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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
    Turkey-Didyma_056.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. A marble lion that once adorned the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. A marble lion that once adorned the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
    Turkey-Didyma_052.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. A decorative marble bulls head architrave piece from the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
    Turkey-Didyma_051.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Abandoned decorative marble architraves of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. A decorative marble bulls head architrave piece from the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo
    Turkey-Didyma_050.tif
  • Didyma. Turkey. Marble column drums and other fragments of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. The temple is part of the Sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma which was one of the most evocative and sacred of classical sites. Its oracle was famous with pilgrims throughout ancient world and was second in importance only to Delphi.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Marble fragments of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the Goddess Demeter. Dating form the Hellenistic period, the figure was sculpted by two different artists, one created the body and the other created the head. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_035.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a intricate marble relief.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_065.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a intricate marble relief.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_064.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the Goddess Demeter. Dating form the Hellenistic period, the figure was sculpted by two different artists, one created the body and the other created the head. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_034.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. A decorative Greek inscribed stone tablet or dedication found in the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_007.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. The courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city. Although the museum is only one room it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_001.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_035.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_027.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_054.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_053.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_006.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_059.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_058.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_055.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_056.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_051.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_050.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_049.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_048.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_047.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_046.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_044.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_042.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_041.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_040.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_038.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_037.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_034.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_031.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_028.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_026.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_022.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_007.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_004.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_003.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_060.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_057.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_052.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_043.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_036.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_032.tif
  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
    EUR_Rome_Italy_023.tif
  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • The Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • Classical statues surround the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, known as the white marble square colosseum (Colesseo Quadrato).  EUR, Rome, Italy. Currently the headquarters of Fendi, the building was designed in 1937 to host the Mostra della Civilta Romana during the 1942 World Fair by Italian architects Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romano. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma (also known as E.42 and EUR).
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Medusa head which was part of a frieze on the architrave of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the winners podium on the running tracking of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Acropolis from grandstand of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Acropolis from grandstand of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
    Greece_Athens_Panathenaic_Stadium_06...tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Acropolis from grandstand of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Panathenaic stadium. Athens. Greece. View of the Royal boxes (seats) used in 1896 located at the curved end of the stadium. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
    Greece_Athens_Panathenaic_Stadium_03...tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
    Greece_Athens_Panathenaic_Stadium_03...tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of one of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
    Greece_Athens_Panathenaic_Stadium_02...tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
    Greece_Athens_Panathenaic_Stadium_02...tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic stadium and its horse shaped shoe running track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the two side distinctive herms (ancient stone carved head or bust) located at the curved end of the stadium. The stone sculpture depicts two male figures, one young male figure is facing towards the grandstand, and the other an older beared male figure is facing the track. The Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the ancient Panathenaic games (part of the larger religious festival, the Panathenaia).
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896.  The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the Panathenaic games. The current stadium was reconstructed from the remains of the original and used for the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. In 1896 it had the capacity to seat 80,000 spectators, which has been reduced to 45,000 now. The Stadium hosted the archery competition and the finish of the Marathon in in the 2004 Olympic Games.
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  • Close up view of the Corinthian capitals that crown the Pentelic marble columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieion), the largest temple in Greece which took nearly 700 years to complete.
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  • Close up view of the Corinthian capitals that crown the Pentelic marble columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieion), the largest temple in Greece which took nearly 700 years to complete.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of the delicate crafted detail found on the outside of a marble sarcophagi either from the Greek or Roman period.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of the delicate crafted detail found on the outside of a marble sarcophagi either from the Greek or Roman period.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a large colourful mosaic.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the God Jupiter / Zeus. Dating from the Roman period the sculpture was found at the Capitoleum beside the Agora.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a marble statue of Alexander the Great.  This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. General view of the one room sculpture museum at Cyrene.  Dominating the scene is the Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. The north wall and two standing marble columns of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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