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PMR145-07 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: carefully restored Turkish houses in the old quarter, characterised by overhanging upper storeys supported by massive struts. Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, cobblestones
PMR145-06 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: carefully restored Turkish houses in the old quarter, characterised by overhanging upper storeys supported by massive struts. (P.R. Slavejkov Street). Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, cobblestones
PMR145-05 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: carefully restored Turkish houses in the old quarter, characterised by overhanging upper storeys supported by massive struts. (Bottom of K. Nektarev Street). Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, cobblestones
PMR145-03 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: carefully restored Turkish houses in the old quarter, characterised by overhanging upper storeys supported by massive struts. Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, cobblestones
PMR145-02 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: carefully restored Turkish houses in the old quarter, characterised by overhanging upper storeys supported by massive struts. Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, cobblestones
PMR133-07 Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ahrweiler: part of the pedestrian precinct in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, Eifel, mediaeval, timber-frame, half timbered, gate tower, pavement cafe
PMR132-04 Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Ulm: the "Schiefes Haus" (Crooked House) on the tanners' canal in the Fishermen's Quarter. Keywords: Swabia, heritage, architecture, half-timbered, timber-framed, picturesque, historic, gables, dormer
PMR132-03 Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Ulm: timber-frame houses in the "Fishermen's Quarter" by the River Danube. Keywords: colourful, Swabia, heritage, architecture, half-timbered, historic, picturesque
PMR130-10 Monaco, Cote d'Azur: late afternoon in one of the narrow streets in the old quarter of Monaco. Keywords: Mediterranean, picturesque, colourful, wealthy, exclusive, prosperous, low-tax, tax haven, resort, holiday, principality, gambling
PMR094-01 Austria, Krems: Gothic and Baroque houses on the north side of the parish church square in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, traditional, picturesque, mediaeval, step-gable
PMR086-01 Germany, Bavaria, Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Siebers Tower, view from the hospital quarter Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Franconia, timber-frame, wattle and daub, gables
PMR062-11 South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape Town: Groot Constantia Manor House, one of the finest examples of Cape Dutch architecture, dating from 1685, and centre of the oldest wine estate in South Africa - the former outhouses and barns now serve as restaurant and administrative quarters (1977) Keywords: residence, viticulture, historic, heritage, Dutch gables, tradition, museum
PMR-D11440 Greece, Island of Corfu, Porto Timoni: dwelling in the old quarter. Keywords: alleyways, colourful, crazy paving, geraniums, Ionian Islands, picturesque
PMR-D11439 Greece, Island of Corfu, Porto Timoni: boutique in the old quarter. Keywords: alleyways, cottages, crazy paving, Ionian Islands, picturesque
PMR-D11345 England, Worcester: Christmas in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, black and white, cobblestones, pedestrian zone, Tudor, wattle and daub
PMR-D11261 Turkey, Mugla, Marmaris: street in the old town with street lanterns and masses of bougainvillea. Keywords: colourful, flowers, old quarter, picturesque, traditional
PMR-D11260 Turkey, Mugla, Marmaris: street in the old town with street lantern and masses of bougainvillea Keywords: colourful, flowers, old quarter, picturesque, traditional
PMR-D11259 Turkey, Mugla, Marmaris: street in the old town with typical Turkish enclosed wooden balconies and bougainvillea. Keywords: colourful, flowers, old quarter, picturesque, traditional
PMR-D8404 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: vivid bougainvillea flowers in the old quarter. Keywords: Greek Islands, street scene, Paroikia, Hellas, island hopping, Cyclades, colourful, picturesque
PMR-D8399 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: a typical alley in the old quarter with two of the whitewashed, blue-domed Orthodox churches. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8398 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: one of many blue-domed Orthodox churches in the old quarter. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8397 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: a typical alley in the old quarter with church facade and pink oleander flowers. Keywords: Greek Islands, street scene, Paroikia, Hellas, island hopping, Cyclades, colourful, picturesque
PMR-D8396 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: one of many blue-domed Orthodox churches in the old quarter. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8395 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: a typical alley in the old quarter with overhanging bougainvillea flowers. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8394 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: a typical alley in the old quarter with overhanging bougainvillea flowers. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8387 Greece, Island of Paros. Parikia: a typical alley in the old quarter. Keywords: Greek Islands, picturesque, colourful, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas, Paroikia, street scene
PMR-D8225 Denmark, Odense: the home of Hans Christian Andersen (left) on the corner of Hans Jensens Straede and Bangs Boder in the old quarter. Keywords: street scene, cobbled street, colourful, historic, heritage, picturesque, culture, architecture
PMR-D8224 Denmark, Odense: colourful facades and cobbled roadway on Ramsherred in the old quarter. Keywords: street scene, historic, heritage, picturesque, culture, architecture
PMR-D8223 Denmark, Odense: colourful facades and cobbled roadway on Ramsherred in the old quarter. Keywords: street scene, historic, heritage, picturesque, culture, architecture
PMR-D8222 Denmark, Odense: colouful facades and cobbled roadway in the old quarter. Keywords: street scene, architecture, culture, picturesque, heritage, historic
PMR-D8218 Denmark, Odense: timber-frame houses in the old quarter. Keywords: street scene, architecture, culture, picturesque, heritage, historic, colourful, mediaeval
PMR-D8217 Denmark, Odense: timber-frame houses, with Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gard (yellow facade) off Norregade, in the old quarter. Keywords: Mediaeval, cobbled street, street scene, architecture, culture, picturesque, heritage, historic
PMR-D8216 Denmark, Odense: timber-frame houses, with Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gard (yellow facade) off Norregade, in the old quarter. Keywords: historic, cobbled street, street scene, architecture, culture, picturesque, heritage
PMR-D8215 Denmark, Odense: timber-frame houses in the old quarter. Keywords: colourful, street scene, architecture, culture, picturesque, heritage, historic
PMR-D8184 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8183 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8179 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8177 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8176 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8175 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Brick gable facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) dated 1904, now devoted to tourist shops. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8174 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8173 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Colourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen), with St. Mary's Church behind. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8172 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Facade with clock on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8171 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Facade of the Besokssenter (Visitors' Centre) on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8170 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Colourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8169 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8168 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8167 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Inscription on a stone storehouse states that it was built in 1666 to the orders of merchant Dirich Wolpman. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8166 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. A stone storehouse built in 1666 to the orders of merchant Dirich Wolpman, according to the inscription over the door. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8165 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8164 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D7933 Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Lauda-Königshofen: a group of timber-framed houses in the old quarter of Lauda. Keywords: picturesque, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, Tauber Valley, historic, heritage
PMR-D7378 Morocco: Chefchaouen: the ancient town, founded in 1471, lies on the edge of the Rif mountains. Panorama view of the old quarter in the walled medina. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, picturesque, colourful
PMR-D7377 Morocco: Chefchaouen: the ancient town, founded in 1471, lies on the edge of the Rif mountains. Vioew over the town from the modern quarter. Keywords: Africa, colourful, picturesque, Maghreb
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-D6328 Germany, Bavaria, Mittelfranken, Dinkelsbühl: Bäuerlinsturm, a defence tower on the eastern town wall dating from 16th century. Close-up of the living quarters with steeply hipped roof. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D6252 Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Harburg: the castle of Harburg, dating back to before 1150, is one of the largest and best-preserved in southern Germany. The Burgvogtei (administration) on the left, with the chapel and Palas (living quarters) on the far side of the courtyard. The open-air restaurant is in the foreground. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, fortress, fortification, defence
PMR-D5864 Oman, Al Hamra: a goat on the roof of an empty building in the old quarter. Keywords: curiosity, mammal, quadruped
PMR-D5863 Oman, Al Hamra: traditional mud brick buildings in the old quarter are mostly empty and deserted. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, adobe, abandoned, ruin
PMR-D5862 Oman, Al Hamra: traditional mud brick buildings in the old quarter are mostly empty and deserted. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, adobe, abandoned, ruin
PMR-D5861 Oman, Al Hamra: traditional mud brick buildings in the old quarter are mostly empty and deserted. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, adobe, abandoned, ruin
PMR-D5859 Oman, Al Hamra: traditional mud brick buildings in the old quarter are mostly empty and deserted. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, adobe, abandoned, ruin
PMR-D5858 Oman, Al Hamra: traditional mud brick buildings in the old quarter are mostly empty and deserted. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, adobe, abandoned, ruin
PMR-D5452 Switzerland, Zurich: a typical street in the Lindenhof quarter, not far from the site of the original Roman fortress. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture, financial centre, heritage, historic, street scene, mediaeval
PMR-D5451 Switzerland, Zurich: the Liebfrauenkirche with its belltower, built 1892-4 in the style of an early Christian basilika, in the Niederdorf quarter of the city. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture, financial centre, heritage, historic
PMR-D5449 Switzerland, Zurich: Hotel "Haus der Kindli" in Linderhof quarter dates from 1474 and is one of the oldest in Switzerland. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture, financial centre, heritage, historic, street scene, mediaeval
PMR-D5448 Switzerland, Zurich: St. Peterhofstatt in the Lindenhof quarter. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture, financial centre, heritage, historic, street scene, mediaeval
PMR-D5199 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: typical housing in a residential quarter of the Ichan Kala. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR-D5177 Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: souvenir stall in the old quarter. Bags with traditional designs are sought after. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO, trade, selling
PMR-D4657 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: the King's quarters in the Royal Palace, are normally closed to visitots. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, colourful, picturesque, architecture, historic, heritage
PMR-D2769 Netherlands, Amsterdam: a fine display of old Delft and contemporary pottery in a shop window in Nieuwe Spiegelstraat in the antiques quarter. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Holland, ceramics
PMR-D0611 Laos, Vientiane: monks' quarters at Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan Buddhist temple. Keywords: capital city, architecture. picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, largest city, relaxed city, ex-Kingdom
PMR-D0532 Cyprus, Omodos, in the Tröodos Mountains: traditional houses, with pot plants in profusion. Keywords: pedestrian zone, cobbled street, traditional houses, tavern, old quarter, photogenic
PMR-D0531 Cyprus, Omodos, in the Tröodos Mountains: an orange tree in a village garden. Keywords: pedestrian zone, colourful, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR-D0530 Cyprus, Omodos, in the Tröodos Mountains: the Othodox monastery cloisters. Keywords: pedestrian zone, photogenic, old quarter, Orthodox
PMR-D0529 Cyprus, Omodos, in the Tröodos Mountains: the Othodox monastery cloisters. Keywords: pedestrian zone, photogenic, old quarter, Orthodox
PMR-D0528 Cyprus, Omodos, in the Tröodos Mountains: the village square, with gathering storm clouds. Keywords: pedestrian zone, cobbled street, traditional houses, tavern, old quarter, photogenic
PMR-D0313 USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: inside the replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957. The captain's quarters. Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England
PMR-D0109 Libya: well preserved living quarters with original artefacts in the Castle of Nalut. Keywords: Maghreb
PMR365-04 Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the castle, which dates back to 1025 or even earlier, was constantly extended, and now comprises an inner courtyard and 5 outer courtyards, straggling along a ridge for 1051 metres, making it the longest castle in the world. View along the castle ridge from the roof of the "Palas" or Duke's Quarters. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval
PMR365-03 Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the castle, which dates back to 1025 or even earlier, was constantly extended, and now comprises an inner courtyard and 5 outer courtyards, straggling along a ridge for 1051 metres, making it the longest castle in the world. The first and principal courtyard, with the "Kemnate" or living quarters on the left. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval
PMR339-05 Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken: houses in Unterseen, the old quarter, with flower bedecked fountain in the foreground. Keywords: picturesque, Alps, alpine scenery, street scene, architecture, geraniums
PMR339-04 Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken: houses in Unterseen, the old quarter, with Mount Harder Kulm in the background. Keywords: picturesque, Alps, mountain range, alpine scenery, chalets, street scene, architecture, belltower
PMR339-03 Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken: houses in Unterseen, the old quarter, with Mount Harder Kulm in the background. Keywords: picturesque, Alps, mountain range, alpine scenery, chalets, street scene, architecture, belltower
PMR330-11 Sweden, Stockholm: statue of St. George and the Dragon (?) and fountain on Köpman-brinken in Gamla Stan (the old quarter). Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, capital city
PMR298-07 Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: half-timbered gables and oriels in the old quarter, with Hotel zum goldenen Hirsch (Golden Stag Hotel) in the centre. Keywords: architecture, culture, historic, heritage, picturesque, colourful, mediaeval, timber frame, half timbered, lathe and plaster, street scene
PMR298-05 Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the upper storeys of the half-timbered houses overhang the narrow streets and almost meet, in the old quarter. Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the upper storeys of the half-timbered houses overhang the narrow streets and almost meet, in the old quarter. Keywords: mediaeval, precarious, national heritage, picturesque, quaint, timber-framed buildings, historic building
PMR294-01 Turkey, Cappadocia, Göreme Valley, an area of bizarre volcanic rock formations, tunnelled out for dwellings since 1000 BC at least. This stone pyramid in Göreme Open Air Museum was formerly a "convent" for Armenian Christian nuns who were persecuted by the Muslims in the 9th century. It contains a large refectory as well as living quarters. Keywords: UNESCO, world heritage, geology, colourful, picturesque, spectacular, barren, parched, erosion, phenomenon, landscape, fantastic, troglodytes, caves
PMR291-09 Turkey, Cappadocia, Nevsehir: the old quarter extends right up the hill which is crowned by the citadel. Keywords: landscape, hills, community, stony, barren
PMR290-10 Turkey, Myra: Lycian tombs carved into the cliff, dating back to the 4th century BC, later used as living quarters by Byzantines. Adjacent to the ancient town where St. Nicholas was bishop and now lies buried. Keywords: ancient, historic, heritage, antiquity, archeology, architecture, culture, necropolis
PMR290-09 Turkey, Myra: Lycian tombs carved into the cliff, dating back to the 4th century BC, later used as living quarters by Byzantines. Adjacent to the ancient town where St. Nicholas was bishop and now lies buried. Keywords: ancient, historic, heritage, antiquity, archeology, architecture, culture, necropolis
PMR273-08 U.S.A., Florida: St. Augustine, an historic town founded by the Spanish in 1565. St. George Street in the old quarter, showing a typical wooden balcony Keywords: national heritage, architecture, culture, picturesque, traditional, pedestrian zone, shopping area
PMR273-07 U.S.A., Florida: St. Augustine, an historic town founded by the Spanish in 1565. St. George Street in the old quarter. Keywords: national heritage, architecture, culture, picturesque, traditional, pedestrian zone, shopping area
PMR263-03 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Bernkastel: picturesque quarter of wine-houses and wine bars, with crucifix statue in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster, Rheinland-Pfalz
PMR260-12 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Trier: arch surmounted by a crucifix, which formerly marked the boundary of the episcopal quarter. Part of the cathedral is visible at the end of the street. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, Rheinland-Pfalz
PMR255-03 France, Alsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg: Place Benjamin Zix and the Tanners' Quarter. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR254-07 France, Alsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg: the Tanners' Quarter, with the famous Tanners' House in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR235-01 Romania, Moldavia, Sucevita: the monastery church with built-on vestibule. Founded by the Movila Brothers and built in 1582-4, it was the last of the "painted monasteries" to be completed. View of the living quarters, ring wall and defence tower, from the vestibule. Keywords: frescoes, fortifications, defence, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rustical, rural, landscape, picturesque
PMR215-03 Volvo 245D6 Diesel Estate - three-quarter view. Keywords: automobile, car
PMR209-02 Israel, Bethlehem: children returning from school along one of the typical narrow streets. Keywords: street scene, arab quarter, old quarter, young Israelis
PMR208-08 Israel, Jerusalem: the windmill, built (1857) by, and dedicated to, Sir Moses Montefiore, a benefactor of the city and founder of the Yemin Moshe quarter. Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque
PMR207-04 Israel, Jerusalem: Zion Gate, still scarred from the fighting around the Jewish quarter in 1948. Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque
PMR206-04 Israel, Jerusalem: view of the Christian quarter and Dome of the Rock from the ramparts above the New Gate. Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque
PMR-D3945 People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: one of the surviving historic wooden buildings in the old quarter. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, street scene, shops, trade, colourful, bargains
PMR-D3583 People's Republic of China, Anhui Province, Tunxi (Huangshan Shi): carved wooden facade in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, ancient, photogenic
PMR-D3529 Germany, Lower Saxony, Goslar: timber-framed houses, the nearest one with traditional slate cladding on the facade, in a street of cobblestones in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3518 Germany, Lower Saxony, Goslar: colourfully decorated facade of a building in the old quarter with the date 1606. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3517 Germany, Lower Saxony, Goslar: colourfully decorated timber-frame houses in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3327 Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): erected by Elector Johann Georg I in 1621-2 the fortified Magdalenenburg in the Königstein Fortress provided living quarters for the court in the 2 upper storeys while the ground floor housed the provision store, below which was the wine cellar. On the right the clocktower (1901) with two bells. Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, defence, fortifications, historic
PMR-D3038 Cyprus, Limassol: a typical street in the old quarter. Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, architecture, shops, picturesque
PMR-D1652 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: original monks' quarters in Drepung Monastery. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage, mountains
PMR-D1633 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: a street in the old quarter with the red-painted Tsetang Monastery in the background. Note the photo-voltaic street lighting. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1632 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: typical Tibetan houses in the old quarter with stocks of firewood on the roof. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1630 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: shy young Tibetan girls in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1628 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: typical Tibetan houses in the old quarter with stocks of firewood on the roof. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1627 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: livestock live on the streets or in back yards in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1626 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: typical colourful doorway to a Tibetan house in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1599 Nepal, Kathmandu: the old quarter from Kantipath Road. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1547 Nepal, Bhaktapur: a street scene in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1297 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: Drepung Monastery, seat of the Dalai Lamas until the fifth moved to Potala Palace in 1649, and once home to 7000+ monks. The tombs of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dalai Lamas are to be found in Drepung. View of the monks' quarters. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1264 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: Potala Palace, built on the orders of the 5th Dalai Lama 1645-9, succeeding Drepong Monastery as his residence. His death in 1682 was concealed until the Red Palace was completed. Here: the White Palace from the courtyard (Deyang Shar), the living quarters of the Dalai Lamas. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1263 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: Potala Palace, built on the orders of the 5th Dalai Lama 1645-9, succeeding Drepong Monastery as his residence. His death in 1682 was concealed until the Red Palace was completed. Here: the White Palace from the courtyard (Deyang Shar), the living quarters of the Dalai Lamas. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1253 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: a follower with prayer wheel turning the prayer drums, in the old Tibetan quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1252 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: a street in the old Tibetan quarter. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR-D1251 People's Republic of China, Tibet: Tsetang Monastery (14th century) in the old quarter of the city. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1250 People's Republic of China, Tibet: Tsetang Monastery (14th century) in the old quarter of the city, with prayer drums in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion
PMR194-05 Italy, Campania, Naples: Via Tribunali in the old Spacca Quarter. Keywords: metropolis, historic, heritage, culture, street scene, architecture, Napoli
PMR186-04 Hungary, Budapest: row of preserved houses in the old quarter, Buda, which was for long a part of the Ottoman Empire. Keywords: picturesque, street scene, cobblestones, traditional, architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, historic , heritage, colourful
PMR157-10 U.S.A., California, Los Angeles: Olvera Street in the old quarter, with Jacaranda tree (Mexican quarter).. Keywords: street scene, architecture
PMR146-02 Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo: capital of the second Bulgarian Empire 1185-1396 (when the Turks arrived): recently uncovered remains of the patrician quarter of the town on the Tsarevets Hill. Keywords: capital city, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, archeology, excavations, ancient, mediaeval, ruins, City of the Tsars
PMR469-09 Romania. Transylvania, Sighisoara: one of the narrow, cobbled alleys in the old quarter, showing the thickness of some of the house walls. Keywords: mediaeval, Schaessburg, Siebenbürgen, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, fortifications, defence, Saxon Land
PMR510-03 Italy, South Tyrol, Vipiteno: pedestrian zone in the heart of the old quarter, with Gothic belltower. Keywords: alpine, street cafe, architecture, street scene, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps
PMR499-10 Turkey, Istanbul: newly renovated Turkish wooden houses, with the minarets of the Sultanahmet Mosque in the background. Keywords: architecture, street scene, traditional houses, old quarter, picturesque, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Byzantine, Muslim, Constantinople
PMR499-09 Turkey, Istanbul: newly renovated Turkish wooden houses, with their typical overhanging upper storeys. Keywords: architecture, Constantinople, Muslim, Byzantine, Islam, colourful, natural heritage, picturesque, old quarter, traditional houses, street scene
PMR499-08 Turkey, Istanbul: newly renovated Turkish wooden houses, with the minarets of the Sultanahmet Mosque in the background. Keywords: architecture, street scene, traditional houses, old quarter, picturesque, natural heritage, colourful, Islam, Byzantine, Muslim, Constantinople
PMR491-12 Island of Santorini, Oia: Finikia, the eastern part of Oia, with the "Caldera" and Imerovigli in the distance. Keywords: pedestrian zone, coastline, cliffs, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR491-11 Island of Santorini, Oia: vivid red and white Bougainvillea provides a riot of colour on the front wall of a traditional house. Keywords: pedestrian zone, colourful, picturesque, old quarter, photogenic
PMR491-10 Island of Santorini, Oia: pink-washed church with blue dome and blue/white flagpoles against a vivid blue sky. Keywords: photogenic, Orthodox, colourful, picturesque, old quarter
PMR491-09 Island of Santorini, Oia: blue and pink belltower of a church enhanced by brilliant Bougainvillea flowers and cacti over the door. Keywords: pedestrian zone, Orthodox, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR491-08 Island of Santorini, Oia: donkeys are the only practical means of transport on such steep and narrow ways. The muleteer urges from the rear. Keywords: pedestrian zone, photogenic, old quarter, picturesque, hilltop site, beast of burden, ass
PMR491-07 Island of Santorini, Oia: donkeys are the only practical means of transport on such steep and narrow ways. Keywords: pedestrian zone, photogenic, old quarter, picturesque, hilltop site, beast of burden, ass
PMR491-03 Island of Santorini: a fisherman baiting his line above the the cristal clear waters of the Bay of Ammoudi, with fishing boats at anchor, backed by the red volcanic cliffs. Keywords: photogenic, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR491-02 Island of Santorini: the tiny port of Ammoudi at the foot of the red volcanic cliffs, upon which stands the village of Oia. Keywords: photogenic, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR491-01 Island of Santorini: buildings of Oia, dominated by the old windmill, from the bottom of the stairway down to the sea. Keywords: pedestrian zone, photogenic, old quarter, traditional houses, picturesque, colourful, hilltop site
PMR490-10 Island of Santorini: blue-domed church with Bougainvillea growing on the wall, in Oia. Keywords: pedestrian zone, flowering, flowers, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR490-09 Island of Santorini: buildings of Oia, clustered on the cliffside. Keywords: photogenic, hilltop site, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR490-08 Island of Santorini: two doorways and a belltower in Oia. Keywords: pedestrian zone, hilltop, colourful, picturesque, cobbled street, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR490-07 Island of Santorini: lower Fira, with the Orthodox Cathedral, in the light of the setting sun. Keywords: photogenic, hilltop, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR490-03 Island of Santorini: cliffside riddled with abandoned cave-houses at Imerovigli. Keywords: photogenic, cave dwellings, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR489-07 Island of Santorini, Fira: the town of Fira merges into Imervigli opposite the rock "Skaros". View along the lip. Keywords: photogenic, colourful, picturesque, traditional houses, old quarter
PMR489-06 Island of Santorini, Fira: informal shops on one of the intimate ways in upper Fira. Keywords: pedestrian zone, colourful, picturesque, cobbled street, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR488-12 Island of Santorini, Fira: main road and shopping area of the island's principal town. Keywords: pedestrian zone, street view, photogenic, old quarter, cobbled street, picturesque, colourful
PMR488-11 Island of Santorini, Fira: main road and shopping area of the island's principal town. Keywords: pedestrian zone, street view, photogenic, old quarter, cobbled street, picturesque, colourful
PMR458-09 Austria, Dürnstein in the Wachau: "Gasthof Goldener Strauss" ("Golden Ostrich Inn"), mecca for thirsty cyclists. Keywords: mediaeval, old quarter, picturesque, national heritage, architecture
PMR458-06 Austria, Dürnstein in the Wachau: main street and part of the town hall. Keywords: mediaeval, old quarter, cottages, village, architecture, national heritage, picturesque
PMR457-04 Slovakia, Bratislava: typical of the narrow alleyways in the old quarter of the city is the Basteigasse. Keywords: mediaeval, cobblestones, capital city, Pressburg, architecture, national heritage, picturesque
PMR442-07 France, Paris: Artist working in Monmartre with the dome of Sacré-Coeur Basilica behind. Keywords: capital city, Bohemia, artists' quarter, architecture, metropolis
PMR442-06 France, Paris: a corner of Monmartre on the Rue Saint Rustique with display of posters. Keywords: capital city, artists' quarter, architecture, metropolis
PMR435-10 Lithuania, Kaunas: newly renovated 15/16th century houses in a corner of the "Rotuses aikste" (Town Hall Square) with the cathedral tower behind. Keywords: pedestrian zone, heritage, historic, cobbled street, traditional houses, old quarter, photogenic
PMR435-09 Lithuania, Kaunas: Kaunas Castle, built in the late 13th century, was frequently besieged by the Crusaders and often changed sides. Keywords: photogenic, historic, heritage, fortifications, defence, old quarter
PMR435-08 Lithuania, Kaunas: the Perkunas House (14/15th century) may have been a temple to the heathen god "Perkunas" whom the Lithuanians still worshipped at that time. Keywords: pedestrian zone, pre-Christian, red brick, architecture, cobbled street, old quarter, photogenic
PMR435-07 Lithuania, Kaunas: Town Hall, in Town Hall Square, known locally as "White Swan", was built in 1542 but has been much altered. Since the soviet times it also serves as a registry office, or "Wedding Palace". Keywords: pedestrian zone, architecture, old quarter, photogenic
PMR537-01 Syria, Damascus: new mosque in the old quarter, with slim minaret and green and gold script from the Koran round the outsde walls. Keywords: architecture, street scene, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, culture, capital city, historical, metropolis
PMR536-11 Syria, Damascus: typical street in the old quarter of the city, showing the usual enclosed wooden balcony. Keywords: architecture, alley, street scene, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, culture, capital city, historical, metropolis
PMR536-07 Syria, Damascus: a typical alley in the old quarter of the city. Keywords: architecture, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, culture, capital city, historical, metropolis
PMR536-06 Syria, Damascus: Al Nawfara Coffee Shop, a popular place for a drink in the old quarter, near the east entrance to the Umayyad Mosque. Keywords: architecture, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, culture, capital city, historical, metropolis
PMR533-10 Iraq, Hatra: a great Arab city, founded in the 3rd century BC after the fall of the Assyrian empire in 612 BC and Babylon in 539 BC. The buildings combine elements of Hellenistic/Roman and Syrian architecture: view from the roof of theTemple of the Sun, showing the wall of the temple compound and one of the western gates. The area beyond was the residential quarter (waiting to be excavated). Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, culture
PMR527-10 Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees": a reconstructed house (without roof) in the residential quarter, known as "Abraham's House". Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage
PMR520-11 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: Quattro Canti (Piazza Vigliena): one of the four opposing facades (west), showing the four seasons, four kings of Sicily and the four patronesses of the city quarters, measured from this point. (summer, Philip II, Santa Ninfa of Seralcadio/Capo district). Laid out 1608-20 by Giulio Lasso in Baroque style. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, culture, historic, national heritage
PMR518-03 Italy, Sicily, Taormina: a typical street in the old quarter. Keywords: architecture, street scene, Sicilia, national heritage
PMR516-06 Italy, Campania, Naples: a street in the old Spacca Quarter. The "Spacca-Napoli" has divided Naples since Roman times. Keywords: architecture, street scene, historic, mediaeval, metropolis, Napoli
PMR125K-26 Germany, Berlin: view of the "Scheunenviertel", before the war the Jewish mercantile quarter, now completely redeveloped. Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city
PMR125K-02 Germany, Berlin: the twin spires of the Nikolai Church and wrought-iron hotel sign in the "Nikolai Quarter". Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city
PMR113K-34 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Harburg: Harburg Castle, former home of the Swabian branch of the Hohenstaufens. Inner courtyard with princely living quarters, dating from the mid-12th century. Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben
PMR113K-07 USA, Oregon: Heceta Head Lighthouse, erected in 1894, stands 205 feet above sea level. Nearby is Heceta House, the former light-keeper's quarters. Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast
PMR107K-17 Peru, Lima: colourful squatters' camp straggling up the hillside on the outskirts of Lima. Keywords: capital city, street scene, slums, poor quarter
PMR106K-29 Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas. The Araqhama quarter of the Inca town, with its square, Manyaraki to the right. Keywords: High Andes, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco
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
PMR104K-29 Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: guinea pig enclosure with sleeping quarters. Keywords: High Andes, farm life
PMR090K-15 Albania, Berat: Ottoman houses mounting the hillside give the town its pseudonym "town of a thousand windows". In the 6th century BC it was a Greek fortress-settlement of the Dassaretae tribe, later the Illyrian town of "Antipatrea", and then taken by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. Here: houses in the Gorica quarter, on the other side of the River Osum, in late afternoon. Keywords: Shqiperia, architecture, Turkish houses, historic town, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval
PMR087K-30 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo: typical cobbled street in the old Ottoman Bascarsija quarter Keywords: Islam, picturesque, national heritage, historic, Ottoman, Bosniaks, Muslim
PMR087K-27 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: the old Turkish bridge (Stari Most) spanning the Neretva River, destroyed on 9th November 1993 by shellfire, has been rebuilt and was reopened in July 2004. View from the Ottoman quarter, showing the bridge towers "Tara" (left) and "Helebija" (right). Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Bosniaks, Ottoman, historic, national heritage, picturesque
PMR087K-25 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: the River Neretva with the Koski Mehmet Pasa Mosque and the old Ottoman quarter. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Bosniaks, Ottoman, historic, national heritage, picturesque, minaret
PMR085K-34 Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach. Here: view from the windows of the 12th century "Palas" (living quarters) wing of the castle. Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, architecture, historic castle, mediaeval
PMR085K-02 Germany, Baden-Württemburg, Meersburg: pavement cafés in the old quarter, with Lake Constance in the distance. Keywords: Lake Constance, Bodensee, mediaeval town, picturesque
PMR079K-31 Tunisia, Sousse: typical house facade with wrought iron balkonies in the Medina. Keywords: old quarter, picturesque, atmospheric, Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, historic, heritage
PMR052K-13 Spain, Galicia, La Coruna: typical side street in the old quarter, with glassed-in balconies.
PMR021K-17 France, Savoy, Annecy: Old quarter of Annecy, with Baroque church facade and bridge over the Thiou canal. Keywords: picturesque
PMR021K-16 France, Savoy, Annecy: Old quarter of Annecy, from the bridge over the Thiou canal, with flowers in the foreground. Keywords: mediaeval, picturesque
PMR019K-24 Czech Republic: Cesky Krumlov, a mediaeval town built in a loop of the River Vltava (Moldau): newly renovated house in the Latran quarter, overlooked by the tower of the castle. Keywords: Czechoslovakia, architecture
PMR017K-16 Syria: A traditional waterseller in the old quarter of Damascus. Keywords: arab city, middle east, hawker, trader
PMR017K-15 Syria: A typical street in the old quarter of Damascus, with the dome of a new mosque visible behind. Keywords: arab city, alleyway, narrow streets, middle east, Islam, Mohamed, muslim
PMR017K-12 Syria: A typical street in the old quarter of Damascus, with overhanging bays on the higher storeys. Keywords: arab city, alleyway, narrow streets, middle east
PMR004K-31 Latvia, Liepaja: Old wooden houses in a street in a pedestrian zone of the old quarter.
PMR004K-19 Latvia, Riga: Newly renovated buildings on Skarnu iela in the old quarter of Riga, one of them housing the Tourist Information Office.
PMR004K-10 Poland: Glimpse of St Mary's Cathedral from a neighbouring street in the old quarter of Gdansk/Danzig. Keywords: architecture, church
PMR004K-09 Poland: Stone heads looking down from a newly renovated facade in the old quarter of Gdansk/Danzig Keywords: architecture, gables
PMR031K-06 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: Hospital of the Third Order (Krankenhaus Dritter Orden) in Obermenzing: staff quarters. Keywords: architecture, medical institutions, clinics
PMR031K-05 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: Hospital of the Third Order (Krankenhaus Dritter Orden) in Obermenzing: staff quarters. Keywords: architecture, clinics, medical institutions
PMR031K-04 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: Hospital of the Third Order (Krankenhaus Dritter Orden) in Obermenzing: staff quarters. Keywords: architecture, clinics, medical institutions
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
PMR063K-07 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187. The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, Sveti Dimitar Solunski Church (12th century) in the Assen quarter.
PMR062K-19 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187. The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, Reservoarska, a street in the old quarter.
PMR062K-06 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187. The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, the Assen quarter, with footbridge over the River Yantra, and the newly renovated Sveti Dimitar Solunski Church behind.
PMR402-02 Hungary, Budapest: recently reopened funicular railway connects with the old quarter in Buda. Keywords: Magyar, architecture, Danube, cityscape, capital city, metropolis
PMR370-10 Singapore: Elgin Bridge over the Singapore River, with the skyscrapers of the financial quarter behind. Keywords: historic, far east, financial-centre, shopping-mecca, picturesque, orient, tropics, island
PMR547-12 France, Savoy, Annecy: houses fronting on to the Thiou canal in the old quarter, with reflections in the water, and mountains in the distance. Keywords: picturesque, alpine, national heritage, architecture
PMR547-11 France, Savoy, Annecy: the old quarter, with bridge over the Thiou canal and Hotel de Savoie. Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, architecture, pedestrian area
PMR545-8 Moldavia, Sihastria Monastery in the Secu Valley: bell tower with part of the monks' quarters on the left. Keywords: monastery, onion dome, seclusion, isolation, self dedication, worship
PMR686-03 Laos, Vientiane: monks' quarters in Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan, with two nagas guarding the entrance to the sim. Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, picturesque, national heritage, monument, colourful, temple
PMR542-9 Ceský Krumlov: renovated houses in the Latrán ("side of the castle") quarter. Keywords: historic town, heritage, picturesque town
PMR542-10 Ceský Krumlov: decorated shop and house facades in the Latrán ("side of the castle") quarter. Keywords: historic town, picturesque town, heritage
PMR668-11 Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: a row of typically gabled red-brick houses in the Dutch quarter. Keywords: East Germany, Dutch gables, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque
PMR637-02 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: tourists thronging the cobbled streets of the old Ottoman quarter where the boutiques are again in business. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Bosniaks, Ottoman, historic, national heritage, picturesque
PMR353-04 Belgium, Bruges: small pavement café in the old quarter, favoured by the local residents. Keywords: Brügge, tradition, architecture, heritage, mediaeval, historic
PMR628-08 Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: a row of old, timber-framed burgher houses in the Weissgerber Gasse in the old quarter. Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, half-timbered buildings, gables
PMR614-08 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. Here: belltower of the Church of Saints Helena and Constantine and some striking frontages with bay windows. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets
PMR614-07 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. Here: the large, cut stone blocks on Vitosha Street were part of the acropolis wall built by the Romans ca. 170 AD. Keywords: Roman remains
PMR614-01 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. The cobbled streets are swept every day. Renovated facades behind. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, Bulgarian architecture, shady street
PMR613-12 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. Roman remains (left) in Vitosha Street, with part of the beautifully restored Balabanov House (right), the interior with original furniture, and open to the public. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets
PMR613-11 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. Typical frontages with bay windows; the Balabanov House is visible at the bottom of the street. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets
PMR613-10 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. The Hisar Gate, the eastern gate of the fortress wall, has stood here "since the remotest past". Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets, defence fortifications
PMR613-09 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. A bar and cafe occupies one of the restored houses with overhanging second storey. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets, al fresco eating and drinking, pastel colours
PMR613-08 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. Freshly painted facade with unusual overhanging bay window from Ottoman times. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, shady street
PMR613-07 Bulgaria: Plovdiv received international acclaim for its painstaking restoration of the old Turkish-style houses in the old quarter. An interesting gateway with fresco; the Balabanov House faces the end of the street. Keywords: Turkish-style architecture, cobbled streets
PMR613-01 Bulgaria: Preobrashenski ("Transfiguration") Monastery sits high on the rim of the Yantra Valley, about 6 kilometres north of Veliko Tarnovo facing a convent on the opposite side. Part of the living quarters. Keywords: religious building, retreat, monks, Orthodox monastery
PMR612-10 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within a loop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Here: view of the Assen Quarter, with its bridges over the River Yantra and numerous old churches. In the foreground stands the Church of the 40 Martyrs, currently under restoration (2005). Keywords: historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations
PMR612-06 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within a loop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Here: houses in the old quarter of the town, perched in terraces on the lip of the gorge. Keywords: historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations
PMR612-03 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within a loop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Here:Gurko Street, in the old quarter, with Gurko Hotel-Mechana (near the yellow taxi). Keywords: historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations
PMR611-09 Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within a loop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Here: the Assen Quarter (the oldest part of the town) and road bridge over the River Yantra, seen from the fortifications on Tsarevets Hill, with a reconstructed watch-tower in the foreground. Keywords: historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations
PMR611-08 Bulgara: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within a loop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Here: view of the Assen Quarter (the oldest part of the town) and the foot-bridge opver the River Yantra. Keywords: historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations
PMR580-08 Russia, Goritzi: Monks' quarters in the Kirillo-Byelozerski Monastery, founded in 1397, the second largest in Russia. Only two monks were in residence in 2003.
PMR655-09 Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas. The Araqhama quarter of the Inca town, with its square, Manyaraki, and original Inca buildings. Note the grain storage chambers built into the cliff at the rear, and the "face" to their left. Keywords: High Andes, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

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