Rocks Gallery

Halong Bay, Quang Nin, Vietnam

View of Halong (or Ha Long) Bay, near Ha Long City (also known as Hong Gai), capital of Quang Nin Province, Vietnam. Ha Long Bay (meaning Descending Dragon Bay) is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a popular travel destination. It is known for its distinctive rocks, as can be seen here

© Mary Evans Picture Library/HUBERTUS KANUS

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Italy - Naples - Palace of Donn'Anna

Villa Donn'Anna, Naples - The building is on the site of the so-called "Rocks of the Siren" and was originally called "La Villa Sirena". It changed hands a number of times, finally being inherited in 1630 by the woman whose name it now bears, Anna Stigilano, who then married the Spanish viceroy of Naples. She had the building re-modelled by the architect Cosimo Fanzago in the 1640s and since that time, the building has been called Villa Donn'Anna

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Oil Well at Chillingar

Oil Well at Chillingar, Iran. One of Iran's largest oil fields, Chilingar was named after George V. Chilingar, one of the best-known petroleum geologists in the world. The former name for the site (at the time of this photograph) is sadly unknown, but it is close to Gachsaran"

© Mary Evans Picture Library / Grayhams Collection

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