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PMR-D9215 England, London: view of Terminal One at Heath Row Airport with EI-ASD Boeing 737-248C (c/n 20219) of Aer Lingus in the foreground and a line-up of BEA Tridents. Keywords: aircraft, airliner, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport
PMR-D7748 England, London: D-ACIG Convair 340-68 Convairliner (c/n 211) of Lufthansa at Heath Row airport. Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport
PMR007K-01 Hungary, Budapest: Rows of Antonov AN-2 biplanes in storage at Budaors Aerodrome. Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation

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PMR145-10 Bulgaria, Plovdiv: the fine Roman Theatre, built in the time of the Emperor Trajan (reigned 98 -117 AD). View of the "Orchestra" and the "Skene" (stage) and the 28 concentric rows of marble seats, now used for local presentations. Keywords: metropolis, architecture, heritage, culture, historic, picturesque, Ottoman, Trimontium, archeology, excavations
PMR-D13458 Greece, Island of Rhodos, Lindos: rows of umbrellas on the beach with the harbour in the background. Keywords: bathing, colourful, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Hellas, holidays, island hopping, paddling, sand, swimming
PMR-D13356 Turkey, Mugla Province, Heraclea: part of the ruins of the Hellenic city on Lake Bafa, formerly Latmos, dating from 5-6th centuries BC: row of shops enclosing the south side of the agora. Keywords: archeology, Greek , Hellenic, Herakleia, heritage, historical, Latmos, Roman
PMR119-08 Germany, Bavaria, Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Rodergasse with its row of gables, from the Roder Tower. Visible in the background are the Town Hall Tower, St. Jacobus' Church and the White Tower. Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Franconia, timber-frame, wattle and daub, bird's eye view
PMR106-12 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. The main temple, dedicated to Amun-Ra, had 4 seated colossi of Ramesses II, with a row of baboons above. These greet the morning sun which shines directly into the sanctuary, deep inside the rock. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-11 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. Row of Horus falcons at the feet of the colossi. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR101-01 Austria, Salzkammergut: reflections in the Grundlsee (lake) - view from the village of Gossl, with rowing boat in the foreground. Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, autumn, russet, landscape
PMR097-10 Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Meersburg: a row of timber-framed buildings in Steigstrasse, with the Upper Gate Tower in the background. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Swabia, Bodensee, Lake Constance, historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture
PMR093-09 Austria, Burgenland, Rust: row of traditional houses with storks' nests on every chimney. Keywords: architecture, traditional, ornithology, birds
PMR-D12023 Greece, Island of Symi: a colourful array of classical facades on the terraced hillside, reaching down to the waterfront, with a row of pleasure boats moored to the jetty. Keywords: culture, Dodecanese, fishing boats, Greek Islands, harbour, Hellas, island hopping, moorings, picturesque, pleasure boats, traditional, yachts
PMR-D11174 Turkey, Lycia, Pinara: the amphitheatre of the ancient city, dates from the time of the Lycian League, and has 27 rows of seats. Unrestored, it remains in good condition. Keywords: antique, archeology, architecture, culture, geology, heritage, historic, Mediterranean
PMR-D11173 Turkey, Lycia, Pinara: the amphitheatre of the ancient city, dates from the time of the Lycian League, and has 27 rows of seats. Unrestored, it remains in good condition. Keywords: antique, archeology, architecture, culture, geology, heritage, historic, Mediterranean
PMR-D11172 Turkey, Lycia, Pinara: the amphitheatre of the ancient city, dates from the time of the Lycian League, and has 27 rows of seats. Unrestored, it remains in good condition. Keywords: antique, archeology, architecture, culture, geology, heritage, historic, Mediterranean
PMR-D8286 Germany, Lower Saxony, Goslar: a row of handsome timber frame facades on Marktstrasse (Market Street). Keywords: architecture, UNESCO, medieval, mediaeval, national heritage, historic, culture, picturesque
PMR-D8284 Germany, Lower Saxony, Goslar: a row of timber frame houses on Breite Strasse, with the Hotel zum Breiten Tor in the foreground Keywords: architecture, UNESCO, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, mediaeval, medieval
PMR-D8259 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of private dwellings in the centre of town with fine timber-frame facades. Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8248 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of diverse facades on Kreuzstrasse. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture
PMR-D8247 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of diverse facades on the outskirts of the town Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8241 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of timber-framed houses facing the Holzmarkt (Wood Market). Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8239 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of timber-frame houses facing the Holzmarkt (Wood Market) with part of the Trinitatis Church on the right. Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8238 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a continuous row of handsome timber-frame buildings in the Kornmarkt. Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8237 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of superb timber-frame buildings in the Market Square (Stadtplatz). Keywords: picturesque, culture, architecture, heritage, historic
PMR-D8236 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of superb timber-frame buildings in the Market Square (Stadtplatz) with the Town Hall (Rathaus) at the far end. Keywords: picturesque, culture, architecture, heritage, historic
PMR-D8234 Germany, Niedersachsen, Wolfenbüttel: a row of old burgher houses in the centre of the town. Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, culture
PMR-D8184 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8183 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8179 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, UNESCO, port, architecture, mercantile, commerce, Hanseatic, mediaeval, heritage, historic, picturesque
PMR-D8177 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8176 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D8174 Norway, Hordaland, Bergen: Founded in the 11th century, the city was the ancient capital of the country and flourished as a centre of trade. The quarter known as "Tyskebryggen" (now "Bryggen") was largely occupied by German traders of the Hanseatic League which came in 1350. All of the wooden buildings have been reconstructed at some period after fires. Bergen's famous view: a row ofcolourful facades on the quayside (C. Sundts gate) facing the harbour (Vagen). Keywords: Scandinavia, picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, Hanseatic, commerce, mercantile, architecture, port, UNESCO
PMR-D7937 Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Lauda-Königshofen: a picturesque row of burgher houses in Lauda. Keywords: heritage, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, Tauber Valley, historic
PMR-D7610 Morocco, Essaouira: the port citadel, built by the Genoese, with a row of bronze cannons on the ramparts. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, architecture, historic, national heritage, picturesque, colourful
PMR-D7609 Morocco, Essaouira: the port citadel, built by the Genoese, with a row of bronze cannons on the ramparts. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, architecture, historic, national heritage, picturesque, colourful
PMR-D7606 Morocco, Essaouira: the harbour wall and castellated fortifications with a row of cannons, mostly of Spanish or French origin. Keywords: Africa, national heritage, historic, architecture, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb
PMR-D7482 Morocco, Ouad Todhra (Todra Valley) between the High Atlas Mountains and the Jebel Saghro range, where the fertile ground is extensively cultivated, and a string of Berber villages follows the river. In the foreground a row of colourful fabrics offered by a roadside trader. Keywords: Africa, landscape, nature, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, oasis, crops, fields, date palms
PMR-D7403 Morocco, Meknes: wall of the medina from Place el Hedim with the row of adjoining kiosks, introduced more recently. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, culture, historic, national heritage, fortifications, architecture, royal city
PMR-D6892 Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: row of caryatids on the facade of an Art Deco (Jugendstil) building in Neumarkt (street). Keywords: heritage, architecture, statues, figures, masonry
PMR-D6771 Ireland, County Galway, Connemara, Ballyconneely: fishing boats pulled up on to the beach, overlooked by a row of cottages on the main road, Keywords: village, harbour, sailing boats, quayside, sea-shore
PMR-D6770 Ireland, County Galway, Connemara, Ballyconneely: fishing boats moored to the jetty, overlooked by a row of cottages on the main road, Keywords: village, harbour, sailing boats, quayside, sea-shore
PMR-D6326 Germany, Bavaria, Mittelfranken, Dinkelsbühl: row of gabled facades in Nördlinger Strasse. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D6280 Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Nördlingen: a row of fine gabled burgher houses, facing onto the Weinmarkt. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D6275 Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Nördlingen: a row of gabled facades on Löpsinger Strasse. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D6194 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Landsberg am Lech: the weir on the River Lech, backed by a row of gabled houses and overlooked by the former Jesuit grammar school and church. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D6193 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Landsberg am Lech: the weir on the River Lech backed by a row of gabled houses and overlooked by the former Jesuit grammar school and church. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D5729 Turkey, Bozburun: view of the harbour with rows of moored yachts and fishing boats. Keywords: port, harbour, holiday resort, marina, yachts, boats, picturesque, colourful, heritage, reflections
PMR-D5625 Greece, Island of Milos: the port of Adamas, reflected in the waters of the harbour, with its rows of moored yachts. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, heritage, Cyclades, geology, vulcanism, Venus de Milo
PMR-D5624 Greece, Island of Milos: the port of Adamas, reflected in the waters of the harbour, with its rows of moored yachts. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, heritage, Cyclades, geology, vulcanism, Venus de Milo
PMR-D5623 Greece, Island of Milos: the port of Adamas, reflected in the waters of the harbour, with its rows of moored yachts. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, heritage, Cyclades, geology, vulcanism, Venus de Milo
PMR-D5598 Greece, Island of Folegandros: this row of colourful terraced houses in Chora is the principal postcard theme. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage, Cyclades, dwellings, photogenic
PMR-D5594 Greece, Island of Folegandros: this row of colourful terraced houses in Chora is the principal postcard theme. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage, Cyclades, dwellings, photogenic
PMR-D5589 Greece, Island of Folegandros: the harbour at Karavostasis with a row of moored boats. Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, picturesque, colourful, heritage, Cyclades
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-D5433 Switzerland, Zurich: footbridge over the River Limmat, with an impressive row of river facades, and the towers of the Grossmünster in the background. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, culture, financial centre, heritage, historic, street scene
PMR-D5380 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar: rows of copper kettles and brass teapots in a metalware shop. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, culture, trade, manufacture, hollow-ware
PMR-D5350 Uzbekistan, Tashkent: row of bicycles for hire. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, culture, Muslim, colourful, Sunni Islam, mobility
PMR-D5007 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: rows of shops in the spacious bazaar. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan
PMR-D4362 Thailand, Ao Phang-nga Marine National Park: a row of new restaurants in Ko Panyi Muslim Stilt Village, backed by wooded karst cliffs. Keywords: picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, geology, rock-formations, remarkable, extraordinary, topography, Andaman Sea
PMR-D4358 Thailand, Ao Phang-nga Marine National Park: Ko Panyi Muslim Stilt Village with rows of moored boats, backed by steep karst cliffs. Keywords: picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, geology, rock-formations, remarkable, extraordinary, topography, Andaman Sea
PMR-D4357 Thailand, Ao Phang-nga Marine National Park: Ko Panyi Muslim Stilt Village with rows of moored boats, backed by steep karst cliffs. Keywords: picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, geology, rock-formations, remarkable, extraordinary, topography, Andaman Sea
PMR-D4297 Thailand, Phuket Island, Phuket City: Wat Wichit Songkhram Temple: a row of "nagas" guarding the approach steps. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, golden
PMR-D4151 Turkey, Aydin Province, Didyma: the huge Temple of Apollo, measuring 120 m. long by 60 m. wide, was begun in the 3rd century BC, worked on for 300 years,but never completed. The Oracle of Didyma may go back to 1000 BC, rivalling Delphi. The Pronaos with double row of columns which were completed. Remains of a round well in front of the temple. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, Roman, Greek, architecture, Aegean, sailing ship, Bahriyeli C, cruising, heritage, Hellenic
PMR-D4129 Turkey, Resadiye Peninsula, Knidos: the ruined town dates back to the 4th century BC in its present position and counted about 70,000 inhabitants. It had a famous medical school in its prime. The Dionysus Temple, surrounded by rows of stone fragments, with the Commercial Harbour in the background. Keywords: maritime, Aegean , cruising, Bahriyeli C, picturesque, sailing ship, archeology, Hellenic, classical, excavations
PMR-D4126 Turkey, Resadiye Peninsula, Knidos: the ruined town dates back to the 4th century BC in its present position and counted about 70,000 inhabitants. It had a famous medical school in its prime. Remains of a row of shops. Keywords: maritime, Aegean , cruising, Bahriyeli C, picturesque, sailing ship, archeology, Hellenic, classical, excavations
PMR-D4117 Turkey, Resadiye Peninsula, Knidos: the ruined town dates back to the 4th century BC in its present position and counted about 70,000 inhabitants. It had a famous medical school in its prime. Rows of exquisitely carved architrave stones from the Dionysus Temple, with surviving columns of the east-west stoa. Keywords: maritime, Aegean , cruising, Bahriyeli C, picturesque, sailing ship, archeology, Hellenic, classical, excavations
PMR-D0623 Thailand, Bangkok: row of standing Buddhas in the cloisters of Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful
PMR-D2770 Netherlands, Amsterdam: a row of stately 17th century merchants houses dwarfed by a more modern edifice. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Holland
PMR-D2768 Netherlands, Amsterdam: small boats moored under a row of trees in autumn foliage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, Holland, canal
PMR-D1179 People's Republic of China, Xining: row of chedis at Kumbum Monastery, where Tsongkapa is said to have been born, not far from Xining. Keywords: architecture, Buddhist, metropolis, municipality, Asian, Han, Middle Kingdom, colourful
PMR-D1016 Thailand, Chiang Mai: row of seated Buddhas, backed by murals of Buddha's life, in Wat Phra That, on Doi Suthep Hill. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious
PMR-D0817 Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): remains of ancient chedis at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, with a row of Buddha figures, decked in saffron robes. Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0816 Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): row of Buddha figures decked in saffron robes at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious, historic, national heritage
PMR-D0815 Thailand, Ayuthaya (formerly the royal capital 1350-1767): row of Buddha figures decked in saffron robes at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon. Keywords: Buddhist, national heritage, historic, religious, colourful, architecture, Siam, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0584 Vientiane: Row of Buddhas in the cloisters of Wat Si Saket, Vientiane's oldest surviving temple, built by Chao Anou between 1819 and 1824. Keywords: capital city, architecture, picturesque, colourful, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR344-11 India, New Delhi: inside the Red Fort (Lal Qila), built 1638-1648 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan: gardens, with rows of columnar Ashoka trees. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, capital city, heritage
PMR308-11 Germany, West Berlin: row of crosses on the bank of the River Spree near the Reichstag commemorates those who lost their lives in an attempt to scale the wall or swim across the Spree. Keywords: memorial, tribute
PMR298-01 Germany, Hessen, Limburg an der Lahn: row of half-timbered houses in a mews. Keywords: architecture, culture, historic, heritage, picturesque, colourful, mediaeval, timber frame, half timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR297-08 Germany, Bavaria, Aschaffenburg in the Spessart: country palace built in 1780 for the Archbishops of Mainz in Schönbusch Park. Here: rowing on the ornamental lake in the palace grounds. Keywords: country idyll, rural, greenery, boating, summer idyll, relaxing, quiet, peacful
PMR297-07 Germany, Bavaria, Aschaffenburg in the Spessart: country palace built in 1780 for the Archbishops of Mainz in Schönbusch Park. Here: sandstone bridge over the ornamental lake in the palace grounds, with reflections. Keywords: peaceful, greenery, rural, boating, rowing, quiet, relaxing, woods, trees
PMR287-08 Turkey, Aphrodisias: an impressive row of Ionic columns marks the southern stoa of the agora. Still being excavated (1989). Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, Greek, architecture
PMR284-06 Turkey, Izmir (Smyrna): row of Corinthian columns in the Greek agora, rebuilt by the Romans in the time of Marcus Aurelius. View with one of the entry arches in the foreground. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman
PMR284-05 Turkey, Izmir (Smyrna): row of Corinthian columns in the Greek agora, rebuilt by the Romans in the time of Marcus Aurelius. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman
PMR231-08 Greece, Olympia: row of columns on one side of the square Palaestra, the training area for boxing, wrestling, jumping, etc., ... Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, Greek, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, architecture, classical, heritage, monument, O...
PMR212-05 Czechoslovakia, Prague: Town Hall, dating from the 14th century. Expansion resulted in the progressive take-over of adjoining houses until the whole row was incorporated. The famous horologe in the base of the tower dates from early 15th century. Keywords: historic, national heritage, metropolis, architecture, capital city, culture, picturesque, UNESCO
PMR205-01 Israel, Dead Sea, Masada: a fortified rock plateau, on which Herod the Great built his palaces. Site of Roman siege in 37-31 BC when allegedly 900 Jews committed mass suicide. Northern Palace of Herod the Great: part of a row of columns on the lower terrace. Keywords: desert, fortifications, defence, isolated, tragedy, historic, UNESCO Site, steep, impregnable
PMR-D3996 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: night view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences, their lights reflected in the water. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic
PMR-D3995 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3994 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3993 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3992 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: evening view of Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic, boat, barge, lights
PMR-D3563 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: Xishi River, overlooked by a row of ancient residences. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, photogenic
PMR-D3325 Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): a row of historic bronze cannons on the walls of Königstein Fortress, with the royal arms carved in stone on the corner. Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, outcrops, rock formations, fantastic, geology, geological, faults , erosion, defence, fortifications, historic
PMR-D3323 Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): a row of historic bronze cannons on the walls of Königstein Fortress. Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, outcrops, rock formations, fantastic, geology, geological, faults , erosion, defence, fortifications, historic
PMR186-04 Hungary, Budapest: row of preserved houses in the old quarter, Buda, which was for long a part of the Ottoman Empire. Keywords: picturesque, street scene, cobblestones, traditional, architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, historic , heritage, colourful
PMR179-08 Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Schiltach in the Black Forest: a row of half timbered houses in the market square with fountain in the foreground. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture, Black Forest, Schwarzwald, traditional, timber-framed
PMR156-06 U.S.A., California, Los Angeles: Marineland - Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) about to drench the front row of spectators. Keywords: show, sea life, demonstration, performance, pool, audience, trained
PMR148-10 Romania, Transylvania, Sighisoara (Schassburg): a living museum-town of the middle ages: a row of Turkish houses and cobbled street with customary central gutter. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, historical, heritage, mediaeval, UNESCO, Saxons, Schäßburg, cobblestones, Siebenburgen
PMR148-03 Romania, Transylvania, Sighisoara (Schassburg): a living museum-town of the middle ages: a colourful row of old houses with typical round-arch entrances. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, historical, heritage, mediaeval, UNESCO, Saxons, Schäßburg, cobblestones, Siebenburgen
PMR-D2551 Iran, Kashan: a shady restaurant garden with a row of bubbling fountains providing running water. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, trees, food, eating, traditional, cool
PMR131K-16 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a row of columns with lotus capitals - Egyptian-themed architecture in Wafi Shopping Mall, Bur Dubai. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a row of columns with lotus capitals - Egyptian-themed architecture in Wafi Shopping Mall, Bur Dubai. Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers
PMR146K-16 Thailand, Chiang Mai: a row of gilded standing Buddha figures at Wat Phra That shrine on Doi Suthep Hill. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, architecture, colourful, religious
PMR146K-06 Myanmar, Bagan: Shwezigon Paya - row of small gilded stupas, which surround the main zedi. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR145K-19 Myanmar, Mandalay: serried rows of gleaming white stupas at Kuthodaw Paya, with Mandalay Hill in the background. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR144K-30 Myanmar, Yangon: a row of golden shrines on the platform of Shwedagon Paya, which was founded ca. 6-10 century. Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples
PMR688-12 Myanmar, Mandalay: a row of carved and gilded doorways in the Atumashi Kyaung (Monastery), which was burnt down in 1890 and rebuilt in 1996. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR469-08 Romania. Transylvania, Sighisoara: a pictureque row of mediaeval houses in the old quaerter on the hill. Keywords: mediaeval, cobblestones, colourful, Schaessburg, Siebenbürgen, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, fortifications, defence, Saxon Land
PMR514-11 Italy, Campania, Pompeii: one of the granite street-corner drinking fountains, with a row of shops in the background. Keywords: volcano , Roman ruins, buried city, eruption
PMR507-09 Turkey, Istanbul: row of anglers with their catch, fishing from the Galata Bridge. Keywords: fish, fishermen
PMR495-12 Island of Crete, Ayia Triada: view of the ruins of the Minoan market place and row of stores (right) with columned portico. Keywords: national heritage, shops, historic, excavations, archeological, archeology
PMR438-08 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Oberammergau: a row of former farmhouses on the outskirts of the town. Keywords: alpine, picturesque, colourful, nature, fall, autumn colours
PMR437-01 Poland, Wroclaw: repaving the Rynek (Market Place) with cobblestones. Row of gabled burgher houses in the background. Keywords: mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Breslau
PMR434-12 Poland, Gdansk: view from the Town Hall Tower: rows of gabled burgher houses, all rebuilt after WWII, with some complete facades visible in the foreground. Keywords: mediaeval, Danzig, architecture, national heritage, picturesque
PMR434-11 Poland, Gdansk: view from the Town Hall Tower: rows of gabled burgher houses, all rebuilt after WWII. Keywords: mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Danzig
PMR533-09 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: five, out of a row of eight, juxtaposed "evans". They are thought to be dedicated to: Marn, the sun god (largest); Marten, the moon goddess; and Bar Marin, the trinity of gods of Hatra. Keywords: architecture, natural heritage, archeology, archeological, historical, desert, ruined city, Mesopotamia
PMR140K-05 Greece, Island of Leros: a row of preserved, historic windmills, without sails, forerunners of our wind-turbines, on the ridge above the town of Pandeli. Keywords: Greek Isles, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church
PMR135K-16 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Temple contains a 26.5-metre-high gilded staue of Migjid Janraisag, a bodhisattva (a monk who has voluntarily decided not to enter Nirvana, but to devote himself to saving other souls). A mythical creature and a row of prayer wheels in the foreground. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR135K-14 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: a long row of brass prayer wheels behind the Golden Temple. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR135K-12 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: a row of colourful shelters containing prayer wheels. Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, capital, monument, statue, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan
PMR131K-12 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a row of columns with lotus capitals - Egyptian-themed architecture in Wafi Shopping Mall, Bur Dubai. Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers
PMR130K-19 United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Burj Dubai Lake Promenade, with a row of futuristic lamp posts in front of the apartments. Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers
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
PMR121K-04 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, completed in 2007, cost $545m. and combines Mughal, Moorish and Arab architecture. It was inspired by the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore and Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. It has 82 domes and can accommodate 40,000 worshippers. The main hall of prayer contains the world's largest chandelier (over 9 tonnes in weight) and the world's largest hand-knotted carpet, and can accommodate over 7,000 worshippers. This picture: gallery on one side of the courtyard, with endless rows of marble columns, inlaid with semi-precious stones. Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab
PMR119K-27 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: a row of historic burgher houses on the Marktstrasse, with the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village
PMR118K-18 Jordan: Umm Qais, in the north of the country, dates back to the 7th century BC, and was formerly called "Gadara" (cf. the "Gadarene Swine" of the Bible). Paved street with a row of 2nd-century stone shops under the Basilica Terrace. Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara
PMR118K-02 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: Row of Corinthian columns with wild Hollyhock (Alcea pallida) in the foreground. Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site
PMR115K-23 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: Heavily eroded and exposed row of tombs opposite the Theatre, with an adventurous donkey an top. Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital
PMR115K-13 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: Rock tombs under the terrace, at the back of which is a row of Royal Tombs. Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital
PMR109K-05 Germany, Baden-Württemberg: rows of fruit trees in the orchard, in the grounds of the Cistercian Monastery Heiligkreuztal, consecrated in 1227. Keywords: picturesque, historic, Catholic, religious building, national heritage
PMR102K-02 Chile, Tarapacá: Humberstone Saltpetre Works which produced saltpetre and iodene from 1864 until 1960 when it closed its gates due to falling demand. The works and the deserted company town are now an industrial museum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. A row of workers' houses, now empty. Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter
PMR094K-31 Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Sabratha, founded about 500 BC as a Phoenician trading post, later being Romanised after Carthage fell to the Romans in the Third Punic War in 146 BC. It reached its peak under the Emperor Septimius Severus in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, but was severely damaged in an earthquake in 365 AD. After the Arab conquest it lost all importance to Leptis Magna. Here: view of the theatre, with stage, orchestra pit, and seating (the first three rows reserved for VIPs). Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations
PMR092K-11 Macedonia, Bitola: the ruins of Heraclea Lyncestis, a Greek town probably founded by Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC as Lynkestis. During the Roman period it was an important town on the Via Egnatia. In the Byzantine period the town was an important episcopal centre, but was sacked by Ostrogoth/Visigoth forces led by Theodoric the Great in 472 and 479 AD. In the 6th century AD it fell to the Slavs after successive attacks. Here: the Roman amphitheatre, built by the Emperor Hadrian on a hill in the middle of the town, now restored with 20 rows of Prilep marble seats. Keywords: Byzantine, mosaics, archeological excavations, Byzantine ruins, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, Christian, historic, national heritage, Yugoslavia
PMR091K-02 Macedonia, Ohrid: 3rd century BC Greek amphitheatre with 13 rows of seats (rebuilt 2002) and a capacity of 5000 people. Keywords: national heritage, excavation, archeology, historic site, Greek architecture, Yugoslavia
PMR090K-06 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 cobbled street in the old walled citadel on the hilltop ("Kala"), with a row of Ottoman houses. Keywords: Shqiperia, Ottoman, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, historic town, Turkish houses, architecture
PMR086K-29 Croatia, Dalmatia, Zadar: street scene, with a row of typical house facades and carved stone bay window. The Croatian flag flies from an adjacent building. Keywords: national heritage, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town
PMR086K-10 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hamelin: a row of handsome Burgher houses in the Osterstrasse pedestrian zone. Keywords: historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, Niedersachsen, Hameln, pied piper of Hamelin, rat catcher, legends, Renaissance architecture
PMR079K-30 Tunisia, Sousse: figurehead of a "pirate ship", with rows of sponges laid out for sale on the quayside. Keywords: port, picturesque, heritage, historic, Maghreb, Mohammedan, Muslim, Islam, docks
PMR056K-11 Malta, Xemxija: St. Paul's Bay and Pwales Beach, with a rowing boat in the foreground.
PMR056K-03 Malta, Gozo: View of Xlendi with boat-launching ramp and rowing boat in the foreground.
PMR055K-17 Malta, Valletta: Traditional Maltese rowing boat, practising for the forthcoming regatta in Grand Harbour.
PMR054K-08 Spain, Andalusia, El Rocio: About 50 kilometres from Seville, El Rocio lies on the edge of the Donana National Park and Water Bird Reserve. Here, a typican row of houses, all with verandas.
PMR052K-12 Spain, Galicia, La Coruna: row of palm trees adjoining the Jardines de mendez Nunez.
PMR025K-06 Australia, Tasmania: Penny Royal Village, a picturesque row of restored ironstone houses in Launceston. Keywords: architecture
PMR022K-35 Viet Nam, My Tho: a young "boat girl", who rows visitors round the waterways in a traditional boat. Keywords: Vietnam, tropical vegetation, tropical fruit
PMR012K-24 Cyprus (North), Guzelyurt: Ancient fertility goddess wearing rows of bulls' testicles in the Archeological Museum at Güzelyurt = Morfou. Keywords: fertility rites, pagan
PMR002K-36 A row of cacti in pots on a window ledge in the sun.
PMR036K-17 Namibia: Kolmanskop Ghost Town, abandoned after the diamond rush came to an end in the 1920s, and now being refurbished. Here, a row of houses on the unpaved street of sand. Keywords: mining town, diamond mining, colonial life a century ago
PMR073K-33 Spain, Lanzarote, Teguise: rows of stalls on the Parque La Mareta during the Sunday Market in Teguise. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic
PMR073K-32 Spain, Lanzarote, Teguise: rows of stalls on the Parque La Mareta during the Sunday Market in Teguise. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic
PMR071K-29 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Reading the Sunday paper on the green in the autumn sunshine in front of a row of traditional houses with frescoes and geraniums in a corner of Mittenwald. Keywords: alpine, peaceful, relaxing, picturesque
PMR070K-35 Turkey, Lycia, Arykanda: The ancient city of Arykanda or Arykandos which may date back to the 20th century BC, disappeared from the map of the known world after the Graeco-Roman inhabitants left, until rediscovered by Charles Fellows in 1838. Since then many Graeco-Roman remains have come to light. Situated on the side of a steep, rocky hill, Arykanda was easy to defend, and required no extensive fortifications. Here: the typically Greek, horseshoe-shaped amphitheatre with 20 rows of seats. It enjoys excellent acoustics and views of the landscape. Keywords: Greek ruins, Lycia, Roman ruins, Graeco-Roman ruins, Graeco-Roman architecture, Lycians, archeology, excavations, towns of antiquity
PMR070K-11 Turkey, Lacia, Kas: Antiphellos amphitheatre in Kas has just 25 well-preserved rows of seats but dates back to the first century BC. Keywords: Greek ruins, towns of antiquity, excavations, archeology, Lycians, Graeco-Roman architecture, Graeco-Roman ruins, Roman ruins, Lycia
PMR068K-30 Turkey: Marmaris goes back to almost 1000 BC when it was founded by Doric settlers with the name "Phiscus". Subsequently it fell under Lydian, Greek, and Roman rule until being absorbed into the Osman Empire in 1408. Now a leading holiday resort on the Turkish south coast, it can accommodate over 100,000 visitors at a time. Here: yachts at their moorings overlooked by rows of new houses. Keywords: tourist attraction, oriental, yachting, sailing, Turkish carpet centre, holiday resort, marina, Mediterranean resort, sunshine
PMR067K-03 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Chiemgau: Schloss Herrenchiemsee, the most magnificent of Ludwig II's palaces, based on Versailles, is to be found on an island in the large Chiemsee (lake) and can only be reached by boat. Begun in 1878, it was never completed due to lack of funds. Closer view of the upper facade, richly decorated with allegorical figures and coats of arms, supported by a row of Ionic columns. Keywords: German Architecture, sumptuous, opulence, sculpture
PMR060K-26 Romania, Northern Dobruja, Danube Delta Nature Reserve: getting close to nature in a rowing boat. Keywords: waterbird reserve, wetlands, Delta Dunarii, reed beds, wildlife, World Heritage List, ecosystem, bird sanctuary, DDBRA
PMR426-08 Madeira, Santana: willow canes propped up in rows at the roadside to dry out in the sun. Keywords: island, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical
PMR395-06 Belgium, Tournai: a row of burgher-houses with step gables, overlooked by the belfry towers of Notre Dame Cathedral, the largest Romanesque cathedral in Belgium. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, heritage, historic, cityscape
PMR367-01 Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: three, out of a row of eight "prangs", each one individually decorated and with its own attribute. Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples
PMR679-02 Russia, Siberia, Listvyanka on Lake Baikal, Tal'tsi Open Air Museum: a row of re-erected wooden houses, typical dwellings of farmers and land workers of the 18th/19th century. Keywords: historic, typical dwellings, original settlement, colourful, national heritage, picturesque
PMR674-07 Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: Erdene Zuu Khiid (Monastery) is Mongolia's oldest monastery, founded in 1586 by Altai Khaan. It contained up to 100 temples within its walls as well as numerous gers. Perhaps 1000 monks were in residence at its peak. With the exception of three temples, the monastery was laid waste in the Stalinist purges of 1937, and the monks dispersed or killed. Since 1990 it has resumed its religious role. This picture: a row of prayer wheels in the grounds. Keywords: Mongol, Buddhism, Buddhist, sharmanism, religious monuments, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR673-02 Cambodia, Siem Reap: Preah Prohm Rath Monastery, founded about 500 years ago by King Ang Chan is the oldest monastery in Siem Reap. Here: a row of gilded chedis with a stone lion in the foreground. Keywords: historic, shrine, Khmer, architecture, religion, Buddhist, Hindu, temples, picturesque, national heritage
PMR673-01 Cambodia, Siem Reap: Preah Prohm Rath Monastery, founded about 500 years ago by King Ang Chan is the oldest monastery in Siem Reap. Here: a row of gilded chedis with a finely carved stone chedi in the foreground. Keywords: historic, shrine, Khmer, architecture, religion, Buddhist, Hindu, temples, picturesque, national heritage
PMR668-11 Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: a row of typically gabled red-brick houses in the Dutch quarter. Keywords: East Germany, Dutch gables, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque
PMR635-03 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hamelin: street scene on the Osterstrasse with a row of timber framed houses behind. Keywords: historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, Niedersachsen, Hameln, pied piper of Hamelin, rat catcher, legends, Renaissance architecture
PMR635-02 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hamelin: a row of timber framed houses with characteristic local embellishments. Keywords: historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, Niedersachsen, Hameln, pied piper of Hamelin, rat catcher, legends, Renaissance architecture
PMR631-12 Tunisia: Bizerta, founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century BC under the name of Hippo Diarrytus, possesses a fine natural harbour. Rows of colourful fishing boats moored at the quayside. Keywords: Islamic, picturesque, Muslim, Mohamed, heritage, historic, Maghreb
PMR353-07 Belgium, Bruges: well, in the garden of a row of terraced alms houses Keywords: Brügge, tradition, architecture, heritage, mediaeval, historic
PMR628-08 Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: a row of old, timber-framed burgher houses in the Weissgerber Gasse in the old quarter. Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, half-timbered buildings, gables
PMR622-07 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: Partial view of the seating rows of the well preserved Roman amphitheatre. Keywords: Roman remains, Roman architecture, Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, cities of antiquity
PMR593-11 Mexico: Teotihuacan, probably the largest pre-Hispanic city in the Americas, covering about 156,000 square kilometres, with up to 200,000 inhabitants. Founded ca. 100 AD, flourished 300 to 650, abandoned by 750 AD. Identity of the builders is unknown. The Aztecs believed it was the work of giants "Street of the Dead", with Pyramid of the Moon at the end, and rows of minor temples along the sides.
PMR581-07 Russia, Uglich: Matryoshka dolls in rows, with other carved souvenirs, tempt the visitors to Uglich.
PMR577-11 Germany, Baden Wurttemberg,Tubingen: Rows of gabled frontages rising up the hill in Tübingen, one above the other, with punt on the River Neckar in the foreground. Keywords: University town
PMR650-04 Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A row of stone column bases, with the re-erected columns on the top of the theatre cavea in the background. Keywords: Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture
PMR650-01 Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An impressive row of re-erected cipolin columns, mostly with capitals, part of the Post Scaenum Portico. Keywords: Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture
PMR649-12 Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The theatre is one of the oldest in the Roman world, dating from 1-2 AD. The stage was backed by a forest of graceful, fluted columns and statues, with entrances left, right and centre, added by Antoninus Pius between 138 and 161 AD. View from the top centre of the Cavea with the sea in the background. The VIPs sat on the first four rows, in front of the stone barrier. Keywords: Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

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