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PMR-D13422
Greece, Island of Karpathos, Olympos: clock- and belltower of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin with colourful religious tableau painted by local artisans.
Keywords: architecture, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, Olymbos, picturesque, traditional

PMR137-06
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Wangen: Herrenstrasse with fountain, surmounted by a religious figure and the Ravensburg Gate (15th century) in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Swabia, heritage, architecture, mediaeval, gate tower

PMR089-04
Italy, Tuscany, Florence/Firenze, Santa Croce: Pazzi Chapel, built by Brunelleschi between 1430-1446 in Renaissance style.
Keywords: Renaissance architecture, religious buildings

PMR089-03
Italy, Tuscany, Florence/Firenze: facade of the church of Santa Croce by Niccolo Matas (1857-63). The rest of the church was built between the 12th and 14th centuries in Florentine Gothic style.
Keywords: architecture, religious buildings

PMR089-02
Italy, Tuscany, Florence/Firenze: "Stories of the Passion", frescoes from the late 14th century by Nicolo di Pietro Gerini in the Sacristy of the Church of Santa Croce.
Keywords: religious murals, historic frescoes, national heritage

PMR088-04
Italy, Tuscany, Florence/Firenze: the Baptistry of St. John the Baptist, built in a well-balanced Romanesque style from the late 11th century, with the cathedral behind.
Keywords: Romanesque architecture, national heritage, religious buildings

PMR-D10687
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Fischbachau: ornate altar of the Pilgrimage Chapel "Maria Himmelfahrt", built in 1710 by Johann Mayr the elder, in the hamlet of Birkenstein:
Keywords: historic, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, culture, religious art

PMR-D10491
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: the cloisters of the former Convent of Santo Andre, now part of the Carlos Machado Museum.
Keywords: religious, fountain, bell tower, sombre, architecture

PMR-D10490
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: interior of the Baroque church of the former Jesuit College (Igreja do Colegio), dating from the early 17th century. It is now part of the Carlos Machado Museum and contains a collection of sacred art. The tiled panels in the chancel are 5 metres high and depict Eucharistic allegories framed by Baroque ornamentation,
Keywords: religious, azulejos, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10489
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: interior of the Baroque church of the former Jesuit College (Igreja do Colegio), dating from the early 17th century. It is now part of the Carlos Machado Museum and contains a collection of sacred art. The tiled panels in the chancel are 5 metres high and depict Eucharistic allegories framed by Baroque ornamentation,
Keywords: religious, azulejos, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10488
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: interior of the Baroque church of the former Jesuit College (Igreja do Colegio), dating from the early 17th century. It is now part of the Carlos Machado Museum and contains a collection of sacred art. The magnificent carved cedar-wood altarpiece is the greatest wooden monument in Portugal.
Keywords: religious, intricate, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10487
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: interior of the Baroque church of the former Jesuit College (Igreja do Colegio), dating from the early 17th century. It is now part of the Carlos Machado Museum and contains a collection of sacred art.
Keywords: religious, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10486
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: one of the intricate coloured patterns used in religious festivals, displayed in the Carlos Machado Museum. It is composed of chopped flowers, coloured wood-shavings or coloured gravel stones.
Keywords: religious, striking, tradition, colourful, decoration, ornamentation

PMR-D10485
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: interior of the 16th century church of the Convent of Santo Andre, now part of the Carlos Machado Museum.
Keywords: religious, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10484
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: original 16th century "azulejos" (tiles) in the vestibule of the Convento da Nossa Senhora da Esperanca completed in 1541 for the nuns of the order of St. Francis.
Keywords: ornamentation, glazed, religious scenes, blue tiles, decoration

PMR-D10483
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: the widely-revered 16th century statue of "Ecce Homo" is visited by pilgrims from all over Portugal. It is preserved in the Convento da Nossa Senhora da Esperanca completed in 1541 for the nuns of the order of St. Francis.
Keywords: religious, bouquets, votary, figure, worship, miracles, shrine

PMR-D10482
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: extensively gilded interior of the Convento da Nossa Senhora da Esperanca completed in 1541 for the nuns of the order of St. Francis.
Keywords: religious, shrine, altar, decoration, ornamentation, architecture

PMR-D10419
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: the handsome Manueline-Gothic portal of Sao Sebatiao parish church which was built between 1531 and 1547.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic, ogee, culture, stone-carving, religious

PMR-D7639
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Keywords: Africa, national symbol, superlative, architecture, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, culture, artistic

PMR-D7638
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7637
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Part of one of the polychrome panels bordering the ablutions basin.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7636
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
The Royal Doors, of engraved bronze (from Russia), electrically operated, surrounded by inlaid arches.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7635
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Courtyard, bounded by an arched gallery.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7634
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
The star-shaped fountain on the terrace.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7633
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
The fluted ablutions basin with polychrome faience designs as backing.
Keywords: Africa, tiling, colourful, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7632
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
An elegant horseshoe-shaped arch encloses the ablutions basin.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7631
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
View of the arched galleries from the terrace.
Keywords: Africa, national symbol, superlative, architecture, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, culture, artistic

PMR-D7630
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
A closer look at the green tiles and ornamentation on the upper part of the minaret.
Keywords: Africa, national symbol, superlative, architecture, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, culture, artistic

PMR-D7629
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7628
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
One of the polychrome faience panels with geometrical motifs on the arched gallery.
Keywords: Africa, tiles, colourful, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7627
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7626
Morocco, Casablanca: King Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa, and its minaret is the world's highest religious building (210 metres). The designer was Michel Pinseau and it was built by Bouygues. It offers space for 105,000 worshippers.
Keywords: Africa, artistic, culture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, architecture, superlative, national symbol

PMR-D7399
Morocco: Volubilis Museum, some of the 900 sandstone steles deposited by the faithfull in "Temple B", on the left bank of Wadi Fertassa. These are mostly low reliefs and engravings depicting worshippers making offerings in a religious act.
Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, excavations, stone-carving, culture, historic, classical architecture, national heritage, Roman architecture, archeological site, UNESCO

PMR-D6416
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Creglingen: the Herrgottskirche (Church of Our Lord) was built between 1384 and 1389 and is famous as the home of Tilman Riemenschneider's carved masterpiece depicting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, woodcarving, gothic, religious

PMR-D6415
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Creglingen: the Virgin Mary's retable in the Herrgottskirche (Church of Our Lord), a masterpiece of woodcarving by Tilman Riemanschneider (1460-1531) depicting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. The shrine is made of pinewood but the figures are carved in softer limewood.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, gothic, religious, famous, moving, compassion, expressive, artistic

PMR-D6414
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Creglingen: the high altar in the Herrgottskirche (Church of Our Lord) bears a triptique of the crucifixion dating from the 15th century by an unknown hand.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, woodcarving, gothic, religious

PMR-D6413
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Creglingen: the high altar in the Herrgottskirche (Church of Our Lord) bears a triptique of the crucifixion dating from the 15th century by an unknown hand.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, woodcarving, gothic, religious

PMR-D4554
The Philippines, Leyte, Tacloban: Catholic church and belltower on Paterno Street.
Keywords: architecture, religious, picturesque

PMR-D4535
The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog City: Easter Procession of the Catholic Church on Good Friday.
Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, sunshine, tradition, religious, celebration

PMR-D4534
The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog City: Easter Procession of the Catholic Church on Good Friday.
Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, sunshine, tradition, religious, celebration

PMR-D4533
The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog City: Easter Procession of the Catholic Church on Good Friday.
Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, sunshine, tradition, religious, celebration

PMR-D4532
The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog City: Easter Procession of the Catholic Church on Good Friday.
Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, sunshine, tradition, religious, celebration

PMR616-09
Bulgaria, Rila: Rilski Monastery, 1100 metres high in the Rila Mountains, is the largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria. Built on the site of the hermit, Ivan Rilski's retreat in the 10th century, it has been rebuilt a number of times. Here, part of the monastery courtyard, surrounded by galleries three storeys high. Bulgaria, Rila: Rilski Monastery, 1100 metres high in the Rila Mountains, is the largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria. Built on the site of the hermit, Ivan Rilski's retreat in the 10th century, it has been rebuilt a number of times. Here, part of the monastery courtyard, surrounded by galleries three storeys high.
Keywords: Orthodox churches, Bulgarian architecture, religious buildings

PMR-D4499
England, Devon, Buckfastleigh: the church belltower of Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery dating back to 1018, built in Transitional Norman and Early English styles in the early 20th century.
Keywords: architecture, religious, historic, heritage, picturesque, traditional

PMR-D4498
England, Devon, Buckfastleigh: the church of Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery dating back to 1018, built in Transitional Norman and Early English styles in the early 20th century.
Keywords: architecture, religious, historic, heritage, picturesque, traditional

PMR-D4497
England, Devon, Buckfastleigh: the church of Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine monastery dating back to 1018, built in Transitional Norman and Early English styles in the early 20th century.
Keywords: architecture, religious, historic, heritage, picturesque, traditional

PMR-D1043
Thailand, Chiang Mai: colourful entrance to the Myanmar Buddhist Temple, Wat Sai Moon.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D1042
Thailand, Chiang Mai: part of the moat which surrounds the city on four sides, framed by trees.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1041
Thailand, Chiang Mai: wooden footbridge over the moat, opposite Buat Hat Park.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1040
Thailand, Chiang Mai: model elephants on a traffic island, with Ku Ruang corner of the city wall in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1039
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Ku Ruang Corner of the old city wall, with the moat in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1038
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis).
Keywords: Buddhist, fauna, ornithology, birds, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1037
Thailand, Chiang Mai: the Chang Lom Chedi in Wat Chiang Mun dates back to 1297. It is borne on the backs of 15 brick-and-stucco elephants.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1036
Thailand, Chiang Mai: part of the moat which surrounds the city on four sides, with reflections.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1035
Thailand, Chiang Mai: part of the moat which surrounds the city on four sides, with reflections.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1034
Thailand, Chiang Mai: part of the moat which surrounds the city on four sides, with Doi Suthep Hill in the distance.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1033
Thailand, Chiang Mai: part of the moat which surrounds the city on four sides.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1032
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from 1441. The red and gold interior of the "wihaan".
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Siam

PMR-D1031
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from 1441. Intricate decoration on the gable of the "wihaan", with Buddha figure and twin nagas in front of the entrance.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Siam

PMR-D1030
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from 1441. One of the monks ringing the bell for prayers.
Keywords: Buddhist, Siam, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D1029
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from 1441. The famous Emerald Buddha was housed in the eastern niche in 1475, Closer look at one of the reconstructed nagas guarding the south entrance, with reconstructed elephants in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Siam

PMR-D1028
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from 1441. The famous Emerald Buddha was housed in the eastern niche in 1475, Buddha in the south niche, with five reconstructed elephants on the terrace.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Siam

PMR-D1027
Thailand, Chiang Mai: partially restored temple complex Wat Chedi Luang, dating from1441. The famous Emerald Buddha was housed in the eastern niche in 1475,
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Siam

PMR-D1026
Thailand, Chiang Mai: some of the colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, horticulture, flowers, botany, botany, flora, picturesque, Siam, colourful, religious

PMR-D1025
Thailand, Chiang Mai: young Thai girl posing in Hmong costume near colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, Siam, picturesque, pretty girl

PMR-D1024
Thailand, Chiang Mai: young Thai girl posing in Hmong costume near colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, pretty girl, picturesque, Siam, colourful, religious

PMR-D1023
Thailand, Chiang Mai: young Thai girls posing in Hmong costumes near colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, Siam, picturesque, pretty girls

PMR-D1022
Thailand, Chiang Mai: young Thai girls posing in Hmong costumes near colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, Siam, picturesque

PMR-D1021
Thailand, Chiang Mai: some of the colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, flowers, botany, flora, religious, colourful, Siam, picturesque

PMR-D1020
Thailand, Chiang Mai: some of the colourful shrubs growing in a coomb on the mountainside, near Nam Tok Monthathon Waterfalls on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, flowers, botany, flora, picturesque, Siam, colourful, religious

PMR-D1019
Thailand, Chiang Mai: some of the 300+ steps up to Wat Phra That on Doi Suthep Hill (1676 metres), guarded by twin nagas.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, religious, colourful, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D1018
Thailand, Chiang Mai: intimidating gate guard or "yak" at the entrance to Wat Phra That Temple on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1017
Thailand, Chiang Mai: worshippers at the shrine of Wat Phra That on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1016
Thailand, Chiang Mai: row of seated Buddhas, backed by murals of Buddha's life, in Wat Phra That, on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1015
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Lanna-style, copper-plated stupa of Wat Phra That Temple, on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1014
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Wat Phra That on Doi Suthep Hill was founded by King Phaya Kue Na, sixth king of the Lanna Kingdom, in 1383, when a white elephant, carrying a relic of the true Buddha, chose the spot, trumpeted three times, and died.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1013
Thailand, Chiang Mai: a young Hmong girl from a mountain village, with traditional headdress.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1012
Thailand, Chiang Mai: close view of the head of a "naga" at Wat Phra Singh Temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1011
Thailand, Chiang Mai: twin nagas guarding the entrance at Wat Phra Singh Temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1010
Thailand, Chiang Mai: shrine with large golden Buddha figure in a secondary "wihaan" at Wat Phra Singh temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1009
Thailand, Chiang Mai: group of statues of monks, including one life-like wax effigy, in Wat Phra Singh Temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D1008
Thailand, Chiang Mai: remarkably life-like wax effigy of a deceased monk in Wat Phra Singh Temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D1007
Thailand, Chiang Mai: the Lanna-style "wihaan" of Wat Phra Singh temple dating from about 1400, with the Lion Buddha at the end.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D1006
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Wat Phra Singh Temple with the much revered "Lion Buddha", from which the temple takes its name. On the wall some fine "Laai Kham" gold pattern stencilling is to be seen.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0996
Myanmar, Yangon: aerial view of the Aung Zeya Suspension Bridge over the Hlaing River.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0992
Myanmar, Bagan: part of a typical rural Burmese village on the road to Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0991
Myanmar, Bagan: part of a typical rural Burmese village on the road to Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0990
Myanmar, Bagan: view of Mount Popa (737 metres above Bagan Plain) from the flower-seller's stall.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0989
Myanmar, Bagan: monkey relaxing on Mount Popa, with a temple below in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0988
Myanmar, Bagan: portrait of one of the monkeys on Mount Popa.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0987
Myanmar, Bagan: one of the "Nat" shrines, with some of the 37 Nat principals, on Mount Popa.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0986
Myanmar, Bagan: view of the access road to Mount Popa, with village at the foot of the hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0985
Myanmar, Bagan: one of the principal "Nat" (Spirit) figures, worshipped on Mount Popa.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0984
Myanmar, Bagan: hilly landscape with zedi behind Mount Popa, with monkeys in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0983
Myanmar, Bagan: a group of "Nat" spirits, worshipped on Mount Popa.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0982
Myanmar, Bagan: the free-ranging monkeys on Mount Popa are always hungry.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0981
Myanmar, Bagan: shrines on the top of Mount Popa (Sanscrit = "flower"), 737 metres above Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0980
Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0979
Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0978
Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0977
Myanmar, Bagan: Upali Thein, on the North Plain of Bagan, is a mid-13th century ordination hall and houses some brightly painted frescoes.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0976
Myanmar, Bagan: a pair of bearers with a gong, in the grounds of Alo-pyi Paya on the North Plain of Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0975
Myanmar, Bagan: the Wetkyi-In-Gubyaukgyi Temple dates from the 13th century and contains some fine frescoes of scenes from the Jataka.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0974
Myanmar, Bagan: woodcarving is a speciality of the Bagan area.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0973
Myanmar, Bagan: some of the pavilions and temples, old and new, on the terrace of Shwezigon Paya at Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0972
Myanmar, Bagan: some of the gilded pavilions on the terrace of Shwezigon Playa, at Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0971
Myanmar, Bagan: the figure of Thagyamin, King of the 37 Nats (Spirits), in a pavilion of Shwezigon Paya, at Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0970
Myanmar, Bagan: the magnificent Shwezigon Paya at Nyaung U was bult in the 11th century during the reign of King Anawrahta. It served as the prototype for virtually all of the later stupas in Myanmar.
Keywords: Buddhist, golden, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0969
Myanmar, Bagan: the "hti" (umbrella) of Shwezigon Paya, near Nyaung U, is adorned with numerous bells.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0968
Myanmar, Bagan: demolished in the 1975 earthquake, this reconstruction of Bupaya Stupa is completely gilded. The original probably dated back to about 850.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0967
Myanmar, Bagan: Mahabodhi Temple was built by King Zeyatheinkha in 1215 using the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, as a model. It has 465 Buddha figures in the niches in the Indian-style tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0966
Myanmar, Bagan: Pitaka Taik (Library) built by King Anawrahta in 1058 to house scriptures pillaged from Thaton.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0965
Myanmar, Bagan: Shwegugyi Paya, built by King Alaungsithu in 1131, contains some fine stucco mouldings.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0964
Myanmar, Bagan: Pyu-influenced Pahtothamya, probably built about the beginning of the 12th century.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

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-D0962
Myanmar, Bagan: a completely new-build paya in Old Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0961
Myanmar, Bagan: ruined Tharaba Gate to Old Bagan (9th century).
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0960
Myanmar, Bagan: roadside zedis near Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0959
Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0958
Myanmar, Bagan: traditional gathering of visitors on Shwesandaw Paya to watch the sun going down.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0957
Myanmar, Bagan: an anonymous zedi on Bagan Plain in late sunlight, with Bougainvillea flowers.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0956
Myanmar, Bagan: young Burmese girl wearing the traditional "thanakha" sun protection/make-up.
Keywords: Buddhist, pretty girl, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0955
Myanmar, Bagan: forest of towers and spires on Bagan Plain, seen from the terrace on Shwe Gugyi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0954
Myanmar, Bagan: seated Buddha in Shwe Gugyi Temple built by King Alaung Sithu in 1141.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0953
Myanmar, Bagan: Ananda Phaya, built about 1100 by King Kyanzittha is one of the biggest and most beautiful of the Bagan temples.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0952
Myanmar, Bagan: Ananda Phaya, built about 1100 by King Kyanzittha is one of the biggest and most beautiful of the Bagan temples.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0951
Myanmar, Bagan: the 9.5-metre-tall Buddha in the northern chapel (Kakusanda) of Ananda Phaya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0950
Myanmar, Bagan: Mahabodhi Temple was built by King Zeyatheinkha in 1215 using the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, as a model. It has 465 Buddha figures in the niches in the Indian-style tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0949
Myanmar, Bagan: Mahabodhi Temple was built by King Zeyatheinkha in 1215 using the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, as a model.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0948
Myanmar, Bagan: Bagan Jetty, on the Ayeyarwady River, from Bupaya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0947
Myanmar, Bagan: Mingala Zedi Paya, built in 1284, in the reign of King Narathihapate.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0946
Myanmar, Bagan: fine mural carving of three-faced Brahma in Nan Paya ("Palace Temple") , a Hindu temple in Myinkaba.
Keywords: temples, Hindu, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque

PMR-D0945
Myanmar, Mandalay: sunset on the Ayeyarwady River, from the Mandalay jetty.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0944
Myanmar, Mandalay: ablutions and clothes-washing in the Ayeyarwady River.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0943
Myanmar, Mandalay: spectators of a volleyball match include a number of monks.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0942
Mandalay. Myanmar, Mandalay: monks crossing the Thinga Yarzar Canal on a wooden bridge.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0941
Myanmar, Mandalay: golden paya reflected in the Thinga Yarzar Canal.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0940
Mandalay. Myanmar, Mandalay: two carved wooden bell-bearers in the Shwe In Bin Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1895, entirely of teak.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0939
Mandalay. Myanmar, Mandalay: realistic Buddha figure in the shrine of the Shwe In Bin Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1895, entirely of teak.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0938
Myanmar, Mandalay: details of some fine wood carving on the roof of the Shwe In Bin Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1895, entirely of teak.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0937
Myanmar, Mandalay: details of some fine wood carving in the Shwe In Bin Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1895, entirely of teak.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0936
Myanmar, Mandalay: light cargo boat on the Ayeyarwady River near Mingun.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0935
Myanmar, Mandalay: light cargo boat on the Ayeyarwady River near Mingun.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0934
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: the ferryboat, waiting to return to Mandalay, about 1-hour away on the Ayeyarwady River.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0933
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: recently completed Molmi Paya, built in memory of monk Molmi Sayadaw, who appears in the Guiness Book of Records for reciting scriptures.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0932
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: the Mingun Bell, cast in 1808 to go in the unfinished Mingun Paya, it weighs 90 tonnes, making it the largest HUNG AND UNCRACKED bell in the world.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0931
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: a newly opened old people's home paid for by charitable gifts.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0930
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: Hsinbyume Paya in Mingun, built by King Bagyidaw in 1816 as a representation of the Sulamani Paya, which stands atop Mt. Meru. The seven whitewashed wavy terraces around the stupa, represent the seven mountain ranges around Mt. Meru.
Scafolding in place for repairs to the upper part.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0929
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: view of the ruin of Mingun Paya from the terrace of the Hsinbyume Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0928
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: Hsinbyume Paya in Mingun, built by King Bagyidaw in 1816 as a representation of the Sulamani Paya, which stands atop Mt. Meru. The seven whitewashed wavy terraces around the stupa, represent the seven mountain ranges around Mt. Meru.
Scafolding in place for repairs to the upper part.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0927
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: old, unidentified paya, in need of restoration.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0926
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: the hulk of Mingun Paya, started by King Bodawpaya in 1790 using a labour force of thousands of slaves. If it had been completed, it would have been 150 metres high (three times the present height) and the world's largest paya. It was abandoned in 1819 when the king died, and was later riven by the earthquake in 1838.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0925
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: Young Burmese schoolboy.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0924
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: Pretty Burmese girl with a fan and the traditional "thanakha" (sun screen/make-up) on her face.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0923
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: Pretty Burmese girl with a fan and the traditional "thanakha" (sunscreen/make-up) on her face.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0922
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: ox carts collect visitors from the boats at the landing stage.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0921
Myanmar, Mandalay: barge, laden with timber, on the Ayeyarwady River.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0920
Myanmar, Mandalay: roadside stall serving breakfasts near the jetty on the Ayeyarwady River.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0918
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw Paya, 46 metres high, built between 1636-48 in the reign of King Thalun, and modelled on the Ruwanwelisaya Pagoda in Sri Lanka. Until recently it was always painted white like the original. Picture shows some of the 812 stone lanterns, each of which contains a candle, surrounding the pagoda.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0917
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw Paya, 46 metres high, built between 1636-48 in the reign of King Thalun, and modelled on the Ruwanwelisaya Pagoda in Sri Lanka. Until recently it was always painted white like the original.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0916
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: approach to Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw Paya, 46 metres high, built between 1636-48 in the reign of King Thalun, and modelled on the Ruwanwelisaya Pagoda in Sri Lanka. Until recently it was always painted white like the original. Two chinthes guard the road.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0915
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: approach to Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw Paya, 46 metres high, built between 1636-48 in the reign of King Thalun, and modelled on the Ruwanwelisaya Pagoda in Sri Lanka. Until recently it was always painted white like the original.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0914
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: the giant sitting Buddha in Soon U Ponya Shin Shrine on Sagaing Hill, 240 metres high.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0913
Myanmar, Mandalay: distant view of the British-built Ava bridge, the only bridge to span the Ayeyarwady River until recent years. Now replaced with a new bridge. Plumeria flowers in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0912
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: two monks being photographed in front of the handsome golden zedi of Soon U Ponya Shin Shrine on Sagaing Hill, 240 metres high, with colourful tiled terrace in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0911
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: the colourful tiled terrace and golden pavilions of Soon U Ponya Shin Shrine on Sagaing Hill, 240 metres high.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0910
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: the handsome golden zedi of Soon U Ponya Shin Shrine on Sagaing Hill, 240 metres high, showing the colourful tiled terrace.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0909
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: the handsome golden zedi of Soon U Ponya Shin Shrine on Sagaing Hill, 240 metres high.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0908
Myanmar, Mandalay: inside the walls of Mandalay Fortress ("Fort Dufferin" during the British occupation).
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0907
Myanmar, Mandalay: the compound of Mandalay Palace (inside the fort) which was completely destroyed during WWII and is in the process of being rebuilt.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0906
Myanmar, Mandalay: the compound of Mandalay Palace (inside the fort) which was completely destroyed during WWII and is in the process of being rebuilt.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0905
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: typical colourful horse carriages which transport visitors around the unpaved roads of Inwa.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0904
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: a handsome terraced tower of Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1822 for Queen Meh Nu, wife of King Bagyidaw.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0903
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1822 for Queen Meh Nu, wife of King Bagyidaw.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0902
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: Nanmyin, a 27-metre-high watchtower which is all that remains of the Ava Palace built by King Bagyidaw. It leans since the earthquake of 1838.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0901
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: neglected old zedi and temple behind Htilaingshin Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0900
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: doorway of the neglected, Khmer-style Htilaingshin Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0899
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: the pagoda-like tower of Bagaya Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1834 entirely of teak. The royal family was traditionally educated here and there is still a flourishing school for trainee monks.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0898
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: the lofty interior of Bagaya Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1834 entirely of teak. The royal family was traditionally educated here and there is still a flourishing school for trainee monks.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0897
Myanmar, Mandalay: young girl with decorated face and head crowned with flowers, near Amarapura.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0896
Myanmar, Mandalay: colourful boats awaiting custom on Lake Taungthaman, near Amarapura.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0895
Myanmar, Mandalay: villagers crossing U Bein's Teak Bridge on Taungthaman Lake, near Amarapura. At 1.2 kilometres, it is the world's longest.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0894
Myanmar, Mandalay: "landscape with figures" from U Bein's Bridge on Taungthaman lake near Amarapura.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0893
Myanmar, Mandalay: fisherman casting his net on Taungthaman Lake, near Amarapura.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0892
Myanmar, Mandalay: figures of monks in Kyauktawgyi Paya, in Taungthaman Village, near Amarapura.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0891
Myanmar, Mandalay: gate guards at Kayauktawgyi Paya near Amarapura - half human, half feline.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0890
Myanmar, Mandalay: the entrance to Kyauktawgyi Paya, near Amarapura, on Taungthaman Lake.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0889
Myanmar, Mandalay: boats with sightseers on Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, with reflections of a distant zedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0888
Myanmar, Mandalay: the courtyard of Mahamudi Paya, containing the revered Mahamudi Buddha, which has acquired a 15cm. thick covering of gold leaf over the years.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0887
Myanmar, Mandalay: a valuable collection of Buddha figures in a corner of Mahamudi Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0886
Myanmar, Mandalay: Mahamudi Paya with the revered Mahamudi Buddha, which has acquired a 15cm. thick covering of gold leaf over the years. There is a permanent queue of followers waiting to pay their respects.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0885
Myanmar, Mandalay: Mahamudi Paya with the revered Mahamudi Buddha, which has acquired a 15cm. thick covering of gold leaf over the years.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0884
Myanmar, Mandalay: preparing breakfast in one of the ubiquitous street cafes.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0883
Myanmar, Mandalay: Atumashi Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1857 under King Mindon Min, was burnt down in 1890. It was rebuilt in1996 using forced labour. Unusually, the roof is formed of rectangular terraces. Bougainvillea in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0882
Myanmar, Mandalay: Atumashi Kyaung (Monastery), built in 1857 under King Mindon Min, was burnt down in 1890. It was rebuilt in1996 using forced labour. Unusually, the roof is formed of rectangular terraces.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0881
Myanmar, Mandalay: entrance and clocktower of State Pariyatte Sasana University.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0880
Myanmar, Mandalay: carved wooden nagas on the exterior of Shwenandaw Kyaung which was built in the 19th century under King Mindon Min and was originally part of his palace, becoming a monastery in 1880.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0879
Myanmar, Mandalay: wooden carvings cover the exterior of Shwenandaw Kyaung which was built in the 19th century under King Mindon Min and was originally part of his palace, becoming a monastery in 1880.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0878
Myanmar, Mandalay: wooden carvings cover the exterior of Shwenandaw Kyaung which was built in the 19th century under King Mindon Min and was originally part of his palace, becoming a monastery in 1880.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0877
Myanmar, Mandalay: Vessantara Jakata - intricate gilded carvings in front of the shrine of Shwenandaw Kyaung illustrating the story of King Vessantara, one of the incarnations of Buddha. It is central to the celebrations of Thet Mahachat in Theravada Buddhism.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0876
Myanmar, Mandalay: a Starflower Tree (Mimusops elengi) in the compound of Kuthodaw Paya is reputed to be more than 118 years old.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0875
Myanmar, Mandalay: the enormous, 57-metre-high golden zedi of Kuthodaw Paya was built in the reign of King Mindon Min, and was based on the pagoda at Shwezigon Pya in Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0874
Myanmar, Mandalay: stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, each containing one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world").
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0873
Myanmar, Mandalay: traditional masks on display at Kuthodaw Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0872
Myanmar, Mandalay: stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, each containing one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world").
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0871
Myanmar, Mandalay: one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world") at Kuthodaw Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0870
Myanmar, Mandalay: the pagoda of Kyautawgyi Paya, covered with gided filligree-work, with its impressive "hti" or umbrella.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0869
Myanmar, Mandalay: 900-tonne Buddha, carved from a single block of marble in 1865, in Kyautawgyi Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0868
Myanmar, Mandalay: a resident washing clothes under the shade of a Bougainvillea tree, on Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0867
Myanmar, Mandalay: pointing, standing Buddha (Shweyattaw Buddha) in the Byar Deik Paye Pagoda near the summit of Mandalay Hill. According to legend he once prophiesied that a great city would arise here in the year 2400 of the Buddhist Era (1857 AD, the year King Mindon founded Mandalay).
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0866
Myanmar, Mandalay: gilded zedi and shrine on Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0865
Myanmar, Mandalay: butterfly on Bougainvillea flowers, on Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Lepidoptera, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0864
Myanmar, Mandalay: an ogre king, with his army behind him, making obeisance in the Sanda Muhki shrine on the top of Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0863
Myanmar, Mandalay: the terrace of Sutaungpyei Pagoda on the top of Mandalay Hill, with the pagoda-like roof of the lift shaft.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0862
Myanmar, Mandalay: view from the top of Mandalay Hill, 240 metres high, ascended by 800+ steps. The two white Chinthes guarding the entrance are clearly visible.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, panorama

PMR-D0861
Myanmar, Mandalay: striking mosaic panel in Sutaungpyei Pagoda on the top of Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0860
Myanmar, Mandalay: view from the top of Mandalay Hill, 240 metres high, ascended by 800+ steps. The two white Chinthes guarding the entrance are clearly visible.
Keywords: Buddhist, panorama, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0859
Myanmar, Mandalay: standing Buddha in Pyilone Chamtha Pagoda, one of the stations on the ascent of Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0858
Myanmar, Mandalay: defensive walls and moat, 3.2 km x 3.2 km. square, surrounding Mandalay Palace and Fortress ("Fort Dufferin" under British occupation).
Keywords: Buddhist, defence, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0857
Myanmar, Mandalay: domestic fowl for sale in an animal dealer's store.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0856
Myanmar, Yangon: Maha Wizaya Paya, built 1980 under General Ne Win, to celebrate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0855
Myanmar, Yangon: Maha Wizaya Paya, built 1980 under General Ne Win, to celebrate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0854
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine on Lake Kandawgyi, floodlit at night, with reflections in water.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0853
Myanmar, Yangon: Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, reflected in Kandawgyi Lake, in the north of the city.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0852
Myanmar, Yangon: Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, on Kandawgyi Lake, in the north of the city.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0851
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine on Lake Kandawgyi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0850
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine on Lake Kandawgyi, with a colourful pier-based shrine on the right.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0849
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine on Lake Kandawgyi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

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

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

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

PMR-D0845
Myanmar, Yangon: Dining Room in the former home of General Aung San (now the "House of Memories" Restaurant).
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0844
Myanmar, Yangon: personal shrine in the former home of General Aung San (now the "House of Memories" Restaurant).
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0843
Myanmar, Yangon: diesel locomotive in Yangon's main station.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples, railway

PMR-D0842
Myanmar, Yangon: inside a carriage of a local train on the city ring line.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0841
Myanmar, Yangon: close-up view of Shwedagon Paya from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of the Sakura Tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0840
Myanmar, Yangon: close-up view of Sule Paya from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of the Sakura Tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0839
Myanmar, Yangon: view of Sule Paya and Yangon River from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of the Sakura Tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0838
Myanmar, Yangon: Bogyoke Aung San Road from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of the Sakura Tower, with St. Mary's cathedral.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0837
Myanmar, Yangon: prayer column on the platform of Sule Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0836
Myanmar, Yangon: gilded carvings of a pavilion on the platform of the Sule Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0835
Myanmar, Yangon: the golden zedi of Sule Paya (46 metres high), from the platform. It probably dates back about 2 millennia.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0834
Myanmar, Yangon: reclining Buddha in one of the shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0833
Myanmar, Yangon: gilded mythical figure holding two nagas, on a pole on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0832
Myanmar, Yangon: some of the hundreds of shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, which covers 5 hectares.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0831
Myanmar, Yangon: followers annointing the figure at their own "planetary post" (birth day of the week = planet) on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR-D0830
Myanmar, Yangon: the 23-tonne Maha Ganda bell, cast in 1775-9, removed by the British but dropped in the Yangon River. Later recovered by the Burmese and displayed on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0829
Myanmar, Yangon: close-up of the enormous "hti" or umbrella on the top of the zedi of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0828
Myanmar, Yangon: Botataung Paya
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0818
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): head of the large Buddha figure at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0817
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): remains of ancient chedis at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, with a row of Buddha figures, decked in saffron robes.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0816
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): row of Buddha figures decked in saffron robes at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious, historic, national heritage

PMR-D0815
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): row of Buddha figures decked in saffron robes at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0814
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): one of a pair of giant seated Buddhas in front of the chedi at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0813
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): line of Buddha figures in saffron robes at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0812
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): centrepiece at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon is this enormous chedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0811
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): reclining Buddha in the compound of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon temple.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0810
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Phra Thinang Varobhas Bimam (Residential Hall) and Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana Pavilion reflected in the lake in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0809
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Devaraj-Kunlai Building contains a collection of royal carriages, in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0808
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): one of the western-style buildings in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0807
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Ho Withun (Tower) and Phra Thinang (Royal Residence) with reflections in the lake in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0806
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): reflections of a Chinese-style teahouse in the lake in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0805
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): elephant "topiary" in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0804
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): elephant "topiary" in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0803
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): carved and painted screen in the temple in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0802
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Chinese-style Phra Thinang (Royal Residence) Wepart Chamrun (Heavenly Light) in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0801
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): carved and painted screen in the temple in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious, historic, national heritage

PMR-D0800
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Ho Withun (Tower) in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0799
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): elephant "topiary" in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0798
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Aisawan-Dhipaya-Asana Pavilion in Bang Pa-In Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0797
Thailand, Bangkok: Jim Thompson's House, an assemblage of traditional Thai buildings, is now a museum housing his collection of ethnographical art.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0794
Thailand, Bangkok: peacock monument at one corner of the moat surrounding Dusit Park, reflected in the water.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0793
Thailand, Bangkok: peacock monument at one corner of the moat surrounding Dusit Park, reflected in the water.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0792
Thailand, Bangkok: one side of the moat surrounding Dusit Park.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0791
Thailand, Bangkok: Rama VIII Suspension Bridge over the Chao Phraya River.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0790
Thailand, Bangkok: the Democracy Monument (stylised angels' wings) erected in 1932.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0789
Thailand, Bangkok: view of Wat Saket, on the Golden Mount, from Wat Rajanadda.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0788
Thailand, Bangkok: Buddha figures in Wat Rajanadda.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0787
Thailand, Bangkok: unusual prangs on the roof of Wat Rajanadda, from the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0786
Thailand, Bangkok: the shrine of Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, built during the reigns of Rama III, IV and V, and completed in Carara marble in the early 20th century, stands atop the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0785
Thailand, Bangkok: view of the city from Wat Rajanadda, with colourful temple roofs in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0784
Thailand, Bangkok: Wat Rajanadda (mid 19th century) in unusual (Burmese?) style.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0783
Thailand, Bangkok: this birdman figure is the symbol of the Siam Bank.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0782
Thailand, Bangkok: a long line of tuk-tuks.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0781
Thailand, Bangkok: line of prayer bells in Wat Saket on the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0780
Thailand, Bangkok: view of the city from the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, panorama, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0779
Thailand, Bangkok: the golden chedi of Wat Saket on the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0778
Thailand, Bangkok: Buddha shrine in Wat Saket on the Golden Mount.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0376
Cambodia, Siem Reap: wooden figure of Buddha, carved from a boat in 1500 AD by monks of the Wat Preah Prohm Rath Temple, Siem Reap.
Keywords: Khmer, shrine, Buddhist, religious, tradition

PMR-D0229
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren: Herb garden of the monastery under after a new fall of snow.
Keywords: picturesque, Baroque, snow, cold, winter, Catholic, religious, Benedictine, architecture

PMR-D0228
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren: Baroque wing of the monastery from across a snowy courtyard.
Keywords: picturesque, snow, cold, winter, Catholic, religious, Benedictine, architecture

PMR-D0179
Argentina, El Mollar: the reservoir with a symbol of the indigenas.
Keywords: symbol, sign, religion, religious

PMR-D0177
Argentina, Santiago del Estero: a typical shrine of the indigenas.
Keywords: symbol, Shamanism, Shaman, religious, religion

PMR-D0176
Argentina, Formosa: a huge, steel Christian cross by the roadside.
Keywords: symbol, Catholic, religious, religion

PMR-D0104
Macedonia, Mavrovo: frescoes in Jovan Bigorski (John the Baptist) Orthodox Monastery near Mavrovo, founded in 1020 by Ivan I. Debranin, but burnt down several times and rebuilt.
Keywords: Christian, wall paintings, colourful, saints, bible scenes, religious motifs

PMR-D0103
Macedonia, Mavrovo: frescoes in Jovan Bigorski (John the Baptist) Orthodox Monastery near Mavrovo, founded in 1020 by Ivan I. Debranin, but burnt down several times and rebuilt.
Keywords: Christian, wall paintings, colourful, saints, bible scenes, religious motifs

PMR-D0102
Macedonia, Mavrovo: frescoes in Jovan Bigorski (John the Baptist) Orthodox Monastery near Mavrovo, founded in 1020 by Ivan I. Debranin, but burnt down several times and rebuilt.
Keywords: Christian, wall paintings, colourful, saints, bible scenes, religious motifs

PMR-D0101
Macedonia, Mavrovo: frescoes in Jovan Bigorski (John the Baptist) Orthodox Monastery near Mavrovo, founded in 1020 by Ivan I. Debranin, but burnt down several times and rebuilt.
Keywords: Christian, wall paintings, colourful, saints, bible scenes, religious motifs

PMR-D0100
Macedonia, Mavrovo: frescoes in Jovan Bigorski (John the Baptist) Orthodox Monastery near Mavrovo, founded in 1020 by Ivan I. Debranin, but burnt down several times and rebuilt.
Keywords: Christian, wall paintings, colourful, saints, bible scenes, religious motifs

PMR206-11
Israel, Jerusalem: the Western (Wailing) Wall :
the lower 7 stone courses (19 more are below ground level!) are from the time of Herod (20 BC); the next 4 courses are from Roman times, and the top part was added at the time of the British mandate. At present it stands 18 metres high.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR299-06
Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: view from the stone bridge with the statue of a saint in the foreground. Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: view from the stone bridge with the figure of a saint in the foreground.
Keywords: church, religious building, historic building, mediaeval

PMR299-03
Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: view of the west facade, recently painted, after much research, in the original colours. Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: view of the west facade, now painted, after much research, in the original colours.
Keywords: church, mediaeval, historic building, religious building

PMR299-01
Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: late afternoon view from the old stone bridge over the River Lahn. Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: the cathedral, St. Georgsdom, set on a rocky spur, is a classic example of Transitional Gothic architecture which was prevalent in Germany between 1210 and 1250, and externally appears to be pure Romanesque. Here: late afternoon view from the old stone bridge over the River Lahn.
Keywords: church, religious building, historic building, mediaeval

PMR234-02
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: the separate belltower of Humor Monastery, erected in 1641, with the new church in the background.
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR234-01
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: the little monastery of Humor, built in 1530 by Chancellor Toader Bubuiog. The frescoes on the south wall represent the 24 verses of the song "Praise to the Virgin" by Partiarch Serge of Constantinople.
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR233-08
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: frescoes on the south apse of Voronet Monastery, built in1488, and probably the best known of the "painted monasteries". The outside frescoes date from 1547. The monastery is famous for its "Voronet Blue".
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR233-07
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: Voronet Monastery from the south east, built in1488, and probably the best known of the "painted monasteries". The outside frescoes date from 1547. The monastery is famous for its "Voronet Blue".
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR233-06
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: fresco of the Last Judgement on the west facade of Voronet Monastery, built in1488, and probably the best known of the "painted monasteries". The outside frescoes date from 1547. The monastery is famous for its "Voronet Blue".
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR215-09
Germany, Bavaria, Altötting: a few of the votive plaques lining the walls and roof of the galleries surrounding the Holy Chapel (8th century).
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, pilgrim, pilgrimage, shrine, church, votive gifts, attraction, historical, religious centre

PMR215-08
Germany, Bavaria, Altötting: the Baroque Church of St. Magdalena, and the Stiftskirche (Parish Church)(late Gothic) with the little Holy Chapel (8th century) in front. View from the far side of the vast square.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, pilgrim, pilgrimage, shrine, church, votive gifts, attraction, historical, religious centre

PMR215-07
Germany, Bavaria, Altötting: the Holy Chapel, dating from the 8th century, visited by half a million pilgrims every year.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, pilgrim, pilgrimage, shrine, church, votive gifts, attraction, historical, religious centre

PMR210-07
Israel, Jerusalem: the magnificent Dome of the Rock, built on the site of the third Jewish temple by Kalif Abd el-Malik between 687 and 691 AD, remains basically as it was built. The cladding is marble below and Persian faience tiles above. Chapel of Ascension (under restoration) in the background.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Muslim, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque, architecture, colourful, perfection

PMR210-06
Israel, Jerusalem: El-Aqsa Mosque shares the temple hill with the Dome of the Rock. Its 7 aisles can accommodate 5000 worshippers. It was built between 705 and 715 AD by Kalid Al-Walid, but rebuilt in 1035 after an earthquake.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR210-05
Israel, Jerusalem: fountain for ablutions before entering the Dome of the Rock.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque, mosque

PMR210-03
Israel, Jerusalem: entrance to the holy ground on which the Dome of the Rock is built, is through this arched portal.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque, mosque

PMR210-02
Israel, Jerusalem: the magnificent Dome of the Rock, built on the site of the third Jewish temple by Kalif Abd el-Malik between 687 and 691 AD, remains basically as it was built. The cladding is marble below and Persian faience tiles above.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Muslim, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque, architecture, colourful, perfection, mosque

PMR210-01
Israel, Jerusalem: the magnificent Dome of the Rock, built on the site of the third Jewish temple by Kalif Abd el-Malik between 687 and 691 AD, remains basically as it was built. The cladding is marble below and Persian faience tiles above.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Muslim, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque, architecture, colourful, perfection, mosque

PMR209-12
Israel, Jerusalem: the Western (Wailing) Wall in late afternoon with the Mount of Olives in the background. Men approach the wall on the left, women on the right.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR209-11
Israel, Jerusalem: the Damascus Gate, the main entrance to the old city from the north-west.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR209-10
Israel, Jerusalem: view of the Mount of Olives and Dome of the Rock, from the tower of the Church of the Redeemer.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

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

PMR208-07
Israel, Jerusalem: Mount Zion and the Church of the Dormition outside the walls of the old city, seen from Yemin Moshe.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR208-06
Israel, Jerusalem: the Church of All Nations and the Russian Church of Mary Magdalene, built in 1888 for Tsar Alexander III. In the foreground is Qidron Valley.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR208-04
Israel, Jerusalem: thousand-year-old olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane are said to be seedlings of the trees which grew there in Christ's time.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR208-01
Israel, Jerusalem: newly completed (1985) housing on Mount Scopus, overlooking the old city.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-12
Israel, Jerusalem: Church of the Assumption, by the Garden of Gethsemane. The Virgin Mary lies buried 20 metres below the church.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-10
Israel, Jerusalem: Jewish graves on the Mount of Olives, a much sought-after site: according to Jewish belief the resurrection will start here.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-09
Israel, Jerusalem: a camel with owner on the Mount of Olives, with the old city, Dome of the Rock and El Aqsa Mosque in the background.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-08
Israel, Jerusalem: view of the old city with surrounding wall, from the Mount of Olives, with a Jewish graveyard in the foreground and Mount Zion at top left.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-07
Israel, Jerusalem: Russian-Orthodox entry arch (1869) to the Muristan (old city). The silver dome belongs to the tiny Church of St. John the Baptist, the oldest church in the city.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-06
Israel, Jerusalem: bazaar in the Muristan (old city), with the belltower of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, dedicated by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1898.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-05
Israel, Jerusalem: family grave of Herod the Great. Herod himself was buried in Herodion however.
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

PMR207-03
Israel, Jerusalem: view inside the Citadel, originally a palace of Herod the Great; later the palace of Pontius Pilate, garrison of the Roman X Legion, etc.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-02
Israel, Jerusalem: the city wall on the west side, with the Citadel and David's Tower, Present-day city wall and gates were built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1537-41.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR207-01
Israel, Jerusalem: Church of the Dormition (built 1898) on Mount Zion marks the spot where the Virgin Mary died. A Christian graveyard in the foreground.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-10
Israel, Jerusalem: the Western (Wailing) Wall, with the Dome of the Rock behind, and Israeli flags in the foreground.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-09
Israel, Jerusalem: Jews, mostly schoolchildren, assembling in the square before the Western (Wailing) Wall, on the evening before the Sabbath.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-08
Israel, Jerusalem: Jaffa Gate, the main entrance to the city.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-07
Israel, Jerusalem: Israeli schoolgirls on the way to the Western Wall on the Sabath evening, singing patriotic songs. All dressed in blue and white.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-06
Israel, Jerusalem: soukh in the old city, with brassware stall.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-05
Israel, Jerusalem: Muslim graveyard outside the city wall on the north-east side, seen from the ramparts.
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

PMR206-03
Israel, Jerusalem: City Wall from the ramparts, looking south, past the Jaffa Gate; Mount Zion in the distance.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-02
Israel, Jerusalem: City Wall Promenade: view from the ramparts near the Jaffa Gate.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR206-01
Israel, Jerusalem: approaching the city, with the fortified walls and the Dome of the Rock already visible.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR-D3956
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. A colourful shrine to a Chinese martial figure.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3955
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. A gilded figure of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, with 1000 arms.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre, colourful

PMR-D3954
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. A grotto of fantastic shapes, at the end of the temple lake.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3953
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. The statue of Sakyamuni, a present from the King of Thailand.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3952
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. The colourful and highly decorated wooden building has been restored many times in its history.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3951
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. Water pavilion in the temple lake, reached by stone bridges.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre, reflections

PMR-D3950
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. Reflections in the temple lake, with the wooded hillside beyond.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3949
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. Water pavilion in the temple lake, reached by stone bridges.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre, reflections

PMR-D3948
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D3947
People's Republic of China, Yunnan Province, Kunming: Yuantong Buddhist Temple is the largest in the city and dates back over 1000 years. The impressive entrance to the grounds.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Asian, culture, heritage, picturesque, metropolitan, architecture, historic, street scene, religious centre

PMR-D1583
Nepal, Kathmandu: part of the kora around the Bodhnath Stupa, lined with shops selling religious souvenirs and offerings.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1579
Nepal, Kathmandu, Budhanilakantha: religious offerings for sale near the Vishnu shrine.
Keywords: architecture, Hindu, religion, colourful, Asian, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1569
Nepal, Kathmandu, Budhanilakantha: religious offerings for sale near the Vishnu shrine.
Keywords: architecture, Hindu, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR196-05
Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Worms: the Luther Monument (1868) commemorates the Diet of Worms in 1521. Luther is surrounded by statues of Pietro Valdo, John Wycliffe, John Hus and Savonarola.
Keywords: Rheinland Pfalz, Christian, Protestant, reformers, Reformation, religious assembly

PMR191-12
Italy, Campania, Isle of Capri: brooms flowering in the Villa Iovis (Jupiter's Villa), the former palace of Tiberius, surmounting Mount Tiberius (275 metres). Visible for miles is the new statue of the Virgin and Child, unveiled by Pope John-Paul II after being lowered into place by a helicopter of the U.S. Forces.
Keywords: heritage, Roman, ruins, archeology, architecture, sculpture, Christian, monument, religious

PMR676-10
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. a ger (yurt) owner - father with two children.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR146K-18
Thailand, Chiang Mai: a peaceful scene in Buak Hat Park with its lake and footbridge, in the heart of the city.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-17
Thailand, Chiang Mai: the golden chedi of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is an angular shape.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-16
Thailand, Chiang Mai: a row of gilded standing Buddha figures at Wat Phra That shrine on Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-15
Thailand, Chiang Mai: shrine with fine gilded wood-carvings and a large bell, near the top of Doi Suthep Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-14
Thailand, Chiang Mai: panorama view of the city from Doi Suthep Hill (1676 metres), 16 kilometres north-west of the city centre.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-13
Thailand, Chiang Mai: Phrathat Luang (Big Chedi) and wiharn at Wat Phra Singh, home of the Lion Buddha.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR146K-12
Myanmar, Bagan: Mount Popa, with flower decorations for sale as offerings, in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-11
Myanmar, Bagan: Mount Popa, with its shrine to the Nats (Spirits), 737 metres above Bagan Plain.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-10
Myanmar, Bagan: divers temples on Bagan Plain, from the terrace of Htilominlo Pahto.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR146K-09
Myanmar, Bagan: divers temples on Bagan Plain, from the terrace of Htilominlo Pahto.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR146K-08
Myanmar, Bagan: Htilominlo Pahto, built by King Nantaungmya in 1218, with enclosing wall and entry gate tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-07
Myanmar, Bagan: magnificent Shwezigon Paya, one of the oldest stupas in Bagan, and the prototype for most of those which followed.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-06
Myanmar, Bagan: Shwezigon Paya - row of small gilded stupas, which surround the main zedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-05
Myanmar, Bagan: Shwezigon Paya - detail of gilded figures on a pavilion roof.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-04
Myanmar, Bagan: Thatbyinnyu Pahto, built in 1144 by King Alaungsithu, at 63 metres, is Bagan's highest.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-03
Myanmar, Bagan: Ananda Pahto, with Thandawgya Paya (?) in the foreground, from Shwegugyi Pahto.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-02
Myanmar, Bagan: the modern Archeological Museum, from Shwegugyi Pahto.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR146K-01
Myanmar, Bagan: view of Bagan Plain, Dhammayangyi Pahto and the mountains, from Shwegugyi Pahto.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-36
Myanmar, Bagan: Ananda Pahto, dating from ca. 1100, "one of the largest, finest, best preserved and most revered temples in Bagan".
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-35
Myanmar, Bagan: Mahabodhi Paya, dating from 1215, is based on its namesake in India, and has 465 Buddha figures in its tower niches.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-34
Myanmar, Bagan: Gaw Palin Pahto (60 metres high), one of the largest Bagan temples, generally regarded as the "crowning achievement of the late period", with flowering Bougainvillea in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-33
Myanmar, Bagan: Gaw Palin Pahto (60 metres high), one of the largest Bagan temples, generally regarded as the "crowning achievement of the late period".
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-32
Myanmar, Bagan: temples dotting Bagan Plain, with one in the foreground being demolished/renovated (?)
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-31
Myanmar, Bagan: NanPaya, probably built in the 11th century, contains fine bas-relief carvings of three-faced Brahma.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-30
Myanmar, Bagan: the "two sisters": Seinnyet Nyima Paya (stupa, in the foreground) and Seinnyet Ama Pahto (temple, in the background).
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-29
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: the hulk of Mingun Paya, started by King Bodawpaya in 1790 using a labour force of thousands of slaves. If it had been completed, it would have been 150 metres high (three times the present height) and the world's largest paya. It was abandoned in 1819 when the king died, and was later riven by the earthquake in 1838.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-28
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: colourful tiling and golden zedi of the shrine on Sagaing Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-27
Myanmar, Mandalay: some of the halls of Mandalay Palace, within the fortress, completely destroyed during WWII, and recently rebuilt.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-26
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, built in 1822 by Meh Nu, chief queen of King Bagyidaw.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-25
Myanmar, Mandalay, Amarapura: land workers in "coolie hats", with a stupa reflected in Lake Taungthaman in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-24
Myanmar, Mandalay, Amarapura: U Bein's Teak Bridge across Lake Taungthaman is 1.2 kilometres long, the world's longest.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-23
Myanmar, Mandalay, Amarapura: closer view of the colourful boats on Lake Taungthaman.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-22
Myanmar, Mandalay, Amarapura: boats awaiting custom on Lake Taungthaman, with U Bein's Teak Bridge behind.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-21
Myanmar, Mandalay: a corner of Mahamudi Paya, containing the revered Mahamudi Buddha, which has acquired a 15cm. thick covering of gold leaf over the years.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-20
Myanmar, Mandalay: some of the 729 gleaming white stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, with smaller golden stupas in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-19
Myanmar, Mandalay: serried rows of gleaming white stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, with Mandalay Hill in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-18
Myanmar, Mandalay: wood-carvings on Shwenandaw Kyaung, originally part of the king's palace, but in 1880 became a monastery.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-17
Myanmar, Mandalay: stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, each containing one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world").
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-16
Myanmar, Mandalay: the golden zedi of Kuthodaw Paya, which was modelled on Shwezigon Paya at Nyaung U, Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-15
Myanmar, Mandalay: stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, each containing one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world").
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-14
Myanmar, Mandalay: the coloured tiles of the terrace and mosaics distinguish the shrine on Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-13
Myanmar, Mandalay: small shrine on Mandalay Hill with the golden zedi behind.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-12
Myanmar, Mandalay: a colourful mosaic screen in the shrine on the top of Mandalay Hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR145K-11
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine, reflected in Kandawgyi Lake.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR145K-10
Myanmar, Yangon: traffic on Sule Paya Road approaching the golden zedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-09
Myanmar, Yangon: eye-catching clocktower on Sule Paya Road, with the zedi visible at the end.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

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

PMR145K-07
Myanmar, Yangon: railway station and sports stadium, seen from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of Sakura Tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-06
Myanmar, Yangon: Shwedagon Paya, seen from the Thripyitsaya Bistro on the 20th floor of Sakura Tower.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR145K-05
Myanmar, Yangon: the golden zedi of Sule Paya (46 metres high), from the platform. It probably dates back about 2 millennia.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR145K-04
Myanmar, Yangon: the golden zedi of Sule Paya which stands on a large traffic island in the city centre.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-03
Myanmar, Yangon: City Hall, designed by Burmese architect U Tin and built 1926-36, since twice rebuilt.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR145K-02
Myanmar, Yangon: assorted shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, with the previous golden "hti" (umbrella surmounting the spire of the zedi) second from the left.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR145K-01
Myanmar, Yangon: temple on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, modelled on Mahabodi in India, and showing colourful scenes from Buddha's life.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR144K-36
Myanmar, Yangon: a group of white and gold highly decorated prangs on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-35
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: this small stupa has eight niches for the days of the week (Wednesday has am and pm), each with its corresponding animal (garuda, tiger, lion, elephant, naga, rat, mole).
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR144K-34
Myanmar, Yangon: colourful figure of a chinthe biting the tail of a naga, in a shrine on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-33
Myanmar, Yangon: some of the hundreds of shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, which covers 5 hectares.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR144K-32
Myanmar, Yangon: carved Buddha figure in a shrine on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR144K-31
Myanmar, Yangon: followers annointing the figure at their own "planetary post" (birth day of the week = planet) on the platform of Shwedagon Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR144K-30
Myanmar, Yangon: a row of golden shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, which was founded ca. 6-10 century.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-29
Myanmar, Yangon: magnificent golden zedi of Shwedagon Paya (98 metres high), founded ca. 6-10 century, visible for miles around.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-28
Thailand, Bangkok: attractive guides at Jim Thompson's House, a museum displaying his ethnological collections.
Keywords: Buddhist, pretty girls, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-27
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Mahathat Temple, built in 1374, in the reign of King Boroma: many prangs are leaning dangerously, as these three examples.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-26
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Mahathat Temple, built in 1374, in the reign of King Boroma: three of the surviving prangs still in a vertical position.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-25
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Mahathat Temple, built in 1374, in the reign of King Boroma: the effects of ground subsidence show clearly on this former gateway.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-24
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Mahathat Temple, built in 1374, in the reign of King Boroma: overgrown remains of a giant prang.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-23
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767), Wat Phra Mahathat: ruins of a vihara, with surviving Buddha figure.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-22
Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Mahathat's main attraction is this Buddha's head in the grip of tree roots.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-21
Thailand, Ayuthaya (the royal capital 1350-1767): elephant posing with riders, with Wat Phra Ram in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-20
Thailand, Ayuthaya (the royal capital 1350-1767): elephant rides, with Wat Phra Ram in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious, historic, national heritage

PMR144K-19
Thailand, Ayuthaya (the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Phra Ram, probably dating from 1448, lies in a picturesque landscape of lakes.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-18
Thailand, Ayuthaya (the royal capital 1350-1767): Wat Lokayasutha, where the main attraction is this reclining Buddha, 40 metres long, of unknown age.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-16
Thailand, Ayuthaya (the royal capital 1350-1767): the centrepiece at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple is an enormous chedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-15
Thailand, Bangkok: dome of Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall, built in 1907 by Rama V, seen from Dusit Park lake.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR144K-13
Thailand, Bangkok: figure on the platform of Wat Saket on the "Golden Mount", an artificial hill.
Keywords: Buddhist, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR690-01
Myanmar, Bagan: the magnificent Shwezigon Paya, near Nyaung U, was bult in the 11th century during the reign of King Anawrahta. It served as the prototype for virtually all of the later stupas in Myanmar.
Here: two of its pavilions with Burmese finely carved and gilded roofs.
Keywords: Buddhist, golden, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, golden

PMR689-12
Myanmar, Bagan: the magnificent Shwezigon Paya, near Nyaung U, was bult in the 11th century during the reign of King Anawrahta. It served as the prototype for virtually all of the later stupas in Myanmar.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, golden

PMR689-11
Myanmar, Bagan: Thatbyinnyu Pahto, the highest temple in the area (63 metres), was built in 1144 and thus belongs to the middle period.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-10
Myanmar, Bagan: completely destroyed in the 1975 earthquake, the Bupaya Stupa has been faithfully rebuilt. The original probably dated back to about 850 AD.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

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

PMR689-08
Myanmar, Mandalay: wooden monastery, Shwe In Bin Kaung, built entirely of teak, was commissioned in 1895 by two wealthy Chinese jade merchants.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-07
Myanmar, Mandalay, Mingun: "tazaung" built to accommodate the Mingun Bell. Cast in 1808 to go in the unfinished Mingun Paya, it weighs 90 tonnes, making it the largest HUNG AND UNCRACKED bell in the world.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR689-06
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: red and gold gateway to the golden dome (46 metres high) of Kaunghmudaw Paya, built in 1636 and modelled on the Mahaceti Stupa in Sri Lanka.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-05
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: Umin Thounzeh Paya, whose 30 caves in the hillside are fronted by this magnificent colonnaded crescent containing 45 seated Buddha figures.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-04
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: a few of the payas to be seen from the hilltop shrine, with the colourful tiled floor of the terrace.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-03
Myanmar, Mandalay: reconstructed "pagoda" roof of the King's Palace in the fortress, which was totally destroyed during WWII, with Mandalay Hill in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-02
Myanmar, Mandalay, Inwa: stupa of Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Paya, built by Meh Nu, chief queen of King Bagyidaw in 1822.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR689-01
Myanmar, Mandalay: Kyauktawgyi Paya (1847), near Amarapura on Taungthaman Lake, and its half-feline, crouching guard.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-12
Myanmar, Mandalay: a row of carved and gilded doorways in the Atumashi Kyaung (Monastery), which was burnt down in 1890 and rebuilt in 1996.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-11
Myanmar, Mandalay: fine wooden carvings on the exterior of Shwenandaw Kyaung, originally part of King Mindon's Palace. It became a monastery in 1880.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-10
Myanmar, Mandalay: the colourful red and gold gateway to Kuthodaw Paya, work on which began in 1857.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-09
Myanmar, Mandalay: stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, each containing one of 729 marble slabs inscribed with the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka Buddhist scriptures ("the largest book in the world").
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-08
Myanmar, Mandalay: the shrine on Mandalay Hill is covered with colourful tiles and mosaics and has a golden roof.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR688-07
Myanmar, Mandalay: two enormous white "Chinthes" guard the entrance to the stairway to the shrine on Mandalay Hill, 230 metres (and 800+ steps) high.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR688-06
Myanmar, Yangon: floating Shin Upagot Shrine on Kandawgi Lake in the north of the city.
Keywords: Buddhist, golden, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR688-05
Myanmar, Yangon: Independence Obelisk (46 metres high) in peaceful Mahabandoola Garden, with Sule Paya in the background. The garden is named after General Maha Bandoola, who fought a number of battles against the British.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR688-04
Myanmar, Yangon: Independence Obelisk (46 metres high) in peaceful Mahabandoola Garden, with Sule Paya in the background. The garden is named after General Maha Bandoola, who fought a number of battles against the British.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR688-03
Myanmar, Yangon, Sule Paya: the shrine stands on a large traffic island in the middle of the city.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR688-01
Myanmar, Yangon, Sule Paya: the 46-metre-high golden zedi of the shrine, in which is said to be a hair of the Buddha.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma, Rangoon

PMR687-12
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: finely carved and gilded roof of a pavilion with the figure of a dancer in the centre.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-11
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: Chinese Merchants' Tazaung, displaying a variety of Buddha figures.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-10
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: this golden zedi houses a popular wonder-working Buddha figure.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-09
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: visitors to the paya among the multitude of shrines; the small stupa on the right has eight niches for the days of the week (Wednesday has am and pm), each with its corresponding animal (garuda, tiger, lion, elephant, naga, rat, mole).
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-08
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: finely-carved roof of one of the entrances to the platform.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-07
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: a gilded "tazaung" hall contains a revered Buddha shrine.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-06
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: gilded, intricately-carved Burmese-type roofs on a shrine, with the main zedi in the background.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-05
Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon Paya: some of the many shrines and prangs, some gilded, on the platform of the main zedi.
Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples

PMR687-04
Thailand, Bangkok: Victory Monument, erected in 1941 to commemorate the outcome of the brief Franco-Thai war. The obelisk represents 5 bayonets clasped together, and the 5 figures - the army, navy, air force, police, and civilian bureaucracy.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, capital city, metropolis, architecture, colourful, religious

PMR-D0919
Myanmar, Mandalay, Sagaing: the ring of stone pillars surrounding the zedi of Kaunghmudaw Paya.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR474-05
Spain, Catelonia, Girona: a religious float prepared for the Good Friday candlelight procession of penitents.
Keywords: picturesque, decorations, wood-carvings, Catholic, Christian, tradition, national heritage

PMR488-07
Island of Crete, Palace of Knossos: "North Lustral Bath", probably a shrine with religious significance.
Keywords: picturesque, restoration, preservation, history, historic, excavations, archeological, archeology, national heritage, architecture

PMR454-11
Austria, Styria, Admont: the Benedictine Abbey, founded in the 11th century but rebuilt in 1865, possesses a famous Rococo library comprising 1600 Mss. and 150,000 volumes.
Keywords: alpine, architecture, religious order, learning-centre, picturesque

PMR143K-06
England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

The standing stones silhouetted with storm clouds approaching.
Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory

PMR143K-05
England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory

PMR143K-04
England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory

PMR143K-03
England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory

PMR138K-06
Mongolia, Ömnögov Aimag (Province), Bayanzag: a young Mongolian selling mineral samples and souvenirs in the Gobi Desert..
Keywords: Mongol, entrepreneur, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR138K-05
Mongolia, Ömnögov Aimag (Province), Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922. This part was called "The Flaming Cliffs" by Roy Chapman Andrews.
Keywords: Mongol, geological, geology, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR138K-04
Mongolia, Ömnögov Aimag (Province), Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922. This part was called "The Flaming Cliffs" by Roy Chapman Andrews.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia, geology, geological

PMR138K-03
Mongolia, Dundgov Aimag (Province): a small grazing herd of Bactrian Camels in the Gobi Desert.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR138K-02
Mongolia, Dundgov Aimag (Province): Rotel bus at speed, creating a dust cloud on the steppe.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR138K-01
Mongolia, Dundgov Aimag (Province): Ongiin Khiid (Monastery), actually consists of two Buddhist monasteries, both laid waste by the Communists in the 1930s. Most of the buildings were built of mud bricks which have largely weathered away. A small group of monks began rebuilding a temple in 2004 and is dependent on donations for further restorations.
This picture: a surviving marble stupa, with the rebuilt temple and a museum/shop ger in the background.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-36
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: visit from a ger (yurt) owner and his daughter.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR137K-35
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: the remains of a bronze age burial site, one of many.
Keywords: Mongol, archeological, archeology, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-34
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Rotel bus parked for the night at a "wildernis site" by the Orkhol River. Picturesque landscape and skyscape.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-33
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Rotel bus parked for the night at a "wildernis site" by the Orkhol River.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-32
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Rotel bus parked for the night at a "wildernis site" by the Orkhol River.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-31
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: landscape with the Orkhon River in the foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, picturesque, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-30
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: a typical "multi-track" route across the steppe. After heavy rain all the tracks may be impassable for wheeled traffic.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-29
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: a group of yaks.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-28
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is not uncommon in the park.
Keywords: Mongol, alpine flowers, botanical, botany, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR137K-27
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: a mare with foal near the Orkhon Waterfall.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-26
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). A picturesque view of the river above the waterfall.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-25
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). The river flows through a gorge with pine trees after the waterfall.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-24
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). Orkhon Khürkhree (Orkhon Waterfall) drops 20 metres abruptly into a gorge. An attraction for tourists, although it is likely to be dry for about 10 months of the year.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-23
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). Orkhon Khürkhree (Orkhon Waterfall) drops 20 metres abruptly into a gorge. An attraction for tourists, although it is likely to be dry for about 10 months of the year.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-22
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). Visitors arriving at the gorge to see the waterfall.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-21
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). A flock of goats drinking at the river on a deep valley floor.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-20
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). Here the river flows along the bottom of an escarpment where a few trees manage to thrive.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-19
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon), with the river and leaves of Iris lactea in the foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-18
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon). Young Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) scurrying for cover.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-17
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon), with shamanistic "ovoo" and blue cloth offerings.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-16
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon).
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-15
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Khangai Nuruu National Park: Orkhon Khöndii (Valley of the River Orkhon).
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-14
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: the Rotel bus, parked by the "world's largest ger" with its Chinese-style gateway.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-12
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: a tethered Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), one of several outside the monastery, used for taking photographs of tourists.
Keywords: Mongol, birds of prey, raptors, birds, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-11
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: two of the newer Buddhist temples.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-10
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: Buddhist monks leaving the monastery.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-09
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: the Tibetan-style Lavrin Süm, where a Dalai Lama lived during his last visit.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR137K-08
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: a remarkable cumulus cloud.
Keywords: Mongol, weather phenomenon, meteorology, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-07
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: the courtyard in front of the three original temples.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-06
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: a newer Buddhist temple in the grounds.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-05
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: the three surviving original temples, dedicated to Buddha's childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-04
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: a small temple and the handsome Golden Prayer Stupa (1799), in the grounds.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR137K-03
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: souvenir stalls outside the north-west gate, with grazing goats.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-02
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: view of the boundary wall with its 108 stupas.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR137K-01
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: one of two surviving stone turtles, four of which originally marked the four gates of ancient Karakoram. Little else is visible of the ancient city.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR136K-36
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: one of two surviving stone turtles, four of which originally marked the four gates of ancient Karakoram. Little else is visible of the ancient city.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR136K-35
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: goats, grazing outside the boundary wall.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-34
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: the massive boundary wall with some of its 108 stupas.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-33
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: a modern version of the "Silver Tree Fountain", a feature of ancient Karakorum, designed by a French sculptor, Guillaume Bouchier, in 1253. The four lion's heads were reputed to deliver mare's milk, whilst the golden spouts delivered wine, rice wine, bal (mead) and airag (fermented mare's milk) simultaneously.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-32
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Rotel bus parked next to the "world's largest ger".
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR136K-31
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): black clouds presage an approaching storm on the steppe, which will have passed within the hour.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-30
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Tsetserleg, capital of Arkhangai Province, has a population of about 18,000. Here, a view of the dwellings comprising the town, spreading up the hillside below the outcrop of rocks.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR136K-29
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Tsetserleg, capital of Arkhangai Province, has a population of about 18,000. Here, a view of the dwellings comprising the town, spreading up the hillside.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR136K-28
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Tsetserleg, capital of Arkhangai Province, has a population of about 18,000. Here, the car park, in front of the local stores.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-27
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Tsetserleg, capital of Arkhangai Province, has a population of about 18,000. Here, the local supermarket, with a teachers' college on the left.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-26
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): the owner of the ger (yurt) and her grandchild. The family owns about 600 head of cattle, sheep, goats and horses.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-25
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): local guide bidding farewell to the owner of the ger (yurt) and her grandchildren. The family owns about 600 head of cattle, sheep, goats and horses.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR136K-24
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a typical ger (yurt), equipped with solar panels, dish antenna and family car. In the foreground cheese is being strained in a muslin cloth.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-23
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Rotel bus parked for the night by a ger-camp near the Taikhar Chuluu Monolith.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-22
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): the skin of the goat which was slaughtered for our evening meal. The animals are "hainags", a cross between cow and yak which supply more milk than pure yaks. The Taikhar Chuluu Monolith is visible in the background.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-21
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): the Taikhar Chuluu Monolith. Legend has it that a local hero hurled the monolith at a huge serpent, which may still be under the rock. Many Mongolians come to visit, and most leave their names in the form of graffiti!
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-20
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Mongolian visitors posing in front of the Taikhar Chuluu Monolith. Legend has it that a local hero hurled the monolith at a huge serpent, which may still be under the rock. Many Mongolians come to visit, and most leave their names in the form of graffiti!
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR136K-19
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a herder with his "uurga" (lasso) driving yaks from the watering pool.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-18
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a herd of yaks being watered in a pool.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-17
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): an "ovoo" (sharmanistic pile of stones and blue cloths as offerings) near the top of a pass. Travellers add a stone to the pile and walk round the ovoo three times to assure good fortune.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-16
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): an "ovoo" (sharmanistic pile of stones and blue cloths as offerings) near the top of a pass. Travellers add a stone to the pile and walk round the ovoo three times to assure good fortune.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-15
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a group of nomadic herdsmen from Uvs Aimag (in the north-west), driving a herd of camels in the direction of Ulaanbaatar. Bactrian camels in the foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-14
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a group of nomadic herdsmen from Uvs Aimag (in the north-west), driving a herd of sheep and goats in the direction of Ulaanbaatar.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-13
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a group of nomadic herdsmen from Uvs Aimag (in the north-west), driving a herd of sheep and goats in the direction of Ulaanbaatar. Here a herdsman shows his "uurga" or traditional wooden lasso.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-12
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): a group of nomadic herdsmen from Uvs Aimag (in the north-west), driving a herd of camels in the direction of Ulaanbaatar.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-11
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): crossing the Orkhon Gol, the longest river in Mongolia.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-10
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): the flatness of the steppe, as far as the horizon.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-09
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): sunset on Lake Ögii Nuur, a waterbird reserve.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-08
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): Rotel bus parked for the night by a ger-camp near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, yurts, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-07
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): milking the mare, near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, horses, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-06
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): the horses belonging to the gers (yurts) with foals in the foreground, near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, domestic animals, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-05
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): young Mongolian girl with a small child in her arms, near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, children, family life, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-04
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): young Mongolian girl with a small child in her arms, near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, family life, children

PMR136K-03
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): friendly youngsters from a group of gers (yurts) near Lake Ögii Nuur.
Keywords: Mongol, children, family life, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-02
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): Rotel Bus and a young Mongolian visitor on horseback.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR136K-01
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): pair of ornate Buddhist stupas on the steppe, with the usual blue cloth offerings.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR135K-36
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): sheep-shearing near a group of gers (yurts).
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, fleece, shorn wool

PMR135K-35
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): sheep-shearing near a group of gers (yurts).
Keywords: Mongol, shorn wool, fleece, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR135K-34
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): sheep-shearing near a group of gers (yurts).
Keywords: Mongol, shorn wool, fleece, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR135K-33
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): a tethered Bactrian camel. Others are still wild.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR135K-32
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): pause for lunch by the Rotel bus on the steppe.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR132K-11
Cambodia, Siem Reap: the Khmer temples were built as the Khmer civilization flowered, from the 8th to the 14th centuries AD in what is now Cambodia and Thailand. The architectural style closely resembles that of India at the same period, but Hindu gods are often joined, or even replaced, by figures of Buddha. Angkor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This picture: south-east view of Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument, built by King Suryavarman II.
Keywords: historic, shrine, Khmer, architecture, religion, Buddhist, Hindu, temples, picturesque, national heritage

PMR117K-24
Jordan, Jerash: already settled in Neolithic times, Jerash was later occupied by Greeks and Romans, and the latter are responsible for most of the surviving architecture which dates from 64 BC. By the first/second century AD the town had a population of about 15-20,000 inhabitants and was known as "Gerasa".

This picture: Temple of Zeus, built in 162 AD on the site of earlier religious buildings, dominates the Oval Plaza.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR109K-06
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: the church of Zwiefalten Abbey (founded 1089) , built in 1747 by Johann M. Fischer in Baroque style.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, Catholic, religious building, national heritage, architecture, monastery

PMR109K-05
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: rows of fruit trees in the orchard, in the grounds of the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, Catholic, religious building, national heritage

PMR109K-04
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: the "Ladies' House", part of the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, architecture, Catholic, religious building, national heritage, timber frame

PMR109K-03
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: former entry lodge of the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227.
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, timber-frame, national heritage, religious building, Catholic, architecture, historic

PMR109K-02
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227, showing a wing of the monastery now cared for by the Stefanus-Gemeinschaft Trust.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, architecture, Catholic, religious building, national heritage

PMR109K-01
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: Gothic church of the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, architecture, Catholic, religious building, national heritage

PMR108K-19
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a Baroque jewell, reconsecrated in 2005 after wartime destruction, dominates the Neumarkt.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, religious architecture

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

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

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

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

PMR104K-11
Peru, Departamento de Puno: arch of welcome to a Colla (Quechua) village. the church in the background is a good example of the local architecture.
Keywords: High Andes, church, religious architecture, landscape, picturesque

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

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

PMR103K-19
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral) and Plaza Murillo with its hundreds of pigeons.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, religious architecture, square

PMR103K-13
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Palacio Consistorial (left) and San Augustin Church (right).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, religious architecture

PMR102K-12
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Plaza Colon and the iron-framed Cathedral of San Marcos, designed by Gustave Eiffel, and transported to Arica from Peru after an earthquake had destroyed the city.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, religious architecture, Catholic, church

PMR100K-28
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. The church, "Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria", was founded in the year 1641.
Keywords: picturesque, religious architecture, Indio village, indiginous peoples

PMR100K-19
Argentina, Jujuy, Quiaca: historic Jesuit church near the Bolivian border.
Keywords: landscape, religious architecture, Christian

PMR099K-18
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. The cathedral, built in 1856, although a church has occupied this site since 1565. The architect was Pierre Etcheverry, a Basque. Here: a closer look at the dome (in Argentinian colours) and tympanum.
Keywords: architecture, plaza mayor, neo-classical, religious architecture, church, street scene

PMR099K-17
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. The cathedral, built in 1856, although a church has occupied this site since 1565. The architect was Pierre Etcheverry, a Basque.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, church, religious architecture, neo-classical, plaza mayor

PMR099K-15
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Basilica de San Francisco on the Plaza Independencia.
Keywords: architecture, church, religious architecture, street scene, temple

PMR099K-05
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). The Orthodox Catholic Church, in neo-Gothic style.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, religious architecture, Gothic

PMR099K-03
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). Plaza Libertad, with the cathedral, the fifth on this site, dating from 1877.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, religious architecture, church

PMR093K-10
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Fürstenfeldbruck: Baroque facade of the church of the former Cistercian Monastery.
Keywords: architecture, religious architecture, Baroque architecture

PMR091K-17
Macedonia, Skopje: devastated by an earthquake on 26th July 1963, the capital city has been largely rebuilt. Isa Beu Mosque and Medrese (religious university), founded in 1440.
Keywords: historic, medrasa, minaret, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, national heritage

PMR091K-05
Macedonia, Ohrid: display of religious wooden carvings for pilgrims, in the Fortress of King Samuil, who reigned from 976 to 1014 AD.
Keywords: Orthodox church, Yugoslavia, national heritage, historic, Christian

PMR089K-01
Montenegro, Podgorica: the almost completed Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection (Hristvog Vaskrenja).
Keywords: Yugoslavia, religious architecture, modern architecture

PMR088K-36
Montenegro, Podgorica: the almost completed Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection (Hristvog Vaskrenja).
Keywords: Yugoslavia, religious architecture, modern architecture

PMR053K-11
Spain, Madrid: Plaza Mayor, the heart of old Madrid, and scene of many religious ceremonies over the centuries.

PMR052K-04
Spain, Oviedo: Part of the 14th century Gothic cloisters in the cathedral at Oviedo.
Keywords: Gothic architecture, religious architecture

PMR052K-02
Spain, Oviedo, Covadonga: Neo-Romanesque pilgrimage basilica, built 1886-1901, in Covadonga, Picos de Europa.
Keywords: Neo-Romanesque architecture, church, religious architecture

PMR047K-16
Honduras, Tegucigalpa: Baroque facade and cupola of the Iglesia Los Dolores, completed in 1732.
Keywords: Baroque architecture, church, religious architecture

PMR047K-13
Honuras, Tegucigalpa: Baroque facade of the Iglesia Los Dolores, completed in 1732.
Keywords: Baroque architecture, church, religious architecture

PMR046K-33
Nicaragua, Managua: Sad ruin of the 19th century cathedral, Santiago de los Caballeros, destroyed in the 1972 earthquake.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR046K-31
Nicaragua, Granada: Iglesia Guadalupe, 500 metres from Lago de Nicaragua.
Keywords: religious architecture, church

PMR023K-23
Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur: An oasis of peace in a bustling city: Masjid Jamek, the first mosque to be built in Kuala Lumpur in 1907. Architect: A.B. Hubbock.
Keywords: Muslim, religious architecture, architecture, religion, Mohammed, Islam

PMR023K-22
Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur: Masjid Jamek, the first mosque to be built in Kuala Lumpur in 1907 is now surrounded by high-rise buildings. Architect: A.B. Hubbock.
Keywords: Muslim, religion, Mohammed, Islam, religious architecture

PMR042K-12
Cyprus: Kykkou Monastery, fabulously wealthy and one of the most celebrated in the Orthodox world. Repeatedly burnt down since its foundation in the 12th century, the present building dates from the late 19th century. EOKA terrorists made use of its facilities during the emergencies. Here, modern colourful mosaics on the main entrance to the monastery.
Keywords: Orthodox religious mosaics

PMR042K-10
Cyprus: Kykkou Monastery, fabulously wealthy and one of the most celebrated in the Orthodox world. Repeatedly burnt down since its foundation in the 12th century, the present building dates from the late 19th century. EOKA terrorists made use of its facilities during the emergencies. Here, modern colourful mosaics on the gallery.
Keywords: Orthodox religious mosaics

PMR042K-07
Cyprus, Pedoulas: Newly built Catholic Church of the Holy Cross.
Keywords: religious architecture

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

PMR040K-07
Romania, Maramures, Baia Mare: Stephen's Tower (14th century) and Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR035K-32
Namibia, Luderitz: The "Felskirche", built by German colonists in 1912.
Keywords: religious architecture

PMR035K-18
Namibia, Keetmanshoop: Former church of the Rhine Mission, now a museum of local history, amid cacti and palm trees.
Keywords: architecture, religious architecture

PMR035K-17
Namibia, Keetmanshoop: Former church of the Rhine Mission, now a museum of local history.
Keywords: architecture, religious architecture

PMR035K-08
Namibia, Windhoek: The city's landmark, Christ Church, by architect Gottlieb Redecker, completed in 1910.
Keywords: architecture, religious architecture

PMR071K-30
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: The tower of the parish church at Mittenwald is covered with frescoes.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, Baroque architecture, religious architecture

PMR405-08
Germany, Upper Bavaria, on the Chiemsee: monastery buildings and landing jetty on the Fraueninsel (Ladies' Island) with brightly coloured catamaran in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine lake, island, religious building, Monastery, Kloster

PMR405-07
Germany, Upper Bavaria, on the Chiemsee: tower of the Nunnery on the Fraueninsel (Ladies' Island) with a yacht in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine lake, island, onion dome, religious building, Monastery, Kloster

PMR403-12
Hungary, Eger: Baroque Bishop's Palace and Church in the main square.
Keywords: Magyar, religious buildings, church, architecture

PMR403-11
Hungary, Eger: the 19th century cathedral.
Keywords: Magyar, religious buildings, church, architecture

PMR403-10
Hungary, Eger: the 19th century cathedral.
Keywords: Magyar, religious buildings, church, architecture

PMR377-12
Australia, Northern Territory: strange patterns of erosion on the flanks of Ayers Rock (Uluru) which have religious significance for the Aborigines.
Keywords: outback, monolith, wilderness, bush, nature, natural, geology, vegetation, savannah, ecology, biotope, tropical

PMR558-6
Australia, Western Australia: Japanese "Torii" (Gate) to a Shinto shrine on the beach at Broome, reminds of the days when Japanese pearl fishers lived and worked in the area.
Keywords: tropical, colour contrast, horizon, empty, sea, sand, religious symbol

PMR556-7
Australia, Wetern Australia, Geraldton: Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, built by architect Monsignor John Hawes over a 25-year period, and completed in 1938.
Keywords: architecture, religious building, church, Romanesque

PMR552-10
Singapore: Colourful figures on the gopuram of the Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in South Bridge Road.
Keywords: religious buildings, hindu deities

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

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

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

PMR550-9
Vietnam, Saigon/Ho Chi Min City: Giac Lam Pagoda; the adjoining chua (temple) was founded in 1744, renewed in 1804 and 1908, and thus is one of the oldest in Saigon. Within are 153 large, carved wooden figures and 60 Buddhas.
Keywords: religious building , architecture, Buddhist

PMR550-12
Vietnam, Saigon/Ho Chi Min City: The impeccably restored Chua (Temple) Quang Duc.
Keywords: religious building, architecture, Buddhist

PMR543-11
Brasov: facade and tower of an Orthodox church in the main square.
Keywords: architecture, religious building, Romanian architecture

PMR541-2
Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: view of St. Barbara's Church (left), founded in 1388, and financed by the mining community, showing the unusual "tent" roofs, and the Jesuit College.
Keywords: historic town, religious buildings, architecture, heritage, picturesque town

PMR541-1
Kutná Hora prospered in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its silver mines and the authorisation to mint silver coin. Here: view of the facade of St. Barbara's Church, founded in 1388, and financed by the mining community, showing the unusual flying buttresses.
Keywords: historic town, religious buildings, architecture, heritage, picturesque town

PMR678-09
Mongolia, Töv: Mandshir Khiid, a monastery of 350 monks, now in the Bogdkhan Strictly Protected Area, was destroyed on Stalin's orders in 1937, but one temple has been rebuilt as a museum. Ruins of the adobe walls of the former assembly hall of the monastery.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR678-08
Mongolia, Töv: Mandshir Khiid, a monastery of 350 monks, now in the Bogdkhan Strictly Protected Area, was destroyed on Stalin's orders in 1937, but one temple has been rebuilt as a museum. Buddhist stele in the Foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR678-06
Mongolia, Töv: a spring, sacred to the Mongolians, at the foot of Eej Khad (Mother Rock/Holy Mountain). A tree, growing where the spring leaves the mountain, is loaded with blue cloth offerings.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR678-05
Mongolia, Töv: a spring, sacred to the Mongolians, at the foot of Eej Khad (Mother Rock/Holy Mountain). Decorated with the usual blue-cloth offerings.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR678-04
Mongolia, Töv: view of Eej Khad (Mother Rock/Holy Mountain), with tree in the foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR678-03
Mongolia, Töv: weathered granite slabs on the flank of Eej Khad (Mother Rock/Holy Mountain).
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR678-02
Mongolia, Töv: a Buddhist stupa at the foot of Eej Khad (Mother Rock/Holy Mountain).
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR678-01
Mongolia, Töv: Rotel bus negotiating a tricky patch of mud after heavy rain.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR677-12
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Stratified, bizarre granite rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-11
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Distant view of the Rotel bus, parked at the edge of the granite rocks.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-10A
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) on nest with one chick, fully grown.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-10
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) on nest with one chick, fully grown.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-09
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. An "ovoo" (pile of rocks as a religious offering) on the flat top of a holy mountain, with the usual blue cloths.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-08
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Stratified, bizarre granite rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-07
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Stratified, bizarre granite rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-06
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Hikers walking through a rocky defile.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-05
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. A winter homestead with shelter for sheep and goats (temperatures can reach minus 40 degrees)
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-04
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. A family Buddhist stupa on a deserted, winter homestead.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-03
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. The bleached bones of a horse near the rocks.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR677-02
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Hikers taking a breather amid the rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR677-01
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Stratified, bizarre granite rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-12
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Hikers exploring the rock formations.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR676-11
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Hikers walking through a rocky defile.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR676-09
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Gers (yurts) in a ger-camp, available for travellers' sleeping accommodation.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-08
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-07
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-06
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. View of the landscape of outcrops with a ger (yurt) in the distance.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-05
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Ger (yurt) camp with its green wooden restaurant on the edge of the outcrops.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-04
Mongolia, Dundgov: Baga Gazriin Chuluu, an area of granite outcrops in the Gobi Desert. Rotel bus parked in a grassy depression between the outcrops.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR676-03
Mongolia, Dundov, Mandalgov (Gobi Desert): goats, tethered together, being milked, with Rotel bus in the background.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR676-02
Mongolia, Dundov, Mandalgov: this town with a population of 14,000 is the capital of Dundov aimag in the Gobi Desert. Statue of Lenin has survived the political changes.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR676-01
Mongolia, Dundov, Mandalgov: this town with a population of 14,000 is the capital of Dundov aimag in the Gobi Desert. The main square, with a statue of Sükhbaatar.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-12
Mongolia, Dundgov, Ölziit (Gobi Desert): Tsagaan Suvraga, an area of 30-metre-high white limestone formations which resembles a moon landscape. It was originally beneath the sea.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-11
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: Yolyn Am (Vulture's Mouth) Gorge in the Saikhan National Park (Gobi Desert) where Griffon Vultures are always to be seen. A metre-thick layer of ice can still be found in the narrows, even in summer.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-10
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: Yolyn Am (Vulture's Mouth) Gorge in the Saikhan National Park (Gobi Desert) where Griffon Vultures are always to be seen.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-09
Mongolia, Bulgan (Gobi Desert): walking to the top of the Odeen Davaa Pass (2100m.) where ibex may be seen.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-08
Mongolia, Ömnögov, Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922. This part was called "The Flaming Cliffs" by Roy Chapman Andrews.
Keywords: Mongol, geological, geology, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-07
Mongolia, Ömnögov, Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922. This part was called "The Flaming Cliffs" by Roy Chapman Andrews.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-06
Mongolia, Ömnögov, Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922. This part was called "The Flaming Cliffs" by Roy Chapman Andrews.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-05
Mongolia, Ömnögov, Bayanzag (Gobi Desert): a sandy area stabilised by saxaul shrubs where American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered numerous fossilised Protoceratops dinosaurs with nests and eggs in 1922.
Keywords: Mongol, geological, geology, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-04
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: picturesque landscape in Orkhon Gol (River) Valley in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR675-03
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: the Orkhon Gol (River) in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park before it reaches the waterfall.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-02
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: Orkhon Khürkhree (Waterfall) in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park drops 20 metres into a gorge where numerous pine trees grow. It is dry for about 10 months of the year.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR675-01
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: Orkhon Khürkhree (Waterfall) in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park drops 20 metres into a gorge where numerous pine trees grow. It is dry for about 10 months of the year.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR674-12
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: landscape in Orkhon Gol (River) Valley in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park. Trees growing in the shelter of the escarpment.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR674-11
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: landscape in Orkhon Gol (River) Valley in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park. Leaves of Iris lactea plants in the foreground.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR674-10
Mongolia, Övörkhangai: landscape in Orkhon Gol (River) Valley in the Khangaii Nuruu National Park.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR674-09
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: a modern interpretation of the "Silver Tree Fountain", a feature of ancient Karakorum, designed by a French sculptor, Guillaume Bouchier, in 1253. The four lion's heads were reputed to deliver mare's milk, whilst the golden spouts delivered wine, rice wine, bal (mead) and airag (fermented mare's milk) simultaneously.
Keywords: Mongol, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR674-08
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: one of the three remaining temples in the grounds, dedicated to the childhood of Buddha.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist

PMR674-07
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: a row of prayer wheels in the grounds.
Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia

PMR674-06
Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role.
This picture: the Golden Prayer Stupa (1799) surmounted by the flame symbol, in the grounds.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism

PMR674-05
Mongolia, Arkhangai Aimag (Province): Mongolian visitors posing in front of the Taikhar Chuluu Monolith. Legend has it that a local hero hurled the monolith at a huge serpent, which may still be under the rock. Many Mongolians come to visit, and most leave their names in the form of grafitti!
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

PMR674-04
Mongolia, Bulgan Aimag (Province): pair of ornate Buddhist stupas on the steppe, with the usual blue cloth offerings.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism

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

PMR627-12
Spain, Lanzarote, Arrecife: The Parish Church of San Gines, dating back to the 17th century, but extensively rebuilt and enlarged.
Keywords: religious building, Canary Islands, Christian, architecture

PMR627-10
Spain, Fuerteventura, La Oliva: The Parish Church of La Oliva with its squat belltower dates from 1711.
Keywords: religious building, Spanish architecture, Christian, Canary Islands

PMR627-08
Spain, Fuerteventura, Antigua: The church of Nuestra Senora de Antigua, consecrated in 1748, contains a wonderful Mudejar wooden ceiling.
Keywords: religious building, belltower, Spanish architecture, Christian, Canary Islands

PMR627-05
Spain, Fuerteventura: Betancuria was the island's capital until 1834, when Puerto del Rosario took that title. View of the ex-cathedral, Santa Maria, which dates from the 17th century.
Keywords: religious building, historic building, belltower, Spanish architecture, Christian, church, Canary Islands

PMR626-08
Spain, Lanzarote: Teguise, the former capital of the island until 1852, when the port of Arrecife took on that role, is one of the oldest towns in the Canary Islands, having been founded in 1418 by Maciot de Bethencourt. A number of well preserved historic buildings are to be found in the old centre. Here, the Parish Church of San Miguel/Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe, dating back to the mid 15th century.
Keywords: traditional architecture, bell tower, clock tower, Christian, religious building, Spanish architecture, Canary Islands

PMR620-09
Germany, Thuringia, Weimar: First mentioned in 975, Weimar reached its cultural zenith in the 18th century under Duchess Anna Amalia, when both Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller among other writers, settled and worked here. Painters Lukas Cranach and Arnold Böcklin were also active here, as was composer Franz Liszt. Usually regarded as the home of German culture. Here: the Parish Church of Saints Peter and Paul, built 1498-1500 as Gothic but converted to Baroque 1735-45, where the poet and critic, Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) used to preach.
Keywords: German heritage, Christian, Religious Building, European city of culture 1999, German architecture

PMR616-10
Bulgaria, Rila: Rilski Monastery, 1100 metres high in the Rila Mountains, is the largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria. Built on the site of the hermit, Ivan Rilski's retreat in the 10th century, it has been rebuilt a number of times. Here, the monastery church, renowned for its numerous colourful frescoes.
Keywords: Orthodox churches, Bulgarian architecture, religious buildings, Byzantine

PMR615-06
Bulgaria, Sofia: Facade and main entrance of the Alexander Nevski Cathedral of Remembrance, built between 1892 and 1912, as an act of gratitude to the Russian people for delivering the Bulgarians from the Turks.
Keywords: church, Orthodox church, Byzantine style, religious building

PMR615-04
Bulgaria, Sofia: Sveta Nedelya Church, where 150 people died in 1925 when an assassin's bomb failed to kill Czar Boris III. Now a revered pilgrimage church and first patriarchal church of Sofia.
Keywords: religious building, Othodox church, Bulgarian architecture

PMR615-03
Bulgaria, Sofia: Sveti Georgi Church in the form of a rotunda, dates back to the 4th century, when it was built on the site of a Roman temple, now finds itself in the inner court of the Sheraton Balkan Hotel. In the foreground are the foundations of two 13/14th century houses.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox church, early Christian

PMR615-02
Bulgaria, Sofia: Sveti Nikolai Church, built in Russian style in 1912-14. The bells were donated by Czar Nicolas II of Russia.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox church, golden onion domes

PMR615-01
Bulgaria, Sofia: Side view of the Alexander Nevski Cathedral of Remembrance, built between 1892 and 1912, as an act of gratitude to the Russian people for delivering the Bulgarians from the Turks.
Keywords: church, Orthodox church, Byzantine style, religious building, golden domes

PMR614-06
Bulgaria, Assenovgrad: Sveta Bogorodiza Church, two and a half kilometres south of the town and perched high on a rocky crag, was formerly part of the Byzantine fortress established in the 11/12th century.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox church

PMR614-04
Bulgaria, Assenovgrad: Sveta Bogorodiza Church, two and a half kilometres south of the town and perched high on a rocky crag, was formerly part of the Byzantine fortress established in the 11/12th century. View from the ruins of the fortress.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox church

PMR614-03
Bulgaria: Batchkovo Monastery, in the Rodopi Mountains, was founded in the 12th century but several times rebuilt. It is the second largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria. View of the columned entry porch, decorated with frescoes, with the monastery church behind.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox church, Byzantine style, monks, retreat

PMR614-02
Bulgaria: Batchkovo Monastery, in the Rodopi Mountains, was founded in the 12th century but several times rebuilt. It is the second largest and most important monastery in Bulgaria. View of the Byzantine-style church and colourful flower gardens.
Keywords: religious building, retreat, monks, Byzantine style, Orthodox church

PMR613-05
Bulgaria, Shipka: The colourful, ornate facade of the Russian-style memorial church built in 1902, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka Pass on 21st-26th August 1877, when the Russo-Bulgarian force defeated the Turks.
Keywords: golden onion domes, Russian-style architecture, Orthodox church, religious building

PMR613-02
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. Main entrance.
Keywords: religious building, Orthodox monastery, monks, retreat

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

PMR611-07
Bulgaria, Shipka: The colourful, ornate decorations and golden roofs and onion domes of the Russian-style memorial church built in 1902, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka Pass on 21st-26th August 1877, when a Russo-Bulgarian force defeated the Turks, although outnumbered five to one..
Keywords: golden onion domes, Russian-style architecture, Orthodox church, religious building

PMR611-06
Bulgaria, Shipka: The colourful, ornate decorations and golden roofs and onion domes of the Russian-style memorial church built in 1902, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka Pass on 21st-26th August 1877, when a Russo-Bulgarian force defeated the Turks, although outnumbered five to one..
Keywords: golden onion domes, religious building, Orthodox church, Russian-style architecture

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

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

PMR609-12
Moldova, part of the USSR until 1991, was formerly Romanian "Bessarabia" until annexed by the Russians. With a population of 4.4million, it is one of the poorest countries of Europe. Here: the Russian-style Gufli Church, dating from the nineteenth century in Chisinau.
Keywords: religious building, onion domes, Christian

PMR609-11
Romania, Moldavia, Petru Voda: The 20th century monastery at Petru Voda seen through the traditional decorated gateway arch.
Keywords: Orthodox church, religious architecture, Romanian architecture, religious building, monks

PMR609-10
Romania, Moldavia, Petru Voda: The 20th century monastery at Petru Voda painted with the traditional age-old frescoes.
Keywords: Orthodox church, religious building, Romanian architecture, religious architecture, monks

PMR609-09
Romania, Moldavia, Durau: The Orthodox monastery at Durau, with frescoes in the gateway arch
Keywords: Orthodox church, religious building, Romanian architecture, religious architecture, monks

PMR609-02
Sweden: Oscar Fredriks Church in Gothenburg, built in new-Gothic style between 1889 and 1893. Architect: Helgo Zettervall.
Keywords: Swedish architecture, religious architecture, gables, spires, clocktower

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Mexico: Teotihuacan, probably the largest pre-Hispanic city in the Americas, covering about 156,000 square kilometres, with up to 200,000 inhabitants. Founded ca. 100 AD, flourished 300 to 650, abandoned by 750 AD. Identity of the builders is unknown. The Aztecs believed it was the work of giants. Frontal view of the Pyramid of the Sun, with altar in the foreground. It was built over a trefoil-shaped cave, which may have had a supreme religious significance.

PMR657-09
France, Périgord, Périgueux: the Romanesque church of St-Etienne-de-la-Cité, has two massive domes, the older one dating from ca. 1117.
Keywords: Architecture, national heritage, historic, religious institution, mediaeval, Dordogne

PMR657-08
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: twin Baroque towers of Zwiefalten Abbey (founded 1089), built in 1747 by architect Johann M. Fischer.
Keywords: East Germany, monastery, religious institution, Catholic, picturesque, national heritage

PMR654-04
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru.
The Cathedral of San Marcos, in Plaza Colon, is built around an iron frame, designed by Gustave Eiffel, and was transported from Peru after a tidal wave destroyed all the churches in Arica.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, street scene, Catholic church, religious architecture, Columbus Square

PMR653-09
Chile, El Loa, San Pedro de Atacama: Iglesia de San Pedro, dating from 17th century, is said to be the second oldest church in the country.
Keywords: High Andes, Andean village, street scene, religious architecture, Catholic church

PMR640-02
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Fürstenfeldbruck: the former Cistercian Fürstenfeld Monastery, founded ca. 1260 by Duke Ludwig II. The impressive Baroque facade of St. Mary's, the former monastery church, now the parish church.
Keywords: architecture, Catholic, religious architecture, Baroque architecture

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