini_Fira_031.tif
  • Serjilla. Syria. Stone work marked with a cross and a partial view of the facade of a two storey house at the dead city of Serjilla. Dating from the sixth century, the house has decorative moulding s around its doors and windows and would have been fronted with a double portico. Located in north-western Syria, the almost complete and eerie ghost town of Serjilla is home to extensive semi intact remains from the Byzantine period. The town was abandoned after the Arab conquest in the seventh.
    Syria_Serjilla_024.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the Angel with the Cross on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo. Between 1669 and 1671, ten Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed Angel figures (holding instruments of the Passion) were completed by a team of Bernini associates and placed on the bridge.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_049.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_055.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the Angel with the Cross on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo. Between 1669 and 1671, ten Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed Angel figures (holding instruments of the Passion) were completed by a team of Bernini associates and placed on the bridge.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_004.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross atop a church dome. Rhodes town is on the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_055.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Christian cross atop a church dome. Rhodes town is on the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_016.tif
  • Serjilla. Syria. Stone work marked with a cross and a partial view of the facade of a two storey house at the dead city of Serjilla.
    Syria_Serjilla_025.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the Angel with the Cross on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo. Between 1669 and 1671, ten Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed Angel figures (holding instruments of the Passion) were completed by a team of Bernini associates and placed on the bridge.
    Castel_Sant'Angelo_Rome_Italy_039.tif
  • Serjilla. Syria. Stone work marked with a cross and a partial view of the facade of a two storey house at the dead city of Serjilla. Dating from the sixth century, the house has decorative moulding s around its doors and windows and would have been fronted with a double portico. Located in north-western Syria, the almost complete and eerie ghost town of Serjilla is home to extensive semi intact remains from the Byzantine period. The town was abandoned after the Arab conquest in the seventh.
    Syria_Serjilla_023.tif
  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. Upper façade view of a whitewashed Greek orthodox church with cross in the town of Skado. Skado is a whitewashed traditional mountain village located inland on the North east side of Naxos Island.
    Greece_Naxos_Island_116.tif
  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. Christian cross on the dome of Greek Church in the mountain village of Apiranthos (Apeiranthos or Aperathos). One of islands oldest settlements and entirely built of marble, Apiranthos ‘s delightful narrow alleys and covered passageways wind their way up and around 300 year old homes overflowing with colourful flowers to the two Venetian castles that continue to dominate the village with their presence.
    Greece_Naxos_Island_057.tif
  • The Basilica di Santa Croce or Basilica of the Holy Cross. Florence. Italy.
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  • Apollonia. Libya.  View of a cross carving on a stone block of the Byzantine Duke Palace which was one of the largest palaces in Cyrenaica. Shaped like a plus sign with a letter P, this cross represents the Greek letter tau-rho which was used in early Christian writings in the spelling of the Greek words for ‘cross’.  As Christians saw the tau as symbolizing a cross, the superimposed rho may have suggested the head of Christ, making the tau-rho the first visual representation of the crucifixion by Christians. The Palace was the main domain of the Duke or Governor and his family in the 6th century AD when Apollonia was a provincial capital.
    Libya_Apollonia_020.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The statue of Saint Veronica inside Saint Peter's Basilica. Built in 1629 by Francesco Mochi, the statue is dedicated to Saint Veronica who wiped the face of Jesus during the Way of the Cross when he fell under the weight of the cross.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
    Italy_Rome_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_030.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
    Italy_Rome_Santa_Maria_Maggiore_031.tif
  • The narrow paved street Vicolo dei Vettii with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting wet feet, Pompeii Italy.
    Pompeii_Italy_171.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the national flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_071.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_007.tif
  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. A whitewashed blue dome and cross of a Greek orthodox church at Naxos town (chora).
    Greece_Naxos_Town_056.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The lantern Cross atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_131.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The lantern Cross atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_130.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The lantern Cross atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_128.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the forest of columns in the crypt that support twenty vaults decorated with stuccoes with thrones and seraphs that hold the Cross. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in the 5h century, according to legend over the house of Saint Cecilia and her husband St. Valerian. Cecilia suffered martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). In the 9th century Pope Paschal I completely renovated the building, added the Apse mosaics and had the body of the Saint Cecilia and her husband moved there from the Catacombe di San Callisto.
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  • View along street Vicolo di Mercurio with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy
    Pompeii_Italy_152.tif
  • Narrow side paved lane with stepping stone to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy.
    Pompeii_Italy_121.tif
  • Narrow side paved lane with stepping stone to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy.
    Pompeii_Italy_010.tif
  • Castel Del Monte. Puglia. Italy. Portal to one of the sixteen trapezoid-shaped rooms covered with ribbed cross vault inside the Castel Del Monte. Built by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1240 AD, the octagonal castle has two floors with had eight rooms each and is blend of architectural styles including, a Classical entrance portal, Romanesque windows and eight Gothic towers which rise to 24 metres. It is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Castel_del_Monte_Puglia_Italy_019.tif
  • Land Gate commemorative plaque. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The plaque honours the liberation of the city by the Venetian general-in-chief, Francesco Morosini in 1687. The gate was the entrance to the old town, in which people would cross over the moat from the mainland via the small wooden bridge. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
    Greece_Nafplio_105.tif
  • The historic old town entrance known as the Land Gate, part of the Venetian fortifications. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The gate was the entrance to the old town, in which people would cross over the moat from the mainland via the small wooden bridge. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
    Greece_Nafplio_104.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the national flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_072.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the national flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_070.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_067.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  View of the interior of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles at the Agora. Dating from 1000 AD, the church has a cross in square arrangement with apses on the four sides and a narthex on its west side. Four columns support the central dome and its floor and altar are made of marble. The few surviving wall paintings in the central aisle are from the 17th century.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_108.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  View of the painting of Jesus on the underside of the dome of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles at the Agora. Dating from 1000 AD, the church has a cross in square arrangement with apses on the four sides and a narthex on its west side. Four columns support the central dome and its floor and altar are made of marble. The few surviving wall paintings in the central aisle are from the 17th century.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_105.tif
  • Samos. Greece. Bell tower with cross from the blue white washed Greek Orthodox Church at the Northern seaside town of Avlakia. In the background are the dazzling blue waters of the Aegean Sea.
    Greece_Samos_Samos_Town_050.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Belltower of the Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (monastery of metamorphosis) in Asklipeio village. Dating from 1060, the church is built in the shape of a cross and inside are superb 15-17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament which are the most impressive in Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Asklipio_010.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Belltower of the Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (monastery of metamorphosis) in Asklipeio village. Dating from 1060, the church is built in the shape of a cross and inside are superb 15-17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament which are the most impressive in Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Asklipio_009.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Belltower of the Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (monastery of metamorphosis) in Asklipeio village. Dating from 1060, the church is built in the shape of a cross and inside are superb 15-17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament which are the most impressive in Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Asklipio_007.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. The Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (monastery of metamorphosis) in the village of Asklipeio. Dating from 1060, the church is built in the shape of a cross and inside are superb 15-17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament which are the most impressive in Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Asklipio_004.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. The Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (monastery of metamorphosis) in the village of Asklipeio. Dating from 1060, the church is built in the shape of a cross and inside are superb 15-17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament which are the most impressive in Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Asklipio_003.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Panoramic view of the northwest coast of  Rhodes Island from beside the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_059.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus. These are located on the tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with the stone altars and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_051.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View west of the acropolis of Ialyssos of the Italian built tree lined avenue called "Calvary" which is flanked with stone altars embedded with reliefs depicting scenes of the Passions of Jesus and leads to the western part of the hill, dominated by a monumental 17 metre high cross. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_046.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Panoramic view of the northwest coast of  Rhodes Island from beside the monumental 17 metre high cross on Mt Filerimos which is home of the Ancient site of Iaiyssos. Situated on the acropolis of Mt Filerimos on the verdant windswept north west coast of Rhodes, Ialyssos is an outstanding fusion of ancient Doric, Byzantine and medieval archaeological remains and is one the finest sites of Rhodes Island. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Filerimos_005.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of the bullet tree inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. A witness to and scorched by the fire of the Turks in the  great battle of 1866, this old cross shaped cypress stands pointing to the church A bullet can still be seen in its dead bark. 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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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the Roman Arch that marks the start of the Christian quarter in the old city. Dating from the second century AD, the arch laid buried and forgotten below the surface of the modern street until recent times. It is believed the Arch was part of a Tetrapylon and stood on the Decumanus Maximus at the intersection of a major cross street – Straight Street with Cardo Maximus.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the Roman Arch that marks the start of the Christian quarter in the old city. Dating from the second century AD, the arch laid buried and forgotten below the surface of the modern street until recent times. It is believed the Arch was part of a Tetrapylon and stood on the Decumanus Maximus at the intersection of a major cross street – Straight Street with Cardo Maximus.
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  • Apamea. Syria. View of the remains of a stone pillar that once supported an arch over a cross street in the ancient city of Apamea.  It depicts the legend of Bacchus and is carved with reliefs depicting scenes from the legends of Bacchus one shows Lycurgus entangled by Bacchus in the trails of a vine the other shows Pan with pipes tending a flock of goats.
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  • Apollonia. Libya.  Close-up view of a Byzantine cross that adorns the white marble columns of the Central church or Basilica of Apollonia.  Located approximately 20 kilometres from the magnificent Greek city of Cyrene,
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  • Apollonia. Libya.  Close-up view of a Byzantine cross that adorns the white marble columns of the Central church or Basilica of Apollonia.  Located approximately 20 kilometres from the magnificent Greek city of Cyrene,
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  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. White church dome with Christian cross at Naxos town (Chora).
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  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. A whitewashed blue dome and cross of a Greek orthodox church at Naxos town (chora).
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  • Thessaloniki. Macedonia. Greece. View of the Hagia Sofia, the church of Holy wisdom, erected in the 8th century on the foundations of an earlier Christian building. Resembling the Agia Sofia in Constantinople (Istanbul) the domed church is remarkable for its huge dimensions and harmonious blend of the Greek cross plan and a three-nave basilica plan.  The church was used as a mosque from 1585 to 1912. It is one of several Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments in Thessaloniki included as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Cosmopolitan Thessaloniki was founded in 315BC in the heart of Macedonia and is the 2nd largest city in Greece.
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  • Poros. Greece. View from Poros across the bay to the village of Galatas, which is on mainland Greece in the Peloponnese.  Due to its proximity to Poros, Galatas is considered a suburb of Poros town and small taxi boats operate day and night and they take 5 minutes to cross the strait. Poros Town is the capital of the Poros, which consists of two tiny volcanic islands (Sferia and Kalavria) connected by a bridge. Poros is part of the popular archipelago known as the Saronic Gulf Islands.
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  • Poros. Greece. View from Poros across the bay to the village of Galatas, which is on mainland Greece in the Peloponnese.  Due to its proximity to Poros, Galatas is considered a suburb of Poros town and small taxi boats operate day and night and they take 5 minutes to cross the strait. Poros Town is the capital of the Poros, which consists of two tiny volcanic islands (Sferia and Kalavria) connected by a bridge. Poros is part of the popular archipelago known as the Saronic Gulf Islands.
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  • Santorini. Cyclades. Greece. View of a blue church dome with a Christian cross and a white and grey bell tower in the background set against a clear blue sky. Santorini has over 250 churches and is a popular place for romantic weddings. Located at the southern limits of t
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  • Santorini. Cyclades. Greece. View of blue dome with cross of a Greek Orthodox Church set against a clear blue sky. Santorini has over 250 churches and is a popular place for romantic weddings.
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  • Santorini. Cyclades. Greece. View of upper of the façade of a Greek Orthodox Church adorned with whitewashed and blue bordered arcades topped with Christian cross and set against a blue sky.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Italy. View inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore of the Cappella Sistine built to house the tomb of Pope Sixtus V. Located in the right wing of the Basilica transept; the chapel has a Greek cross plan and in its centre is the sacramental altar, with a gilded bronze tabernacle in the shape of a small temple, supported by four gold leafed bronze life size angles. The chapel is the last resting place of Pope Pius V. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the seven pilgrimage churches and the largest and most important shrine to the Virgin Mary in Rome. The church was founded in the 5th century during the time of Pope Sixtus III around the foundations of a smaller church and has various enlargements additions and embellishments made to the building over the centuries.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The lantern Cross atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The lantern Cross atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the forest of columns in the crypt that support twenty vaults decorated with stuccoes with thrones and seraphs that hold the Cross. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in the 5h century, according to legend over the house of Saint Cecilia and her husband St. Valerian. Cecilia suffered martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). In the 9th century Pope Paschal I completely renovated the building, added the Apse mosaics and had the body of the Saint Cecilia and her husband moved there from the Catacombe di San Callisto.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of sculpture of Jesus Christ on a cross inside the San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) basilica. Founded in the 5th century and restored and modified over time, the church houses the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter in prison and is home to Michelangelo's masterpiece colossal statue of Moses.
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  • The narrow paved street Vicolo dei Vettii with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting wet feet, Pompeii Italy.
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  • View along street Vicolo di Mercurio with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy
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  • View along street Vicolo di Mercurio with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy
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  • View along street Vicolo di Mercurio with stepping stones to let pedestrians cross without getting their feet wet, Pompeii Italy
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  • The historic old town entrance known as the Land Gate, part of the Venetian fortifications. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The gate was the entrance to the old town, in which people would cross over the moat from the mainland via the small wooden bridge. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
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  • Historic old town entrance known as the Land Gate, part of the Venetian fortifications. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The gate was the entrance to the old town, in which people would cross over the moat from the mainland via the small wooden bridge. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
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  • Historic old town entrance known as the Land Gate, part of the Venetian fortifications. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The gate was the entrance to the old town, in which people would cross over the moat from the mainland via the small wooden bridge. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
    Greece_Nafplio_055.tif
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