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Hong Kong pictures 1958 (50 files)

PM R.HK-35
Hong Kong 1958: Tai Pak floating restaurant, moored in the bay by Aberdeen fishing village.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-50
Hong Kong 1958: M.V. Chusan, 24,215 gross registered tons, of the Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company. Launched in 1950, she carried about 1500 passengers in luxurious conditions.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-49
Hong Kong 1958: a sampan under sail in the straits.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-48
Hong Kong 1958: Star Ferry terminal and railway station at Kowloon.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-47
Hong Kong 1958: view from the top of Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens) with straits and mainland.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-46
Hong Kong 1958: the swimming pool adjoining Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-45
Hong Kong 1958: some of the colourful figures thought up by Aw Boon Haw in Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-44
Hong Kong 1958: a colourful pagoda in Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-43
Hong Kong 1958: a colourful stupa in Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-42
Hong Kong 1958: like a filigree wedding cake - the all-white pagoda in Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-41
Hong Kong 1958: Tiger Balm Mansions, a residence of Aw Boon Haw, in Haw Par Villa.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-40
Hong Kong 1958: view of the formal gardens in Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-39
Hong Kong 1958: view over Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens), surrounded by high-density housing.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-38
Hong Kong 1958: view of Repulse Bay and beach with some of the recently-built hotels.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-37
Hong Kong 1958: a large, English-style house, overlooking Repulse Bay.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-36
Hong Kong 1958: the beach at Repulse Bay with shark-protected bathing.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-34
Hong Kong 1958: view of Aberdeen fishing village and sampans from Aplichau Island. Behind, a Chinese graveyard on the mountainside, and hotels on the top.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-33
Hong Kong 1958: view of Aberdeen fishing village and sampans from Aplichau Island. Behind, a Chinese graveyard on the mountainside, and hotels on the top.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-32
Hong Kong 1958: the colourful landing stages where boats leave for the respective floating restaurant.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-31
Hong Kong 1958: moored sampans by Aberdeen fishing village, often the only dwelling of the owners.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-30
Hong Kong 1958: sampans in Aberdeen fishing village with a forest of junk masts behind.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-29
Hong Kong 1958: view of the crowded harbour at Aberdeen fishing village, with floating restaurants and Aplichau Island.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-28
Hong Kong 1958: diesel locomotive which was in charge of the train to Sheung Shui, at Kowloon station.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-27
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery in the New Territories, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-26
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui station, the last stop on the line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-25
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui village, the last stop on the railway line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-24
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui station, the last stop on the line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-23
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery with sampans in the New Territories, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-22
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery in the New Territories, with railway tracks and paddy fields, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-21
Hong Kong 1958: an hotel near the summit of Mount Victoria.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-20
Hong Kong 1958: view from the lookout terrace on the summit of Mount Victoria.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-19
Hong Kong 1958: view from the summit of Mount Victoria showing the Wanchai area where most of the night life is to be found. Junk harbour at top left.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-18
Hong Kong 1958: view from the summit of Mount Victoria with the Star Ferry terminal and Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank building (right centre).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-17
Hong Kong 1958: view from the summit of Mount Victoria showing the Wanchai area where most of the night life is to be found. Junk harbour at top left.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-16
Hong Kong 1958: view from the summit of Mount Victoria with the Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank building (right centre) and airport runway jutting out into the harbour.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-15
Hong Kong 1958: view from the summit of Mount Victoria with airport runway, built out into the bay, in the background.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-14
Hong Kong 1958: part of a sun-scorched Happy Valley Racecourse with the straits and mainland in the background.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-13
Hong Kong 1958: impression of Wanchai district at night.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-12
Hong Kong 1958: Wanchai district at night.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-11
Hong Kong 1958: Shaukiwan fishing village with sampans.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-10
Hong Kong 1958: view across the straits from the Botanical Gardens on Mount Victoria.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-09
Hong Kong 1958: rickshaw with rickshaw-boy.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-08
Hong Kong 1958: rickshaw with rickshaw-boy.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-07
Hong Kong 1958: Queen Street with ex-UK tram.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-06
Hong Kong 1958: traffic policeman on Queen Street.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-05
Hong Kong 1958: the bus terminus, Victoria.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-04
Hong Kong 1958: a rickshaw stand.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-03
Hong Kong 1958: Queen Street with ex-UK trams and local bus.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-02
Hong Kong 1958: Kowloon docks and bus terminus.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-01
Hong Kong 1958: a typical street in Kowloon.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

Penang pictures 1959 (15 files)

PMR.PN-16
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: vivid Bougainvillea flowers
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-15
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - view of the turtle and fish pools from the pagoda.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-14
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - view of the pagoda from the courtyard.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-13
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - view towards the sea from the pagoda.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-12
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - Pagoda of the 7 million Buddhas.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-11
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - part of the crowded turtle pool.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-10
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Ayer Itam Buddhist Temple - Pagoda of the 7 million Buddhas.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-09
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: view over Georgetown and strait with Bougainvillea in the foreground.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-08
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: view over Georgetown with straits and mainland behind.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-07
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: view over Georgetown with straits and mainland behind.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-05
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: beach and kelong near Sandycroft Leave Centre.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.PN-04
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: the recreation area at Sandycroft Leave Centre.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-03
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: view over the roof of the restaurant at Sandycroft Leave Centre.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-02
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: colourful chalets shaded by Flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) at Sandycroft Leave Centre.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.PN-01
Malaya, Penang Island 1959: Flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) shading the chalets of Sandycroft Leave Centre.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

Singapore pictures 1958-9 (17 files)

PMR.SP-17
Singapore 1958: colourful figures on the "gopuram" of the Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in South Bridge Road.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-16
Singapore 1958: Chinatown greengrocer!
Keywords: British colonies, trader, vegetables, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-15
Singapore 1958: the Nuffield Swimming Pool in the Britannia NAAFI Club.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-14
Singapore 1958: the Nuffield Swimming Pool in the Britannia NAAFI Club, with ships in Singapöre Roads in the background.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-13
Singapore 1958: St. Andrew's Church of England Cathedral.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-12
Singapore 1958: Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-11
Singapore 1958: Capitol Theatre at nicht.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-10
Singapore 1958: Cathay Cinema at night.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-09
Singapore 1958: Sago Lane, Chinatown, with trishaw.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-08
Singapore 1958: Sago Street, Chinatown, with trishaw.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-07
Singapore 1958: trading barges moored in Singapre River Basin, with the green-roofed Bank of China Building in the background.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-06
Singapore 1958: Cavanagh Suspension Bridge over the Singapre River.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-05
Singapore 1958: Queen Elizabeth Walk, laid out for the queen's coronation, with Fullarton Building and Anderson Bridge.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.SP-04
Singapore 1958: Queen Elizabeth Walk, laid out for the queen's coronation, with ships in Singapore Roads behind. (Now inland, due to reclaimed areas of land).
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.SP-03
Singapore 1958: Queen Elizabeth Walk, laid out for the queen's coronation, with Fullarton Building, Anderson Bridge and Asia Insurance Building, the only " skyscraper" in Singapore.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.SP-02
Singapore 1958: Queen Elizabeth Walk, laid out for the queen's coronation. (Now inland due to areas of reclaimed land).
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.SP-01
Singapore 1958: Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

Travel (187 files)

PMR-D10700
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Amerang: the open air museum of historical farm buildings, part of the Glentleiten Museum: the painted wooden Beehouse, built in 1889, has space for about 100 bee colonies.
Keywords: historic, culture, architecture, picturesque, heritage, tradition, dwellings, country life

PMR-D5095
Tajikistan, Dushanbe, capital city: colonial-style mansion belonging to Teahouse Rochat.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, heritage, street scene

PMR-D4794
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Mediaeval burgher houses in the Obere Bachgasse.
Keywords: Gothic, architecture, historic, heritage, culture, picturesque

PMR-D4793
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. A mediaeval street, Hinter der Grieb, with the. patrician tower-house " Löblturm" (13th c.) and cathedral tower in the distance.
Keywords: Gothic, architecture, historic, heritage, culture, picturesque

PMR-D4792
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site 2006. The Goliath House was built in the late 13th century for the Thundorfer family. Melchior Bocksberger painted the fresco in 1573.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, culture, David and Goliath, traditional, tower-house

PMR-D4791
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Old burgher houses on the bank of the River Danube, facades reflected in the water.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, culture, picturesque, reflections

PMR-D4790
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Colourful old burgher houses on Stadtamhof, on the far side of the River Danube, with the cathedral in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, culture, picturesque

PMR-D4789
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Colourful old burgher houses on Stadtamhof, on the far side of the River Danube.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, culture, picturesque

PMR-D4788
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. The facade and towers of St. Peter's Cathedral were completed in the 19th century although the building was begun in 1250.
Keywords: Gothic, architecture, historic, heritage, stone-carving, culture

PMR-D0848
Myanmar, Yangon: the Customs House, on Strand Road, built in 1915.
Keywords: Buddhist, colonial style, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0847
Myanmar, Yangon: the legendary Strand Hotel, opened in 1896.
Keywords: Buddhist, colonial style, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0846
Myanmar, Yangon: the Law Courts on Strand Road.
Keywords: Buddhist, colonial style, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0536
Cyprus, Paphos: porticoed, colonial-style building at Ktima.
Keywords: architecture, gallery, columns

PMR-D0534
Cyprus, Paphos: the colonial-style library building in Ktima, with Cyprus-type Christmas tree.
Keywords: architecture, classical, street scene

PMR348-10
India, Agra, Sacred Langur monkey (Semnopithecus entellus), one of a colony at Akbar's tomb.
Keywords: wildlife, mammal, animal, ape, fauna, tame

PMR277-12
Hungary, Szentendre: typical cobbled street and shop selling local costumes. The village is traditionally home to an artists' colony.
Keywords: architecture, culture, historic, national heritage, mediaeval, medieval

PMR272-01
Bahamas, Nassau: gateway and approach steps to Government House and statue of Columbus. Residence of the Duke of Windsor when Governor General during the war.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, monument, historic, culture, national heritage, colonial style

PMR271-10
Bahamas, Nassau: Parliament Buildings and seated statue of young Queen Victoria, with the coat of arms of the Bahamas above.
Keywords: colourful, photogenic, architecture, main square, monument, hibiscus, colonial style

PMR271-09
Bahamas, Nassau: Parliament Buildings and seated statue of young Queen Victoria.
Keywords: colourful, photogenic, architecture, street scene, main square, monument, colonial style

PMR266-06
U.S.A., Florida, Key West: typical white clapboard colonial style houses with wide verandahs, and Flame of the Forest trees (Delonix regia).
Keywords: colourful, traditional, dwellings, shady, cool, wooden, architecture, historic, picturesque

PMR-D2306
Laos, Luang Prabang: aerial view of the old town on a peninsula between the Nam Khan and the Mekong River.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2299
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Haw Tai Pha Sai-nyaat (Red Chapel) houses an unusual reclining Buddha which is said to date from 1569. It stands in the grounds of Wat Xieng Thong.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2301
Laos, Luang Prabang: 25 kilometres upstream, where the Nam Ou flows into the Mekong, the Pak Ou Caves overlook the river and house a collection of gilded Buddhas (no lighting!)
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2300
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Nam Khan River at its confluence with the Mekong.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2298
Laos, Luang Prabang: The side wall of the Haw Tai Pha Sai-nyaat (La Chapelle Rouge) is covered with mirror-shard mosaics depicting scenes of everyday life. It stands in the grounds of Wat Xieng Thong and dates from the 1950s.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2297
Laos, Luang Prabang: this "Tree of Life" on the rear wall of the Sim of Wat Xieng Thong was created in 1957 out of glass mosaics to celebrate the 2500th year of the birth of Buddha.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2296
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Haw Tai Pha Sai-nyaat chapel in the grounds of Wat Xieng Thong was dubbed "La Chapelle Rouge" (the Red Chapel) by the French.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2295
Laos, Luang Prabang: finely carved and gilded door of the Hóhng Kép Mien building housing the funeral carriage of Lao royalty.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2294
Laos, Luang Prabang: finely carved and gilded door of the Hóhng Kép Mien building housing the funeral carriage of Lao royalty.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2293
Laos, Luang Prabang: the ceremonial carriage used to carry the funeral urns of Lao royalty has five nagas as figureheads. It is housed in a special building, the Hóhng Kép Mien.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2292
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Buddha and shrine of Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, built in 1821 to replace a 1796 original.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2291
Laos, Luang Prabang: the carved and gilded doors of Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham (1821) illustrate in detail the local way of life and the Ramayana.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2290
Laos, Luang Prabang: the carved and gilded doors of Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham (1821) illustrate in detail the local way of life and the Ramayana.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2289
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre has an extensive display of local arts and crafts including these traditional woven Hmong skirts.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, costume

PMR-D2288
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Pa Huak contains some unique murals, dating from 1860, showing visiting Chinese diplomats arriving on the Mekong River.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2287
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Pa Huak contains some unique murals, dating from 1860, showing visiting Chinese diplomats arriving by horse caravan.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2203
Laos, Luang Prabang: Saynamkhan River View Hotel, dating from French colonial times.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2202
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2201
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867. View of the richly decorated door and portico, with Nagas lining the steps.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2200
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2199
Laos, Luang Prabang: built in 1904, the former Royal Palace (Ho Kham) is now a museum displaying the royal furniture and accoutrements.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2198
Laos, Luang Prabang: built in 1904, the former Royal Palace (Ho Kham) is now a museum displaying the royal furniture and accoutrements. The last to live there was King Sisavang Vong (ruled 1905-59 whose statue stands in the grounds.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2197
Laos, Luang Prabang: built in 1904, the former Royal Palace (Ho Kham) is now a museum displaying the royal furniture and accoutrements. The approach is through an avenue of Palmyra Palms.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2196
Laos, Luang Prabang: built in 1904, the former Royal Palace (Ho Kham) is now a museum displaying the royal furniture and accoutrements.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2195
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, one of the most impressive temples in the city, was inaugurated in 1788 and housed the golden Pra Bang Buddha until 1947.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2194
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, one of the most impressive temples in the city, was inaugurated in 1788 and housed the golden Pra Bang Buddha until 1947.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2193
Laos, Luang Prabang: Sisavangvong Road, the main street of the old town.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2192
Laos, Luang Prabang: Hmong children in colourful traditional dress in a hill village near Luang Prabang.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2191
Laos, Luang Prabang: palm-thatched houses of the Hmong hill people in a village near Luang Prabang.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2190
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2189
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2188
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2187
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2186
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2185
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2184
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2183
Laos, Luang Prabang: bathing in the pools and waterfalls of the Kuang Si National Protected Area, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Lao people, ex-Kingdom, former capital, French colonial, Mekong, swimming, cooling water, tropical, cooling off, fresh

PMR-D2182
Laos, Luang Prabang: Asian Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) in the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang. In April 2014 they had 23 bears in care.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2181
Laos, Luang Prabang: Asian Black Bear(Ursus thibetanus) in the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre, about 30 km. from Luang Prabang. In April 2014 they had 23 bears in care.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2180
Laos, Luang Prabang: river craft on the Mekong.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2179
Laos, Luang Prabang: spectacular wooded hills on the Mekong River, approaching the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2178
Laos, Luang Prabang: moored river craft on the Mekong River outside the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2177
Laos, Luang Prabang: spectacular wooded hills on the Mekong River, approaching the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2176
Laos, Luang Prabang: spectacular wooded hills on the Mekong River, approaching the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2175
Laos, Luang Prabang: spectacular wooded hills on the Mekong River, approaching the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2174
Laos, Luang Prabang: spectacular wooded hills on the Mekong River, approaching the Buddha Caves.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2173
Laos, Luang Prabang: water buffalo with calf on the bank of the Mekong River.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2172
Laos, Luang Prabang: river craft on the Mekong.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2171
Laos, Luang Prabang: temple in the trees overlooking the Mekong, surrounded by Flamboyant trees (Delonix regia).
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2170
Laos, Luang Prabang: river craft on the Mekong.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2169
Laos, Luang Prabang: view upstream of the Nam Khan River with mountainous background.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2168
Laos, Luang Prabang: the seasonal bamboo bridge across the Nam Khan River which flows into the Mekong after a few hundred metres.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2167
Laos, Luang Prabang: the seasonal bamboo bridge across the Nam Khan River which flows into the Mekong after a few hundred metres.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2166
Laos, Luang Prabang: the Morning Food Market Street.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2165
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Pa Huak with facade showing Buddha riding Airavata, the three-headed elephant from Hindu mythology which featured on the Lao flag before 1975.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2164
Laos, Luang Prabang: view of sandbanks in the Mekong River from Phu Si hill, with Flamboyant tree (Delonix regia).
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2163
Laos, Luang Prabang: gilded Buddha teaching novices near Wat Thammothayalan on Phu Si hill.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2162
Laos, Luang Prabang: gilded Buddhas near Wat Thammothayalan on Phu Si hill, with reclining Buddha in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2161
Laos, Luang Prabang: gilded Buddhas near Wat Thammothayalan on Phu Si hill.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2160
Laos, Luang Prabang: the steps (329) up Phu Si hill with a Flamboyant tree (Flame of the Forest tree) (Delonix regia).
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2159
Laos, Luang Prabang: view of Sisvangvong Road and the old town from Phu Si hill, with the Mekong River on the left and a Flamboyant tree in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2158
Laos, Luang Prabang: view across the Mekong River from Phu Si hill, with the old town in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2157
Laos, Luang Prabang: view of Sisvangvong Road and the old town from Phu Si hill, with the Mekong River on the left and a Flamboyant tree in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2156
Laos, Luang Prabang: Wat Haw Pha Bang Buddhist Temple, newly built to house the historic Pha Bang, an 83 cm-tall gold-alloy Buddha, after which the whole city is named. It arrived in 1512, was twice carried off to Thailand, but was returned by Rama IV in 1867.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2155
Laos, Luang Prabang: Sisavangvong Road, the main street of the old town.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2154
Laos, Luang Prabang: Saynamkhan River View Hotel, dating from French colonial times.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom, culture, former capital, French colonial, Mekong

PMR-D2142
The Philippines, Manila: inside "Intra Muros", the walled enclave of the colonial Spanish, with police in historical costumes.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Rizal

PMR-D2141
The Philippines, Manila: neo-classical gateway to Fort Santiago, dating from Spanish colonial times, but reconstructed after war damage. The tableau with the horseman is believed original.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Rizal

PMR-D2140
The Philippines, Manila: neo-classical gateway to Fort Santiago, dating from Spanish colonial times, but reconstructed after war damage, with reflection in canal.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Rizal

PMR-D1706
Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita). Breeding colony of threatened species reintroduced into Germany under a controlled scheme at Burghausen.
Keywords: ornithology, Waldrapp, wild birds

PMR145K-08
Myanmar, Yangon: colonial architecture on Strand Road, with Sule Paya visible at the end of Sule Paya Road.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR479-08
Canada, Alberta, Calgary: the original sandstone City Hall, dwarfed by its blue glass successor (behind).
Keywords: metropolis, architecture, colonial, skyscrapers, high rise, modern city, oil town

PMR500-10
Cyprus (North), Lefkosa/ North Nicosia: street tea stall with tables and chairs, and an ex-colonial pillar box in unfamiliar colours.
Keywords: Lefkosa, drinking, passing time

PMR122K-13
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: multi-coloured ant colony.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR107K-16
Peru, Lima: Baroque-style Basilica Menor y Convento de San Francisco El Grande, built in the 17th century.
Keywords: capital city, architecture, religious architecture, colonial architecture, Spanish Baroque

PMR107K-15
Peru, Lima: beautifully carved wooden balconies on the facade of the Palacio Arzobispo (Archbishop's Palace), rebuilt in 1924.
Keywords: capital city, architecture, Plaza de Armas, Plaza Mayor, colonial architecture, Spanish Baroque, wood carving

PMR107K-13
Peru, Lima: entrance and facade of the cathedral (1535), the model for many others in the city's churches.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de Armas, Spanish Baroque, colonial architecture

PMR107K-12
Peru, Lima: Palacio Arzobispo (Archbishop's Palace) in the Plaza de Armas, dating from the 16th century, but reconstructed in 1924.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture, Plaza Mayor, religious architecture, Spanish Baroque, colonial architecture

PMR107K-10
Peru, Lima: Plaza de Armas, with the cathedral and a bronze fountain dating from 1650.
Keywords: capital city, Spanish Baroque, colonial architecture, church, Plaza Mayor, architecture, street scene

PMR107K-09
Peru, Lima: Basilica Catedral (1535) in Plaza de Armas, destroyed in the earthquake of 1746, but rebuilt to the same plans.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture, Plaza Mayor, religious architecture, church, Lima Cathedral, colonial architecture, Spanish Baroque

PMR106K-36
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A modern "Fountain of the Sun" on the Avenida del Sol, opposite the Savoy Hotel.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-29
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Inca stonework in Tanda Pata, a street near San Blas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-28
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A sunny terrace in San Blas district where a variety of artistic craftwork is on offer.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-27
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Plaza San Blas, the artists' quarter, north of the centre.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-26
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Away from the centre the roads can be narrow and steep: llamas and cars.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-25
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

South-east side of the Plaza de Armas, with arcades, balconies and the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-24
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A school class in uniform leaving the classroom on to the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-23
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Cathedral and Compania de Jesus Church from an arcade on the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-22
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Compania de Jesus Church, built on the site of the Inca Palace of the Serpents (Amarucancha).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-21
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Colonnaded arcade with carved wooden balconies near the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-20
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Plaza de Armas, with fountain and facade of the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-19
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View showing all three levels of the walls, one above the other.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-18
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of Chuquipampa levelled area. Used by the Spanish as a stone quarry for hundreds of years.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-17
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of a precisely built doorway, tapered towards the top in order to resist (successfully!) earthquakes.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-16
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the steps, leading up to the passage between two of the parallel walls.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-15
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of a relatively intact portion of the lower wall.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-14
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the monolithic corner stones.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-13
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the stones comprising the lower wall.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-12
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the walls from the flat, flower-strewn, central area.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-11
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

The Inca spring shrine of Tambo Machay, where the spring water still flows into a rock pool as it has for centuries.
Keywords: High Andes, Inca waterworks, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-10
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Greeting from a modern Inca Chieftain!
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture, Inca costume

PMR105K-09
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

One of the many Irises in bloom on the Q'enqo site.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture, Iris

PMR105K-08
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Site of the Inca temple and amphitheatre Q'enqo, fine examples of Inca in situ stone carving.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-07
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Bird's eye view of the Cathedral and the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-06
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

"Tres Cruces" (Three Crosses) and the white stone figure of Christ overlooking the city.
Keywords: High Andes, statue, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-05
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

View of the city from the road to Sasayhuaman, where the figure of Christ stands.
Keywords: High Andes, panorama, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR103K-24
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Facade of the Basilica of San Francisco, a prime example of "Barroco mestizo" in Bolivia.
Keywords: High Andes, street scene, religious architecture, colonial architecture, Baroque architecture

PMR103K-22
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Basilica & Convento de San Francisco in Plaza San Francisco, where the saint is buried, is a fine example of colonial religious architecture.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, church, Catholic

PMR099K-19
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Renovated colonial-style buildings on the Plaza Independencia, with a fine Baroque door.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, plaza mayor

PMR099K-01
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). A few colonial style buildings have survived, like this corner block.
Keywords: architecture, street scene

PMR091K-10
Macedonia, Skopje: the ruins of Skupi, a Roman colony founded by Domitian between 81 and 96 AD, but abandoned in 518 AD after an earthquake completely destroyed the city.
Keywords: historic, archeology, excavation, Yugoslavia, national heritage

PMR047K-32
Guatemala: Antigua was the capital city of Guatemala from 1541 to 1773, the year of the disastrous earthquake. After considerable renovations, it is now attracting increasing numbers of tourists. Here, luxuriant inner garden in one of the old colonial houses, now a hotel.

PMR046K-30
Nicaragua, Granada: Typical restored colonial houses and a gaily painted horse carriage.

PMR046K-29
Nicaragua, Granada: Typical restored colonial houses, painted in pastel shades, with a newly painted two-storey house towering over the rest.

PMR046K-28
Nicaragua, Granada: Typical restored colonial houses, painted in pastel shades, on a side street, with the volcano Mombacho rising in the background.

PMR046K-27
Nicaragua, Granada: Typical restored colonial houses, painted in pastel shades, with a fine balcony (centre).

PMR038K-03
Namibia: Part of the seal colony on the beach at Cape Cross (during a sand storm).
Keywords: wildlife, wild animals

PMR036K-17
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, a row of houses on the unpaved street of sand.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-16
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, a section of the narrow gauge railway which delivered water to the door, daily.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-15
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the kitchen of a supervisor's house, with early refrigerator which used ice blocks.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-14
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the bedroom of a supervisor's house (the furniture spent about 80 years in storage!)
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-13
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the living room of a supervisor's house.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-09
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the skittle/bowling alley.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-08
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the theatre/assembly hall with organ.
Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago

PMR036K-07
Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, the gymnasium.
Keywords: mining town, colonial life a century ago, diamond mining

PMR036K-02
Namibia, Luederitz: The Bodikerhaus (1912), German colonial architecture, now houses shops.

PMR035K-36
Namibia: The main railway station in Lüderitz belies its appearance.
Keywords: colonial architecture

PMR035K-35
Namibia: German colonial architecture on Bismarck Street, Lüderitz.

PMR035K-26
Namibia: Graves of two German colonial soldiers by the side of the C12 road in the south.

PMR035K-09
Namibia, Windhoek: Terrace of the colonial "Tintenpalast" (now the Parliament Building) overlooking palm trees and park.

PMR035K-07
Namibia, Windhoek: Display of old rolling stock, including an armoured wagon in front of the main railway station, dating back to colonial times.

PMR035K-06
Namibia, Windhoek: Main railway station, dating back to colonial times.
Keywords: architecture

PMR067K-28
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: facade of the "Goliath House", an Italian-style fortified "tower-house" built by rich merchants.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, German Architecture, Germen heritage

PMR067K-27
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: 2 of the 16 arches of the old Stone Bridge spanning the Danube.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germen heritage, German Architecture

PMR067K-26
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: typical narrow, cobbled street in the old quarter, with open air restaurant tables.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, German Architecture, Germen heritage

PMR067K-25
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: the remaining towers of the Jakobstor (Jacob's Gate), formerly the main western entrance to the city.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, German Architecture, Germen heritage

PMR067K-24
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: fountain in Bismarck Platz with the Stadttheater on the far side.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germen heritage, German Architecture

PMR067K-23
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: a picturesque pavement cafe in the heart of the old town.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germen heritage, German Architecture, Timberframe buildings

PMR067K-22
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: the 14th century Brückenturm (Bridge-Tower) , beyond which begins the 12th century Old Stone Bridge over the Danube.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germen heritage, German Architecture

PMR067K-21
Germany, Bavaria: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. Here: gabled house facades reflected in a backwater of the River Danube.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, Germen heritage, German Architecture

PMR372-01
Hong Kong: Wanchai at night.
Keywords: tropics, ex-colony, China, Chinese, financial centre, shopping centre, orient, far east

PMR369-11
Thailand, Bangkok: Wat Phai Lorm ("Stork Sanctuary") colony of Open-billed Storks on the bank of Chao Phraya River outside the capital.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR551-9
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: "A Famosa", the fortress built by the Portuguese in 1511, ruined at the time of the Dutch invasion in 1641.
Keywords: ruin, colonial architecture, architecture, fortifications, historic building

PMR551-8
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: The former clubhouse of the Malacca Club, it now houses exhibits relating to independence.
Keywords: architecture, historic building, colonial architecture

PMR551-4
The former Selangor Council Building (now called Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad), completed in 1897 from plans of architect A.C. Norman, showing details of the Islamic architecture.
Keywords: historic building, colonial architecture, clocktower, Islamic architecture

PMR551-3
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur: The former Selangor Council Building (now called Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad), completed in 1897 from plans of architect A.C. Norman. View through the ornamental fountain, with columns in the foreground.
Keywords: historic building, Islamic architecture, clocktower, colonial architecture

PMR551-2
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur: The former Selangor Council Building (now called Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad), completed in 1897 from plans of architect A.C. Norman. View from the ornamental pool on the Padang (now called Merdeka Square).
Keywords: historic building, Islamic architecture, clocktower, colonial architecture

PMR551-12
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: Church of St. Francis Xavier, built in 1849 by the Reverend Farve, a Frenchman, with coconut palm in the foreground.
Keywords: religious building, colonial architecture, architecture, Gothic architecture

PMR551-11
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: Malaysia Youth Museum,. formerly the Dutch post office.
Keywords: architecture, colonial architecture, Dutch gables, historic buildings

PMR551-10
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: Christ Church, built by the Dutch in 1753, with the free-standing belltower in the foreground.
Keywords: religious building, colonial architecture, architecture, historic building

PMR551-1
Vietnam, Saigon/Ho Chi Min City: Notre Dame Cathedral, completed in 1883 in neo-Romanesque style.
Keywords: religious building, church, Christian, architecture, colonial architecture, historic building

PMR550-11
Vietnam, Saigon/Ho Chi Min City: the Opera House, built 1900, was used as the parliament house until 1975.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic building, colonial architecture

PMR619-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Regensburg: Originally a Celtic colony (Radasbona) and then later a Roman settlement (Castra Regina), Regensburg boasts a wealth of historic buildings. Pictureque pavement cafe in the heart of the old city.
Keywords: UNESCO World Heritage Site, German Architecture, Boulevard cafe, Timberframe buildings

PMR611-05
Bulgaria: Varna, one of Europe's oldest cities, was founded as a trading colony of Greek Miletus in 570 BC, but the area has been settled for at least seven millennia. Under the Greeks and Romans it was known as Odessos. Now a thriving holiday resort on the Black Sea with a population of over 350,000. Here: ruins of the Roman baths (Thermae) built during the second century AD, and said to be the fourth largest Roman baths in Europe.
Keywords: Roman ruins, archeological site, archeological excavations

PMR611-04
Bulgaria: Varna, one of Europe's oldest cities, was founded as a trading colony of Greek Miletus in 570 BC, but the area has been settled for at least seven millennia. Under the Greeks and Romans it was known as Odessos. Now a thriving holiday resort on the Black Sea with a population of over 350,000. Here: part of the Marine Park, 8 kilometres long, containing 50 types of tree, which offers shady walks during the hot summers.
Keywords: gardens, flower beds, formal gardens, quiet refuge

PMR611-03
Bulgaria: Varna, one of Europe's oldest cities, was founded as a trading colony of Greek Miletus in 570 BC, but the area has been settled for at least seven millennia. Under the Greeks and Romans it was known as Odessos. Now a thriving holiday resort on the Black Sea with a population of over 350,000. Here: a striking modern church.
Keywords: religious building, Christian, modern architecture, religious architecture, cross, park

PMR611-02
Bulgaria: Varna, one of Europe's oldest cities, was founded as a trading colony of Greek Miletus in 570 BC, but the area has been settled for at least seven millennia. Under the Greeks and Romans it was known as Odessos. Now a thriving holiday resort on the Black Sea with a population of over 350,000. Here the Drama Theatre, and an old belltower dating from 1880.
Keywords: Theatre architecture, stage productions, arboreal

PMR611-01
Bulgaria: Varna, one of Europe's oldest cities, was founded as a trading colony of Greek Miletus in 570 BC, but the area has been settled for at least seven millennia. Under the Greeks and Romans it was known as Odessos. Now a thriving holiday resort on the Black Sea with a population of over 350,000. Here: "Kathedrale Sveto uspenie Bogoroditchno" built in 1886 in Russian style in honour of the Russian liberators of the country.
Keywords: cathedral, golden onion domes, Byzantine, Orthodox church, religious architecture, church, cross

PMR584-09
Guatemala, Antigua: Luxuriant shade-giving garden of one of the old colonial houses in Antigua, which was the capital city of Guatemala from 1541 to 1773, year of the great earthquake.

PMR583-07
Nicaragua, Granada: Red cafe tables and chairs on the veranda of one of the restored colonial houses in Granada.

PMR583-05
Nicaragua, Granada: Restored colonial style houses on the Plaza de la Independencia, Granada.

PMR570-12
Namibia: German colonial style house on the outskirts of Swakopmund.

PMR655-12
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Hotel Savoy, on the Avenida Sol, with a park in the foreground.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR655-01
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

"La Companía de Jesús" Church in the Plaza de Armas, begun in 1576 on the site of the Inca "Palace of the Serpents", and rebuilt in the late 17th century. Gardens in the foreground.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture, Baroque

PMR654-12
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

"La Companía de Jesús" Church in the Plaza de Armas, begun in 1576 on the site of the Inca "Palace of the Serpents", and rebuilt in the late 17th century.
Keywords: High Andes, Baroque, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR654-11
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR654-10
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

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