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The Forth Rail Bridge - viewed from North Queensferry. The Bridge became a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2015. Date: circa 1910s
Krak des Chevaliers, famous Crusader Castle near Homs, Syria - View from the South West. Although surviving in wonderful condition up to the early 21st century
Halong Bay, Quang Nin, VietnamView 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)
Egyptian Art. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower EgyptEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower Egypt. New Kingdom. Egypt
The Pontcysyllte AqueductThe fantastic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham. Designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop and finished in 1805, the aqueduct is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain
Trulli houses in Alberobello, Italy. Very distinctive white cylindrical buildings with grey slate roofs. circa 1960s
Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia Date: 2014
Ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace at Milot, HaitiThe overgrown ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters at Milot, Haiti
Syria. Krak des Chevaliers. Castle built in the twelfth century by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades to the Holy Land
Dome. Florence Cathedral. ItalyDome by the Florence Cathedral. 15th century. Built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446). Exterior. Italy
Germany. Bruhl. Augustusburg Palace. 18th century. Rococo stGermany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Bruhl. Augustusburg Palace. 18th century by architects Johann Conrad Schlaun and Francois de Cuvillies. Rococo staircase, designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann
Petra - The Treasury, JordanPetra - The Treasury (Al Khazneh), Jordan - the fallen pillar was restored in the 1960s - 4th century BC Building of the Nabatean Culture. Date: circa 1920s
Galle - Sri LankaGalle, viewed from the harbour, Sri Lanka. A famous Test cricket ground, Galle was devastated by the Tsunami of 2004. The cricket ground is alongside the Portuguese Fort, rebuilt in the 17th century
Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri LankaSri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s
Spain. Teruel. Tower of Saint MartinSpain. Teruel. Tower of the Church of Saint Martin. Mudejar. 14th century
Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran and Shah MosqueThe Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran - one of the biggest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mexico - Morelia - the capital of the State of Michoacan - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - Great Pillars, Hypostyle Hall Date: circa 1930s
Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - Avenue of Sphinxes Date: circa 1930s
Salt Mine Shaft Entrance - Wieliczka, PolandWieliczka, Poland - a famous salt mining town. Active mining ceased in 1996 due to low prices and the flooding of the mine. Salt has been produced here since the 13th century
Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi PrefectureNikko Tosho-gu - a Tosho-gu Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji
Vitla Roya temple, Humpi, IndiaVitla Roya temple at the temple complex of Humpi, India. This temple complex is one of the oldest in India, from around the 12th Century, and is now a UNESCO world heritage site
Bas-reliefs, temple complex, Humpi, IndiaThe walls of one of the temples at Humpi, Madras, India, showing the bas-reliefs ( a type of sculpture which has less depth in the faces and figures, allowing viewing from multiple angles)
Bishtapiah Gopara in ruins at Humpi, IndiaBishtapiah Gopara at the temple complex of Humpi, India. This temple complex is one of the oldest in India, from around the 12th Century, and is now a UNESCO world heritage site
United States, Virginia, Charlottesviile. The University of Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by the United States Declaration of Independence
Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia SophiaOttoman Empire era. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Shopia. Byzantine Basilica converted into a mosque. Exterior view. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouxa
19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Interior view. Poland. Date: 2018
Syria. Dead Cities. Serjilla. Remains of the necropolisSyria. Dead Cities. Serjilla. Ancient city founded ca. 473 AD and abandoned in 7th century AD. Remains of the necropolis. (Photo taken before the Syrian civil war). Date: 2011
Italy, Pompeii. Villa of the Mysteries. Ancient Roman suburban Villa. Frescoes depicting a bride initiating into a Bacchian Mysteries in preparation for marriage, 1st century AD. Date: 2014
Italy, Pompeii. Pompeian frescoes of the MacellumItaly, Pompeii. Pompeian frescoes which decorated the northwest wall of the Macellum (Market). 1st century AD. Forum area. Date: 2014
Italy, Pompeii. Forum Baths. 1st century BC. Interior of the Tepidarium (medium temperature baths), decorated with stuccoes in the vault. The niches are decorated with male figures (telamones)
Ethiopia, Lalibela. The Church of St. George (Bete Giyorgis)Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Famous floating Torii of the Itsukushima Shrine, JapanItsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its floating torii gate (pictured on this card)
Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, NikkoThe Three Sacred Treasure Houses - (from left) Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines
21st Century Adobe America American Architecture21st, century, adobe, America, american, Architecture, blue, building, burial, cemetery, cloud, clouds, community, contemporary, Age, Cross, death, Eight, Northern, Pueblos, grass, indian, indians
Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew. ArArchbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew of Abramo Roccas (d.1587) in the cloister. Rome. Italy
Mausoleum of Saladin (1138-1193). First, marble coffin (empt)Saladin (real name Sala? al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) (1138-1193). The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Mausoleum of Saladin. Two Cenotaphs
The Schonburg Upper Middle Rhine Valley, GermanyVintage 19th century photograph: The Schonburg is a castle above the medieval town of Oberwesel in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Cathedral and Garden of the Town Hall - Bourges, Francecirca 1910s
Shinto Temple at Nikko, JapanShinto Temple located in Nikko in Japan. The shrines and temples located here, alongside their natural surroundings, have been sacred sites for hundreds of years
Tower of Belem on the Tagus River, Lisbon, PortugalTower of Belem (Tower of St Vincent) on the Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal, dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1904
Triumphal Arch of Bera - Roda de Bera, Spaincirca 1910s
Taj Mahal at sunset from banks of JumnaA man sits fishing in the River Jumna at sunset. Behind him is the semi-silhouette of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India Date: 1986
The Armoury Square, Fort Agra, Agra, IndiaThe Armoury Square at the fort at Agra, India, now a UNESCO world heritage site. The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here
Philae Temple - Aswan, EgyptPhilae - originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile River in southern Egypt, and was the site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex
Egyptian Art. Karnak. The goddess Bastet. ReliefEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting the goddess Bastet. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Egypt
China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Coffered ceiling of a building in the interior
Iran. Isfahan. Friday Mosque. The Oljeitu Mihrab. 1310Iran. Isfahan. Masjed-e Jame (Friday Mosque). The Oljeitu Mihrab, constructed in 1310 by Mongol ruler Oljeitu
Great Temple of Ramses II. Hieroglyph. Abu Simbel. EgyptGreat Temple of Ramses II. Hieroglyph. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt
INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 33. Jain Temple of Jagannath Sabha, 9-10th c. Sculpture of two seated tirthankaras. Hindu art. Architecture
INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Detail of face of Buddha in one of the Jataka reincarnations and episodes of his life. Mural painting, 6th-7th c. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco
INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 21. Hindu Temple Rameshwar or Rameshvara, carved in the rock, 7-8th c. Sculptures in the facade. Hindu art. Architecture
Luxor Temple Complex, Egypt - Min, the God of Fertility Date: circa 1930s
The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt - aerial photograph. Note the site is still being excavated at this stage. Date: circa 1930s
Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland - spanning the Firth of Forth. The Bridge became a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2015. Date: 1907
Tomb / Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan, PakistanMultan, Punjab Province, Pakistan - The Tomb/Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (12511335) - who belonged to the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. Date: 1907
Khami Ruins, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Khami Ruins, a ruined city near Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: circa 1920
Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - EveningItsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)
UNESCO palace in Beirut (Beyrouth), LebanonEntrance to the main Conference Hall of the Palais de l UNESCO (UNESCO palace) in Beirut (Beyrouth) established to host the General Conference of the United Nations Educational
Street of the Crusader Knights - Rhodes, GreeceFacade of the Hotel de France, Street of the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, Rhodes, Greece (a Unesco World Heritage Site). Date: circa 1930s
Bryggen in Bergen Built after 1702 - NorwayBryggen is one of Bergens and Norways main attractions. Bryggen was built after the great fire in 1702. Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen
Bergen, Norway - Bryggen (Tyskebryggen - German Wharf). Date: circa 1905
Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of ElahbelThe Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria
Childrens Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace ParkChildrens Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, by the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II
Peace flame in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, HiroshimaPeace flame and the Peace Memorial Musem in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima by the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome
Peace flame and Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, HiroshimaPeace flame and Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II
The Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, HiroshimaThe Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cyclopean walls. Lions gate. Butrint. Republic of AlbaniaCyclopean walls of the ancient city dating from IV century B.C. View of the gateway called Lions Gate, one of the six entrances to the city. It shows a lion devouring a bull. Butrint
Germany. Berlin. Charlottenburg Palace. 17th- 18th centuryGermany. Berlin. Charlottenburg Palace. Royal residence, built at 17th and expanded during, 18th century. Designed by Johann Arnold Nering (1659-1695)
South Frieze of the Parthenon. The Acropolis, Athens, GreeceSouth Frieze of the Parthenon. Cavalry. The Acropolis, Athens, Greece. 438-432 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Parthenon. Elgin Marbles. Cavalcade. South FriezeParthenon. Elgin Marbles. South Frieze. Cavalcade. Detail. Acropolis, Athens, Greece. 438-432 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Libya. Leptis Magna. Roman City. View of Macellum. 1st C. BCLibya. Leptis Magna. City of the Roman Empire. View of Marketplace with the circular Macellum. 1st C. BC
Hadrians Villa. Statue in the Canopus. God Mars. 2nd centurItaly. Hadrians Villa. Imperial Villa built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138). 2nd century. Statue in the Canopus. God Mars. Tivoli
Egyptian Art. Karnak. Sa protective symbol. ReliefEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief with a Sa protective symbol. New Kingdom. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Relief depicting a goose next to the sun. KarnEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting a goose next to the sun. New Kingdom. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Karnak. The god Ptah. ReliefEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting the god Ptah. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Karnak. The goddess Wadjet. ReliefEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting the goddess Wadjet from Lower Egypt. New Kingdom. Egypt
Iran. City of Persepolis. The Gate of all Nations or Xerxus Gateway. Detail Lamassu. Assyrian protective deity. Bulls body and humans head
Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. GreecMycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Double circle within which there are six Shaft Graves. 14th century B.C. Province of the Argolid. Peloponnese region
Turkey. Church of the Buckle (Tokali Kilise). FrescoesTurkey. Church of the Buckle (Tokali Kilise). Interior decorated with frescoes. 10th-11th centuries. Goreme Valley. Cappadocia
Czech Republic. Prague. Astronomical clock at Old Town HallCzech Republic. Bohemia. Prague. Old Town (Star? Mesto). Old Town Square (Staromestsk? n?mest?=?). Astronomical clock at Old Town Hall Tower. Astromical dial
Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. 9th century. View of the walls and towers of the royal enclosure, from the gardens of the Generalife
Spain. The Alhambra. Royal PalaceSpain. Granada. The Alhambra. Royal Palace. View of the walls, the Tower of the Ladies and the Oratory of Partal. 14th century
