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Aircraft (2 files)

PMR-D9489
France, Paris, Le Bourget: F-WZAI Dechaux Helicop-Jet (c/n 01) at the 33rd Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1979, Le Bourget. The cab is constructed from the upper-bodies of two Panhard cars.
Keywords: aircraft, helicopter, rotorcraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR113K-16
USA, Oregon Tillamook: Tillamook Air Museum - N422AU, Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy (c/n 15937) in front of the 192-foot-high wooden balloon hangar, constructed by the US Navy in 1942. The building is the largest clear-span wooden construction in the world. It is 1072 feet long and the doors each weigh 30 tons.
Keywords: historical, history, aviation, aeroplane, airplane, aircraft, museum, veteran, vintage

Travel (141 files)

PMR-D12774
Monotower crane: driver's cabin.
Keywords: cantilever, colourful, construction, control, crane-boom, crane-lift, elevated, engineering, lofty, mechanical, vertiginous, vertigo, yellow

PMR124-08
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Unteruhldingen: Pfahlbau Museum displays reconstructed Neolithic and Bronze Age houses built on piles over the Lake Constance. It was burnt down in 1976 but has been completely rebuilt. Close view showing the wooden log construction, thatched roofs and window.
Keywords: picturesque, Swabia, Bodensee, heritage, architecture, prehistoric, thatched, wooden house, causeway, walkway, pier, handrail

PMR124-06
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Unteruhldingen: Pfahlbau Museum displays reconstructed Neolithic and Bronze Age houses built on piles over the Lake Constance. It was burnt down in 1976 but has been completely rebuilt. Older-period houses are constructed of wattle and daub, with no windows. Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Unteruhldingen: Pfahlbau Museum displays reconstructed Neolithic and Bronze Age houses built on piles over the Lake Constance. It was burnt down in 1976 but has been completely rebuilt. Older-period houses are constructed of wattle and daub, with no windows.
Keywords: picturesque, Swabia, Bodensee, heritage, architecture, prehistoric, thatched, wooden house, causeway, walkway, pier, handrail

PMR106-04
Egypt, Aswan: dedication to the everlasting friendship of the Arab and Russian peoples on the Aswan High Dam.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, monument

PMR106-03
Egypt, Aswan: overhead view from inside the Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art

PMR106-02
Egypt, Aswan: Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art

PMR106-01
Egypt, Aswan: commemorative inscribed stone block in the centre of the Aswan High Dam, built 1960-70.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction

PMR105-12
Egypt, Aswan: view of the Aswan High Dam from the lee, with the Russian-built monument commemorating its completion in 1970 in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction

PMR103-01
Egypt, Aswan: typical village near Aswan, with most buildings constructed from mud bricks.
Keywords: historical, architecture, culture, dwellings, homes

PMR102-05
Egypt, Memphis: the Step Mastaba of Saqqara, oldest of the pyramids, tomb of King Zoser (Djoser) of the 3rd Dynasty. Enlarged three times before completion. Close view of the construction, using stones of marly limestone, without binding material.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR074-04
Yugoslavia, Croatia, Krk: the strait between the island of Krk and the mainland, with construction work on the new linking bridge visible in the distance.
Keywords: moorings, watercraft, boats, Adriatic

PMR-D11830
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): the new 4079-metre long bridge to Rügen with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007, crosses the island of Dänholm.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11829
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): bridges to the island of Rügen: on the left the old Rügendamm and on the right the new bridge, 4079-metres long, opened in 2007. both in use.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11828
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): the new bridge to Rügen with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007, crosses the island of Dänholm (foreground).
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11827
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): the huge ship-building hall, 300 metres long by 108 metres wide by 74 metres high, which started work in 1996, is one of the most modern in Europe.
Keywords: architecture, culture, Hanseatic League, heritage, indoor dockyard, ship-construction, steelwork, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11826
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): bridges to the island of Rügen: in the vorground the old Rügendamm and behind the new bridge with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D8636
Chile: Malleco Viaduct, crossing Malleco River Valley near Collipulli, was opened on 26th October 1890, at which time it was the highest bridge of that type in the world. It was constructed by the French company, Schneider et Cie.
Keywords: engineering, Latin America, railway bridge, South America, yellow

PMR-D10706
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Amerang: the open air museum of historical farm buildings, part of the Glentleiten Museum:
Mittermayerhof, the oldest farmhouse in the collection, dating back to 1525. Of all-wood construction, including the wellhouse.
Keywords: historic, culture, architecture, picturesque, heritage, tradition, dwellings, country life

PMR-D9565
Iceland: a suspension bridge on the sparsely populated Melrakkasletta peninsula in the far north of the island.
Keywords: engineering, construction

PMR-D8748
Chile. Chaiten: historic wooden bridge, now closed to traffic.
Keywords: South America, Patagonia, timber, construction, Latin America

PMR-D8747
Chile. Chaiten: historic wooden bridge, now closed to traffic.
Keywords: South America, Patagonia, Latin America, construction, timber

PMR-D8742
Chile. Chaiten: Puente Senador Exequiel Gonzalez, a suspension bridge which carries the Carretera Austral (Austral Highway) over the Rio Palena.
Keywords: South America, Latin America, engineering, construction

PMR-D8741
Chile. Chaiten: Puente Senador Exequiel Gonzalez, a suspension bridge which carries the Carretera Austral (Austral Highway) over the Rio Palena.
Keywords: South America, construction, engineering, Latin America

PMR-D8711
Chile. Chiloe, Castro: Nuestra Senora de Gracia Church de Nercon, built in 1886-90, is one of a number of historic wooden churches in Chiloe recognised by UNESCO. It is built of cypress and larch wood and the tower is 25 metres high. Details of the wooden construction can be seen in the gallery running round the church under the roof.
Keywords: South America, heritage, traditional, picturesque, Latin America, culture, timber

PMR-D8635
Chile: Malleco Viaduct, crossing Malleco River Valley near Collipulli, was opened on 26th October 1890, at which time it was the highest bridge of that type in the world. It was constructed by the French company, Schneider et Cie.
Keywords: South America, railway bridge, yellow, engineering, Latin America

PMR-D8192
Norway, Hordaland, approaching Nordhordaland Bridge which traverses the Salhusfjorden. Completed in 1994 at a cost of NOK 910 million, it consists of a suspension bridge of 368 meztres length, and a pontoon bridge of 1246 Metres.
Keywords: Scandinavia, fjord, picturesque, construction, engineering, stress

PMR-D8145
Norway, Rogaland: Erfjord Suspension Bridge, 294 metres long with three spans, was completed in 1963.
Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, scenic, landscape, fjord, construction , engineering, Rosebay Willowherb

PMR-D8139
Norway, Rogaland: Lysefjord Suspension Bridge, 639 metres long, completed in 1997, seen from the Lauvvik-Oanes ferry.
Keywords: Scandinavia, engineering, construction, fjord, landscape, scenic, picturesque

PMR-D8134
Norway, Rogaland, Stavanger: ferryboat passing under the harbour suspension bridge with new housing development on the left, seen from the top of the Valberg Tower.
Keywords: Scandinavia, construction, engineering, port, oil industry, historic, architecture

PMR-D8133
Norway, Rogaland, Stavanger: the harbour suspension bridge, from the top of the Valberg Tower.
Keywords: Scandinavia, construction, engineering, port, oil industry, historic, architecture

PMR-D8059
Norway, Oslo: the Faculty of Law, Oslo University, constructed 1841-1851 by Christian Heinrich Grosch and Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the latter's well-known Classical style.
Keywords: architecture, capital city, Scandinavia

PMR-D7958
Germany, Bavaria, Würzburg: Marienkapelle (St Mary's Chapel), built between 1377 and 1480 in Gothic style. The western doorway, or Goldene Pforte, was constructed after 1430 and the tympanum depicts the Last Judgement.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, heritage, mediaeval

PMR-D7645
Morocco, Rabat: well-advanced construction on a new opera house.
Keywords: Africa, Sala Colonia, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, capital city, royal city, music, stage

PMR-D6749
Northern Ireland, Londonderry/Derry: Peace Bridge, opened on 25th June 2011, connects the Protestant walled city with the Catholic quarter on the opposite side of the River Foyle. The red-brick Guildhall stands on the far side of the river.
Keywords: heritage, historic, architecture, metropolis, culture, engineering, construction, suspension

PMR-D6642
Northern Ireland, Belfast: Harland and Wolff's shipyard with the two gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath, built in 1974 and 1969 respectively and which can lift 750 tons, and which have long been a landmark in Belfast. The "Titanic" was built in their shipyard.
Keywords: historic, shipbuilding, dry dock, engineering, launch, construction

PMR-D6604
Ireland, County Meath, Brú Na Bóinne: Knowth neolithic Irish passage tomb dating from about 3200 BC, The mound was used for thousands of years after its construction as a defended stronghold. View inside the passage to the central chamber showing the stone slabs used for the roof.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, archeology, necropolis, ancient, UNESCO

PMR-D6603
Ireland, County Meath, Brú Na Bóinne: Knowth neolithic Irish passage tomb dating from about 3200 BC, The mound was used for thousands of years after its construction as a defended stronghold. View inside the passage to the central chamber showing the stone slabs used for the roof.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, archeology, necropolis, ancient, UNESCO

PMR-D6602
Ireland, County Meath, Brú Na Bóinne: Knowth neolithic Irish passage tomb dating from about 3200 BC, The entrance also boasts a carved entrance stone which functioned as a sun dial in conjunction with the adjacent stone post. The mound was used for thousands of years after its construction as a defended stronghold.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, archeology, necropolis, ancient, UNESCO

PMR-D5989
Oman: the new road along the Dhofar coast, a splendid feat of engineering.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, construction, road-building, corniche

PMR-D5983
Oman: the new road along the Dhofar coast, a splendid feat of engineering.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, construction, road-building, corniche

PMR-D5157
Uzbekistan, Bukhara: facade and iwan of the Mir-i Arab medrasa in the Po-i-Kalyan complex with its flanking blue tiled domes. Construction is credited to Sheikh Abdullah Yamani of Yemen in 1535-6.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO

PMR-D5044
Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), assembling a yurt, in the "Jailoo" (lower mountain pasture) for the summer, on the road from Sary-Tash to Osh.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, tent, livestock , herdsman, construction

PMR-D5043
Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), assembling a yurt, in the "Jailoo" (lower mountain pasture) for the summer, on the road from Sary-Tash to Osh.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, tent, livestock , herdsman, construction

PMR-D4565
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4564
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4563
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4562
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4561
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4560
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: San Juanico bridge spans the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte. Completed in 1973, its total length is 2.6 kilometres, the longest in the Philippines.
Keywords: colourful, engineering, structure, span, link, steel, construction

PMR-D4485
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: aerial view of modern motorway junction and moving traffic.
Keywords: Arab state, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab, construction, turnpikes, road planning, engineering, concrete, vehicles, flow

PMR-D2774
Cyprus, Khirokitia-Vouni (Choirokoitia) aceramic Neolithic site, a settlement dating from approximately 6800 BC, in process of ongoing excavation. The village comprises large numbers of circular dwellings built of stone, complemented with pisé and mudbrick.
"Cross section" of a dwelling showing the method of construction and wood/mud roof.
Keywords: archeology, excavations, ruins, prehistoric, ancient, antiquity

PMR-D0963
Myanmar, Bagan: a pair of chinthe (half lion, half dragon mythical beasts) guarding the stairway to Mimalaung Kyaung (Monastery), constructed in 1174 by Narapatisithu.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0601
Laos, Vientiane: Xieng Khuan (Buddha Park), 24 km. south of Vientiane, displays a plethora of giant Buddhist/Hindu deities formed in concrete, built by Luang Pu in 1958. In this construction one enters Hell's mouth and progresses through the earth to Heaven.
Keywords: capital city, ex-Kingdom, relaxed city, largest city, Buddhist, temples, Lao people, colourful, picturesque, architecture

PMR-D0169
Brazil, Curitiba: bridge over the Rio Ribeira (?) near Curitiba.
Keywords: road construction, piles, stilts, riverine, landscape

PMR327-11
Finland, Helsinki: the Presidential Palace, built in 1818 as a private residence and converted in 1843 by C.L. Engel. A new palace was under construction in 1990.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, Helsingfors

PMR280-07
England, Cambridgeshire, Ely Cathedral: view of the unique octagon tower and lantern from the top of the West Tower. Built after the collapse of the original Norman tower in 1322, the lantern is of timber construction, coated with lead, and weighs about 400 tons.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic, Romanesque, mediaeval, medieval, Church of England, stone carving, culture, artistic, masonry

PMR251-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Blaubeuren: the local museum, in the grounds of the monastery, of half-timbered construction.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster

PMR235-12
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: charmingly decorated house with painted palings and ornate well-house, all in a brown and yellow colour scheme.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR235-11
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: wooden house with ornate decorations and beige colour scheme, dated '1960'.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR235-10
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: Moldavian in national dress with embroidery covered jacket, standing in front of his house, with its wrought iron fence and ornate facade.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR235-09
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: traditional wooden house in green and white colour scheme.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR235-08
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: a freshly painted cottage in ochre and brown colour scheme.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR235-07
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Dornei: charmingly decorated house with painted palings and ornate well-house.
Keywords: colourful, architecture, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, farmland, picturesque, traditional, wooden construction

PMR-D4036
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: view of the city from the revolving restaurant of the Jin Jiang Hotel, with Beijing Road (right).
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, metropolitan, panorama, urban, architecture, skyscrapers, multi-storey, construction, Han

PMR-D4035
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: view of the city from the revolving restaurant of the Jin Jiang Hotel.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, metropolitan, panorama, urban, architecture, skyscrapers, multi-storey, construction

PMR-D3865
People's Republic of China, Guizhou Province, Zhaoxing Dong Village: the main road flies past the village on a lofty viaduct.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, minority, heritage, picturesque, architecture, Kam, bridge, engineering, construction

PMR-D3830
People's Republic of China, Guangxi Province, Sanjiang County, Maan: Cheng Yang International Hotel, of traditional wooden construction.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, culture, minority, heritage, picturesque, architecture, carpentry, Kam

PMR-D2895
Bahrain, Manama: "twisted" high-rise glass building under construction on reclaimed land of Bahrain Bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh

PMR-D2892
Bahrain, Manama: Zubara Avenue/Sheikh Isa Avenue, with new high-rise buildings under construction in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, skyscrapers

PMR194-08
Italy, Campania, Herculaneum: the ancient Roman town, buried by pyroclastic flows during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The "Wooden Trellis House" (Casa a Graticcio) has two storeys, with portico and loggia, divided into apartments. It was built using the cheapest construction methods.
Keywords: heritage, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, UNESCO, culture, classical, excavations, masonry, monument, inundation, Roman life, Roman house, Roman street, Ercolano

PMR187-02
Hungary, Budapest: Szabadsay-hid (Freedom Bridge) over the River Danube, with the Russian war memorial on the hilltop beyond.
Keywords: architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, historic , heritage, engineering, construction

PMR131K-23
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: under construction in the new Marina: this skyscraper "twists" through 90 degrees from bottom to top. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: under construction in the new Marina: this skyscraper "twists" through 90 degrees from bottom to top.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR131K-22
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new Dubai Marina. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new Dubai Marina.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR549-05
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road: from right, Oasis Centre, Ghaya Residence,Al Attar Tower, Sky Tower; left, the highest of all, still under construction. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road: from right, Oasis Centre, Ghaya Residence,Al Attar Tower, Sky Tower; left, the highest of all, still under construction.
Keywords: modern architecture, blooming desert, irrigation, desert state, Islamic architecture

PMR672-02
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new marina. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new marina.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR-D2062
Scotland, Edinburgh: the 2.5-kilometer-long Forth Railway Bridge connects Edinburgh with Fife. The cantilever bridge was the first major construction in the world to be fabricated from steel. It was opened in March 1890.
Keywords: historic, engineering feat, Firth of Forth, tourist attraction, national heritage

PMR-D1956
England, Cheshire: the 76-metre Lovell Radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Keywords: space exploration, antenna, parabolic, steel construction, satellites, technology, space communication, Sir Bernard Lovell, radio signals

PMR-D1914
Shropshire: the first Iron Bridge (1779), spanning the Ironbridge Gorge.
Keywords: architecture, industrial revolution, span, engineering, construction, culture, historic

PMR-D1913
England, Shropshire, Ironbridge: the first iron bridge, built in 1779, spanning the Ironbridge Gorge.
Keywords: architecture, industrial revolution, historic, culture, construction, engineering, span

PMR-D1912
Shropshire: the first Iron Bridge (1779) spanning the Ironbridge Gorge.
Keywords: architecture, industrial revolution, historic, culture, construction, engineering, span

PMR689-09
Myanmar, Bagan: Indian-style Gubyaukgyi Temple contains a number of well preserved frescoes, thought to date back to its original construction date of 1113.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR434-09
Poland, Gdansk: St. Mary's Cathedral, the largest Gothic church in Poland, can accommodate 25,000 worshippers. Consecrated in 1502, after 159 years in construction, the building survived WWII, but was burnt out in 1945.
Keywords: mediaeval, red brick, Danzig, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR143K-22
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. View of the sanctuary on its peninsula in the sea, from the arrival terrace.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-21
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. A carved panel devoted to Buddhist "devata" figures (female deities).
Keywords: Buddhist, erotic, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-20
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. View of the external carving through a window on the ground floor.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-19
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. Detail of the carving: Airavata (Erawan), the three-headed elephant, mount of Indra.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-18
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. The main entrance is surrounded by prolific carvings.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-17
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. Elephant rides are available for visitors to the sanctuary.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-16
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. A closer view of the roof carvings
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR143K-15
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981. View across the lake, with reflections.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR131K-13
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: quayside with palm trees and traditional water crafr, all constructed for Souk Madinat, Jumeirah.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR112K-03
USA, Seattle WA: Pacific Science Center and Space Needle in the Seattle Center, constructed in 1962 for the World Fair.
Keywords: panorama, museum, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis, high-tec, technology

PMR106K-20
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

View of the lower Inca site (Pisaqa) where the buildings were constructed with uncut stone, probably dwelling houses (?)
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, bird's eye view, flower profusion

PMR105K-35
Peru, Cusco, Machu Picchu: ruins of a pre-Colombian Inca site situated 2430 metres a.s.l. on a ridge above the Urubamba River (the Inca "Sacred Valley"). Sometimes called "The Lost City of the Incas" because it was not found by the Spanish invaders. Begun in 1430 AD, it was abandoned before completion for reasons which are not yet clear. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

A street with dwelling houses, which were not constructed with cut stones like the religious buildings.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

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

PMR099K-07
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. The nearby Rio Hondo Dam, constructed of natural stone.
Keywords: dam, reservoir, hydro-electric power, water power

PMR089K-06
Montenegro, Podgorica: construction of a weir (?) in the River Moraca, with the Millennium Bridge.
Keywords: Yugoslavia, new capital city, suspension bridge

PMR087K-08
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: a Romanesque clocktower and belfry, flanking the passage to the Roman "Iron Gate" in Narodni Trg.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, Roman architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town

PMR087K-07
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: a colourful Bougainvillea, spreading itself right across a square within the Roman walls of the palace.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, Roman architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town

PMR087K-06
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: an ancient house, still occupied, within the Roman walls.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, Roman architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town

PMR087K-04
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: some of the dwellings built onto the ancient Roman walls.
Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Roman architecture, Yugoslavia

PMR087K-02
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: the 200-metre-long south wall, overlooking the new marble promenade, "Riva", laid out with palm trees, shrubs and fountains. Fishing boat to the left.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, Roman architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town

PMR047K-20
Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.

PMR047K-19
Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.

PMR026K-05
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne: Bolts Bridge over the Yarra River against a threatening sky.
Keywords: bridges, bridge construction

PMR025K-04
Australia, Tasmania: Kings Bridge at Launceston, the first to span the South Esk River, was built in Manchester, England and shipped out in sections.
Keywords: steel industry, steel construction

PMR018K-28
Slovenia, Radovljica: Typical old barn/storehouse of wooden construction on stone base, with geranium-lined balcony.
Keywords: architecture, Jugoslavia, Yugoslavia

PMR015K-33
Iraq: Babylon ("Bab El" = "Gate of the Gods"): probably dating from the 3rd millennium BC, capital of southern Mesopotamia under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC), later the greatest city of its day under Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC): assumed site of the Tower of Babel, which was pulled down by Alexander the Great, preparatory to building an even grander construction. However he died before the work had begun.
Keywords: archeology, excavations, Mesopotamia, Bible

PMR041K-08
Romania, Moldavia, Leghin: Three children, daughter Carmen (18) and sons Marian (7) and Alexandru (4), of local Agricultural worker, Vasile Florescu, standing with a friend in front of the house he is constructing with the help of relatives.

PMR041K-06
Romania, Moldavia, Leghin: Local agricultural worker, Vasile Florescu with two sons, Marian (7) and Alexandru (4), standing in front of the house he is constructing with help from relatives.

PMR041K-05
Romania, Moldavia, Leghin: Local agricultural worker, Vasile Florescu with the house he is constructing with help from relatives.

PMR040K-29
Romania, Maramures, Sapanta: Wooden church with enormous wooden tower (under construction in 2003). Here, carpenters pre-assembling a section of the building.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR040K-28
Romania, Maramures, Sapanta: Wooden church with enormous wooden tower (under construction in 2003). Here, view of the roof arrangement and spire.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR040K-27
Romania, Maramures, Sapanta: Wooden church with enormous wooden tower (under construction in 2003). Here, close up of the newly completed shingle roofs.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR040K-26
Romania, Maramures, Sapanta: Wooden church with enormous wooden tower (under construction in 2003).
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR040K-25
Romania, Maramures, Sapanta: Wooden church with enormous wooden tower (under construction in 2003). Timber supplies in the foreground.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR425-11
Madeira, Funchal: new viaduct over the wild Ribeira de Joao Gomes Valley, with Funchal spread out below, seen from the Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: island, tunnel, bridge, construction, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical

PMR425-10
Madeira, Funchal: new viaduct over the wild Ribeira de Joao Gomes Valley, seen from the Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: island, tunnel, bridge, construction, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical

PMR420-05
Germany, Hamburg: floating work platform for reinforcement work on the quayside, with ferry terminal clocktower in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, floating crane, civil engineering, construction, port, harbour, city, metropolis, moorings

PMR387-07
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: the impressive Riverside Expressway, which becomes the South East Freeway (F3), with sternwheeler/floating restaurant moored in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, road construction, civil engineering, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR387-02
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: concrete piles of the Riverside Expressway, which runs along, and over, the Brisbane River.
Keywords: architecture, road construction, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR563-7
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Keywords: architecture, steel construction, famous landmarks, landmarks

PMR562-11
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Riverside Expressway, with paddlewheel floating restaurant in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, highway construction

PMR685-10
Thailand, Pattaya: the "Sanctuary of Truth" intended for meditation, at 100 metres high, is believed to be the highest building in the world built entirely of wood (teak). Wood carvers and carpenters have been working on its construction since 1981.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR636-05
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. The north wall and gate of the palace have survived largely unchanged.
Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Roman architecture

PMR636-04
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. The statue of Gregorius of Nin, a 10th century Slavic religious leader, standing outside the north gate of the palace, was created by Ivan Mestrovic in 1929.
Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Roman architecture, monuments

PMR636-03
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. The octagonal Cathedral of St. Domnius was built as his mausoleum by Diocletian, but turned into a catholic cathedral in the 7th century. It is 24 metres high and the walls are 2.75 metres thick. The Romanesque-Gothic belltower was added in the 13th century, but had to be rebuilt between 1890-1906 due to erosion.
Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Roman architecture, Romanesque architecture

PMR636-02
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: the south wall, with a bronze model of the area today, in the foreground.
Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Roman architecture

PMR601-11
Spain, Toledo: Puerta del Sol, a Mudejar construction, dates mainly from the 14th century.
Keywords: architecture

PMR662-04
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: "The Treasury" (Al-Khazneh), the Hellenistic facade of a tomb for the Nabataean King Aretas III, constructed circa 100-200 AD. In full sunshine, about 9 a.m.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR662-03
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: "The Treasury" (Al-Khazneh), the Hellenistic facade of a tomb for the Nabataean King Aretas III, constructed circa 100-200 AD.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR655-08
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.
The ruins of Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, another part of the Inca Pisac complex (higher than Pisaqa), which contained temples and baths, and had an astronomical significance. In this view the excellence of the construction techniques used by the Incas can be appreciated. The cylindrical protrusions were for pegging the roof.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

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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