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Aircraft (2 files)

PMR-D10314
Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt: HA-MHL Antonov AN-2R (c/n IG123-02) of Air Classic, displayed on the roof of the terminal.
Keywords: aeroplane, air transport, aircraft, airliner, airplane, aviation

PMR-D0296
Germany, Berlin, Technical Museum: N951CA Douglas C-47B (Dakota) (c/n 16954/34214) on the roof, over the museum entrance. (Ex 45-0951, T.3-54, G-BLFL)
Keywords: aeroplane, airplane, aircraft, aviation, sport planes, light aircraft, vintage, veteran

Penang pictures 1959 (1 file)

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

Singapore pictures 1958-9 (1 file)

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

Travel (311 files)

PMR112-04
Italy, Ravenna: the Mausoleum of Theodoric (died 526 AD) viewed from the side. The one-piece roof weighs 300 tons and was raised by means of an earth ramp.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, antiquity, mediaeval, picturesque

PMR112-03
Italy, Ravenna: the Mausoleum of Theodoric (died 526 AD) showing entrances to the two levels. The one-piece roof weighs 300 tons and was raised by means of an earth ramp.
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, antiquity, mediaeval, picturesque

PMR108-03
Egypt, Edfu: the town of Edfu at dusk, seen from the roof of the of the Temple of Horus.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR106-09
Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Figures of Ramesses in the outer chamber of the main temple, with roof frescoes of Nekhbet, the vulture.
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR103-11
Egypt, Aswan: the Temple of Isis on the Island of Agilkia, a few miles south of Aswan, formerly stood on the Island of Philae. Built between the 4th century BC and the 2nd century AD (Ptolemies and Romans). It was removed, stone by stone, and re-erected in its present position. View of the colonnaded courtyard from the top of the pylon.
Roman garrisons erected wooden roofs for their troops under the colonnades (traces still to be seen).
Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture

PMR096-01
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lindau: mediaeval Thieves' Tower or Malevitz Tower with picturesque turreted roof.
Keywords: colourful, island, Swabia, Bodensee, Lake Constance, historic, heritage

PMR083-01
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: old roofed wooden bridge over the River Pegnitz, with the twin towers of St. Lawrence's Cathedral in the background.
Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage

PMR072-07
Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa: the old wooden roofed bridge spanning the River Brenta
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque

PMR-D11878
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Peenemünde on the Island of Usedom: view from the roof of the power station, showing the V-1 and V-2 rockets and a train unit used by emplyees.
Keywords: armament, Hitler, missile, NAZI, warfare, Werner von Braun

PMR-D11837
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): Humboldt's penguins on the roof of the Ozeaneum Museum, with the rooftops of Stralsund in the background.
Keywords: architecture, birds, culture, Hanseatic League, heritage, mediaeval, ornithology, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11002
White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) with full-grown fledgling in nest on the roof of the parish church, Bad Gögging, Lower Bavaria.
Keywords: avifauna, chick, nature, ornithology, waders, wild birds

PMR-D11001
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) with fledgling in nest on the roof of the parish church, Bad Gögging, Lower Bavaria.
Keywords: avifauna, nature, ornithology, waders, wild birds

PMR-D11000
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and nest on the roof of the parish church, Bad Gögging, Lower Bavaria.
Keywords: avifauna, nature, ornithology, waders, wild birds

PMR-D10568
Germany, Upper Bavaria, MIttenwald: traditional "Heustadel" (hay barn), roof secured with rocks, on the Kranzberg, with the Karwendel Mountains in the background.
Keywords: alpine, log cabin, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR-D9918
Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada: look-out station on the roof of a house for the purpose of early sighting of the first ships arriving for the orange harvest.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, historic

PMR-D9653
Iceland, Island of Heimaey: Stafkirkjan, a Viking-era-style wooden church, consecrated in 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. It stands close to the probable site of the country's first church.
Keywords: Westman Islands, shingle roof, millennium, chapel

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

PMR-D8612
Chile. Santiago: Mercado Central de Santiago (Central Market) was opened in 1872 and has a cast-iron roof which was prefabricated by the firm of R. Laidlaw and Sons, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Keywords: South America, heritage, historic, architecture, Latin America

PMR-D8611
Chile. Santiago: Mercado Central de Santiago (Central Market) was opened in 1872 and has a cast-iron roof which was prefabricated by the firm of R. Laidlaw and Sons, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Keywords: South America, heritage, historic, architecture, Latin America

PMR-D8590
Austria, Tyrol, Landl am Thiersee: parish church Mariahilf, view of the altar from the nave, with roof frescos.
Keywords: architecture, Baroque, interior

PMR-D8362
Greece, Island of Naxos: an old dwelling with slate roof standing near the ancient watch tower "Pirgos Himarou".
Keywords: Greek Islands, architecture, culture, heritage, historic, Cyclades, island hopping, Hellas

PMR-D8153
Norway, Hordaland, Voss: Vangskyrkja, the ancient stone church dating back to1277, was virtually the only building in Voss to survive the enemy bombing of 1940. The altar is surmounted by a Coptic triptych (wings missing) with a painting by Elias Figenschoug in the style of Rubens. The carved angel suspended from the roof carries the baptismal basin whic lowered for christenings.
Keywords: Scandinavia, architecture, timber, font, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque

PMR-D8090
Norway, Telemark: Heddal Stave Church, the largest in the country, dates back to the early 13th century. It was restored in 1849-51 and again in the 1950s. Dragons' heads on the roof gables are intended to keep away evil spirits.
Keywords: picturesque, mythical, superstition, culture, historic, timber, wooden, Scandinavia, architecture

PMR-D8086
Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) was founded in 1881 and is regarded as the world's oldest open air museum. It has a collection of over 150 typical Norwegian buildings, some dating back to the 13th century. A turf-roofed barn from Natadal, Nedre, Flatdal, Telemark (1762).
Keywords: picturesque, architecture, Scandinavia, capital city, historical, farming, agriculture, timber

PMR-D8081
Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) was founded in 1881 and is regarded as the world's oldest open air museum. It has a collection of over 150 typical Norwegian buildings, some dating back to the 13th century. Turf-roofed wooden house from Jaeren, Rogaland (1820-60).
Keywords: picturesque, timber, agriculture, farming, historical, capital city, Scandinavia, architecture

PMR-D8080
Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) was founded in 1881 and is regarded as the world's oldest open air museum. It has a collection of over 150 typical Norwegian buildings, some dating back to the 13th century. A slate-roofed woodshed from Bakka, Halandsdal, Sunnhordland (ca.1800).
Keywords: picturesque, timber, agriculture, farming, historical, capital city, Scandinavia, architecture

PMR-D8078
Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) was founded in 1881 and is regarded as the world's oldest open air museum. It has a collection of over 150 typical Norwegian buildings, some dating back to the 13th century. A turf-roofed farm outhouse.
Keywords: picturesque, timber, agriculture, farming, historical, capital city, Scandinavia, architecture

PMR-D8073
Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum) was founded in 1881 and is regarded as the world's oldest open air museum. It has a collection of over 150 typical Norwegian buildings, some dating back to the 13th century. Pride of the collection is this genuine Stave Church from around 1200, one of only 28 survivors in the country. Ornate wooden carvings adorn the roof.
Keywords: picturesque, timber, agriculture, farming, historical, capital city, Scandinavia, architecture

PMR-D8038
Norway, Oslo: the Opera House (Operahuset), built of white granite and Carrara marble, was completed in 2007 at a cost of 4 billion Kroner. Ramps lead from water level to the roof, where there is a fine view of the city.
Keywords: architecture, culture, stage, music, drama, capital city, Scandinavia

PMR-D8036
Norway, Oslo: view of the city from the roof of the Opera House, with Operagata in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, panorama, culture, capital city, Scandinavia

PMR-D8035
Norway, Oslo: Havnelageret office block on the quayside was the largest building in Scandinavia when it was completed in 1921. View from the roof of the Opera House.
Keywords: architecture, Scandinavia, capital city, culture, Langkaia, Neo-Baroque, Art Nouveau

PMR-D8034
Norway, Oslo: view north from the roof of the Opera House, with Oslo Cathedral in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, panorama, Scandinavia, capital city, culture

PMR-D8033
Norway, Oslo: view of the harbour from the roof of the Opera Hose, with a modern sculpture in the foreground.
Keywords: Scandinavia, capital city, culture, artistic

PMR-D8032
Norway, Oslo: the Opera House (Operahuset), built of white granite and Carrara marble, was completed in 2007 at a cost of 4 billion Kroner. Ramps lead from water level to the roof, where there is a fine view of the city.
Keywords: architecture, culture, stage, music, drama, capital city, Scandinavia

PMR-D7969
Germany, Bavaria, Wurzburg: inside the main courtyard of the Marienberg Fortress: The Brunnentempel, built to house the well, which reaches down to the water level of the River Main. The statues are (left to right): Daniel with the lion; Hercules forcing open the lion's muzzle, and St Hieronymus. On the roof, the gilded figure of Fortuna on a rolling ball.
Keywords: architecture, Romantische Strasse, Romantic Road, historic, Franconia, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, sculpture, stone-carving

PMR-D7605
Morocco, Essaouira: the harbour and quayside with fishing boats, from the roof of the Genoese-built citadel. Below, the harbour fortifications, complete with cannons.
Keywords: Africa, port, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR-D7554
Morocco, Marakech: colourful terraces built on to the roof of a house in the medina.
Keywords: Africa, culture, architecture, Marakesh, Islam, Muslim, Maghreb

PMR-D7409
Morocco, Meknes: minaret of the Grande Mosque from the roof of the Medrasa Bou Inania.
Keywords: Africa, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, culture, historic, national heritage, architecture, royal city

PMR-D7407
Morocco, Meknes: part of the carved cedar roof and intricately decorated walls of the courtyard of the Medrasa Bou Inania, built in 1345 by the Marinid sultans Abu al-Hasan and Abu Inan.
Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, culture, historic, national heritage, fortifications, architecture, royal city, koran-school

PMR-D7405
Morocco, Meknes: carved cedar screen and part of the cedar roof and intricately decorated walls of the courtyard of the Medrasa Bou Inania, built in 1345 by the Marinid sultans Abu al-Hasan and Abu Inan.
Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, culture, historic, national heritage, fortifications, architecture, royal city, koran-school

PMR-D6899
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: view of the residential Wintergarten Hochhaus adjoining Augustus Platz, from the roof of the Battle of the Nations Monument.
Keywords: heritage, architecture, masonry, high-rise, skyscraper, landmark

PMR-D6898
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: view of the 36-storey City Hochhaus, at 142 metres, the tallest building in Leipzig, from the roof of the Battle of the Nations Monument. Designed by architect Hermann Henselmann in the form of an open book, it was formerly part of the university campus. In the foreground is the spire of the Russian Church.
Keywords: heritage, architecture, masonry, high-rise, skyscraper, landmark

PMR-D6891
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: two bronze mechanical figures strike the hours on three bells (two smaller, inside the largest) on the roof of the 12-storey Krochhochhaus, the first high-rise building in Leipzig, dating from 1927, built by Martin Samuel Kroch for his bank. Based on the "Torre dell'Orologio" in Venice. The block houses the Museum of Egyptology.
Keywords: historic, heritage, architecture, astrological, carillon, Omnia Vincit Labor

PMR-D6612
Ireland, County Meath, Brú Na Bóinne: Knowth neolithic Irish passage tomb dating from about 3200 BC, One of the adjacent smaller burial mounds without its roof.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, archeology, necropolis, ancient, UNESCO

PMR-D6606
Ireland, County Meath, Brú Na Bóinne: Knowth neolithic Irish passage tomb dating from about 3200 BC, View of the surrounding countryside from the roof of the mound.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, archeology, necropolis, ancient, UNESCO

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

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

PMR-D6426
Germany, Bavaria, Unterfranken, Röttingen: newly renovated Schweinehirtenturm ("Swineherd's Tower) has timber framework on the inner wall and a hip-roof.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture

PMR-D6417
Germany, Bavaria, Mittelfranken, Feuchtwangen: a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) on its nest on a roof.
Keywords: Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, birds, ornithology, waders

PMR-D6328
Germany, Bavaria, Mittelfranken, Dinkelsbühl: Bäuerlinsturm, a defence tower on the eastern town wall dating from 16th century. Close-up of the living quarters with steeply hipped roof.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture

PMR-D6305
Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Nördlingen: a pair of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) on their nest on a roof
Keywords: Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, birds, ornithology, waders

PMR-D6239
Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Donauwörth: view of the former Benedictine Monastery, dating back to the 11th century. It acquired its present appearance in 1747. Note the stork's nest on the right hand end of the roof.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture

PMR-D5868
Oman, Jabrin: colourfully decorated roof of the dining hall of Jabreen Castle (Gabrin Fort) which dates back to about 1672 and has recently been throughly renovated.
Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, architecture, fortress, defence, historic, ornate, beams

PMR-D5864
Oman, Al Hamra: a goat on the roof of an empty building in the old quarter.
Keywords: curiosity, mammal, quadruped

PMR-D5738
Turkey, Marmoris: the castle, built in 1522, in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, stands on the site of age-old defensive installations. It now houses an ethnographical museum. View along the defence walls, with a display of wine amphorae under the red roof.
Keywords: port, harbour, holiday resort, marina, yachts, boats, picturesque, colourful, heritage, historic, fortress, crenellations, culture

PMR-D5555
Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago.
General view of the site, with the extensive new roofing arrangements for protection from the elements.
Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins

PMR-D5510
Greece, Island of Astypalaia: a row of old red-roofed windmills in Chora, the town surrounding the the Querini Fortress, built under the Venetian administration, and ruined in an earthquake in 1956.
Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage

PMR-D5508
Greece, Island of Astypalaia: a row of old red-roofed windmills in Chora, the town surrounding the the Querini Fortress, built under the Venetian administration, and ruined in an earthquake in 1956.
Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage

PMR-D5507
Greece, Island of Astypalaia: crowning the hill is the Querini Fortress, built under the Venetian administration, and ruined in an earthquake in 1956. An old windmill with red roof stands in the foreground.
Keywords: Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage

PMR-D5287
Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Registan: mosque with carved wooden pillars and roof in Tilya-Kori ("gilded") madrasa, built 1646-60.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO

PMR-D5245
Uzbekistan, Samarkand: the Shah-i-Zinda ("Living King") necropolis contains about 28 mausoleums and mosques, dating from 11th to 18th centuries, but most were built during the reign of Timur (Tamerlane): roof of mausoleum of Shodi Mulk Oko, built 1372 in honour of Temur/Tamerlaine's sister Turkon oko and her daughter.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, tiles, faience, glazed, polychrome, ornamentation, decoration, arabesques

PMR-D5237
Uzbekistan, Samarkand: the Shah-i-Zinda ("Living King") necropolis contains about 28 mausoleums and mosques, dating from 11th to 18th centuries, but most were built during the reign of Timur (Tamerlane): Kusam ibn Abbas complex - domed roof of the mausoleum with chandelier.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, tiles, faience, glazed, polychrome, ornamentation, decoration, arabesques

PMR-D5236
Uzbekistan, Samarkand: the Shah-i-Zinda ("Living King") necropolis contains about 28 mausoleums and mosques, dating from 11th to 18th centuries, but most were built during the reign of Timur (Tamerlane): Kusam ibn Abbas complex - domed roof of the mausoleum with chandelier.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, tiles, faience, glazed, polychrome, ornamentation, decoration, arabesques

PMR-D5219
Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: colourful decorated roof adjoining a courtyard in the Tosh Khauni ( Kohna Ark).
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO

PMR-D5204
Uzbekistan, Province Khorezm, Khiva, a walled, desert city founded about the beginning of the millennium: colourful roof of the reception hall of the mosque in the Kohna Ark.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO

PMR-D4956
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway: colourful rocks and snow-capped mountains combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive

PMR-D4955
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4954
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4953
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive

PMR-D4952
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive

PMR-D4951
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4950
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4949
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4948
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4947
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4946
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4945
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4944
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4943
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4942
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, Ghez River Canyon: colourful rocks and verdant vegetation combine to provide unforgettable scenery on the approach to the Pamir Mountains, the "roof of the world".
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography, picturesque, impressive, spectacular

PMR-D4901
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Turpan: typical house in the city, in the Uighur style, with a ventilated room on the roof for drying grapes.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, culture, heritage, architecture, Turfan, raisins, sultanas

PMR-D4669
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: equestrian statue of King Norodom on a roofed plinth, in the Silver Pagoda complex of the Royal Palace.
Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage

PMR-D4656
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: the Throne Hall of the Royal Palace, in traditional Khmer style, was inaugurated by King Sisowath in 1919. Figure of a Garuda supporting the roof.
Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, colourful, picturesque, architecture, historic, heritage

PMR-D4621
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: view of the city from the roof of the Grand Waterfront Hotel, with the Tonle Sap River in the background.
Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, accommodation, panorama, rooftops

PMR-D4620
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: swimming pool on the roof of the Grand Waterfront Hotel, with view of the Tonle Sap River
Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, accommodation, panorama, leisure

PMR-D4386
Thailand, Phuket Island: Wat Chaiyathararam (Wat Chalong), dedicated to two Buddhist monks, Luang Pho Chaem and Luang Pho Chuang, who helped many injured in 1876 through their knowledge of herbal medecine. The leading Buddhist Temple on Phuket Island. The main temple boasts 4 roof tiers.
Keywords: temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, golden, pomp, splendour

PMR-D2782
Cyprus, Khirokitia-Vouni (Choirokoitia) aceramic Neolithic site, a settlement dating from approximately 6800 BC, in process of ongoing excavation. The village comprises large numbers of circular dwellings built of stone, complemented with pisé and mudbrick.
The largest unit (chief's house ?) has additional internal supports for the roof.
Keywords: archeology, excavations, ruins, prehistoric, ancient, antiquity

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

PMR-D1177
People's Republic of China, Xining: view of Kumbum Monastery, with the roof of the Golden Tiled Temple visible.
Keywords: architecture, Buddhist, metropolis, municipality, Asian, Han, Middle Kingdom, colourful

PMR-D1168
People's Republic of China, Shanghai: tea tasting on a roof terrace teahouse.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise blocks, metropolis, municipality, Asian, Han, Middle Kingdom, night life, colourful, architecture

PMR-D1167
People's Republic of China, Shanghai: skyscrapers of Pudong, over the roofs of Yuyuan Garden, originally laid out in 1577.
Keywords: modern architecture, architecture, colourful, night life, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, municipality, metropolis, high-rise blocks, skyscrapers

PMR-D1164
People's Republic of China, Shanghai: roofs with elephants and monkeys, in Yuyuan Garden, originally laid out in 1577.
Keywords: modern architecture, architecture, colourful, night life, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, municipality, metropolis, high-rise blocks, skyscrapers

PMR-D1048
Thailand, Chonburi, Ko Si Chang Island: view of the harbour from a terrace of the San Jao Phaw Khao Yai Chinese Temple, with colourful roof figures.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, beach

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-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-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-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-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-D0636
Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: a close view of the roof gables of Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, built in 1783 by Rama I for coronations, but now used exclusively for lying in state.
Keywords: Siam, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, orient, far east, colourful

PMR-D0560
Thailand, Chonburi: Anek Kusala Sala (Viharnra Sien), a collection of works of art presented by China in a building completed in 1993 - detail of a pavilion roof with Chinese dragons.
Keywords: Siam, temples, Buddhist

PMR-D0558
Thailand, Chonburi: Anek Kusala Sala (Viharnra Sien), a collection of works of art presented by China in a building completed in 1993 - detail of a colourful Chinese dragon on the roof of a pavilion.
Keywords: Siam, temples, Buddhist

PMR-D0290
Germany, Berlin: mirrored roof of the dome of the new Reichstag Building designed by architect Norman Foster.
Keywords: Bundestag, architecture, contemporary, revolutionary

PMR-D0210
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: one of the tables in the Hofbräuhaus Tent at the Oktoberfest 2009, with the traditional figure of the Bavarian, Aloisius, hanging from the roof.
Keywords: colourful, beer glasses, beer krugs, fun, atmosphere, beer tents, drinking, enjoy, München, beer festival, night life

PMR-D0116
Libya: Ghadames, a Tuareg town, population about 7000, lies approximately 500 miles south-west of Tripoli. It dates back probably to about 3000 BC, thriving in Roman, Byzantine and Arab times. The houses in the old town are all of baked mud, and many of the alleys are enclosed with vaulting as protection from the sun. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here: brightly painted cupboards and artefacts adorn the walls of a former living room of a "museum house". Exit to the roof on the left.
Keywords: Maghreb, oasis town, Berber, historic town, ancient town

PMR365-07
Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the tower of St. Jacob's Parish Church and the town centre. The farther side of the River Salzach belongs to Austria, the customs post being at the end of the bridge. View from the roof of the "Palas" in the castle.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval

PMR365-06
Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the castle, which dates back to 1025 or even earlier, was constantly extended, and now comprises an inner courtyard and 5 outer courtyards, straggling along a ridge for 1051 metres, making it the longest castle in the world. Lake Wöhr, which occupies the former course of the River Salzach, from the roof of the Palas.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval

PMR365-05
Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the castle, which dates back to 1025 or even earlier, was constantly extended, and now comprises an inner courtyard and 5 outer courtyards, straggling along a ridge for 1051 metres, making it the longest castle in the world. Eggenberg Tower and curtain wall spanning Lake Wöhr, from the roof of the "Palas".
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval

PMR365-04
Germany, Bavaria, Burghausen: the castle, which dates back to 1025 or even earlier, was constantly extended, and now comprises an inner courtyard and 5 outer courtyards, straggling along a ridge for 1051 metres, making it the longest castle in the world. View along the castle ridge from the roof of the "Palas" or Duke's Quarters.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, gables, fortifications, defence, mediaeval

PMR364-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Unterschleissheim: block of modern residential apartments, erected 1976, with swimming pool on the roof, in the northern suburbs of Munich.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, München, spring, blossom, property

PMR361-09
Switzerland, Bernese Oberland: Jungfrau and Silberhorn, seen over the roofs of Wengen village.
Keywords: countryside, picturesque, Alps, mountain range, snow-capped, alpine scenery, alpine meadows, chalets

PMR349-06
India, Agra: Fatehpur Sikri was to become the new capital of the Moghul Empire as ordained by Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1570 but suddenly abandoned in 1586. Ankh Micholi Pavilion, whose roof is supported by unusual struts carved to resemble monsters. Panch Mahal in the background.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, UNESCO

PMR327-04
Finland, Porvoo (in Swedish: Borga): wooden houses bordering the River Borga, with the roof of the cathedral visible on the hill behind. The town, Finland's second oldest, was founded in 1364 by Magnus Eriksson.
Keywords: culture, historic, heritage, dwellings, riverine, landscape

PMR234-10
Romania, Moldavia, Vatra Moldovitei: the frescoed church of Moldovita Monastery: frescoes on the vestibule roof and walls; "The Last Judgement" appears as customary on the west outer wall.
Keywords: frescoes, fortifications, defence, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rustical, rural, landscape, countryside, picturesque

PMR298-09
Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: typical half-timbered houses on the Kolpingstrasse, with the mitre-roofed towers of the cathedral rising above the rooftops.
Keywords: architecture, culture, historic, heritage, picturesque, colourful, mediaeval, timber frame, half timbered, lathe and plaster, street scene, church, religion

PMR289-03
Turkey, Hierapolis: sarcophagi in the extensive Roman Necropolis showing one of the burial chambers with a sarcophagus on the roof.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, architecture

PMR287-07
Turkey, Aphrodisias: the Odeon, built in the 2nd century AD, was formerly roofed over. The stage is presently flooded (and full of frogs providing a rousing chorus!)
Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, Greek, architecture

PMR282-04
Turkey: red roofs of the village of Bademli, opposite the island of Lesvos.
Keywords: picturesque, panorama, landscape, dwellings, houses

PMR275-08
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: a typical 19th century French building with rolling mansard roofs and elegant ironwork. Home to a boulevard cafe along both fronts.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR264-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: swimming pool on the roof of a modern residential block.
Keywords: München, leisure, bathing, cooling, relaxing, real estate, property market

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

PMR203-10
Israel, Negev Desert: ruins of Avdat, a city founded in the third century BC by the Nabateans at a fork in the caravan route. View of the fortifications on Avdat's hill, taken from the roof of a ruined Roman dwelling house.
Keywords: desert, sandstone, geological, rock formations, barren, waterless, colourful, picturesque, archeology, historical

PMR-D3970
People's Republic of China, Shanghai: traditional buildings with wooden facades and Chinese roofs in Yuyuan Bazaar area.
Keywords: architecture, colourful, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, municipality, metropolis, historic, heritage, shopping, tourist area

PMR-D3969
People's Republic of China, Shanghai: traditional buildings with wooden facades and Chinese roofs in Yuyuan Bazaar area.
Keywords: architecture, colourful, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, municipality, metropolis, historic, heritage

PMR-D3834
People's Republic of China, Guangxi Province, Sanjiang County, Maan: cultivated fields in the middle of the Dong village, with the roof of a wayside pavilion in the foreground.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, culture, minority, heritage, picturesque, architecture, carpentry, Kam

PMR-D3681
People's Republic of China, Guangxi Province, Guilin: Ming Emperor's burial site contaning the tombs of 11 princes of the Jingjiang Family, descendants of King Jingjiang, himself the nephew of a Ming Emperor (Ming Dynasty 1368-1644).
Carvings on the roof of the Prayer Hall.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, ancient, burial place, cemetery, tombs, mausoleum

PMR-D3383
Germany, Saxony, Meissen, founded by King Henry I in 929: pitched roofs of the mediaeval houses on the Burgstrasse from the top of a cathedral tower.
Keywords: picturesque, heritage, historic, ancient, architecture, mediaeval, culture, tradition, Misnia, Misno

PMR-D3270
Germany, Saxony, Pirna: interior of the Gothic parish church, St Marien, built 1502-46, with the notable late-Renaissance altar of Pirna sandstone, work of the Schwenke Brothers. The roof vaulting displays much decoration.
Keywords: historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture, vaulting, rib-vaulting

PMR-D3096
The Philippines, Samar Island, Barangay Longsob, Guinogo-an Cave: hundreds of bats, hanging high up in the roof.
Keywords: Samar Island, speleology, geology, natural tunnel, stream, limestone, rocks, chiroptera, fauna, wild animals

PMR-D3076
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

Part of the open roof with entrance to a guest room.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D3075
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

A handsome guest room on the roof, open to breezes on all sides.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D3074
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

The main courtyard with entrances to living rooms, from the roof.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D3073
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

Ornate inner entrance to one of the guest rooms on the roof.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D3072
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

Ornate, arched entrance to one of the guest rooms on the roof.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D3071
Bahrain, Muharraq: Beit Sheikh Isa bin Ali, a traditional upper-class house built about 1800, and recently refurbished and opened to the public. Seat of the emir in the 19th century.

The top of the wind-tower on the roof, which directs cooling breezes into the room below.
Keywords: oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, dwelling, living style, architecture, artistic

PMR-D2915
Bahrain, Manama: Qalat al-Bahrain Fortress - traditional layout for extracting liquid syrup from dates, using a system of drainage channels. The dates were heaped to the roof and the juice was pressed out by their own weight.
Keywords: modern architecture, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, historic, ruins, ancient, antiquity

PMR-D1632
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: typical Tibetan houses in the old quarter with stocks of firewood on the roof.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1628
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Tsetang: typical Tibetan houses in the old quarter with stocks of firewood on the roof.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1543
Nepal, Bhaktapur: the 5-roofed Nyatapola Temple, at 30 metres, the highest in the Kathmandu Valley, in Taumadhi Tol (Square).
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1463
People's Republic of China, Tibet: typical Tibetan house near Shegar, with dung stored on the walls and firewood on the roof.
Keywords: architecture, mountains, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1277
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the Jokhang, dating from the 7th century, contains the most revered Budda image in all Tibet, the Jowo Sakymuni.
Here: the upper storey and golden roof, from the courtyard.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1276
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the spokes of the Wheel of Law represent the 8 parts of the Noble Eightfold Path (on the roof of the Jokhang).
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1275
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: golden roof of the Jokhang with snow-covered Himalayas in the background.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1274
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: view of Potala Palace from the roof of the Jokhang.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1273
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the Jokhang, dating from the 7th century, contains the most revered Budda image in all Tibet, the Jowo Sakymuni.
Here: the central courtyard, seen from the roof.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1272
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: view of Potala Palace from the roof of the Jokhang, with prayer pole in the foreground..
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1271
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the Jokhang, dating from the 7th century, contains the most revered Budda image in all Tibet, the Jowo Sakymuni.
Here: the central courtyard, with golden figures on the roof holding strings of bells.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1245
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
View of golden-roofed Utse from a lookout above Hep Ri Hill.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1241
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
View of golden-roofed Utse from Hep Ri Hill, a revered spot.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1232
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
This picture: monks sweeping the courtyard in front of the gold-roofed Utse, a daily task.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1231
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
This picture: monks sweeping the courtyard in front of the gold-roofed Utse, a daily task.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR-D1229
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos. The courtyard in front of the gold-roofed Utse, with incense burner and prayer poles.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1228
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, founded in the late 8th century in the reign of King Trisong Detsen, is laid out in the form of a mandala, representing the Buddhist cosmos.
The Utse, with golden roof, is the central building of the mandala.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1210
People's Republic of China, Tibet: Yumbulagang Monastery, said to have been established in the 2nd century BC by the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo. Later it was used as a summer palace by Songsten Gampo, the 33rd king. It lies about 9 km. south of Tsetang, overlooking the Yarlung Tsangpo Valley.
This picture. Buddhist symbols on the roof.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

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

PMR192-01
Italy, Campania, Isle of Capri: Villa Iovis (Jupiter's Villa), the former palace of Tiberius, surmounting Mount Tiberius (275 metres). Some of the vaulted roofs of the halls still survive.
Keywords: heritage, Roman, ruins, archeology, architecture, historic, masonry, stonework

PMR185-12
Hungary, Budapest: Fishermen's Bastion (architect: Frigyes Schulek, 1902) with the coloured tiled roof of St. Matthew's Church (1470) in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, traditional, architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, historic , heritage, white marble, towers

PMR172-05
U.S.A., New York: roof view from the top of the World Trade Center (1350 feet high, 110 storeys, with the twin tower in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR169-03
U.S.A., California, San Francisco: Golden Gate Suspension Bridge, opened in 1937, until 1964 the longest suspension bridge in the world. View from the roof of the fort.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, engineering, link, artery

PMR154-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Murnau Open Air Ethnological Museum: 16th century dwelling house from Heretsham, as lived in in 18-19th century. Formerly part of a four-sided court. The roof is of wood shingles.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, dwellings, homes, houses, traditional, historic, wooden

PMR150-05
Switzerland, Lucerne: the "other" roofed wooden bridge in the town - the Mill Bridge.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, culture, architecture

PMR132-09
Austria, Tyrol, Innsbruck: "beer and sausage" at a pavement cafe in the old town, with the "Goldenes Dachl" (Golden Roof) in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, eating, meal, snack, restaurant, pedestrian zone, tourists

PMR124-07
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Unteruhldingen: Pfahlbau Museum displays reconstructed Neolithic and Bronze Age houses built on piles over the Lake Constance. It was burnt down in 1976 but has been completely rebuilt. View of the later-period houses from the pile bridge. Note the smoke hole in the roof with own "rooflet".
Keywords: picturesque, Swabia, Bodensee, heritage, architecture, prehistoric, thatched, wooden house, causeway, walkway, pier, handrail

PMR119-05
Germany, Bavaria, Rothenburg ob der Tauber: St. Wolfgang's or Shepherds' Church (15th century Gothic); the outer side forms part of the town wall, and in the roof are fortified defence positions.
Keywords: defence, fortifications, architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Franconia, gables, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR-D2730
Austria, Tyrol, Mösern: typical alpine hut with its roof secured by stones.
Keywords: alpine, outdoor life, trekking, hiking, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, spring

PMR-D2682
Iran, Ali Sadr: the caves at Ali Sadr are the biggest water caves in the world, with 11 kilometres of navigable waterways. Known to antiquity, but only rediscovered in 1963.
The rugged, jagged roof of the cave system above a stretch of the waterway.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, speleology, caverns, underground, stalactites, stalagmites

PMR-D2657
Turkey, Dogubayazit, Anatolia: Ishak Pasha Palace was begun in 1685 by Cholak Abdi Pasha and completed in 1784 by his son, a Kurdish chieftain, also named Ishak. The architecture is a mixture of Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, Persian and Armenian styles. The largest room in the Haremlik is the salon, with glass roof and colonnades.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, fortifications, photogenic, minaret, landscape, cliffs

PMR-D2588
Iran, Qazvin: Imamzadeh-ye Hossein commemorates a son of the 8th Imam Reza who died aged 2 in 821 AD and is buried here. It dates from the 16th century but the facade is from the Qajar era. The bejewelled and ornate roof of the tomb.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, mosaic

PMR-D2529
Iran, Isfahan: Kakh-e Ali Qapu (Ali Qapu Palace) was built at the end of the 16th century as a residence for Shah Abbas I. It is six storeys high and has an elevated terrace whose roof is supported by 18 slender columns. (At present under scaffolding). The roof of the music room is overlaid with cut-outs representing vases, to improve accoustics.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, mosaics

PMR-D2528
Iran, Isfahan: Kakh-e Ali Qapu (Ali Qapu Palace) was built at the end of the 16th century as a residence for Shah Abbas I. It is six storeys high and has an elevated terrace whose roof is supported by 18 slender columns. (At present under scaffolding). Red and blue floral decorations on the domed ceiling of one of the rooms.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, mosaics

PMR-D2487
Iran, Isfahan: Kakh-e Chehel Sotun (Chehel Sotun Palace = 40 Pillars Palace) was built in 1647 under Shah Abbas II in the Safavid era but rebuilt after a fire in1706. It follows the Achaemenid "talar" (porch with columns) style. Exquisitely painted roof of the porch, with wooden pillars.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, frescoes, reflections, pool

PMR-D2442
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
A well-preserved kneeling stone horse which once supported the roof beams as a column capital.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2417
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Column capital, formerly topped with kneeling horses which supported the roof.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR475-08
Spain, Catelonia, Barcelona, Montjuic: view from the roof of the Joan Miró Museum, the Fundació Miró, with pool in the foreground.
Keywords: culture, creation, artistic, modern art, work of art, display

PMR-D2239
The Philippines, Angeles: a group of traditional wooden guesthouses, rebuilt in Nayong Pilipino cultural centre.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, hut, home, thatched roof, wooden houses

PMR-D2237
The Philippines, Angeles: a group of thatched huts in the Aeta Village at Nayong Pilipino.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, hut, home, thatched roof, wooden houses

PMR-D2236
The Philippines, Angeles: a group of dwellings in the Ifugao Village at Nayong Pilipino.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, hut, home, thatched roof, wooden houses, stilt homes

PMR-D2235
The Philippines, Angeles: a group of dwellings in the Ifugao Village at Nayong Pilipino.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, hut, home, thatched roof, wooden houses, stilt homes

PMR-D2234
The Philippines, Angeles: a group of dwellings in the Kalinga Village at Nayong Pilipino with typical crops in the foreground.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, hut, home, thatched roof, wooden houses

PMR-D1722
Stucco figures supporting the roof of the Viktoriensaal in Schleissheim Palace.
Keywords: architecture, Rococo, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim

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

PMR144K-05
Laos, Vientiane: ornate gable of a "three-roof" temple guarded by nagas either side of the entrance.
Keywords: Buddhist, capital city, religion, architecture, picturesque, national heritage, monument, colourful, temple

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

PMR689-03
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

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

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

PMR687-08
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

PMR687-06
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

PMR475-07
Spain, Catelonia, Barcelona, Montjuic: one of the fantastic sculptures of Joan Miró on the roof of his museum, the Fundació Miró.
Keywords: culture, creation, artistic, modern art, work of art, display

PMR473-06
Spain, Catelonia, Barcelona: Parc Guell, planned and executed by Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of the 20th century:
A serpentine, endless bench, formed from a mosaic of broken tiles, on the roof of the "Hall of One Hundred Columns". The local inhabitants, as well as the tourists, use the bench to relax.
Keywords: artistic, colourful, national heritage, historic, culture, picturesque

PMR473-05
Spain, Catelonia, Barcelona: Parc Guell, planned and executed by Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of the 20th century:
A serpentine, endless bench, formed from a mosaic of broken tiles, on the roof of the "Hall of One Hundred Columns".
Keywords: artistic, colourful, national heritage, historic, culture, picturesque

PMR473-02
Spain, Catelonia, Barcelona: Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, being built since 1882 to plans of Antoni Gaudí:
Newly completed columns and roof of the nave.
Keywords: architecture, cathedral, church, Christian, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR468-08
Romania. Transylvania, Sibiu: balcony of al old house adjoining the Evangelical Church, with traditional tiled roof with window slits.
Keywords: mediaeval, Siebenbürgen, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Hermannstadt, Saxon Land

PMR467-11
Romania, Wallachia, Bucharest: old wooden dwelling house with carved and roofed wooden gate in the Village and Folk Art Museum.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic, culture, Bucuresti, capital city, Dacia, metropolis

PMR463-06
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Humor: a new house, with carved gate and well-house, all roofed in intricately-worked aluminium sheeting.
Keywords: architecture, metal-working, artistic, wood-carving, typical house

PMR462-05
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Milisauti: modern version of the intricately carved and roofed gates, typical of this region.
Keywords: architecture, craft, tradition, typical house

PMR461-02
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Pojorita: modern Orthodox church with frescoes and decorative roof tiles.
Keywords: countryside, Byzantine, architecture, rustical, scenery, green hills, Carpathians

PMR513-10
Italy, Lombardy, Milan: details of the stone carving on the roof of the cathedral, showing ornamentation on a flying buttress.
Keywords: architecture, sculptures, metropolis, Christian, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR513-09
Italy, Lombardy, Milan: on the roof of the magnificent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1386 but only completed in 1809 on the orders of Napoleon. On the central tower reigns the golden Madonna, 108.5 metres abovve the ground.
Keywords: architecture, pinnacles, carving, stone work, church, metropolis, picturesque, Christian, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR513-08
Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Galleria Vittorio Emenuele II and part of the Piazza del Duomo, from the roof of the cathedral, with the tower of Castello Sforzesco in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic, culture, metropolis

PMR513-07
Italy, Lombardy, Milan: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II from the roof of the cathedral, with some of the pinnacles and stone figures of the latter in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, statues, carving, stone work, church, metropolis, picturesque, Christian, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR513-06
Italy, Lombardy, Milan: on the roof of the magnificent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1386 but only completed in 1809 on the orders of Napoleon. On the central tower reigns the golden Madonna, 108.5 metres abovve the ground.
Keywords: architecture, pinnacles, carving, stone work, church, metropolis, picturesque, Christian, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR511-04
Italy, South Tyrol, Bolzano: the Gothic Cathedral, St. Mary of the Assumption, built between 1280 and 1410, with its ornamental tiled roof.
Keywords: alpine, belltower, stone work, architecture, picturesque, Bozen

PMR505-11
Cyprus, (North), Salamis: tracing its origins back to the 12th century BC, Salamis was by far the most famous and important ancient city of Cyprus. It was settled early by people from Mycenae, as may be seen from the burial customs. Greeks, Romans and Byzantines came and went, leaving much of archeological interest. Around the 7th century AD the city was abandoned after a series of Arab attacks and the silting-up of the harbour. Here: one of about 150 "Royal Tombs" dating from the 8th and 7th centuries BC discovered in 1957. Note the well faced stonework. Behind, over-roofed, is the largest tomb, number 3, a tumulus.
Keywords: archeology, ancient civilisation, Greek ruins, Roman ruins, Myceneans, Mycenean ruins

PMR501-09
Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. Here: roof of the Byzantine chapel of St. George, squeezed between the Byzantine bastion and the newer Venetian bastion of the castle.
Keywords: fortress, crenellations, fortified castle, fort

PMR496-08
Island of Crete, Rethimnon: inside the enormous Venetian fortress; in the foreground is the roof of a storeroom which is in the process of restoration.
Keywords: national heritage, castle, historic, archeological, archeology, fortifications, defence

PMR496-01
Island of Crete, Ayia Triada: view of the site (partly roofed-over) from the south east, with ruins of a Minoan house in the foreground.
Keywords: national heritage, historic, excavations, archeological, archeology

PMR489-09
Island of Santorini: roof geometry with urn, and view of the "Caldera".
Keywords: photogenic, vista, colourful, picturesque

PMR445-11
Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance:
blown-out wall of Goering's personal bunker. Note the thickness of the roof.
Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications

PMR445-10
Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance:
Hitler's personal bunker had six entrances on the north side; the concrete roof was 8.5 metres thick. On top was an ant-aircraft gun post.
Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications

PMR445-08
Poland, Ketrzyn: Hitler's "Wolfsschanze" ("Wolf's Redoubt") near the Russian border was to be his eastern HQ and consists of nearly 40 massive concrete bunkers which the Nazis attempted to blow up in the face of the Russian advance:
collapsed roof and twisted steel reinforcing bars with the encroaching forest.
Keywords: defence, assassination attempt, Graf von Stauffenberg, Eastern Front, WWII, fortifications

PMR435-04
Poland, Chmielewo: typical wayside crucifix, lovingly decorated with flowers and coloured ribbons. Stork's nest on the roof in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, tradition, Catholic

PMR536-09
Syria, Damascus: courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque (built 705-15 AD) with roofed fountain for ablutions in the centre, flanked by two columns, Al-Sa'at (clock) and Al-Mal (money).
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, historical, capital city, culture, picturesque, Islam, Muslim, national heritage, artistic

PMR533-10
Iraq, Hatra: a great Arab city, founded in the 3rd century BC after the fall of the Assyrian empire in 612 BC and Babylon in 539 BC. The buildings combine elements of Hellenistic/Roman and Syrian architecture:
view from the roof of theTemple of the Sun, showing the wall of the temple compound and one of the western gates. The area beyond was the residential quarter (waiting to be excavated).
Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, culture

PMR527-10
Iraq: Ur, the oldest known large city, founded perhaps 6000 years ago, the Sumerian capital in its heyday, the third millennium BC, and according to the Bible, birthplace of Abraham as "Ur of the Chaldees":
a reconstructed house (without roof) in the residential quarter, known as "Abraham's House".
Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, ruined city, desert, historical, archeological, archeology, natural heritage

PMR527-01
Iraq, Ctesiphon: the ruins of this city, 30 kilometres northwest of Baghdad, date back to the 2nd century BC, but include this enormous vaulted roof, or "evan", 37 metres high and 25.5 metres wide, built without scaffolding in the third century AD. It is the largest vault known to antiquity. View from the side, showing the leaning facade, saved by a buttress. The subsidence is due to the high water table in this area.
Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, historic, archeological, archeology, Muslim, Islam, natural heritage

PMR526-12
Iraq, Ctesiphon: the ruins of this city, 30 kilometres northwest of Baghdad, date back to the 2nd century BC, but include this enormous vaulted roof, or "evan", 37 metres high and 25.5 metres wide, built without scaffolding in the third century AD. It is the largest vault known to antiquity. The arch reflected in a pool of water.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological, archeology, historic, architecture, picturesque, natural heritage, Islam, Mesopotamia

PMR526-11
Iraq, Ctesiphon: the ruins of this city, 30 kilometres northwest of Baghdad, date back to the 2nd century BC, but include this enormous vaulted roof, or "evan", 37 metres high and 25.5 metres wide, built without scaffolding in the third century AD. It is the largest vault known to antiquity.
Keywords: architecture, Mesopotamia, natural heritage, Islam, Muslim, historic, Archeology, archeological

PMR523-07
Germany, Upper Bavaria: the former monastery at Tegernsee, with the twin spires of St. Quirin visible over the roof.
Keywords: picturesque, boathouse, boats, Lake Tegern

PMR143K-31
Laos, Vientiane: Wat Haysok temple, noted for its 5-tier-roof and elaborately carved temple doors on themes from the Ramayana.
Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, picturesque, national heritage, monument, colourful, temple

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

PMR142K-20
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: Frauentor, fortified south wall of the city with roofed defenders' gallery, towers and dry moat.
Keywords: Nürnberg, defence, fortifications, autumn colours, architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval

PMR139K-16
Greece, Island of Patmos: view of the town of Skala from the Monastery of St. John the Theologian, founded in 1088 near to the cave where St. John of Patmos had a series of visions which he recorded at length. Here, a roof courtyard, with monks' cells in the background.
Keywords: Greek Isles, whitewashed walls, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church

PMR132K-25
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: Ta Prohm ("Jungle Temple"), built by King Jayavarman VII in 12th-13th centuries, has been left in its natural ("as found") state as an example for visitors; side gallery with square pillars and carved stone roof imitating tiles.
Keywords: historic, shrine, Khmer, architecture, religion, Buddhist, Hindu, temples, picturesque, national heritage

PMR127K-26
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: a row of wooden cottages, some thatched, some with shingle roofs, in the "Plimoth Plantation". a reconstruction of a 17th century settlement.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration

PMR126K-30
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: approach to the east facade of the Neues Palais in Sans Souci Park, showing some of the 428 sandstone figures lining the roof.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque

PMR125K-29
Germany, Berlin: facade of the Baroque Arsenal (Zeughaus) built 1695-1706, with roof figures by Guillaume Hulot.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, capital city

PMR125K-15
Germany, Berlin: view of Jakob-Kaiser-Haus (Bundestag) from the roof of the Reichstag Building.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city

PMR125K-14
Germany, Berlin: view from the roof of the Reichstag Building - River Spree and Friedrichstrasse Station with the TV Tower in the background.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city

PMR124K-26
Germany, Saxony, Bautzen: view along Reichenstrasse with the Townhall tower and St Peter's Cathedral (Petridom) rising above the roofs.
Keywords: East Germany, "capital" of Oberlausitz, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR119K-15
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of St. Ludwig's Church with its coloured tiled roof.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR114K-12
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. wide-span roofing protects the House of Eustolios, a 4th century Roman Villa.
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Roman remains, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR109K-24
France, Périgord: Chateau de Fénelon dates from the 13th century but most of the present fabric is 16th century. Its two round towers retain their traditional roofs of lauze stones.
Keywords: Dordogne, fortifications, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR108K-35
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: reconstructed Celtic settlement from the 6th century BC on Heuneberg Hill in the Swabian Jura. Timber-fame dwelling houses with thatched and shingled roofs.
Keywords: mediaeval town, Celts, history, historic, picturesque

PMR105K-31
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.

View of the residential area. The houses were formerly roofed with tree trunks and straw.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR092K-28
Turkey, Gallipoli Peninsula, Eceabat: view south from the hotel roof, of Tarihe Saygi Park, promenade, and Dardanelles Straits.
Keywords: First World War, Mustafa Kemal, Atatürk, WWI Battlefields, Memorials, Military Graves, Military Cemeteries, Battlefields, Allied landings, 25th April 1915, ANZAC, Dardanelles Campaign

PMR092K-27
Turkey, Gallipoli Peninsula, Eceabat: view north from the hotel roof, of the ferry terminal, harbour and town square.
Keywords: First World War, Dardanelles Campaign, ANZAC, 25th April 1915, Allied landings, Battlefields, Military Cemeteries, Military Graves, Memorials, WWI Battlefields, Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal

PMR090K-14
Albania, Berat: Ottoman houses mounting the hillside give the town its pseudonym "town of a thousand windows". In the 6th century BC it was a Greek fortress-settlement of the Dassaretae tribe, later the Illyrian town of "Antipatrea", and then taken by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. Here: the 16th century "Leaden Mosque" (Xhamie e Plumbit), so called after the lead-coated domes of the roof.
Keywords: Shqiperia, Muslim, Islam, minaret, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, historic town, architecture

PMR090K-09
Albania, Berat: In the 6th century BC the town was a Greek fortress-settlement of the Dassaretae tribe, later the Illyrian town of "Antipatrea", and then taken by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. Here: a square in the old walled citadel on the hill ("Kala"), with curved-roofed Ottoman hall in the foreground, and the fortified walls and towers of the citadel behind.
Keywords: Shqiperia, Ottoman, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, historic town, Turkish houses, architecture

PMR088K-23
Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik: old roofs and new!
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, national heritage, fortress, fortifications, impregnable, ramparts, bastions, historic city, port, Yugoslavia

PMR087K-21
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: many of the old stone houses have new roofs after shell damage 1992-5.
Keywords: Islam, picturesque, national heritage, historic, Ottoman, Bosniaks, Muslim

PMR081K-16
Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said, the famous blue and white town, beloved of artists, where Klee, Macke and Moilliet sojourned in 1914. View from a roof terrace of some of the dazzling, white buildings.
Keywords: Islamic, picturesque, Muslim, Mohamed, heritage, historic, Maghreb, architecture

PMR081K-15
Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said, the famous blue and white town, beloved of artists, where Klee, Macke and Moilliet sojourned in 1914. View from a roof terrace, looking down on the narrow main street.
Keywords: Islamic, picturesque, Muslim, Mohamed, heritage, historic, Maghreb, architecture

PMR079K-16
Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate: Mainz Cathedral, a prime example of the Rhineland Romanesque style with two chancels, one in the west and one in the east, Dating from 975, it was continually added to until completion, around 1200, but further Gothic and even Baroque additions were made over the centuries. After considerable war damage it has been faithfully restored. Here: the sandstone figure of a horseman surmounting the roof.
Keywords: historic town, Rhineland Palatinate, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Christian, church, architecture, sandstone

PMR053K-21
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, a city gateway, with twin towers with tiled roofs.

PMR029K-35
Australia, New South Wales: Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Rocks (roof of the Overseas Passenger Terminal).
Keywords: main attractions, sightseeing

PMR024K-14
Singapore: Colourful figures on the roofs of the Sri Mariamman and Sri Maruga Shrines in Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in South Bridge Road.
Keywords: Krishna, religion, Shiva

PMR024K-13
Singapore: Colourful figures on the roof of the Sri Draupadi Shrine in Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple in South Bridge Road.
Keywords: Krishna, religion, Shiva

PMR024K-02
Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur: View of the roof of the Kuala Lumpur shopping complex and part of City Centre Park from the Skybridge of Petronas Twin Towers.
Keywords: modern architecture

PMR023K-07
Viet Nam: Cu Chi tunnels, 35 kilometres north west of Saigon, which were used to conceal Viet Cong movements from the eyes of U.S. Troops. The tunnel system extended for about 200 kilometres. Here, the planning and conference room of the guerillas on the surface, covered by a rattan roof.
Keywords: Vietnam

PMR023K-06
Viet Nam: Cu Chi tunnels, 35 kilometres north west of Saigon, which were used to conceal Viet Cong movements from the eyes of U.S. Troops. The tunnel system extended for about 200 kilometres. Here, the planning and conference room of the guerillas on the surface, covered by a rattan roof.
Keywords: Vietnam

PMR023K-02
Viet Nam, Saigon: Museum of Vietnamese History with pagoda-style roof in the zoo park.
Keywords: Vietnam

PMR016K-02
Iraq, Kerbela, Fortress/Palace of Al-Ukhaidar: standing alone in the western desert, 48 kilometres south-west of Kerbela, little is known of the builders, although it is thought to date from the early 8th century AD. However it stands on an important desert trade route. View of the courtyard from the roof.
Keywords: mosque, Islam, Mohammed, religion, Muslim

PMR014K-27
Italy: Milan Cathedral, begun in1386 and finished only in 1809, is adorned with 135 pinnacles and white marble statues. Visitors can walk along the roof, between the pinnacles.
Keywords: Gothic, churches, inspiration, heritage, holy places, Christianity, architecture

PMR002K-23
Poland, Zakopane: Winter snow scene of mansion with gabled roofs, now in use as a restaurant.

PMR001K-36
Swimming pool on the roof of an apartment block.

PMR043K-08
Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Tubingen: Glockenspiel (carillon) on a roof in the courtyard by the Old Aula.

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

PMR038K-14
Namibia, Twyfelfontein: The thatched roofs of Twyfelfontein Country Lodge providing shade for visitors.
Keywords: visitor centre, African hopitality

PMR071K-32
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Visitors enjoying the autumn sunshine at outdoor restaurant tables in Mittenwald, with traditional frescoed houses in the background.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, picturesque, German heritage, geraniums, snow-roofs

PMR069K-27
Turkey, Lycia, Patara: Already settled in the 7th century BC, the ancient site of Patara became one of the leading Lycian cities under the Romans, thanks to its flourishing harbour. When the battle against the sand was finally lost and the harbour silted up about 800 years ago, the city was abandoned. In recent years significant Roman building works have been freed from the sand. Here: a series of Roman granaries, virtually complete except for the roofs, but completely overgrown by vegetation, on the former harbour quay.
Keywords: Roman remains, Roman architecture, Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, cities of antiquity, Lycia

PMR068K-18
Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt: St Boniface created the first bishopric in Erfurt in 742 AD, since when the city has been a centre of trade and commerce, being incorporated into the Hanseatic League in the 15th century. Known as the centre of German humanism, Martin Luther studied and preached here 1505-11. Here: panoramic view over Erfurt, with the roofs of the houses on the Krämerbrücke (Grocers' Bridge) (1325) in the foreground. Seen from the tower of St. Ägidien's Church.
Keywords: mediaeval city, German heritage, historic buildings, Lutherism, protestantism, mediaeval architecture, Thuringia

PMR068K-09
Germany, Thuringia, Apolda: the massive Rathaus (Town Hall) dating from 1559 with helmet-roofed clocktower.
Keywords: mediaeval city, mediaeval architecture, historic buildings, German heritage, Thuringia

PMR066K-27
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Berchtesgaden: In winter 2005/6 the Königssee at Berchtesgaden froze over, a very unusual circumstance, and people were able to walk the length of the lake to the well known chapel of St. Bartholomä. Here, a youngster has climbed onto a snow-covered roof, to slide down it.
Keywords: winter, ice, frozen lake, snow, Alps, mountains

PMR065K-06
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, colourful frescoes in the roof of the church verandah.

PMR431-02
Poland, Szczecin/Stettin: cannons on the roof of the Castle of the Pommeranian Dukes, with the motorway bridge over the River Oder in the background.
Keywords: metropolis, artillery, historic, old and new, architecture, cityscape, city

PMR419-08
Germany, Lower Saxony, Steinkirchen near Hamburg: "Altes Land" is an area bordering the River Elbe on the south west, and is one of the largest fruit-growing areas in Germany. It is also famous for its timber frame houses with ornamental brickwork. Modern brick church with adjacent timber belltower with pointed roof.
Keywords: picturesque, architecture, half-timbered houses, timber frame houses, historic, heritage

PMR419-05
Germany, Lower Saxony, Mittelkirchen near Hamburg: "Altes Land" is an area bordering the River Elbe on the south west, and is one of the largest fruit-growing areas in Germany. It is also famous for its timber frame houses with ornamental brickwork. Typical house with tiled roof and ornamental brickwork, dated 1797.
Keywords: picturesque, architecture, half-timbered houses, timber frame houses, historic, heritage

PMR417-09
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): view from the castle lookout tower, with the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, New Protestant Church, and town hall tower visible in the distance.
Keywords: cottages, historic, heritage, Czechoslovakia, panorama, roofs

PMR395-04
Belgium, Tournai: roof and towers of Notre Dame Cathedral, the largest Romanesque cathedral in Belgium, dominate the town.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, heritage, historic, cityscape

PMR387-04
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Bauhinia flowers in the roof garden of the new Museum and Art Gallery.
Keywords: architecture, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR372-07
Australia, Sydney: glass roofs of the Harbourside Festival Market Place on Cockle Bay. In the foreground, sailing ship 'James Craig' being rebuilt in dry dock.
Keywords: architecture, harbour, antipodes, Oz, modern architecture

PMR371-12
Singapore: C.K. Tang store with green roofs, on the corner of Orchard Road and Scotts Road, showing entry to inner city restricted traffic area, and 'Welcome to the XVII South East Asia Games' banner.
Keywords: historic, far east, financial-centre, shopping-mecca, picturesque, orient, tropics, island

PMR369-06
Thailand, Bangkok: Wat Arun - view from one of the lower terraces, with one of the smaller "prangs" and temple roofs.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR369-01
Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: one of the gateways to the Royal Palace with columns and roof encrusted with ceramic ornamentation.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR368-10
Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: Hall of Prayer (Phra Viharn Yot) almost church-like, with a roof decorated with hundreds of ceramic flowers, in the style of old Siam.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR368-08
Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: ornate temple-roofs seen from a courtyard where "naga" snakes lurk on the corners of the roofs.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR366-06
Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: general view on approaching the palace, showing the golden "chedi", "mondhop" and "prang", and roof of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

PMR563-12
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sydney Cove from The Rocks (roof of the Overseas Passenger Terminal), backed by modern high-rise tower blocks.
Keywords: architecture, modern architecture, ferry terminal

PMR550-1
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah (8 kilometres from Dubai): entrance to the prestigeous shopping centre in traditional architectural style (i.e. with "wind-catchers" on the roof).
Keywords: modern architecture, irrigation, desert state, blooming desert, Islamic architecture

PMR548-06
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: "Wind-catchers" on roofs divert cool air into the building below (before air conditioning arrived).
Keywords: modern architecture, Islamic architecture, desert state, irrigation, blooming desert

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

PMR671-08
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Burj Dubai Lake Hotel Building with lake and apartments and the roof of Dubai Mall on the left, from Burj Khalifa lookout platform, 452 metres high.
Keywords: modern architecture, panorama, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR669-02
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the facade of the oval Marble Hall of Sans Souci Palace, with its finely sculptured figures providing support for the roof.
Keywords: East Germany, Rococo, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR628-01
Spain, Lanzarote, Canary Islands: view of the beach and promenade at Arrecife, from the roof of the Gran Hotel, with volcanos in the distance.
Keywords: holiday resort, palm-fringed beach

PMR623-11
Turkey, Lycia, Myra: The ancient city of Myra, founded in the 5th century BC, was the leading city of Lycia. The principal interest today is the collection of rock tombs, built into the cliffs, with elaborate temple-like facades, dating from the 4th century BC. All the tombs have been plundered and many were used as dwellings in Byzantine times. Myra was a flourishing city under the Romans, as evidenced by the substantial Roman theatre. Here: a closer view of a plundered tomb, showing the stone imitation-log roof used as decoration.
Keywords: rock burials, excavations, archeology, Lycians, caves, Roman architecture

PMR622-12
Turkey, Lycia, Kalkan: View of the landscape of Kalkan's hinterland, from a roof terrace a few kilometres above the town.

PMR616-06
Bulgaria, Melnik: Sandstone cliffs are omnipresent in the town of Melnik in the Pirin Mountains, about 15 kilometres from the Turkish border. Here: view over the roofs of the town, with sheer sandstone cliffs in the background.
Keywords: Turkish-style houses, Bulgarian architecture

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

PMR596-02
Mexico: Tula, a Toltec city, founded in 968 AD as "Tollan" by Ce-Acatl-Topiltzin, later called Quetzalcoatl, went into decline and was overrun by barbarians about 1175 AD. Four 5-metre high Atlantes which formerly supported the roof of the Temple of the Morning Star. These represent Quetzalcoatl dressed as a warrior, with butterfly-shaped breastplate and a spearthrower in his right hand, and arrows in his left hand. Parts of recovered columns in the foreground.

PMR596-01
Tula, a Toltec city, founded in 968 AD as "Tollan" by Ce-Acatl-Topiltzin, later called Quetzalcoatl, went into decline and was overrun by barbarians about 1175 AD. Four 5-metre high Atlantes which formerly supported the roof of the Temple of the Morning Star. These represent Quetzalcoatl dressed as a warrior, with butterfly-shaped breastplate and a spearthrower in his right hand, and arrows in his left hand.

PMR594-09
Mexico City, Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe: Roofs of the basilica and the new church from the hill, with the city spreading beyond.

PMR591-02
Mexico, Palenque: formerly a large Maya town, which flourished between 600 and 800 AD, only a small part of which has been excavated. The roof vault being unknown to the Maya, two parallel, interconnected corridorrs were frequently used to create a larger room, as here, in the palace complex.
Keywords: Maya

PMR588-12
Mexico, Chichen Itza: Temple of the Warriors adjacent to the Square of the 1000 Columns, which would formerly have been roofed with thatch. Similarities to Tula.
Keywords: Maya

PMR584-12
Guatemala, Antigua: Fuente de Pescados, a star-shaped fountain in the deserted cloisters of the church of La Merced, Antigua, from the roof gallery. With bougainvillea.

PMR582-07
Panama City: New developments in the Punta Paitilla district, seen from the hotel roof.
Keywords: skyscrapers

PMR582-06
Panama City: View of the Bella Vista area and multi-storey blocks, from the hotel roof.
Keywords: skyscrapers

PMR578-12
Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Tubingen: Gabled roofs on the River Neckar, with the Eberhard Bridge, from the tower of the Stiftskirche, Tübingen.

PMR574-08
Romania: Baia Mare Open Air Village Museum: typical wooden carvings on a gateway to a shingle-roofed farmhouse.

PMR665-10
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: the well-preserved Nymphaeum on the Cardo Maximus, built about 191 AD, originally had a pool with fountains. a half-dome roof, and was faced with marble throughout.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR662-12
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: interior of one of the rock-hewn tombs with niches for 3 sarcophagi, showing the vivid bands of coloured sandstone in the roof.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR661-11
Austria, Tyrol, Vorderriss: wooden homes of the dairy farmers in the village of Eng, surrounded by the Karwendel Mountains. In winter they are often cut off from the outside world for long periods.
Keywords: alpine, alpine huts, stone roof weights, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR658-11
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: the Empress Hotel, opened in 1908 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, has 460 rooms on offer.
Keywords: architecture, mansard roofs, hotels

PMR658-04
France, Périgord: Chateau de Fénelon displays its formidable defences. It dates back to 13th century, but most of the present structure was built in the 16th century. Note the "lauze" stone roofs.
Keywords: mediaeval, castle, fortifications, Dordogne, national heritage, historic

PMR657-05
Germany, Baden-Württemburg: reconstructed Celtic settlement from the 6th century BC on Heuneburg Hill, in the Swabian Jura - the enormous house of a prince or chief, nowadays used for local assemblies.
Keywords: mediaeval town, picturesque, thatched roof

PMR657-02
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: view, from the top of the Hausmannsturm (tower), of the Semperoper and Theaterplatz, with statues of saints andapostles on the roof of the cathedral, and part of the Maria Bridge. In the distance the old Yenidze mosque-like tobacco factory, by the architect Martin Hammitzsch.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, opera house

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

PMR643-11
Libya, Fezzan: Ghat, an oasis town and permanent Tuareg settlement on the Algerian border going back to Garamantian times (1st century BC). View of the courtyard from the roof of a house in the medina, with the Jebel Acacus Mountains in the distance.
Keywords: Maghreb, barren, sand-dune landscape, sand dunes, Sahara Desert, mud brick buildings, adobe, Tuareg architecture, historical oasis town

PMR641-06
Libya: Ghadames, a Tuareg town, population about 7000, lies approximately 500 miles south-west of Tripoli. It dates back probably to about 3000 BC, thriving in Roman, Byzantine and Arab times. The houses in the old town are all of baked mud, and many of the alleys are enclosed with vaulting as protection from the sun. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

View over the flat-roofed mud houses towards the adjacent date palms.
Keywords: Maghreb, ancient town, historic town, Berber

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