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  • Rome. Italy. Inside Saint Peters Basilica is the stunning alabaster window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles. This sits above the main Tribune (or apse) which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666.
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  • Rome. Italy. Inside Saint Peters Basilica is the stunning alabaster window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles. This sits above the main Tribune (or apse) which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666.
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  • Rome. Italy. Inside Saint Peters Basilica is the stunning alabaster window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles. This sits above the main Tribune (or apse) which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_041.tif
  • Rome. Italy. Inside Saint Peters Basilica is the stunning alabaster window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles. This sits above the main Tribune (or apse) which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666.
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  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. View inside Saint Peters Basilica of Altar of the Confessio and the Bernini baldacchino which sits directly under Michelangelo's dome.  Behind it is the Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_058.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. View inside Saint Peters Basilica of Altar of the Confessio and the Bernini baldacchino which sits directly under Michelangelo's dome.  Behind it is the Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_054.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. View inside Saint Peters Basilica of Altar of the Confessio and the Bernini baldacchino which sits directly under Michelangelo's dome.  Behind it is the Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_053.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. The Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (the wooden throne of St Peter). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_080.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. The Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (the wooden throne of St Peter). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_079.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. View inside Saint Peters Basilica of Altar of the Confessio and the Bernini baldacchino which sits directly under Michelangelo's dome.  Behind it is the Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_056.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. View inside Saint Peters Basilica of Altar of the Confessio and the Bernini baldacchino which sits directly under Michelangelo's dome.  Behind it is the Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (St Peter's Throne). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_057.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. The Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (the wooden throne of St Peter). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_040.tif
  • Rome. Vatican. Italy. The Main Tribune or apse which holds the Cathedra Petri (the wooden throne of St Peter). The enormous gilded bronze monument was designed by of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1666 and it’s topped by a yellow window featuring the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by 12 rays that symbolise the 12 apostles.
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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 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.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The statue of Saint Paul on a pedestal at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  The statue was built in 1938 by Adamo Tadolini. In the background above Saint Peters Basilica are some of statues on the balustrade that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left clock on top of the façade of Saint Peters Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Wide sweeping view of Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) and Rome from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. In the foreground are the 13 statues in travertine that represent Christ the Redeemer, St. John the Baptist and 11 Apostles. In the middle of Saint Peters Square is the granite obelisk which dates from the 13th century BC and was originally erected in Heliopolis, Egypt. It was brought to Rome in 37 BC by the Emperor Caligula.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. The left fountain at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  This fountain was built by Bernini in 1675 when he redesigned the square. For purposes of symmetry he built this fountain to be identical to the one built by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of a Swiss Guard at the entrance to the Vatican in Rome. Swiss Guards have been the personal bodyguards of 42 popes for the last 500 years. They number only about 100, and to qualify, one must be Swiss, have completed Swiss military service, be a Catholic between the ages of 19 and 30, and sign up for at least two years
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  • Rome. Italy. Northern view from the Pincio or Pinician Hill of Rome skyline which is dominated church domes and the Basilica of Saint Peters and Vatican.
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  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
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  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
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  • 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 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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  • 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. 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. 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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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of a group of sentinel tower burial chambers in the ghostly valley of the tombs. This group of tombs cling to the low hill of Umm al-Belqis and are known as the towers of Yemliko. A distinctive feature of Palmyra the valley of the tombs is a barren forbidding valley of stark sentinel towers some dilapidated and some relatively complete.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Panoramic view of the timeless ancient city of Palmyra.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View over lush palm trees of the Temple of Bel which is the most impressive ruin of the ancient city of Palmyra. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon , the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. Palmyra prospered in ancient times as a caravan staging post due to its location on one of the main ancient routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates and to markets further east including those on the Silk Route.Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the remaining colonnaded portico of the Temple of Baal Shamin south courtyard. The portico columns are topped with Hellenistic capitals and in the far background is the citadel. Dating from the first and second century AD the Temple of Baal Shamin was dedicated to Baal Shamin, Phoenician God of fertility and of storms and rains.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the towering Corinthian columns of grey granite of the Tetrapylon which and marks and masks the change of direction of the great Colonnade.  The Tetrapylon has four independent pylons each consisting of four columns and stands on a moulded square plinth at the four corners of a stepped platform
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of narrow pathway at the Azem Palace, beautifully decorated in a banded combination of black basalt, limestone and sandstone. Built in 1749-50 as private residence for the Ottoman governor of Damascus, the stunning palace features striking Arab architecture and is one of the most impressive sights found in Damascus.
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  • Damascus. Syria. People walking through the Hamidiyeh souq which is the most popular and impressive of Damascus’ bazar streets. Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the beautiful decorated interior of the Ottoman style Hejaz railway station which dates from 1913 and marked the terminus of the railway line from Damascus to Medina. The station is no longer in service and is currently being used as a book store. Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the dome of the clocks building at the east end of the great colonnaded and arcaded white marble paved courtyard at the Umayyad Mosque. In the centre of the courtyard is the ablution fountain; at the west end is the Dome of the Treasury.
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  • Bosra. Syria.  View of the stage of the Roman theatre which is one of the largest and best preserved Roman theatres in the Mediterranean.
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  • Bosra. Syria. The façade of a Byzantine Cathedral with various decorative architectural fragments scattered in its front. The Cathedral dates from 512 and was dedicated to the Syrian Saints Sergius, Leontius and Bacchus.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the entrance to the Aleppo National Museum which is dominated by three giant wide-eyed basalt- granite statues of gods standing atop creatures. Discovered near the border of Turkey, these examples date from the ninth century BC and are representative of Syrian neo-Hittite art. The museum is second only to the National museum in Damascus for its exhibits and dotted around the gardens of the museum are a fine collection of statues, stelae and architectural fragments. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Delos . Greece.  Panoramic view of the North side of the island of Delos as seen from the summit of Mount Kynthos. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Delos. Greece. General view of the archaeological site and the ancient stone cut staircase that provides access to the summit of Mount Kynthos, the highest point on the island of Delos.
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  • Delos. Greece. The remains of the marble Temple of Aphrodite dating from the 4th century BC. The temple comprised a sekos and closed pronaos. It housed a marble statue of Aphrodite holding a wooden flask and wearing gold earrings.
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  • Delos. Greece. View of a headless marble sculpture of a female figure and the restored Temple of Isis at the Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods. The temple with two Doric columns in antis dates from the 2nd century BC. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Cyclades_Delos_133.jpg
  • Delos . Greece.  Pillar supporting an oversized phallus, symbol of Dionysus worship. This is found at the small temple dedicated to Dionysus, the Stoivadeion, which is a rectangular exedra. Adorning the front is the phallic bird, symbol of the body's immortality and relief scenes from the Dionysian circle are found on the side.  Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Cyclades_Delos_011.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 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.
    San_Carlo_al_Corso_Rome_Italy_024.tif
  • 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.
    Piazza_del_Popolo_Rome_Italy_057.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. View of a Swiss Guard at the entrance to the Vatican in Rome. Swiss Guards have been the personal bodyguards of 42 popes for the last 500 years. They number only about 100, and to qualify, one must be Swiss, have completed Swiss military service, be a Catholic between the ages of 19 and 30, and sign up for at least two years
    Vatican_Rome_Italy_156.tif
  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of part of the Gardens of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica. The landscaped gardens cover approximately 23 hectares (57 acres).
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Close up view of the base of the left fountain at Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro).  This fountain was built by Bernini in 1675 when he redesigned the square. For purposes of symmetry he built this fountain to be identical to the one built by Carlo Maderno in 1613.
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  • Saint Peter's Basilica. Rome. Vatican. Italy.
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  • Rome. Vatican.  Italy. Bird’s eye view of the Palace of the Governorate of the Vatican City State from the lantern atop Michelangelo's famous dome of Saint Peter Basilica.
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  • The prison chains of St. Paul Apostle. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Rome, Italy. Erected during the 4th century AD, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was built on the site where St. Paul was entombed.  It was restored after a fire severely damaged it in 1823. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls is one of Rome's four ancient, Papal major basilicas, along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's, and St. Mary Major.
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  • Interior view of the Mosaic of the apse of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Rome, Italy. Mosaic of the apse portrays Jesus Christ flanked by (left to right) St. Luke, St. Paul, St. Peter and St. Andrew. Erected during the 4th century AD, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was built on the site where St. Paul was entombed.  It was restored after a fire severely damaged it in 1823. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls is one of Rome's four ancient, Papal major basilicas, along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's, and St. Mary Major.
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  • Interior view of the central nave towards the tomb and apse of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Rome, Italy. Erected during the 4th century AD, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was built on the site where St. Paul was entombed.  It was restored after a fire severely damaged it in 1823. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls is one of Rome's four ancient, Papal major basilicas, along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's, and St. Mary Major.
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  • The courtyard with its portico of white granite columns of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Rome, Italy. Erected during the 4th century AD, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was built on the site where St. Paul was entombed.  It was restored after a fire severely damaged it in 1823. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls is one of Rome's four ancient, Papal major basilicas, along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's, and St. Mary Major.
    Basilica_of_St_Paul_Rome_Italy_014.tif
  • The front wing of the courtyard of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Rome, Italy. Erected during the 4th century AD, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls was built on the site where St. Paul was entombed.  It was restored after a fire severely damaged it in 1823. The Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls is one of Rome's four ancient, Papal major basilicas, along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's, and St. Mary Major.
    Basilica_of_St_Paul_Rome_Italy_004.tif
  • Missing paving slabs which may have been the cult statue location in the cella floor of the Temple of Zeus, Nemea Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic.
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  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_040.tif
  • The Temple of Zeus in the centre of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Peloponnese Greece. Built in 330 BC on the site of earlier temple, the Temple of Zeus is a Doric peripteral temple consisting of 32 limestone outer columns (6 by 12 columns) and the temples construction is unusual as it included three Greek architectural forms, the Doric, the Corinthian, and the Ionic
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_027.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 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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 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. 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 columns and architectural fragments on the west terrace of the Church of Saint Simeon.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Panoramic view of the timeless ancient city of Palmyra.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the north-western corner internal colonnades of the Temple of Bel. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the south adyton of the Cella which is the most scared building of the most impressive Sanctuary of Bel. Accessible only to priests, the Cella was built around 32 AD and its architectural treatment owes much to the Greek tradition of Temple building. Originally the whole structure would have been surrounded by tall columns, however only eight survive, on the eastern side. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. P
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the south adyton of the Cella which is the most scared building of the most impressive Sanctuary of Bel. Accessible only to priests, the Cella was built around 32 AD and its architectural treatment owes much to the Greek tradition of Temple building. Originally the whole structure would have been surrounded by tall columns, however only eight survive, on the eastern side. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon, the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. P
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the restored Temple of Baal Shamin with its six column pronaos and side walls decorated with pilasters all in the Corinthian order. Dating from the first and second century AD the Temple of Baal Shamin was dedicated to Baal Shamin, Phoenician God of fertility and of storms and rains.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the 2nd century theatre which laid buried under sand up until the 1950’s and has since been largely excavated and restored back to its former glory. The magnificent sumptuous adorned stage has a large central door known as the Royal Gate, which is flanked by two smaller ones. Facing the stage is the semi-circle orchestra; 20 metre is diameter and beyond it rises the cavea with its nine rows of seats.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street that begins from the Tetrapylon in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
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  • Palmyra. Syria. Pillars and porticoes line the upper section of the Great Colonnade Street that begins from the Tetrapylon in the background. Constructed in the 2nd century AD, the whole Great Colonnade street cuts through the ancient city from east to west and is more than one kilometre in length.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the facade of the main reception hall of the Azem Palace. Built in 1749-50 as private residence for the Ottoman governor of Damascus, the stunning palace features striking Arab architecture and is one of the most impressive sights found in Damascus.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the entrance to the Hamidiyeh souq which is the grandest of Damascus’ bazar streets. Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the beautiful decorated interior of the Ottoman style Hejaz railway station which dates from 1913 and marked the terminus of the railway line from Damascus to Medina. The station is no longer in service and is currently being used as a book store
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of a large mosaic within the gardens of the National Museum which has an impressive display of classic periods sculpture and architectural fragments.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the shady gardens of the National Museum which has an impressive display of classic periods sculpture and architectural fragments.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of the façade of the Transept and the great colonnaded and arcaded white marble paved courtyard at the Umayyad Mosque. In the centre of the courtyard is the ablution fountain, at the west end is the Treasury and at the east end is the Dome of the Clocks.
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  • Damascus. Syria. View of Umayyad Mosque’s Dome of the treasury which is mosaic covered octagonal building raised by eight truncated columns. It is located at the west end of the great colonnaded and arcaded white marble paved courtyard. In the background is the façade of the central transept.
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  • Bosra. Syria.  View of the octagonal shaped section of the third century Roman South Baths.
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  • Bosra. Syria.  View of a rectangular Roman courtyard or Palaestra surrounded by columns. Bosra was briefly a Nabatean capital before becoming the prosperous and powerful capital of the Roman province of Syria. The buildings are distinguished by the black basalt found throughout the area known as the Horan region of Syria.
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  • Bosra. Syria. View along the north-south cardo with its cobblestone surface and lined with parallel row of columns.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. Side view of the ornate facade and eleventh century minaret of the Great Mosque or the Umayyad Mosque. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the beautiful seventieth century Ottoman influenced Arabic courtyard of the Dar Zamaria Martini hotel in the heart of the old Jedaideh district in Aleppo. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the beautiful and intricate wooden ceiling and inlaid chandelier of the sumptuous fourteenth century Throne Room. Situated on a 55 meters high mound that has had different forms of defences for at least two thousand years, the impressive Citadel dominates the centre of Aleppo and is the city’s most spectacular sight.  The fortifications and mosques and palaces inside the citadel are largely from the 12th and 13th centuries and whole complex is considered a masterpiece of Arab and medieval military architecture. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the sumptuous fourteenth century Throne Room which is has a lavish and intricately carved wooden walls and ceiling with an ornate inlaid hanging wooden chandelier and paved marble floors with geometric patterns. Situated on a 55 meters high mound that has had different forms of defences for at least two thousand years, the impressive Citadel dominates the centre of Aleppo and is the city’s most spectacular sight.  The fortifications and mosques and palaces inside the citadel are largely from the 12th and 13th centuries and whole complex is considered a masterpiece of Arab and medieval military architecture. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the impressive semi-dome back and cream stone entrance to the Mamluk throne room in the Citadel. Situated on a 55 meters high mound that has had different forms of defences for at least two thousand years, the impressive Citadel dominates the centre of Aleppo and is the city’s most spectacular sight.  The fortifications and mosques and palaces inside the citadel are largely from the 12th and 13th centuries and whole complex is considered a masterpiece of Arab and medieval military architecture. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the impressive semi-dome back and cream stone entrance to the Mamluk throne room in the Citadel. Situated on a 55 meters high mound that has had different forms of defences for at least two thousand years, the impressive Citadel dominates the centre of Aleppo and is the city’s most spectacular sight.  The fortifications and mosques and palaces inside the citadel are largely from the 12th and 13th centuries and whole complex is considered a masterpiece of Arab and medieval military architecture. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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  • Aleppo. Syria. View of the strikingly decorated restored twelfth century entrance to the Ayyubid Palace within the Citadel. Situated on a 55 meters high mound that has had different forms of defences for at least two thousand years, the impressive Citadel dominates the centre of Aleppo and is the city’s most spectacular sight.  The fortifications and mosques and palaces inside the citadel are largely from the 12th and 13th centuries and whole complex is considered a masterpiece of Arab and medieval military architecture. Aleppo is Syria’s second largest city and it is said to be among the oldest continuously populated cities in the world.
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