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PMR-D7848 England, London, Biggin Hill: G-ASHS Stampe SV.4C (c/n 265) at the 1972 Biggin Hill Air Fair. Keywords: aircraft, lightplane, air transport, aviation, airplane, aeroplane

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PMR-D6841 Striking red berries of the Rowan or Mountain Ash tree (Sorbus aucuparia). Keywords: nature, botany, phytography, shrubs, trees, autumn
PMR305-01 Italy, Tuscany, Campiglia Marittima: a large flower bedecked columbarium in the cemetery of San Giovanni. Keywords: burial, grave, urn, ashes, memoria
PMR204-06 Israel, Dead Sea, Masada: a fortified rock plateau, on which Herod the Great built his palaces. Site of Roman siege in 37-31 BC when allegedly 900 Jews committed mass suicide. Columbarium, a round Herodian building with niches for the deposit of ashes of non-Jewish members of the garrison. Keywords: desert, fortifications, defence, isolated, tragedy, historic, UNESCO Site, steep, impregnable
PMR-D1385 People's Republic of China, Tibet: dating from 1268, Sakya Monastery is surrounded by high defence walls with towers at each corner. Sakya was the capital of Tibet from 1268 to 1354, thanks to an alliance with the Mongol Khans. This building is painted in the traditional Sakya colours - ash grey, with red and white vertical lines. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR192-11 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. the Large Palaestra, or gymnasium, with swimming pool in the centre, measuring 35 x 22 metres. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-10 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Amphitheatre, built in 80 BC. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-09 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. "House of Loreius Tibertinus", a priest of the goddess Isis: fresco of Pyramus and Thisbe in the triclinium (dining room). Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-08 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Via dell'Abbondanza, "House of Trebius Valens" with second storey, and the Schola Armaturarum" (reroofed), probably the centre of a military association. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-07 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. "House of Obelius Firmus" dating from the Samnite age. Visible are the four large columns of the atrium, the impluvium, and the smaller columns surrounding the peristyle to the rear. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-06 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Via Nola, the limit of the present excavations: on the left cultivated fields still cover a section of the town. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR192-04 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: the ancient Roman town , buried by ash and pumice during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Porta Marina - the single track of the gate widens immediately into a double track road. Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street
PMR190-06 Italy, Campania: valerian and broom which cover the lower slopes of Vesuvius with colour in spring. Torre Annunziata and Pompeii are visible in the distance. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-05 Italy, Campania: rocks composing the lip of the crater of Vesuvius are of various colours according to their mineral content. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur, colourful
PMR190-04 Italy, Campania: view across the the crater of Vesuvius. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-03 Italy, Campania: viewing the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius, which is substantially deeper since the last eruption in 1944. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR190-02 Italy, Campania: inspecting plumes of steam inside the crater of Vesuvius. Keywords: steep, rocky, volcano, ash, lava, magma, cinders, volcanic, eruption, sulphur
PMR151-07 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bayerischzell: Mount Wendelstein massif with Mountain Ash Tree in the foreground. Keywords: alpine, outdoor life, trekking, hiking, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range
PMR514-04 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": view of the west side of the crater; a campsite is hidden in the trees. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, picturesque, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR514-02 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the "Stufe", one known as "Purgatory" and the other as "Hell", were used as natural saunas for the inhalation of sulphurous vapours during much of the 19th century. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR514-01 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the plumes of steam mark the positions of the fumarole. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR513-12 Italy, Campania, Pozzuoli, crater of the volcano "Solfatara": the largest fumarola, Bocca Grande, Orange colour is algae. Keywords: hot springs, ash, steam, landscape, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption
PMR492-07 Island of Santorini: view of Fira and its port, Athinios, showing the serpentine cliff road connecting them. In the foreground abandoned conveyors of volcanic ash, formerly loaded on ships for export. Keywords: photogenic, coastline, coast, sailing ship, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque
PMR368-12 Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: the Great Palace of the King, built by Rama V (King Chulalongkorn) in 1880 in a mixture of European and oriental styles. Ashes of previous rulers are preserved in urns in the central tower. Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

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