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PMR123K-07
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: pool and beach of the "Atlantis on the Palm", hotel, shopping and entertainment sentre, resort.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR123K-06
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: view of the 321-metre-high Burj al Arab luxury hotel over an arm of the Palm-Jumeirah development.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-05
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: low-rise housing on one of the arms of the Palm-Jumeirah development, with skyscrapers on the mainland in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-04
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: one of the undeveloped arms of the Palm-Jumeirah development.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-03
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: occupied apartment blocks adjoining the Palm-Jumeirah monorail, on the "trunk" of the palm.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-02
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: mushrooming skyscrapers mark the site of the new Marina being built on the Jumeirah coast.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-01
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the causeway from the Palm-Jumeirah development, with new multi-storey blocks on the mainland.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-36
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: view of the Burj al Arab luxury hotel from the monorail Gateway Station.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-35
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: skyscrapers near the monorail Gateway Station.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR122K-34
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the 321-metre-high Burj al Arab luxury hotel on its island, designed to resemble a billowing sail, with helicopter landing pads at the top.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR122K-33
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: mushrooming skyscrapers mark the site of the new Marina being built on the Jumeirah coast.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-32
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the Palm-Jumeirah monorail on the straight "trunk" of the palm tree with occupied apartment blocks on both sides.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-31
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the Palm-Jumerah monorail crosses the water from Atlantis to the mainland on a raised concrete track.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-29
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: "Atlantis on the Palm" resort, hotel, shopping and entertainment centre at the outer edge of Palm-Jumeirah.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR122K-28
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: skyscrapers lining Sheikh Zayed Road, with Flame of the Forest/Poinciana/Flamboyant trees ( Delonix regia) in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-27
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Egptian-themed architecture in the Wafi Mall, opened in 2001, which contains over 200 stores, restaurants etc.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-26
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Egptian-themed architecture in the Wafi Mall, opened in 2001, which contains over 200 stores, restaurants etc.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-25
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: Love Bird in the zoo.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-24
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: topiary elephant and rabbit collection.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-23
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: aloe wall.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-22
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: aloe wall.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-21
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: elephant rides.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-20
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: mammoth gardens with topiary and urns.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-19
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: Butterfly Hill.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-18
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: a reproduction of Stonehenge.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-17
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: the French formal garden.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-16
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: the French formal garden.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-15
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: the cactus house.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-14
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: the cactus house.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-13
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: multi-coloured ant colony.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-12
Thailand, Pattaya, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden and Resort: mammoth gardens with topiary.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-11
Thailand, Pattaya: 109-metre-high sculpture of Buddha on Khao Chi Chan rockface to commemorate the golden jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's rule. The seated image of Buddha subduing Mara recalls a Sukhothai and Lanna style image. Flame of the Forest/Poinciana/Flamboyant tree (Delonix regia) in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-10
Thailand, Pattaya: 109-metre-high sculpture of Buddha on Khao Chi Chan rockface to commemorate the golden jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's rule. The seated image of Buddha subduing Mara recalls a Sukhothai and Lanna style image.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-09
Thailand, Pattaya: 109-metre-high sculpture of Buddha on Khao Chi Chan rockface to commemorate the golden jubilee of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's rule. The seated image of Buddha subduing Mara recalls a Sukhothai and Lanna style image. With flowerbed in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-08
Thailand, Pattaya: view of the waterfront and skyline, with the Dolphin floating seafood restaurant.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-07
Thailand, Pattaya: Samae Beach on Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island) occupies about 300 metres of the 4.65-kilometre-long island.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-06
Thailand, Pattaya: view of the open expanse of Samae Beach from a belvedere on the hill on Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island).
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-05
Thailand, Pattaya: carved and gilded gables of the Buddhist Temple at Naban, Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island), with Bougainvillea bush in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-04
Thailand, Pattaya: view of Jomtien and Pattaya Park Beach Hotel Tower from Naban, Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island).
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR122K-03
Thailand, Pattaya: carved and gilded facade of the Buddhist Temple at Naban, Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island).
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-02
Thailand, Pattaya: view of the Buddhist Temple at Naban, Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island), with reflections in a pool.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR122K-01
Thailand, Pattaya: golden Buddha at the Buddhist Temple at Naban, Koh Larn Island (formerly Coral Island).
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-36
Thailand, Pattaya: view of Pattaya Bay from the Wat Big Buddha lookout.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-35
Thailand, Pattaya: some of the figures surrounding the Buddha in Wat Big Buddha, with a bi-coloured Bougainvillea bush.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-34
Thailand, Pattaya: Wat Big Buddha - the gilded, seated, giant figure of Buddha.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-33
Thailand, Pattaya: the approach steps to Wat Big Buddha, between two "nagas", seven-headed serpents.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-32
Thailand, Pattaya: Wat Chai Mongkhon Buddhist Temple on South Pattaya Road.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-31
Thailand, Pattaya: one of 24 "zip-lines" in the rainforest canopy in Chompoo Nature Reserve.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-30
Thailand, Pattaya: Tanya, from Odessa, "ziplining" from a rainforest canopy platform in Chompoo Nature Reserve.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-29
Thailand, Pattaya: kitted out for "ziplining" between rainforest canopy platforms in Chompoo Nature Reserve.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-27
Thailand, Pattaya: fountain in front of the Thai Airlines office, with Beach Road in the background.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-26
Thailand, Pattaya: the entrance to Yensabai Condotel, South Pattaya.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-25
Thailand, Pattaya: the entrance to Yensabai Condotel, South Pattaya.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-24
Thailand, Pattaya: a street shrine with twin elephants on Beach Road.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-23
Thailand, Pattaya: the beach at Central Pattaya, with Holiday Inn, hotels and condominiums in the north.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-22
Thailand, Pattaya: beach umbrellas at Central Pattaya, with the hotels of North Pattaya in the distance.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-21
Thailand, Pattaya: "Walking Street", hub of Pattaya nightlife but deserted during daylight hours.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-20
Thailand, Pattaya: entrance to "Walking Street", the hub of Pattaya nightlife.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-19
Thailand, Pattaya: skyline, with traditional fishing boats in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-18
Thailand, Pattaya: waterfront, with traditional fishing boat in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-17
Thailand, Pattaya: waterfront and skyline, with Thai flag in the foreground.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-16
Thailand, Pattaya: "Carnival Star" floating seafood restaurant.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-15
Thailand, Pattaya: Pattaya Park Beach Hotel Tower, 240 metres high.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-14
Thailand, Pattaya: view of south Pattaya and the "Wat Big Buddha" from Pattaya Par Beach Hotel Tower (240 metres high).
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-13
Thailand, Pattaya: view south-east from Pattaya Park Beach Hotel Tower (240 metres high) over Jomtien.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-12
Thailand, Pattaya: new multi-storey hotels and condominiums at the north end of Pattaya Bay.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR121K-11
Thailand, Pattaya: view north from Pattaya Park Beach Hotel Tower (240 metres high) over Pattaya Bay.
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, seaside, Siam

PMR121K-09
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: view of the courtyard through marble columns inlaid with semi-precious stones with gold capitals.
Keywords: Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city, minarets, muezzin, Koran, traditional architecture

PMR121K-08
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: a blue-tiled reflecting pool surrounds the outer courtyard columns.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR121K-07
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: rear gallery of the courtyard, with its twin corner minarets,107 metres high.
Keywords: Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city, minarets, muezzin, Koran, traditional architecture

PMR121K-06
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: hand-made polychrome ceramic tiled "Iznik" panel with a floral motif.
Keywords: Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city, minarets, muezzin, Koran, traditional architecture

PMR121K-05
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: hand-made polychrome ceramic tiled "Iznik" panel with a floral motif.
Keywords: Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city, minarets, muezzin, Koran, traditional architecture

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

PMR121K-03
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: closer view of the floral inlay work of semi-precious stones.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR121K-02
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: the courtyard, with surrounding marble columns inlaid with semi-precious stones, and Moorish arches.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR121K-01
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: the main courtyard (17,000 square metres) is inlaid with floral designs.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-36
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: view of a mosque and the RBS Building (right) from the eighth-floor window of the International Rotana Inn.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-35
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the cannon in Al Ettihad Square, with the curving glass facade of the Marks and Spencer Building and Etisalat Building, surmounted by a ball.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-34
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Al Ettihad Square, with its oversize symbols of arab life and history.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-33
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the "Women's Mosque" and minaret in Markaziyah Park and Gardens.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-32
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Flame of the Forest/Poinciana/Flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) in Markaziyah Park and Gardens, with its fountains.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-31
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Flame of the Forest/Poinciana/Flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) in Markaziyah Park and Gardens.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-30
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: lake with fountain in Markaziyah Park and Gardens, with modern tower blocks in the Al Hosn district in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR120K-29
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: a pair of dhows heading for the gulf under engine power.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-28
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Corniche Road West with the ADCO Building.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-27
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the beach adjoining Corniche Road West.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-26
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: city skyline from Markaziyah Park and Gardens, with Hilton Baynunah Hotel.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-25
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: some of the striking multi-storey blocks on the palm-lined Corniche Road.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-24
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: domed mosque with skyscrapers in the background, including Etisalat Building, surmounted with a ball.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-23
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: minaret of a mosque and a colourful modern multi-storey block.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-22
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Etisalat Building, crowned with a ball, on Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum Street, Marks and Spencer Building behind with the curving glass facade.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR120K-21
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: giant cannon in Al Ettihad Square.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-20
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Al Ettihad Square, with its oversize symbols of arab life and history - the coffee pot in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-19
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: park and skyscrapers from the Corniche Road.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR120K-18
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: modern buildings on the Corniche Road which runs along the coast.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-17
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Monument comprising oversize reproductions of traditional arab flasks.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-16
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the Iranian Market, where imported consumer goods from Iran may be purchased directly from the quay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-15
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: "Dhow Sail" monument, on a traffic island in the city.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-14
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the spectacular, newly completed, 5-star Yas Hotel, on Yas Island, is sited adjacent to the new motor racing circuit.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-13
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.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-12
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.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-11
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.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-10
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: view of the facade and main entrance.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-09
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.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-08
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.
Keywords: Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city, minarets, muezzin, Koran, traditional architecture

PMR120K-07
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.
Keywords: Arab state, traditional architecture, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab

PMR120K-06
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: a pair of moored dhows, with the city skyline in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-05
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: a fort inside the Heritage Centre, which displays buildings and scenes of the former everyday life of the Bedouin.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR120K-04
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Marina, with Breakwater, domed theatre and the one-time world's tallest unsupported flagpole, seen from Marina Mall.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-03
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: view from Sky Tower, Marina Mall, of the approach causeway and a new multi-storey block nearing completion.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-02
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: view from the Sky Tower, Marina Mall, of the luxurious Emirates Palace Hotel, which cost over US$3 billion to build.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-01
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the skyline from Sky Tower, Marina Mall, with domed theatre, Heritage Centre and flagpole on the landspit beyond the harbour.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR119K-35
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: striking red and yellow hybrid tulips "Abu Hassan" in Munich's Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: metropolis, flower colour, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, München, capital of Bavaria, mediaeval

PMR119K-34
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: HQ Building with blooming Magnolia trees and beds of vivid tulips in Munich's Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: metropolis, flower colour, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, München, capital of Bavaria, mediaeval

PMR119K-33
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: massed tulips fill the spring beds with colour in Munich's Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: metropolis, flower colour, mediaeval, capital of Bavaria, München, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR119K-32
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: red and white hybrid Lily-Tulips "Ballade" contrast with blue bedding plants in Munich's Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: metropolis, flower colour, mediaeval, capital of Bavaria, München, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, spring flowers

PMR119K-31
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: Arabis, Alyssum and Aubretia vie with blossoming trees and spring bedding plants in Munich's Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: metropolis, flower colour, mediaeval, capital of Bavaria, München, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR119K-30
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: Heiligkreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) and the tiny Leonhardi-Kapelle (chapel) on the Kalvarienburg.
Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village

PMR119K-29
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: pavement café and facades of burgher houses stretching down the Marktstrasse towards the River Isar.
Keywords: architecture, Bavarian village, frescoes, painted facades, colourful facades, picturesque, national heritage, tradition

PMR119K-28
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: statue of Kaspar Winzerer III, who captured the French King Franz/Francois in 1525, after the battle of Pavia.
Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village

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

PMR119K-26
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: pavement café on the main street, Marktstrasse, with the onion dome of the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) in the background.
Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village

PMR119K-25
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: Heiligkreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross), built ca. 1720 for Friedrich Nockher, who was responsible for the important salt trade of the time.
Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village

PMR119K-24
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: Heiligkreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) on the Kalvarienberg, from the bank of the River Isar.
Keywords: architecture, spring blossom, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village

PMR119K-22
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Schleissheim aerodrome with historic control tower and hangars housing the aircraft collection of the Deutsches Museum.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-21
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the east facade of Schleissheim Palace with formal gardens and fountains.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-20
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Lustheim Palace in Schleissheim Palace Gardens.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-19
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the crossing of the M9 (Nuremberg) and M99 motorways.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-18
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Garching Nuclear Research Establishment, wind turbine and A9 motorway
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-16
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Allianz Football Stadium, new home of Bayern-Munich.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

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

PMR119K-14
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Marienplatz, with the New Town Hall, the Old Town Hall, St. Peter's Church (Alte Peter) and the Cathedral (Frauenkirche).
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-13
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Gärtnerplatz and its theatre.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Karl's Gate, Karlsplatz (Stachus) and the Inner Ring Road.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Königsplatz with Propylaeum, Glyptothek, and Antiken-Sammlung.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-10
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Olympic Tower, 291 metres high, and the man-made lake.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-09
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Football Stadium (former home of Bayern-Munich), TV-Tower, Swimming Baths and lake.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-08
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Olympic Park, with Training Ground and Football Stadium, (the former home of Bayern-Munich), man-made lake and TV-Tower.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-07
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Nymphenburg Palace and Gardens with east facade.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-06
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Nymphenburg Palace and Gardens from the east.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-05
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view east from Zeppelin LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Georg-Brauchle-Ring, with the O2 building and Olympia Park.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of a car storage yard, providing a mosaic of colours.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR119K-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the suburb of Feldmoching.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aerial view, balloon, dirigible, civil aviation, aircraft, lighter-than-air-flight, airship, aviation

PMR118K-32
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia, was originally the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC. The Roman Temple of Hercules (2nd century AD) on the Citadel (Jebel Al Qala'a).
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, Islam, Islamic, capital city, metropolis, architecture, Roman architecture, Philadelphia

PMR118K-31
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia, was originally the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC. Modern sculptures and a classical column on the Citadel, with the modern city behind.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, Islam, Islamic, capital city, metropolis, architecture, Roman architecture, Philadelphia

PMR118K-30
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia, was originally the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC. Shops and the sprawl of the modern city of 2.5 million inhabitants, seen from the Citadel.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, Islam, Islamic, capital city, metropolis, architecture, Roman architecture, Philadelphia

PMR118K-29
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia. A huge Jordanian flag, seen from the Citadel. Amman was the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, Islam, Islamic, capital city, metropolis, architecture, Roman architecture, Philadelphia

PMR118K-28
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia. The Umayyad Palace, built on the Citadel Hill about 720 AD, showing the domed Audience Hall. Amman was the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC.
Keywords: Muslim, Philadelphia, Roman architecture, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Islamic, Islam, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR118K-27
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia. The scant remains of the Temple of Hercules (2nd century AD) on the Citadel (Jebel Al Qala'a). Amman was the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC.
Keywords: Muslim, Philadelphia, Roman architecture, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Islamic, Islam, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR118K-26
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia. View of the Roman Theatre and Hashemite Square (due for redevelopment), from the Citadel. Amman was the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC.
Keywords: Muslim, Philadelphia, Roman architecture, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Islamic, Islam, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR118K-25
Jordan: Amman, built on the site of the Roman city of Philadelphia. The restored Roman Theatre, built about 150 AD, seats 6000 spectators. View from the Citadel. Amman was the Ammonite city of "Rabbath-Ammon" in the 13th century BC.
Keywords: Muslim, Philadelphia, Roman architecture, architecture, metropolis, capital city, Islamic, Islam, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR118K-24
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). House doorway in the derelict Ottoman village, with Hercules' club carved into the basalt lintel.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-23
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). Courtyard in Beit Russan, a former Ottoman residence, now a museum with a fine sarcophagus on display.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Gadara, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, archeological site

PMR118K-22
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). Masses of yellow daisies, with the Yarmouk Valley and southern Golan Heights behind.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-21
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). Carpet of flowers, with ruined Nymphaeum (2nd century AD), and Lake Tiberius in the distance.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-20
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). The black basalt Theatre, built in the 2nd century AD, commands a spectacular view of the countryside.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-19
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). Colonnaded courtyard on the terrace, with basalt, marble and limestone Corinthian columns.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Gadara, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, archeological site

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-17
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). View of the Yarmouk Valley and southern Golan Heights on the Israeli side.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-16
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). Palestinian exiles can view their homeland in Israel from this raised lookout platform.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-15
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). The Decumanus Maximus paving has survived the centuries, but the buildings are in need of restoration.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city, Gadara

PMR118K-14
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). A group of Jordanian archeology students, all equipped with digital cameras and mobile phones.
Keywords: Roman architecture, pretty girls, girl students, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR118K-12
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: South Theatre with reconstructed stage, was built between 90-92 AD, and seats 3000+ spectators.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-11
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: Bedouin musicians with drums and bagpipes demonstrate the acoustics of the South Theatre.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-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 spacious Oval Plaza, 90 x 80 metres, is surrounded by a colonnade of 1st -century Ionic columns.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-09
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: South Decumanus runs east to a 73-metre bridge, beyond which it is buried under the modern city.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR118K-08
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: A remarkable, reconstructed, water-powered saw for cutting stone, originally built in the 6th century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, mechanised tools, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR118K-07
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: North Theatre, with the North Tetrapylon, Cardo Maximus, and modern city of Jerash in the background.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-05
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 North Gate, built in 115 AD, marks the end of the city and start of the road to Pella.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-04
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: North Gate and Cardo Maximus with Ionic columns, from within the North Tetrapylon.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR118K-03
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: Beautifully carved fallen architrave - waiting for possible re-erection?
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

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

PMR118K-01
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: Roman legionnaires of the VI Legion lined up after performing in the Hippodrome, which originally seated 15,000 people and was built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-36
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: Final line-up of the participants in the spectacle in the Hippodrome, which originally seated 15,000 people, and was built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-35
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: Closer view of a chariot in the straight during a race in the Hippodrome, which originally seated 15,000 people, and was built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-34
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: Three chariots thundering down the straight during a race in the Hippodrome, which originally seated 15,000 people, and was built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-33
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: Three chariots taking the corner during a race in the Hippodrome, which originally seated 15,000 people, and was built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR117K-32
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 culmination of a simulated gladiatorial combat in the Hippodrome, built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-31
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: A group of Roman legionnaires demonstrating the defensive "box" formation created with their shields in the Hippodrome, built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR117K-30
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: A group of legionnaires of the VI Legion demonstrating drill procedures in the Hippodrome, built in the 2nd century AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR117K-29
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: Part of the Tetrapylon which marked the crossing of the Cardo Maximus and the South Decumanus.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-28
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 octagonal Macellum (food market), built in 130 AD, surrounded by columns, with a fountain in the centre.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-26
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 800-metre-long Cardo Maximus still bears the tracks of ancient wagons near the Macellum entrance.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-25
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 Cardo Maximus, the main columned way, had pedestrian sidewalks and underground sewers.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

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

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

PMR117K-23
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 South Gate of the city, built about 130 AD, whose columns are decorated with acanthus leaves.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-22
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: An authentic-looking legionnaire of the Roman VI Legion.
Keywords: Roman architecture, ruined city, excavations, archeology, classical architecture, national heritage, Gerasa, Gilead Hills, archeological site

PMR117K-21
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 Triumphal Arch, erected to mark the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 129 AD, is under constant restoration.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological site, Gilead Hills, Gerasa, national heritage, classical architecture, archeology, excavations, ruined city

PMR117K-20
Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183. View along the formidable defence walls and extensive "glacis", which prevented attackers from climbing up.
Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress

PMR117K-19
Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183. View of the main road and the upper town, from the castle ramparts, showing the defensive "glacis" (slope) to prevent attackers from climbing up.
Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress

PMR117K-18
Jordan, Al-Karak: flowers of Pink Viper's Grass (Scorzonera papposa) growing on the castle ramparts.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert, flora, botany

PMR117K-17
Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183. View from the battlements of the surrounding countryside and cultivated fields.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert

PMR117K-16
Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert

PMR117K-15
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: colourful purple and yellow spring flowers.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-14
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: spring flowers and strange rock formations near the Rummana Campground.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-13
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: colourful flowers of the ubiquitous Hoary Rock Rose (Cistus creticus).
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-12
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: eye-catching flowers of the Sicklefruit Hypecoum (Hypecoum imberbe).
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-11
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: masses of spring flowers on the slopes of Jebel Rummana, with desert landcape in the background.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-09
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: gnarled skeleton of an ancient juniper tree on the summit of Jebel Rummana.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-08
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: view of Rummana Campground from Rummana Mountain Trail.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-07
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: a colourful display of spring flowers including Crown Anenomes (Anemone Coronaria).
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-06
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: a colourful display of spring flowers including Crown Anenomes (Anemone Coronaria).
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR117K-05
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: typical scenery on the Rummana Campground Trail, with "domed" rock formations.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-04
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: typical scenery on the Rummana Campground Trail, with unusual rock formations.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-03
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: typical scenery on the Rummana Campground Trail, with Giant Fennel in the foreground.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-02
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: typical scenery on the Rummana Campground Trail.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR117K-01
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: a remarkable example of eroded strata - resembling a giant cabbage.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany, weathering, erosion

PMR116K-36
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: some of the unusual rock formations overlooking Wadi Dana.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany, mountains, rocky

PMR116K-35
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: lush spring vegetation surrounding Rummana Campsite.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR116K-34
Jordan, As-Shobak: Shobak Castle, built by Crusader King Baldwin I in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1189 after an 18-month siege. One of the defence towers, with a view of the surrounding landscape.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert

PMR116K-33
Jordan, As-Shobak: Shobak Castle, built by Crusader King Baldwin I in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1189 after an 18-month siege.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert

PMR116K-32
Jordan, As-Shobak: a village of adobe houses in the wadi blends into its background.
Keywords: geology, community, Islamic, Muslim, picturesque, rock formations, desert

PMR116K-31
Jordan, As-Shobak: strikingly eroded sandstone landscape, near Shobak Castle.
Keywords: geology, desert, Islamic, Muslim, rock formations, picturesque

PMR116K-30
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: the steep. rocky walls of Wadi Dana.
Keywords: geology, wild animals, wild flowers, picturesque, rock formations, natural history, nature reservation, botany

PMR116K-29
Jordan, Dana Nature Reserve: view of Dana village, within the bounds of the nature reserve, from the lookout on the main road.
Keywords: geology, botany, nature reservation, natural history, rock formations, picturesque, wild flowers, wild animals

PMR116K-28
Jordan, Aqaba: view of Aqaba Fort with minaret of the neighbouring mosque beyond.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, palm trees, bathing beach, Islam, mediaeval, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR116K-27
Jordan, Aqaba: the surviving adobe walls of a late 3rd century church, said to be the oldest purpose-built church in the world.
Keywords: Muslim, archeological excavations, ruins, palm trees, bathing beach, Islam, mediaeval, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR116K-26
Jordan, Aqaba: the main street of the mediaeval town of Ayla, the forerunner of Aqaba, which has recently been excavated, from the Egyptian Gate.
Keywords: Muslim, Gulf of Aqaba, desert town, coast, mediaeval, Islam, bathing beach, palm trees, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR116K-25
Jordan, Aqaba: the Egyptian Gate of the mediaeval town of Ayla, the forerunner of Aqaba, which has recently been excavated.
Keywords: Muslim, Gulf of Aqaba, desert town, coast, mediaeval, Islam, bathing beach, palm trees, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR116K-24
Jordan, Aqaba: the beach, looking north, with some of the new hotels in the background.
Keywords: Muslim, palm trees, bathing beach, Islam, mediaeval, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR116K-23
Jordan, Aqaba: the beach, looking south, with the Flagpole, which is said to be the tallest unsupported flagstaff in the world.
Keywords: Muslim, palm trees, Islam, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR116K-22
Jordan, Aqaba: the Flagpole, in the middle of a plaza, is said to be the tallest unsupported flagstaff in the world. In the foreground is the Mamluk-built Aqaba Fort, built about 1510.
Keywords: Muslim, Gulf of Aqaba, desert town, coast, Islam, palm trees, ruins, archeological excavations

PMR116K-21
Jordan, Aqaba: view of Eilat, in Israel, across the Gulf of Aqaba.
Keywords: Muslim, palm trees, Islam, mediaeval, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR116K-20
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Flock of goats, with striking rock formations in the background.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-19
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Young Bedouin goatherd, with his charges, with striking rock formations in the background.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-18
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: View of the mountains from the road to Al-Munayshir.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-17
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: View of the mountains from the road to Al-Munayshir.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-16
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: View of the mountains from the road to Al-Munayshir.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-15
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: View of the mountains from the road to Al-Munayshir.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-14
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Close-up of the pink-flowered plant which grows in such profusion.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-13
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: View of the mountains from a sand dune near the road to Al-Munayshir.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-12
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: The road to Al-Munayshir, just outside the reservation.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-11
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: T.E. Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", a monumental rock formation near the visitors centre.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-10
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Three Oryx, newly introduced after becoming extinct, in an enclosed area.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-09
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Bedouin guide, Eid, with his father.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-08
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Bedouin graveyard in the desert, ring-fenced.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-07
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Bedouin guide, Eid, (21) with his V8-engined Jeep in a mass of pink flowers, later plucked for goat fodder.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-06
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Head of the Bedouin family, father of Eid, pouring morning coffee, made from self-roasted coffee beans.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-04
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Bedouin tent, home of the family of Eid.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-03
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Typical monumental rock formation with masses of pink flowers in the foreground.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR116K-02
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Natural bridge in a sandstone outcrop.
Keywords: geology, drought, fantastic rock formations, desert life, Bedouin country, sandstone outcrops, sand, natural caves

PMR116K-01
Jordan: Wadi Rum, a broad, desert valley with spectacularly sculpted rock outcrops, made famous by T.E. Lawrence in his book, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". It lies in the south of Jordan, not too far from the Saudi border.

This picture: Baby goat belonging to a Bedouin family in the desert.
Keywords: geology, natural caves, sand, sandstone outcrops, Bedouin country, desert life, fantastic rock formations, drought

PMR115K-36
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: A line of columns marks the upper temenos of the Great Temple of the Nabataians, which was in use until Byzantine times.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-35
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: Part of a column capital which combines a number of motifs, from the Great Temple of the Nabataians.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-34
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: Unique elephant-head column capital, still to be seen in the Nabataian Great Temple from the 1st century BC.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-33
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: A camel-rider on the colonnaded way, with the Royal Tombs in the distant background.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-32
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: Roman colonnaded street (ca. 106 AD) marks the centre of the Nabataian city (contemporaneous with Jerash).
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-31
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: A vivid sandstone outcrop, weathered into a fantasy-inspiring shape.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-29
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The sun breaks into the "Siq" as the visitors start to arrive.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-28
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The sheer, 200-metre-high walls of the "Siq" are only 2 metres apart at this point.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-27
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: Closer view of some of the Bedouin horse riders.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-26
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: Bedouin horse riders, with impressive, bare, sandstone mountains as backdrop.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-25
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: Horse rides are offered from the entrance as far as the start of the "Siq" (Gorge).
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-24
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The "Roman Soldier's" Tomb from the High Place of Sacrifice, with the Garden Triclinium (Feasting Hall) in front.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

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-22
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: Dramatic colour banding around and within a rock tomb.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-21
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The damaged "Corinthian" Tomb, one of the Royal Tombs, manifests Nabataian and Hellenic features.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-20
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The "Urn" Tomb, one of the Royal Tombs, from ca. 70 AD, used as a cathedral by the Christians in 447 AD;
below are later Byzantine vaults.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-18
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: An eroded cliff, revealing the coloured strata of the sandstone.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-17
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: A larger rock tomb with dramatic bands of colour in the sandstone ceiling.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-15
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: A small rock tomb on the terrace, exposed by heavy weathering.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-14
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: Bands of colour in the weathered sandstone terrace.
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

PMR115K-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: View of Wadi Musa to the east, from the Royal Tombs, with "candy-striped" rocks in the foreground.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-11
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: View of Wadi Musa to the west, where it opens out, from the terrace in front of the Royal Tombs.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-10
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The frontages of some of the rock tombs have almost been weathered away, leaving slender sandstone columns.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-09
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The theatre, built by the Nabataians in the 1st century AD, later enlarged by the Romans soon after their arrival in 106 AD, slicing through a number of tombs at the rear.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-08
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: Closer view of the decoration on the rock tombs in the "Street of Facades".
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-07
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The full extent of the rock tombs in the "Street of Facades", with a tethered donkey in the foreground.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-06
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 in the "Street of Facades", seen through the "window" of a tomb opposite.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-05
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: Stone steps up to the "Sacred Hall", carved out of the rock, while the "Siq" continues to the left.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-04
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture:The whole facade of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury);
two Winged Victories apppear between the columns of the upper storey.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-03
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: Lower storey of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury) displays 6 columns with floral capitals; the forecourt filling with visitors.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR115K-02
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: The whole facade of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), 43 metres high; the figures at ground level may represent the sons of Zeus.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR115K-01
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: Upper storey of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury); the central figure may be "Isis" or the Nabataian goddess "Al 'Uzza".
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR114K-36
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: the Hellenistic facade of the "Treasury" (Al-Khazneh) chiselled out of the rock in the 1st century BC.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR114K-35
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: fantastically weathered forms of sandstone, where some of the original paving survives.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR114K-34
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: a Nabataian tomb in the middle of the "Siq", where it widens, allowing the sun to reach in.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR114K-33
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: the "Siq" in the early morning, before the sun (or crowds) have reached it.
Keywords: rose red city, Nabataean capital, natural caves, rock tombs, Roman architecture, Greek architecture, Egyptian architecture, archeological site, geology

PMR114K-32
Jordan: Petra is a historical city dating back to about 500-600 BC, founded by the Nabataeans, whose capital it was. Lying in the Wadi Musa, many of its temples and tombs were carved out of the sandstone rock in gorges and in cliff faces, and some have been well preserved from erosion. The architecture shows evidence of Egyptian, and later, Graeco-Roman influence, but the Nabataeans had their own, distinctive style. The city in the desert thrived due to a well thought-out system of water control. Petra was designated a World Heritage Site on 6th December 1985.

This picture: the "Siq" narrows to a few metres width; on the left, the Nabataian water conduits in the wall.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR114K-31
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: entrance to the "Siq" (canyon), with metalworker's stand in the foreground.
Keywords: rose red city, geology, archeological site, Egyptian architecture, Greek architecture, Roman architecture, rock tombs, natural caves, Nabataean capital

PMR114K-30
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: an unusual cloud formation (front?) with the Alps in the background.
Keywords: meterology, phenomenen, meteorological, weather, clouds

PMR114K-29
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: the snow-bedecked "Dörfchen" ("Little Village") in the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace.
Keywords: architecture, snow, winter scenes, Schloß Nymphenburg, park

PMR114K-28
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: the Badenburg Pavilion in the snow-covered Nymphenburg Park.
Keywords: architecture, park, Baroque architecture, Schloß Nymphenburg, winter scenes, snow

PMR114K-27
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: polo practice on the frozen lake in Nymphenburg Park, with the Apollo Temple in the background.
Keywords: architecture, park, Baroque architecture, Schloß Nymphenburg, winter scenes, snow, waterfowl

PMR114K-26
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: youngster feeding geese by the lake in front of Nymphenburg Palace.
Keywords: park, toddler, Schloß Nymphenburg, winter scenes, snow, waterfowl

PMR114K-25
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: snowy scene with Swans, Canada Geese, Grey Lag Geese and Coot on the partially frozen lake in front of Nymphenburg Palace.
Keywords: architecture, park, Baroque architecture, Schloß Nymphenburg, winter scenes, snow, waterfowl

PMR114K-24
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg: waterfowl on the partially-frozen lake in front of the east facade of Nymphenburg Palace.
Keywords: architecture, park, Baroque architecture, Schloß Nymphenburg, winter scenes, snow, waterfowl

PMR114K-23
Cyprus, Agros: view of the mountainside village in the Pitsilia area in the Tröodos Mountains, known for its roses and rosewater, scented candles and liqueurs.
Keywords: cliffs, erosion, eroded, rocky, hills

PMR114K-22
Cyprus, Sykopetra: closer view of the mountainside village in the Pitsilia area in the Tröodos Mountains, surrounded by orange groves.
Keywords: cliffs, erosion, eroded, rocky

PMR114K-21
Cyprus, Sykopetra: view of the mountainside village in the Pitsilia area in the Tröodos Mountains, surrounded by orange groves.
Keywords: cliffs, erosion, eroded, rocky

PMR114K-20
Cyprus, Sykopetra: view of the mountainside village in the Pitsilia area in the Tröodos Mountains, surrounded by orange groves.
Keywords: cliffs, erosion, eroded, rocky

PMR114K-19
Cyprus, Kalavassós: typical landscape, with minaret of an abandoned Turkish mosque.
Keywords: rocky, hills, Turkish village

PMR114K-18
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Roman mosaic of gladiatorial combat in the "House of the Gladiators".
Keywords: ruins, architecture, Byzantine, historical, Kurium, Kourion, Curium, Roman remains, archeological excavations

PMR114K-17
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Roman mosaic of gladiatorial combat in the "House of the Gladiators".
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Roman remains, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR114K-16
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Exposed underfloor heating system (hypocaust) of the Roman Baths.
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Roman remains, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR114K-15
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Part of the Baptistry, adjacent to the Basilica, probably of a slightly later date (5th century AD).
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR114K-14
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Part of the 5th century Episcopal Basilica (Byzantine) in the western part of the site.
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR114K-13
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. Mosaic of Ktisis, the Spirit of Creation, holding a rule, in the House of Eustolios.
Keywords: ruins, architecture, Byzantine, historical, Kurium, Kourion, Curium, Roman remains, archeological excavations

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

PMR114K-11
Cyprus, Kourion (Curium): the Roman city was destroyed in an earthquake in 365 AD. The 2nd century AD Roman Theatre.
Keywords: ruins, archeological excavations, Roman remains, Curium, Kourion, Kurium, historical, Byzantine, architecture

PMR114K-10
Cyprus, Palea Paphos (Old Paphos): recently excavated remains of a Byzantine (?) building.
Keywords: archeological excavations, architecture, mediaeval, ruins

PMR114K-09
Cyprus, Palea Paphos (Old Paphos): part of the original walls of the Bronze Age Sanctuary of Aphrodite.
Keywords: archeological excavations, ruins, Bronze age, prehistoric

PMR114K-08
Cyprus, Palea Paphos (Old Paphos): the 13th century Lusignian manor "La Cavocle". A reconstructed wing, intended for a museum, and part of the courtyard.
Keywords: archeological excavations, Lusignian, architecture, mediaeval

PMR114K-07
Cyprus, Palea Paphos (Old Paphos): courtyard and entrance of the 13th century Lusignian manor "La Cavocle".
Keywords: archeological excavations, Lusignian, architecture, mediaeval

PMR114K-06
Cyprus, Paphos: eroded cliffs at Sea Caves, near Coral Beach.
Keywords: coast, caves, erosion, eroded, rocky, cliffs

PMR114K-05
Cyprus, Agios Georgios: fishing boats in the harbour with the new Orthodox church in the background.
Keywords: fisher, picturesque, Orthodox, Christian church, fishing port, boats

PMR114K-04
England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground.
Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges

PMR114K-03
England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground.
Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges

PMR114K-02
England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: the waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina, with moored narrow boats in the foreground.
Keywords: Barton Marina, houseboats, colourful, narrow boats, barges

PMR114K-01
England, Staffordshire, Burton-on-Trent: general view of the narrow boats moored in Barton Marina, with reflections in the water.
Keywords: Barton Marina, barges, narrow boats, colourful, houseboats

PMR113K-36
Austria, Tyrol, Vorderriss: the "Ahorn Boden", a large, flat valley floor in the Karwendel Mountains where maples (Acer pseudoplatanus) or "Bergahorn" grow; some have reached an age of 500 years or more. In autumn the coloured foliage attracts thousands of visitors.
Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR113K-35
Austria, Tyrol, Vorderriss: a colourful hostelry on the road to Eng, with the Karwendel Mountains in the background.
Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, geraniums, window boxes

PMR113K-34
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Harburg: Harburg Castle, former home of the Swabian branch of the Hohenstaufens. Inner courtyard with princely living quarters, dating from the mid-12th century.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben

PMR113K-33
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Harburg: Harburg Castle, former home of the Swabian branch of the Hohenstaufens. Inner courtyard with the chapel and defence gallery along the curtain wall.
Keywords: architecture, Schwaben, mediaeval, historic, national heritage, picturesque, Gothic architecture

PMR113K-32
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Harburg: south view of Harburg Castle, former home of the Swabian branch of the Hohenstaufens.
Keywords: architecture, Schwaben, mediaeval, historic, national heritage, picturesque, Gothic architecture

PMR113K-31
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: the former Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross dating from 1125 AD. Note the storks' nest on the right chimney.
Keywords: architecture, Schwaben, park, formal gardens, mediaeval, historic, national heritage, picturesque, Gothic architecture

PMR113K-30
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: the former Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Cross dating from 1125 AD.
Keywords: architecture, Schwaben, park, formal gardens, mediaeval, historic, national heritage, picturesque, Gothic architecture

PMR113K-29
Pensioners enjoying the afternoon sun on a park bench.
Keywords: park, senior citizens, peaceful, tranquility, relaxing, leisure

PMR113K-28
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: Färbertörl, one of originally 18 town wall towers, is now used for exhibitions.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben

PMR113K-27
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: Rieder Gate and bridge reflected in a branch of the River Wörnitz.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben

PMR113K-26
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: a windowbox with flowers; street lamps.
Keywords: picturesque, lanterns, Schwaben, mediaeval, historic, national heritage

PMR113K-25
Still life: basket of harvest fruits.
Keywords: picturesque, harvest festival, autumn fruits, Schwaben

PMR113K-24
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: view along the River Wörnitz with bridge and reflections.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben

PMR113K-23
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: pavement café on Hindenburg Strasse, Ried Island.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, Schwaben

PMR113K-22
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: Rieder Gate and bridge and open air café from Ried Island.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, formal gardens, Schwaben

PMR113K-21
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: houses built on to the old town wall, with the parish church tower behind.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, formal gardens, park, Schwaben

PMR113K-20
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Donauwörth: Gothic Rathaus (Townhall) from 1236, with the oriel of the Stadtzoll (Customs), behind on the left.
Keywords: architecture, Gothic architecture, picturesque, national heritage, historic, mediaeval, formal gardens, Schwaben

PMR113K-15
USA, Oregon: distant view of Munson Creek Falls, at 319 feet, the highest on the Oregon coast.
Keywords: countryside, trees , woods, forest, bosky, arboreal

PMR113K-14
USA, Oregon: lagoon behind the beach, and dwellings in the trees, from Winema Wayfinding Point.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR113K-13
USA, Oregon, Newport: Yaquina Head Lighthouse, at 93 feet, is the tallest on the Oregon coast, and has been operational since 1893.
Keywords: countryside, rugged coast, coastline, deserted shore, breakers, beach, cliffs

PMR113K-12
USA, Oregon, Newport: the beach and coast to the north of Yaquina Head Outstanding National Area, from the top of the hill.
Keywords: countryside, rugged coast, coastline, deserted shore, breakers, beach, cliffs

PMR113K-11
USA, Oregon, Newport: Agate Beach from the hill on Yaquina Head Outstanding National Area.
Keywords: countryside, rugged coast, coastline, deserted shore, breakers, beach, cliffs

PMR113K-10
USA, Oregon Seal Rock: Elephant Rock, a large extruded rock of ancient volcanic origin, with its sandy beach.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR113K-09
USA, Oregon: one of the Tsunami warning notices on the Oregon coast.
Keywords: countryside, coast road, tsunami, tsunami hazard zone

PMR113K-08
USA, Oregon: Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) near Seal Rock.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast, seagull, bird, fauna, sea bird

PMR113K-07
USA, Oregon: Heceta Head Lighthouse, erected in 1894, stands 205 feet above sea level. Nearby is Heceta House, the former light-keeper's quarters.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR113K-06
USA, Oregon: Sea Lion Caves, with dozens of Sea Lions sunning themselves.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast, fauna, wildlife, wild animals

PMR113K-05
USA, Oregon: Sea Lion Caves, with dozens of Sea Lions sunning themselves.
Keywords: countryside, wild animals, wildlife, fauna, rugged coast, coastline, deserted shore, breakers, beach, cliffs

PMR113K-02
USA, Oregon: the beach with numerous rock monoliths near Pistol River.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR113K-01
USA, Oregon: Whaleshead Rocks on the Oregon coast, about seven miles north of Brookings.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR112K-36
USA, Oregon, Port Orford: Battle Rock and the beach, looking south. A major battle with the natives took place here in 1851.
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR112K-35
USA, Oregon, Cannon Beach sunshine and mist - sea view from Oswald West State Park.:
Keywords: countryside, cliffs, beach, breakers, deserted shore, coastline, rugged coast

PMR112K-34
USA, Oregon, Astoria: the 6.5-km-long Astoria-Megler cantilever-through-truss bridge over the Colombia River, which divides the state of Washington from Oregon, carries the US 101, with small craft moorings in the foreground.
Keywords: coastline, small boats, rugged coast, fishing, jetty, quayside, seagulls, hotel, cantilever bridge

PMR112K-33
USA, Oregon, Astoria: gutting the salmon catch.
Keywords: quayside, fishing port, fishing, jetty

PMR112K-32
USA, Oregon, Astoria: the 6.5-km-long Astoria-Megler cantilever-through-truss bridge over the Colombia River, which divides the state of Washington from Oregon, carries the US 101. Gutting the salmon catch in front of onlookers.
Keywords: coastline, rugged coast, fishing, jetty, quayside, seagulls, hotel, cantilever bridge

PMR112K-31
USA, Oregon, Astoria: the 6.5-km-long Astoria-Megler cantilever-through-truss bridge over the Colombia River, which divides the state of Washington from Oregon, carries the US 101.
Keywords: coastline, cantilever bridge, hotel, seagulls, quayside, jetty, fishing, rugged coast

PMR112K-30
Canada, Vancouver BC: Granville Street Bridge from Granville Island Market, with water taxi landing stage.
Keywords: modern architecture, steel girder bridge, picturesque, cityscape, panorama, metropolis

PMR112K-29
Canada, Vancouver BC: the geodesic dome of Science World, seen across False Creek, with the all-glass Plaza of Nations (left) from Expo '86.
Keywords: modern architecture, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, park

PMR112K-28
Canada, Vancouver BC: the geodesic dome of Science World (from Expo '86) with flowerbeds on False Creek.
Keywords: modern architecture, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, high-tec, technology, museum, exhibition

PMR112K-27
Canada, Vancouver BC: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - the Jade Water Pavilion reflected in the water lily pool.
Keywords: metropolis, Chinese architecture, Chinese gateway, Chinese, western seaboard, panorama, picturesque, Confucius

PMR112K-26
Canada, Vancouver BC: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - the "Ting" or pavilion forms the focal point of the garden.
Keywords: metropolis, Chinese architecture, Chinese gateway, Chinese, western seaboard, panorama, picturesque, Confucius, pagoda

PMR112K-25
Canada, Vancouver BC: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - the water lily pool.
Keywords: metropolis, Chinese architecture, Chinese gateway, Chinese, western seaboard, panorama, picturesque, Confucius

PMR112K-24
Canada, Vancouver BC: Andy Livingstone Park, with the "Beaux-Arts" style Sun Tower (82 metres high) behind.
Keywords: modern architecture, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, architecture, art-deco, art nouveau, picturesque

PMR112K-23
Canada, Vancouver BC: the entrance to Chinatown on Pender Street.
Keywords: metropolis, Chinese architecture, Chinese gateway, Chinese, western seaboard, cityscape, panorama

PMR112K-22
Canada, Vancouver BC: Vancouver Lookout from below, seen through a glass dome.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-21
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - view of Province House, Canada Place, Burrard Inlet and Stanley Park.
Keywords: modern architecture, western seaboard, cityscape, panorama, metropolis, high-rise buildings, skyscrapers

PMR112K-20
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - Canada Place served as the Canadian Pavilion at Expo '86.
Keywords: modern architecture, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-19
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - view of Burrard Inlet, Container Port, railway marshalling yard and North Vancouver.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard, commerce, exports, imports, trade

PMR112K-18
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - view to the south-west, with new skyscraper rising on the left.
Keywords: modern architecture, western seaboard, cityscape, panorama, metropolis, high-rise buildings, skyscrapers

PMR112K-17
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - view of False Creek, site of Expo '86, and BC Place, the world's largest air-supported stadium.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-16
Canada, Vancouver BC: Canada Place, Convention Centre and Imax Theatre built for Expo '86 from the SeaBus ferry.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-15
Canada, Vancouver BC: view of the skyline from the SeaBus ferry, with the Harbour Centre and Canada Place.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-14
Canada, Vancouver BC: Burrard Inlet with the city skyline from North Vancouver.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, metropolis, panorama, cityscape, western seaboard

PMR112K-13
Canada, Vancouver BC: SeaBus ferry arriving at North Vancouver with the city skyline in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, western seaboard, ferryboat, cityscape, panorama, metropolis

PMR112K-08
USA, Seattle WA: Space Needle (184 metres) and Colombia Center (328 metres), the tallest building in Washington State.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis, tower

PMR112K-07
USA, Seattle WA: closer view of the downtown skyscrapers and Space Needle from Kerry Park.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis, tower

PMR112K-06
USA, Seattle WA: view of the city and Space Needle from Kerry Park.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR112K-05
USA, Seattle WA: 1.5-mile monorail track from the Seattle Center to Wstlake Center, showing the Westin Hotel Towers.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR112K-04
USA, Seattle WA: view of the Space Needle, built for Seattle's World Fair in 1962, from below.
Keywords: metropolis, modern architecture, high-rise buildings, high-tec, tower

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

PMR112K-01
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: downtown skyscrapers, docks and Mount Rainier (4392 metres) looming dimly in the distance.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-36
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: 1201 3rd Avenue, formerly Washington Mutual Tower, 235 metres high, with 55 storeys, was built 1986-88.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-35
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: closer shot of the downtown skyscrapers and the monorail on 5th Avenue.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-34
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: safety engineer with harness walking outside the viewing platform, with the city below.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis, dangerous jobs

PMR111K-33
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: downtown skyscrapers to the south.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-32
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: profusion of small craft and houseboats on Union Lake.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-31
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: Ship Canal Bridge carries the Interstate 5 over Union Lake.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis, flyover bridge

PMR111K-30
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Space Needle: Union Lake and Broad Street.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-29
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) native to South America, in Woodland Park Zoo.
Keywords: fauna, wild animals, animals, owls, birds , raptors, birds of prey

PMR111K-28
Brown or Grisly Bear (Ursus arctos) in Woodland Park Zoo.
Keywords: fauna, wild animals, animals

PMR111K-27
USA, Seattle WA: the skyline from Elliott Bay, with Washington Mutual Tower (left) and the Colombia Center, the highest building in Washington State.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-26
USA, Seattle WA: the docks, with giant cranes and the city skyline in the background..
Keywords: metropolis, import, export, maritime trade, trade, commerce

PMR111K-25
USA, Seattle WA: container ship being unloaded in the docks, with giant cranes.
Keywords: metropolis, import, export, maritime trade, trade, commerce

PMR111K-24
USA, Seattle WA: the skyline from Elliott Bay, with U.S. Coastguard vessel in the foreground.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-23
USA, Seattle WA: the skyline from Elliott Bay, with the Edgewater Hotel.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-22
USA, Seattle WA: the skyline from Elliott Bay, with Pier 59 and Seattle Aquarium.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-21
USA, Seattle WA: the skyline from Elliott Bay, with Pier 57 and the Washington Mutual Tower.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-20
USA, Seattle WA: Waterfall Park, where the United Parcel Service began operations in 1907.
Keywords: panorama, historic, restaurant, shady trees, metropolis

PMR111K-19
USA, Seattle WA: Smith Tower, Seattle's first skyscraper (1914) and the Colombia Center (328 metres high, with 76 storeys), the highest building in Washington State.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-18
USA, Seattle WA: Arctic Building (1917) on Cherry Street originally had 25 walrus heads with original ivory tusks, but these had to be replaced with artificial ones after they began to fall out. Entrance to the Arctic Club Hotel.
Keywords: metropolis, modern architecture, high-rise buildings, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR111K-17
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, showing the view south with Interstate Highway 5 snaking through the city, King Street station and the two sports stadia.
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-16
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, showing the car ferry from Bainbridge arriving at the terminal.
Keywords: panorama, docking, car ferry, ferry boat, metropolis

PMR111K-15
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, showing the downtown skyscrapers, waterfront, harbour, ferry terminals, Seattle Aquarium, and Alaska Way flyover.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings

PMR111K-14
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, with view north, showing 4th Avenue, downtown skyscrapers, the Space Needle and Puget Sound.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, modern architecture, cityscape, high-rise buildings, architecture

PMR111K-13
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, showing the docks, container terminal, two sports stadia and Smith Tower, Seattle's first skyscraper (Smith Corona).
Keywords: panorama, high-rise buildings, cityscape, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-12
USA, Seattle WA: view from the top of the Columbia Center (328 metres), the highest building in Washington State, showing Qwest Field (Seattle Seahawks' Stadium), built in 2000, with a capacity of 72,000 persons.
Keywords: panorama, baseball, sports stadia, modern architecture, metropolis

PMR111K-11
USA, Seattle WA: Arctic Building (1917) on Cherry Street originally had 25 walrus heads with original ivory tusks, but these had to be replaced with artificial ones after they began to fall out. Now Arctic Club Hotel.
Keywords: metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, high-rise buildings, modern architecture

PMR111K-10
USA, Seattle WA: Pioneer Building (1891), designed by Elmer Fisher, who was responsible for many of Seattle's early public buildings.
Keywords: metropolis, modern architecture, high-rise buildings, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR111K-09
USA, Seattle WA: bust of Chief Seattle, from whom the city took its name, in Pioneer Square.
Keywords: metropolis, bronze, statue, Indian Chief, personality, famous, historic

PMR111K-08
USA, Seattle WA: Seattle Center: Space Needle and International Fountain built for Seattle's World Fair in 1962.
Keywords: metropolis, modern architecture, tower, lookout platform, recreation park

PMR111K-07
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Victoria: House in Michigan Street.
Keywords: architecture, detached house, suburbia, wooden dwelling, picturesque

PMR111K-06
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Qualicum Beach: flowerbeds near the tiny railway station.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, wooden dwelling, suburbia, railroad, rail transport, railroad halt

PMR111K-05
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Rathtrevor Beach: walkers on the beach with the Strait of Georgia and Coast Mountains on the mainland in the distance.
Keywords: picturesque, bleak coast, stoney beach, scenery, landscape

PMR111K-04
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Rathtrevor Beach: bleached driftwood on the deserted beach with the Coast Mountains on the mainland in the distance.
Keywords: picturesque, bleak coast, stoney beach, scenery, landscape

PMR111K-03
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Rathtrevor Beach: beach with the Strait of Georgia and the Coast Mountains on the mainland in the distance.
Keywords: picturesque, bleak coast, stoney beach, scenery, landscape

PMR111K-02
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Rathtrevor Beach: deserted beach with the Coast Mountains on the mainland in the distance.
Keywords: picturesque, landscape, scenery, stoney beach, bleak coast

PMR111K-01
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Qualicum Beach: New-build House in Memorial Avenue.
Keywords: architecture, detached house, suburbia, wooden dwelling, picturesque

PMR110K-31
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: British Colombia's Parliament Buildings, opened in 1898, were designed by architect F. Rattenbury.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, capital city

PMR110K-30
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: sellers of native artefacts under their umbrellas, with flowerbeds overlooking the Inner Harbour.
Keywords: architecture, tourism, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-29
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: the 460-room Empress Hotel was opened in 1908 by Canadian Pacific Railway.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, quay, jetty, promenade

PMR110K-28
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: Inner Harbour Promenade with the Empress Hotel in the background.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, quay, jetty

PMR110K-27
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: drooping evergreen tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum', in a park by the harbour.
Keywords: botanical, flora, arboreal, Giant Sequoia

PMR110K-23
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: houseboats moored at Fisherman's Wharf, with some of the canoes which are available for hire in a variety of colours.
Keywords: architecture, desirable residences, floating homes, national heritage, picturesque, wooden homes, canoeing

PMR110K-22
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: artistic advertising on a hut at Fisherman's Wharf, adjacent to the small-boat moorings.
Keywords: floating homes, motor boats, vessels, boats, picturesque, national heritage

PMR110K-21
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: enjoying the seafood on the quay at Fisherman's Wharf, with a ferry in the background.
Keywords: architecture, desirable residences, national heritage, picturesque, food, restaurant, eating

PMR110K-20
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: floating garden - a houseboat with an array of flower boxes moored at Fisherman's Wharf.
Keywords: architecture, desirable residences, floating homes, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-19
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: architect-designed houseboat moored at Fisherman's Wharf.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, floating homes, desirable residences, wooden home

PMR110K-18
Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: houseboats moored at Fisherman's Wharf.
Keywords: architecture, desirable residences, floating homes, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-17
Canada, Vancouver Island: new housing on the south coast of Vancouver Island near Ross Bay.
Keywords: panorama, modern housing, suburbia, residence

PMR110K-14
USA, Washington: aerial view of islands in the Puget Sound between Seattle and Vancouver Island.
Keywords: panorama

PMR110K-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ettal: the Benedictine Monastery of Ettal, founded in 1330, has a fine Baroque church built by architect Enrico Zuccalli 1709-26.
Keywords: tourist attraction, dome, architecture, Christian , Abbey, Catholic

PMR110K-10
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: window of a hut on Lake Lautersee, surrounded by winter wood reserves.
Keywords: outdoor life, nature, countryside, picturesque

PMR110K-08
Austria, Tyrol, Scharnitz: ruined fortifications of the "Porta Claudia" erected by the Archduchess Claudia de Medici in 1633 on a steep mountainside, to keep the Bavarians out of Tyrol.
Keywords: alpine, national heritage, historical, ruins, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR110K-07
France, Périgord, Domme: this "bastide" or fortified town was laid out by Philippe le Hardi ("the Bold") in 1281.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR110K-06
France, Périgord: a street in the mediaeval village of Castelnaud, at the foot of the castle.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR110K-05
France, Périgord: kitchen gardens of Chateau Castelnaud with the keep and inner curtain wall behind.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, fortifications

PMR110K-04
France, Périgord: working models of two siege catapults at Chateau Castelnaud, with the Keep in the background.
Keywords: Dordogne, fortifications, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-03
France, Périgord: working model of a siege catapult with stone balls at Chateau Castelnaud.
Keywords: Dordogne, fortifications, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-02
France, Périgord: the Donjon ("Keep") of Chateau Castelnaud, and view along the Dordogne Valley, showing the heavily wooded countryside.
Keywords: Dordogne, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR110K-01
France, Périgord: view over the River Dordogne from Chateau Castelnaud, showing Chateau Beynac, its traditional rival on the other side of the river.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-36
France, Périgord: view over the River Dordogne from Chateau Castelnaud, showing the heavily wooded countryside.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-35
France, Périgord: La Roque Saint-Christophe, probably first occupied by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon peoples perhaps 50,000 years ago. The extent of one of the five terraces, used as sheltered dwellings for about 50,000 years by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon peoples and their successors.
Keywords: Dordogne, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-34
France, Périgord: La Roque Saint-Christophe, probably first occupied by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon peoples perhaps 50,000 years ago. View of the rock shelter and steps down to the road below, in use until the 20th century.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-33
France, Périgord: La Roque Saint-Christophe, probably first occupied by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon peoples perhaps 50,000 years ago. A modern winch for hoisting up provisions for more modern occupants.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-32
France, Périgord, Saint Léon sur Vézere: Restaurant de la Poste, with the Manoir de la Salle (right) in the distance.
Keywords: Dordogne, village life, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-31
France, Périgord, Saint Léon sur Vézere: the oldest Romanesque church in Périgord, dating from the 12th century, was formerly a Benedictine church. View of the church and village, reflected in the waters of the River Vézere.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, reflections

PMR109K-30
France, Périgord, Saint Léon sur Vézere: the oldest Romanesque church in Périgord, dating from the 12th century, was formerly a Benedictine church.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-29
France, Périgord: south-west bastion tower and dry moat of Chateau de Losse, dating back to 1576, with the substantial gatehouse behind.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, fortifications

PMR109K-28
France, Périgord: the substantial gatehouse and bridge over the moat of Chateau de Losse, dating back to 1576, with corner turret in the foreground.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, fortifications

PMR109K-27
France, Périgord: turreted curtain wall and dry moat of the Chateau de Losse, dating back to 1576.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, fortifications

PMR109K-26
France, Périgord: canoeing on the tree-lined River Vézere, seen here from the ramparts of Chateau de Losse.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-25
France, Périgord: Le Thot Museum displays some of the present-day animals depicted in the Lascaux Caves.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

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

PMR109K-23
France, Périgord: Chateau de Fénelon dates from the 13th century but most of the present fabric is 16th century. It possesses formidable defences, including triple walls.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, fortifications

PMR109K-22
France, Périgord: Chateau de Fénelon dates from the 13th century but most of the present fabric is 16th century.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-21
France, Périgord, St. Genies: the 15th century castle and (right) church, parts of which reveal its Romanesque origin.
Keywords: Dordogne, Christian religion, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-20
France, Périgord, St. Genies: Chapelle du Cheylard contains a number of valuable 14th century frescoes depicting the life of Christ.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, chapel, Christian religion

PMR109K-19
France, Périgord, St. Genies: view of the castle and church from the newly asphalted main road.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, village

PMR109K-18
France, Périgord, St. Genies: old stone cottages on the main road.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-17
France, Périgord, St. Genies: view of stone-built houses from across the village green.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon

PMR109K-16
France, Périgord, Montignac: market stalls overlooking the river Vézere from the high stone embankment.
Keywords: Dordogne, Cro-Magnon, mediaeval, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, architecture, national heritage, picturesque, market day

PMR109K-15
France, Périgord, Fossemagne: sunset over the lake at the leafy campsite "Camping du Manoire".
Keywords: camping, colourful sundown, evening mood, nature, countryside, healthy, recreation, open air

PMR109K-14
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: modern houses standing on the ledge where dwellings have been for thousands of years, sheltered by the overhanging cliffs.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, Cro-Magnon, natural shelters

PMR109K-13
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: modern houses standing on the ledge where dwellings have been for thousands of years, sheltered by the overhanging cliffs.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, Cro-Magnon, natural shelters

PMR109K-12
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: view of the main street with overhanging cliffs sheltering the dwellings on the ledge.
Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, Cro-Magnon, natural shelters

PMR109K-11
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: symbol of the town - the statue of a Neanderthal man overlooks the high street.
Keywords: Dordogne, natural shelters, Cro-Magnon, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-10
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: terrace beneath the overhanging cliffs, with the Musée Préhistorique and figure of a Neanderthal man.
Keywords: Dordogne, natural shelters, Cro-Magnon, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-09
France, Périgord, Les Eyzies: the overhanging cliffs have provided shelter for homo sapiens for over 7000 years.
Keywords: Dordogne, natural shelters, Cro-Magnon, historic, cave dwellings, stone-age man, Neanderthal, national heritage, picturesque

PMR109K-08
France, Périgord, Fossemagne: tent and Volvo V70 on the leafy campsite "Camping du Manoire" on the edge of a lake.
Keywords: camping, open air, recreation, healthy, countryside, nature

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

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

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

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

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

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

PMR108K-36
Germany, Baden-Württemberg: reconstructed Celtic settlement from the 6th century BC on Heuneberg Hill in the Swabian Jura. View of the defensive wall with weapons embrasures and gateway.
Keywords: mediaeval town, picturesque, historic, history, Celts, fortifications

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

PMR108K-34
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: restoration work on the Renaissance inner court of the Schloss, with the Hausmannsturm (tower) on the right.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-33
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Schloss Albrechtsberg, Schloss Eckberg and Villa Stockhausen in the Elbe Valley (UNESCO site of natural beauty).
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, countryside, river, watermeadows

PMR108K-32
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Schloss Eckberg, completeted in 1861 in Tudor style for an industrialist, is situated in the Elbe Valley and serves as a luxury hotel.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, palace, mansion, castle

PMR108K-31
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Schloss Albrechtsberg, built 1853, the former home of Prinz Albrecht von Preussen, in the Dresdner Elbtal (Elbe Valley).
Keywords: East Germany, palace, mansion, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR108K-30
Germany, Saxony, Kleinröhrsdorf: the rural campsite with tent and Ford Focus.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, outdoors , camping, healthy, tenting, countryside

PMR108K-29
Germany, Saxony: Baroque Palace of Rammenau, built 1721-37 by Christoph Knöffel, showing the courtyard and entry lodge.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-28
Germany, Saxony: Burg Stolpen, standing 357 metres high on basalt rocks, dates back to 1100, and has an 82-metre deep well, excavated through sheer basalt. View of the village of Stolpen from the castle walls. The dowager Duchess Cosel was imprisoned in this castle for 49 years.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, castle, Schloss, fortifications, mediaeval

PMR108K-27
Germany, Saxony: Burg Stolpen, standing 357 metres high on basalt rocks, dates back to 1100, and has an 82-metre deep well, excavated through sheer basalt. Part of the wall is used as a rock garden, where stonecrops and other plants flourish.
Keywords: East Germany, rock plants, mediaeval, fortifications, Schloss, castle, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR108K-26
Germany, Saxony: Burg Stolpen, standing 357 metres high on basalt rocks, dates back to 1100, and has an 82-metre deep well, excavated through sheer basalt.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, castle, Schloss, fortifications, mediaeval

PMR108K-25
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Frauenkirche, reconsecrated in 2005 after wartime destruction, towering over the newly rebuilt burgher houses.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-24
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Frauenkirche, reconsecrated in 2005 after wartime destruction, showing parts of the original building in dark stone.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-23
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: view from the dome of the Frauenkirche showing the Kunstakademie with golden figure of Fama/Nike and Carola Bridge over the Elbe.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, panorama, city panorama

PMR108K-22
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: view from the dome of the Frauenkirche showing the Taschenbergpalais and Augustus Bridge over the Elbe.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-21
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Coselpalais (1765), one of the finest Baroque buildings in the city, now an exclusive restaurant.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-20
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: a horse-drawn omnibus takes visitors on a tour of the city.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, vintage transport

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

PMR108K-18
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: newly cleaned Renaissance gables of the Schloss (castle), former residence of the Saxon Electors.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-17
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Semper Opera, built 1871-8 by Manfred Semper, with statue of King Johann in Theaterplatz, and colourful flower gardens and fountain in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-16
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: some of the Italian-influenced sculpture by Balthasar Permoser (1651-1752) in the grounds of the Zwinger, a Baroque masterpiece created by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.
Keywords: East Germany, fountains, formal gardens, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-15
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Wallpavillon surmounted by the figure of Hercules carrying the world, in the Zwinger, a Baroque masterpiece created by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.
Keywords: East Germany, fountains, formal gardens, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-14
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Kronentor (Crown Gate) sumounted by 4 golden eagles bearing the Polish crown, in the Zwinger, a Baroque masterpiece created by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.
Keywords: East Germany, formal gardens, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-13
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: grounds of the Zwinger, a Baroque masterpiece created by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, formal gardens, fountains

PMR108K-12
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: facade of the Semper Opera, built 1871-8 by Manfred Semper, with statue of King Johann in Theaterplatz.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-11
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: equestrian statue of Saxon King Johann erected in 1889 by sculptor Johannes Schilling, with Semper Opera in the background.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, plastic arts, monument

PMR108K-10
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: the Brühlsche Terrasse with cruiseboat moorings, Cathedral and Semper Opera behind.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR108K-09
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Saxon State Chancellery, formerly Ministry of the Interior, built 1900-04 on the River Elbe.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-08
Germany, Saxony, Dresden: Saxon State Chancellery, formerly Ministry of the Interior, built 1900-04 on the River Elbe.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR108K-07
Germany, Saxony, Pirna: view of the town from the River Elbe.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, picturesque, landscape, panorama

PMR108K-06
Germany, Saxony, Pirna: veteran sidewheel paddle steamer on the River Elbe, with grey geese in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, national heritage, historic, picturesque, ship, paddle boat, pleasure steamer

PMR108K-05
Thick-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum dasyphyllum) flowering in a pot.
Keywords: alpine plants, succulents, garden flowers

PMR108K-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Wood Sorrel or Wood Avens (Oxalis acetosella) on Mount Kranzberg.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, spring, alpine flowers, colourful

PMR108K-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Alpine landscape, with distant view of the Zugspitz.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, spring

PMR108K-02
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Spring Gentians (Gentians verna) on Mount Kranzberg.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, spring, alpine flowers, colourful

PMR108K-01
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: Trumpet Gentians (Gentiana kochiana) on Mount Kranzberg.
Keywords: alpine, colourful, alpine flowers, spring, mountain range, pasture

PMR107K-36
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren Monastery: palomino horses in a flower-strewn meadow with the monastery church and snowy mountains in the distance.
Keywords: alpine, spring flowers, alpine scenery, Alps, spring, mountain range, pasture

PMR107K-35
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren Monastery: a sea of dandelions with the monastery church and snowy mountains in the distance.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, spring, Alps, alpine scenery, spring flowers

PMR107K-34
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren Monastery: a sea of dandelions and lady's smock flowers with the monastery church and snowy mountains in the distance.
Keywords: alpine, spring flowers, alpine scenery, Alps, spring, mountain range, pasture

PMR107K-33
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren Monastery: a sea of dandelions with the monastery church and snowy mountains in the distance.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, spring, Alps, alpine scenery, spring flowers

PMR107K-32
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: spring foliage arching over the waters of a lake in the palace grounds.
Keywords: spring, park, grounds, spring idyll, reflections

PMR107K-31
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: statuary surrounding the cascades (south side) in the palace gardens.
Keywords: spring, park, grounds, pool, sculpture

PMR107K-30
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: statuary surrounding the cascades (north side) in the palace gardens.
Keywords: spring, sculpture, pool, grounds, park

PMR107K-29
Mallard drake (Anas platyrhynchos) in breeding plumage.
Keywords: spring, park, grounds, duck, waterfowl

PMR107K-28
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: close-up of magnolia blossom in the palace gardens.
Keywords: spring, park, grounds, flowers

PMR107K-27
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: details of the east facade and stone stairway ballustrade with gilded lanterns.
Keywords: spring, architecture, grounds, park

PMR107K-26
Germany, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: east facade reflected in a canal in the early morning.
Keywords: spring, park, grounds, architecture

PMR107K-25
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: magnolia tree and other trees in full blossom, with the administrative offices in the background.
Keywords: plants, flowers, spring, cultivation, colour schemes, blossom

PMR107K-24
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: some of the colourful beds of spring-flowering plants.
Keywords: plants, flowers, spring, cultivation, colour schemes, blossom

PMR107K-23
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: striking colour match - forget-me-nots with orange tulips.
Keywords: plants, flowers, spring, cultivation, colour schemes, blossom

PMR107K-22
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: colourful bedding plants with a ceramic parrot of Nymphenburg porcelain from the neighbouring manufactury.
Keywords: plants, flowers, spring, cultivation, colour schemes, blossom

PMR107K-21
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: colourful tulips and bedding plants backed by aubretia and alyssum on the rockery.
Keywords: plants, blossom, colour schemes, cultivation, spring, flowers

PMR107K-20
Germany, Munich, Botanical Gardens: pink magnolia tree, full of blossom, against a blue sky.
Keywords: plants, flowers, spring, cultivation, colour schemes, blossom

PMR107K-19
Peru, Lima, Miraflores: view to the south-east, of the beach and bay, ringed with modern residential blocks and hotels.
Keywords: coastal resort, holiday resort, beach, swimming, bathing

PMR107K-18
Peru, Lima, Miraflores: view to the north-west, of the Pacific Ocean, beach, pier and coast road, from the vegetation-covered cliff.
Keywords: coastal resort, bathing, swimming, beach, holiday resort

PMR107K-17
Peru, Lima: colourful squatters' camp straggling up the hillside on the outskirts of Lima.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, slums, poor quarter

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

PMR107K-15
Peru, Lima: beautifully carved wooden balconies on the facade of the Palacio Arzobispo (Archbishop's Palace), rebuilt in 1924.
Keywords: capital city, architecture, Plaza de Armas, Plaza Mayor, colonial architecture, Spanish Baroque, wood carving

PMR107K-14
Peru, Lima: Estación Desamparados, the art nouveau railway station with its ornate clock, opened in 1912.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture

PMR107K-13
Peru, Lima: entrance and facade of the cathedral (1535), the model for many others in the city's churches.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de Armas, Spanish Baroque, colonial architecture

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

PMR107K-11
Peru, Lima: Plaza de Armas, with the Palacio de Gobierno (1535), official residence of the president.
Keywords: capital city, street scene, architecture, Plaza Mayor

PMR107K-10
Peru, Lima: Plaza de Armas, with the cathedral and a bronze fountain dating from 1650.
Keywords: capital city, Spanish Baroque, colonial architecture, church, Plaza Mayor, architecture, street scene

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

PMR107K-08
Peru, Lima: carved wooden balconies on the side of the Palacio Municipal in Plaza de Armas (restored).
Keywords: capital city, wood carving, carving, architecture, street scene, Plaza Mayor

PMR107K-07
Peru, Lima: closer view of the equestrian statue of General Jose de San Martín, liberator of Peru, in the Plaza Bolívar.
Keywords: capital city, Bolivar Square, monument, street scene, architecture

PMR107K-06
Peru, Lima: Plaza Bolívar and frontal view of the imposing monument to General Jose de San Martín, liberator of Peru.
Keywords: capital city, Bolivar Square, monument, street scene, architecture, equestrian, statue

PMR107K-05
Peru, Lima: Plaza Bolívar, with equestrian statue of General Jose de San Martín, liberator of Peru.
Keywords: capital city, Bolivar Square, monument, street scene, architecture

PMR107K-04
Peru, Lima, Miraflores: monument on the seafront, with modern hotel block behind (Callao?)
Keywords: coastal resort, holiday resort, beach, swimming, bathing

PMR107K-03
Peru, Lima, Miraflores: the well-tended Parque del Amor, popular venue for wedding photographs.
Keywords: coastal resort, holiday resort, beach, swimming, bathing

PMR107K-02
Peru, Lima, Miraflores: the Pacific Ocean, with the pier in the foreground, from the clifftop.
Keywords: coastal resort, bathing, swimming, beach, holiday resort

PMR106K-36
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A modern "Fountain of the Sun" on the Avenida del Sol, opposite the Savoy Hotel.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR106K-35
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

The Patakancha River today flows past modern buildings decorated with colourful flowers.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Ullantaytampu

PMR106K-34
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

Statue of Inca Chief Ollanta, who gave his name to the town
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Ullantaytampu, monument, Inca warrior

PMR106K-33
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

Three Quechua women in colourful costumes, with original Inca buildings in the background..
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Ullantaytampu, Quechua dress, traditional dress

PMR106K-32
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

Part of the extensive Inca waterworks: an irregation channel bringing water from the terraces.
Keywords: High Andes, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-31
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.
A perfectly preserved Inca spring, with the water still running, to the north of Manyakari Square.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Ullantaytampu, Inca waterworks

PMR106K-30
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

An Inca bath with the water supply still functioning, to the north of Manyakari Square.
Keywords: High Andes, Inca waterworks, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-29
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

The Araqhama quarter of the Inca town, with its square, Manyaraki to the right.
Keywords: High Andes, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-28
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

The cliff to the west of the town is terraced from top to bottom and could supply sufficient food for the whole population. Unlike most Inca terraces, these are built with cut and worked stones.
Keywords: High Andes, Ullantaytampu, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-27
Peru, Cusco, Ollantaytambo: an Inca town (2792 metres a.s.l.) built by Pachacuti in the 15th century, which largely retains intact the original layout of roads and houses. Many houses are today occupied by descendants of the Incas.

Inca corn granaries carved out of the cliff (right) and "the face" (left). The grain was here secure against pests, protected from the weather, and well ventillated.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Ullantaytampu

PMR106K-26
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Plaza mayor in Pisac with market stalls and the renowned 400-year-old Pisonay tree (left).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-25
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Large, colourful triptique by the bridge in Pisac, illustrating Inca legends and history.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-24
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Figure of a mayor in Sunday dress. The mayors of the neighbouring villages assemble in Pisac for Sunday Mass in Quechua.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, monument, statue

PMR106K-23
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Plant with gentian-blue flowers (name t.b.a.).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, flora and fauna, botany

PMR106K-22
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

View along the Secret Valley towards the modern town of Pisac.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-21
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Flowering cactus - Erdisia (Corryocactus) quadrangularis.
Keywords: High Andes, botany, flora and fauna, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

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

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

PMR106K-19
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

View of the lower ruins (Pisaqa) with terraces down the side of the Sacred Valley and surrounding mountains.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-18
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Part of the Inca path, leading to the Sun Temple (Intihuatana).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-17
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Part of the Inca path, leading to the Sun Temple (Intihuatana).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley

PMR106K-16
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Ruins of an Inca Gate, on the path up to the Sun Temple (Intihuatana).
Keywords: High Andes, Urubamba Valley, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-15
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

Yellow irises, which grow in profusion in the area.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, iris, flower, flora and fauna, botany

PMR106K-14
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

A colourful group of Quechua women and children, the probable descendants of the Inca, with the Sacred Valley in the background.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, Quechua dress, traditional dress, national dress

PMR106K-13
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 Q'allaqasa (the citadel), the highest of the ruins at Pisac, which are currently under restoration (March 2009).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, fortifications, fort

PMR106K-12
Peru, Cusco, Pisac: In the vicinity of Pisac and the "Sacred Valley" a number of important Inca sites are to be found.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas, the River Vilcanota (which becomes the River Urubamba) and the modern town of Pisac.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Urubamba Valley, bird's eye view, panorama

PMR106K-11
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 entire site from the "watchman's post", in sunshine.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-10
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.

The lowest part of the path to the Sun Gate, passing through agricultural terraces. The "watchman's post" on the horizon.
Keywords: High Andes, historic site, Quechua, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-09
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 sacred mountain, Huayna Picchu, from the path to the Sun Gate.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-08
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 Urubamba River, the Hiram Bingham Highway and the surrounding mountains.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-07
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.

The Sun Gate ("Intipuncu") from where the "Inca Trail" leads to Cusco.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-06
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.

The River Urubamba from the Inca Trail. The mountain which it encloses was considered sacred by the Incas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-05
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 entire site from the Inca Trail, leading to the Sun Gate.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-04
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.

The River Urubamba and the access road (Hiram Bingham Highway), winding up to the site in a series of hairpin bends. Buses bring visitors up this road from the railway terminus, Aguas Calientes.
Keywords: High Andes, historic site, Quechua, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR106K-03
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 site from the "Inca Trail" up to the Sun Gate.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-02
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.

The River Urubamba, which forms a loop around the Inca city, aiding its defence.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR106K-01
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.

Ritual stone on the top of the "Intiwatana" pyramid.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR105K-36
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.

More than sufficient food for the whole community could be grown on these terraces.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

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

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

PMR105K-34
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.

"Intiwatana", a flat-topped, terraced pyramid (centre) where astronomical measurements were made ("inti" = sun).
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

PMR105K-33
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.

The entrance gate from the inside, showing the sockets either side for securing the crossbar.
Keywords: High Andes, historic site, Quechua, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-32
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.

This doorway was the only entrance to the city and could easily be defended.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

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

PMR105K-30
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.

General view of the site from the "watchman's post", with the sacred mountain Huayna Picchu behind.
Keywords: High Andes, historic site, Quechua, Inca architecture, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-29
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Inca stonework in Tanda Pata, a street near San Blas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-28
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A sunny terrace in San Blas district where a variety of artistic craftwork is on offer.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-27
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Plaza San Blas, the artists' quarter, north of the centre.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-26
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Away from the centre the roads can be narrow and steep: llamas and cars.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-25
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

South-east side of the Plaza de Armas, with arcades, balconies and the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-24
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

A school class in uniform leaving the classroom on to the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-23
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Cathedral and Compania de Jesus Church from an arcade on the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-22
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Compania de Jesus Church, built on the site of the Inca Palace of the Serpents (Amarucancha).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-21
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Colonnaded arcade with carved wooden balconies near the Plaza de Armas.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-20
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Plaza de Armas, with fountain and facade of the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-19
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View showing all three levels of the walls, one above the other.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-18
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of Chuquipampa levelled area. Used by the Spanish as a stone quarry for hundreds of years.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-17
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of a precisely built doorway, tapered towards the top in order to resist (successfully!) earthquakes.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-16
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the steps, leading up to the passage between two of the parallel walls.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-15
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of a relatively intact portion of the lower wall.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-14
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the monolithic corner stones.
Keywords: High Andes, Saksaq Waman, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-13
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the stones comprising the lower wall.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-12
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ruins of the (Inca?) construction Sacsayhuaman, believed by some to have been a fortress. Three parallel lines of zig-zag walls run for about 360 metres and there are 21 bastions. The stones, some of them weighing in excess of 130 tons, fit together so precisely that it is impossible to insert a sheet of paper between them. How this was achieved is still a mystery. The walls are now about 6 metres high, after the Spanish used the upper part as a quarry for hundreds of years. It is estimated that about 20% of the original structure survives. Recent excavations suggest that the walls may have been built by the Killke people before the Incas came.

View of the walls from the flat, flower-strewn, central area.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco, Saksaq Waman

PMR105K-11
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

The Inca spring shrine of Tambo Machay, where the spring water still flows into a rock pool as it has for centuries.
Keywords: High Andes, Inca waterworks, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-10
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Greeting from a modern Inca Chieftain!
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture, Inca costume

PMR105K-09
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

One of the many Irises in bloom on the Q'enqo site.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture, Iris

PMR105K-08
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Site of the Inca temple and amphitheatre Q'enqo, fine examples of Inca in situ stone carving.
Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, La Ciudad Imperial, The Imperial City, Historical Capital of Peru, colonial architecture, architecture

PMR105K-07
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Bird's eye view of the Cathedral and the Compania de Jesus Church.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-06
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

"Tres Cruces" (Three Crosses) and the white stone figure of Christ overlooking the city.
Keywords: High Andes, statue, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-05
Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983.

View of the city from the road to Sasayhuaman, where the figure of Christ stands.
Keywords: High Andes, panorama, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco

PMR105K-04
Peru, Departamento de Puno: La Raya (4335 metres), the highest pass on the road from Puno to Cusco: notice marking the end of the Región Puno and the start of Región Cusco, at 4335 metres a.s.l.
Keywords: High Andes, border, landscape

PMR105K-03
Peru, Departamento de Puno: La Raya (4335 metres), the highest pass on the road from Puno to Cusco: three local children in colourful costumes with young llamas, by the Rotel bus.
Keywords: High Andes, house pets, fluffy pet llamas, Quechua children

PMR105K-02
Peru, Departamento de Puno: La Raya (4335 metres), the highest pass on the road from Puno to Cusco: two local children in colourful costumes with fluffy young llamas.
Keywords: High Andes, fluffy house pets, Quechua children

PMR105K-01
Peru, Departamento de Puno: La Raya (4335 metres), the highest pass on the road from Puno to Cusco: driver Marcus with local children and llama.
Keywords: High Andes, Quechua children, pet llama

PMR104K-36
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juliaca: the market, with a "mototaxi".
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, local transport

PMR104K-35
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juliaca: the market, with a "tricitaxi".
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, local transport

PMR104K-34
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juliaca: the market.
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque

PMR104K-33
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: children from the neighbouring houses by the Rotel bus.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-32
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: close-up of llama with red woollen ear tag.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-31
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: the farmer's wife with her llama-wool rugs.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-30
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: sow with piglets and hive-shaped sty.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-29
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: guinea pig enclosure with sleeping quarters.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-28
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: stone cooking stove and earthenware vessels.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-27
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: llama cheese and bowls of traditional foods, including dehydrated and fresh potatoes.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-26
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: traditional llama-wool rugs made by the family, with the loom on the right.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-25
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: precisely-built stone welcome-arch topped with pottery bulls, the farmer's wife in the background.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-24
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Atuncolla: typical farmhouse of a Colla family: stone-built farmhouse with welcome-arch over the entrance, and two tethered llamas in the foreground.
Keywords: High Andes, farm life

PMR104K-21
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Sillustani: site of a number of pre-Inca chullpas or burial towers, built by the Colla people, Aymara who were conquered by the Inca about 1400 AD. To tie the connection between life and death the insides of the chullpas were shaped like a woman's uterus, and corpses were buried in a foetal position. The only openings to the towers face east, to the rising sun. The site is 3840 metres a.s.l.

"Torre de Lagartija" or "Lizard Tower", built of ashlars ca. 1500 AD, has a lizard in relief on the third stone from the ground.
Keywords: High Andes, historic burial site

PMR104K-20
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Sillustani: site of a number of pre-Inca chullpas or burial towers, built by the Colla people, Aymara who were conquered by the Inca about 1400 AD. To tie the connection between life and death the insides of the chullpas were shaped like a woman's uterus, and corpses were buried in a foetal position. The only openings to the towers face east, to the rising sun. The site is 3840 metres a.s.l.

The Lagoon of Umayo, from the lower burial area.
Keywords: High Andes, historic burial site

PMR104K-19
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Sillustani: site of a number of pre-Inca chullpas or burial towers, built by the Colla people, Aymara who were conquered by the Inca about 1400 AD. To tie the connection between life and death the insides of the chullpas were shaped like a woman's uterus, and corpses were buried in a foetal position. The only openings to the towers face east, to the rising sun. The site is 3840 metres a.s.l.

Two of the older chullpas, built of small, uncut stones.
Keywords: High Andes, historic burial site

PMR104K-18
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Sillustani: site of a number of pre-Inca chullpas or burial towers, built by the Colla people, Aymara who were conquered by the Inca about 1400 AD. To tie the connection between life and death the insides of the chullpas were shaped like a woman's uterus, and corpses were buried in a foetal position. The only openings to the towers face east, to the rising sun.

Approaching the chullpas, which are reflected in Umayo Lagoon.
Keywords: High Andes, historic burial site

PMR104K-17
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juli: well maintained public gardens with red-hot-poker flowers in the Plaza Mayor.
Keywords: High Andes, historic village, picturesque

PMR104K-16
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juli: a neglected house manifests some fine stone carving - view of the portal with carved columns, lintel and tympanum.
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, historic village

PMR104K-15
Peru, Departamento de Puno, Juli: a neglected house manifests some fine stone carving.
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, historic village

PMR104K-14
Peru, Departamento de Puno: Lake Titicaca, 3812 metres a.s.l., with fish-breeding nets and grazing cow.
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, landscape

PMR104K-13
Peru, Departamento de Puno: standing water in cultivated fields, with Lake Titicaca in the background.
Keywords: High Andes, picturesque, landscape

PMR104K-12
Peru, Departamento de Puno: flooded fields reflect the clouds, with a first glimpse of Lake Titicaca behind.
Keywords: High Andes, landscape, picturesque

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

PMR104K-10
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

Reconstructed base and steps of the Akapana man-made pyramid.
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR104K-09
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

View of the entire Kalasasaya area from the top of the Akapana Pyramid.
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR104K-08
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

The walls of the Kalasasaya, incorporating standing stones at regular intervals. (partially reconstructed)
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR104K-07
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

Cornerstone of the rectangular walls of the Kalasasaya. (partially reconstructed)
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR104K-06
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

The inside walls of the semi-subterranean temple are studded with 175 carved stone heads, all different.
Keywords: High Andes, archeological site, historical site, archeology, excavations, Tiahuanacu

PMR104K-05
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

At the equinoxes the sun's rays shone through the main entrance to the Kalasasaya, on to the priest monolith. In the foreground the semi-subterranean temple.
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR104K-04
Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown.

One of the remarkable walls of the "Temple of Standing Stones" or "Kalasasaya". (partially reconstructed)
Keywords: High Andes, Tiahuanacu, excavations, archeology, historical site, archeological site

PMR103K-36
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. A couple of Aymara people in traditional dress, on a bench enjoying ice creams, in the Plaza Murillo.
Keywords: High Andes, pigeons, native people, indigenas, street scene, architecture

PMR103K-35
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. A couple of Aymara people in traditional dress in the Plaza Murillo.
Keywords: High Andes, street scene, indigenas, native people

PMR103K-34
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Monument to Pedro Domingo Murillo (1757-1810), freedom fighter and native of the city, in the Plaza Murillo, with the Palacio Legislative behind.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, square, bronze statue, Legislative Palace

PMR103K-33
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Classical facade of the imposing Palacio Legislativo or Congreso Nacional, on Plaza Murillo.
Keywords: High Andes, National Congress, Legislative Palace, classical architecture, street scene, architecture

PMR103K-32
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. View of the lower city with the Parque Central and Mirador Laicacota from the top of the multi-storey building of the University of San Andrés (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, panorama, bird's eye view

PMR103K-31
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. View of the lower city from the top of the multi-storey building of the University of San Andrés (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, panorama, bird's eye view

PMR103K-30
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Equestrian statue of Simon Bolívar (1783-1830), known as "The Liberator", in the Avenida 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, monument, national hero, bronze sculpture

PMR103K-29
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Colourful parade with stilt-walker to publicise an event in the city's art school.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, procession, publicity stunt

PMR103K-28
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Aymara ladies' protest march, alleging government neglect of their plight.
Keywords: High Andes, street scene, demonstration, anti government, banner, indigenas

PMR103K-27
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Protest march by the Aymara people, alleging government neglect of their plight.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, demonstration, anti government, banners

PMR103K-26
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Immaculate flower beds in the centre of Avenida de 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, gardens, botanical tableau, ornanmental plants

PMR103K-25
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Typical example of the well decorated local micro buses.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, bus, micro bus, local transport

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

PMR103K-23
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Calle Sagárnaga, where a large assortment of colourful local textiles and handiwork is on offer.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, souvenirs, souvenir shops

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

PMR103K-21
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Palacio de los Condes de Arana (1775) now houses the Museo Nacional de Arte.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, museum, art gallery, palace

PMR103K-20
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Plaza Murillo, with the Palacio Legislativo and Palacio Presidencial in the background.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, pigeons , square

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

PMR103K-18
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Aymara people in traditional dress, in Plaza Murillo.
Keywords: High Andes, street scene, native people, indigenas

PMR103K-17
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Monument to Pedro Domingo Murillo (1757-1810), freedom fighter and native of the city, in the Plaza Murillo, the centre of La Paz.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, statue, square

PMR103K-16
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Entrance to the Palacio Presidencial ( Palace of the President) in Plaza Murillo with security guards, uniformed sentry and Aymara woman.
Keywords: High Andes, street scene

PMR103K-15
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Palacio Presidencial (Palace of the President) in Plaza Murillo, with sentries in ceremonial uniform.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene

PMR103K-14
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. City office of the Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz, near Plaza Murillo.
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene

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

PMR103K-12
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. New buildings and old on the Avenida 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene

PMR103K-11
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. Avenida 16 de Julio (El Prado) with equestrian statue of Simon Bolívar (1783-1830) known as "The Liberator".
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene, monument, national hero

PMR103K-10
Bolivia, Departamento de La Paz, Estancia Sivinca: Pre-Inca funerary towers (Chullpas), 103 kilometres from La Paz.
Keywords: High Andes, burial chambers

PMR103K-09
Bolivia, Departamento de La Paz, Estancia Sivinca: Pre-Inca funerary towers (Chullpas), 103 kilometres from La Paz. Centre tower broken into.
Keywords: High Andes, burial chambers

PMR103K-08
Bolivia, Oruro Department: Nevado Sajama (6542 metres), an extinct stratovolcano, and the highest peak in Bolivia, is situated in the Sajama National Park
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve

PMR103K-07
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Notice board announcing the Bolivian border amid the barren mountains.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, barren landscape

PMR103K-06
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Snow-capped volcano reflected in the cobalt blue waters of Lake Chungará.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids

PMR103K-05
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Snow-capped volcano Parinacota (6348 metres) reflected in the cobalt blue Lake Chungará, with flamingoes and other waterfowl.
Keywords: High Andes, birds, wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR103K-04
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Fascinating landscape of pools and rocky islands with volcanoes in the distance.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, colourful

PMR103K-03
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Volcano Parinacota (6348 metres) with Pomerape (6282 metres) behind.
Keywords: High Andes, barren landscape, nature reserve

PMR103K-02
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Alpaca with ear tag.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids

PMR103K-01
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Llamas and alpacas grazing, with the volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerape as backdrop.
Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-36
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Chilean Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in their natural habitat.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids, wildlife, birds, water birds , waders, ornithology

PMR102K-35
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Alpacas, with snow-capped volcanoes in the distance.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, camelids

PMR102K-34
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Alpacas.
Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-33
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Volcanoes near the Bolivian border.
Keywords: High Andes, nature reserve, flora and fauna, barren landscape, snowcapped volcanoes

PMR102K-32
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. Lloreta or Yareta (Azorella compacta) is as firm as the rock itself and grows about 1mm. a year between 3200 and 4500 metres a.s.l.
Keywords: High Andes, botanical, botany, plants, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-31
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A viscacha (Lagidium peruanum), a rodent of the chinchilla family, enjoying the sunshine.
Keywords: High Andes, rabbit, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-30
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A wary vicuna by a waterhole.
Keywords: High Andes, wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-29
Chile, Parinacota: Lauca National Park encompasses an area of 1379 square kilometres comprising altiplano, lakes and huge volcanoes. It adjoins Las Vicunas National Reserve to the south. A group of grazing Vicunas with young.
Keywords: High Andes, camelids, flora and fauna, nature reserve

PMR102K-28
Chile, Parinacota: Entering the Lauca National Park with snow-capped volcanoes on all sides.
Keywords: High Andes, barren landscape

PMR102K-27
Chile, Parinacota: Putre, capital of the Parinacota Region, lies at 3500 metres in the Andes, where the Taapaca volcanic complex provides a majestic backdrop. A convenient centre for visiting the Lauca National Park.
Keywords: High Andes, volcano, snow-capped

PMR102K-26
Chile, Parinacota: Tambo, an Inca relay station/hostel, where food, drink and clothing were stored for the use of the long-distance messengers. One of many.
Keywords: High Andes, Inca building

PMR102K-25
Chile, Parinacota: snow-capped mountains on the way up to the Bolivian border in the High Andes.
Keywords: landscape, sierra, volcano, barren

PMR102K-24
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city from the belvedere at the base of the giant figure of Christ.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, El Morro, Cape Arica

PMR102K-23
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city from the belvedere at the base of the giant figure of Christ.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, El Morro, Cape Arica

PMR102K-22
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. The Port Authority Building, from Plaza Colón.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, architecture, public buildings

PMR102K-21
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city and El Morro (the Bluff) from a beach to the west.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, cape, Cape Arica, Christ figure

PMR102K-20
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Hundreds of Grey Gulls, egrets, pelicans and other wading birds on a beach to the west of the city, with breaking waves in the background.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, water birds, ornithology, bird life, flora and fauna

PMR102K-19
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Chilean flag on El Morro (the Bluff) with one of many Turkey Vultures (Cathartes Aura) flying over.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, cape, national flag, raptor, ornithology

PMR102K-18
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. El Morro (the Bluff), the landmark of the city, is laid out as a park above.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, cape, geology

PMR102K-17
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Equestrian statue of Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842) the liberator of Chile from the Spaniards, in the Plaza Colón.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, monument, national hero

PMR102K-15
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. La Aduana (customs house) also designed by Gustave Eiffel, now houses the Cultural Centre.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, architecture, public buildings

PMR102K-14
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Calle 21 de Mayo, a pedestrian precinct, is a mecca for tourists.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, shopping, souvenir shops, street kiosks

PMR102K-13
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Bust of Cristobal Colón (Christopher Columbus) backed by a red bougainvillea in the Plaza Colón.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, monument, statue, sculpture

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

PMR102K-11
Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. Here: a Neotropic Cormorant (Phalocrocorax brasilianus) perches on the bole of a palm tree.
Keywords: Pacific Coast, birds, Ornithology, wildlife, flora and fauna

PMR102K-10
Chile, Parinacota: typical valley in the Atacama Desert, running down to the sea, with signs of cultivation at the bottom.
Keywords: landscape, barren, dry

PMR102K-09
Chile, Parinacota: typical valley in the Atacama Desert, running down to the sea, with signs of cultivation at the bottom.
Keywords: landscape, dry, barren

PMR102K-08
Chile, Parinacota, Cuya: Chiza Geoglyphs in the Quebrada de Camarones, made by pre-Colombian people between 1000-1400 AD, and still not fully understood.
Keywords: barren, stone arrangements, Atacama Desert

PMR102K-07
Chile, Parinacota: one of the isolated green valleys running inland from the coast in the Atacama Desert.
Keywords: landscape, oasis

PMR102K-06
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 wooden wagon full of ore nodules, the usual means of transport inside the works.
Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter

PMR102K-05
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. Some of the giant steel pans where the ore was heated with water to obtain saltpetre crystals (later replaced with more modern processes).
Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter

PMR102K-04
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. The main square in the former workers' town, with clocktower (left) and church (right).
Keywords: ghost town, saltpeter, pampinos, workers' town, mining industry

PMR102K-03
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. An 0-4-0 saddletank steam locomotive in honourable retirement.
Keywords: ghost town, mining industry, workers' town, pampinos, saltpeter

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

PMR102K-01
Chile, El Loa: the road to San Pedro de Atacama with snow-covered cordillera in the distance.
Keywords: High Andes, mountains, volcanoes, barren, landscape

PMR101K-36
Argentina, Jujuy: typical view of the altiplano, approaching the snow-covered volcanoes near the border with Chile.
Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano

PMR101K-35
Argentina, Jujuy: a group of wild vicunas on the altiplano, managing to find nourishment in this barren environment.
Keywords: wild animals, flora and fauna, camelids, wildlife, Andes

PMR101K-34
Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the altiplano, approaching the border with Chile.
Keywords: Andes, colourful, high plain, mountains, altiplano, salinas, barren, landscape

PMR101K-33
Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the altiplano, with snow-covered cordillera in the distance.
Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain

PMR101K-32
Argentina, Jujuy: endless barren landscape on the altiplano, with snow-covered volcano in the distance.
Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, desert

PMR101K-31
Argentina, Jujuy: typical view of the altiplano, with snow-covered cordillera in the distance.
Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano

PMR101K-30
Argentina, Jujuy: grazing llamas on the altiplano, with snow-coverd cordillera in the background.
Keywords: wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna, Andes, altiplano, mountains

PMR101K-29
Argentina, Jujuy: a photogenic, rocky wadi in the Cordillera Calalaste, wirh cacti and pampas grass in the foreground.
Keywords: picturesque, rock formations, canyon, gulch, Andes, geology

PMR101K-28
Argentina, Jujuy: an inquisitive, young, black and white llama on the altiplano.
Keywords: wildlife, flora and fauna, camelids

PMR101K-27
Argentina, Jujuy: a group of llamas with ear tags on the altiplano.
Keywords: wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna

PMR101K-26
Argentina, Jujuy: a wild vicuna on the altiplano.
Keywords: wild animals, flora and fauna, camelids, wildlife

PMR101K-25
Argentina, Jujuy: a wild vicuna on the altiplano.
Keywords: wild animals, flora and fauna, camelids, wildlife

PMR101K-24
Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) reflect the clouds. In the background are piles of salt crystals, awaiting bagging and transportation.
Keywords: picturesque, potassium, sodium, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats

PMR101K-23
Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) are traversed by Ruta Nacional No. 52. Here a group of people appears to be walking on a sheet of ice.
Keywords: picturesque, potassium, sodium, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats

PMR101K-22
Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) reflect the clouds.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats, sodium , potassium

PMR101K-21
Argentina, Jujuy: typical view on the altiplano, approaching the Salinas Grandes (salt flats).
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline

PMR101K-20
Argentina, Jujuy: on the altiplano, approaching the Salinas Grandes (salt flats), with snow covered sierras in the distance.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline

PMR101K-19
Argentina, Jujuy: distant view of the Salinas Grandes (salt flats) between the mountains.
Keywords: picturesque, saline, salt lakes, geological formations

PMR101K-18
Argentina, Jujuy: Interesting continuous cloud-formation off a mountain, near the summit of the pass "Abra Potrerillos"
(4170 metres a.s.l.).
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes high pass, meteorology, cloud formation

PMR101K-17
Argentina, Jujuy: summit of the pass "Abra Potrerillos"
(4170 metres a.s.l.). Indiginas selling pictures of animals etched onto flakes of stone, and stone carvings.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes high pass, stone souvenirs, stone carvings

PMR101K-16
Argentina, Jujuy: summit of the pass "Abra Potrerillos"
(4170 metres a.s.l.), with 240 kilometres to the next pass, Paso de Jama.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes high pass

PMR101K-15
Argentina, Jujuy: after Purmamarca the road begins to rise along a valley amid barren scenery to the pass "Abra Potrerillos" (4170 metres a.s.l.) View of the numerous hairpin bends as the road ascends to the pass.
Keywords: picturesque, coloured mountain, coloured cliffs, coloured rocks, geological formations

PMR101K-14
Argentina, Jujuy: after Purmamarca the road begins to rise along a valley amid barren scenery to the pass "Abra Potrerillos" (4170 metres a.s.l.). View of the surrounding snow-covered mountains.
Keywords: picturesque, coloured mountain, coloured cliffs, coloured rocks, geological formations

PMR101K-13
Argentina, Jujuy: after Purmamarca the road begins to rise along a valley amid barren scenery to the pass "Abra Potrerillos" (4170 metres a.s.l.)
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-12
Argentina, Jujuy: after Purmamarca the road begins to rise along a valley amid barren scenery to the pass "Abra Potrerillos" (4170 metres a.s.l.)
Keywords: picturesque, coloured mountain, coloured cliffs, coloured rocks, geological formations

PMR101K-11
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours. Cactus in the foreground.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks

PMR101K-10
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks

PMR101K-09
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: a typical unpaved street in the town, with rugs and dried cacti displayed outside the shops, and the coloured mountain in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-08
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: traditional rugs displayed outside a shop, with the colourful mountain in the background.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-07
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: a wide selection of colourful textiles and handiwork is on offer in the market.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-06
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: closer view of the "mountain of seven colours" from a hill within the town.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-05
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: closer view of the "mountain of seven colours" from a hill within the town.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, coloured rocks, coloured cliffs, coloured mountain

PMR101K-04
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: closer view of the "mountain of seven colours" from a hill within the town.
Keywords: picturesque, coloured mountain, coloured cliffs, coloured rocks, geological formations

PMR101K-03
Argentina, Jujuy, Purmamarca: view of the "mountain of seven colours" from the main road.
Keywords: picturesque, coloured mountain, coloured cliffs, coloured rocks, geological formations

PMR101K-02
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR101K-01
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-36
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-35
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-34
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-33
Argentina, Jujuy: Quebrada (valley) de Purmamarca, known as "Las Coloradas": the rocks manifest many vivid and unusual mineral colours.
Keywords: picturesque, geological formations

PMR100K-32
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. A group of cacti planted by the entrance to the campsite.
Keywords: picturesque, Indio village, indiginous peoples

PMR100K-31
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. Entrance to the market hall.
Keywords: picturesque, indiginous peoples, Indio village, fruit and vegetables, cut flowers

PMR100K-30
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. Fountain with the figure of an indigena woman with baby.
Keywords: picturesque, indiginous peoples, Indio village, monument, statue, sculpture

PMR100K-29
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. El Cabildo (the town hall) was opened on 2nd February 1940 on the initiative of Ernesto Padilla.
Keywords: picturesque, indiginous peoples, Indio village, architecture

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

PMR100K-27
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. Monumento a los Héroes de la Independencia (1950) commemorates the battles against the Spanish. Closer view of the figure of the chief.
Keywords: picturesque, tableau, statue, monument, Indio village, indiginous peoples

PMR100K-26
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. Monumento a los Héroes de la Independencia (1950) commemorates the battles against the Spanish.
Keywords: picturesque, indiginous peoples, Indio village, monument, statue, tableau

PMR100K-25
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. A typical street.
Keywords: picturesque, indiginous peoples, Indio village

PMR100K-24
Argentina, Salta: Humahuaca, a village almost exclusively occupied by indigenas of the Coya tribe. The nearby Rio Grande is somewhat depleted at this time of the year.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-23
Argentina, Salta: the road reaches a height of 3780 metres above sea level between La Quiaca and Humahuaca.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-22
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca: llama walking along the stream.
Keywords: camelids, flora and fauna

PMR100K-21
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca: young llama and mother running alongside the bus.
Keywords: camelids, flora and fauna

PMR100K-20
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca: inquisitive young llama.
Keywords: wildlife, camelids, flora and fauna

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

PMR100K-18
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-17
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca: farmholding with large numbers of llamas in pens.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-16
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; red cliffs, green hills and cacti growing in the foreground.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-15
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; the village of Maimará at the foot of some striking rock formations.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-14
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-13
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-12
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, picturesque, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits

PMR100K-11
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de Humahuaca; some of the interesting and colourful rock formations through which the Rio Grande flows.
Keywords: landscape, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations, picturesque

PMR100K-10
Argentina, Salta: banana plantation, with part of the Cabra Coral reservoir in the background.
Keywords: landscape, fruit industry, banana trees, agriculture, flora and fauna

PMR100K-09
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-08
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-07
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-06
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-05
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-04
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-03
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Some of the bizarre and colourful rock formations through which the river flows.
Keywords: landscape, geological formations, rock formations, coloured minerals, mineral deposits, Las Conchas River

PMR100K-02
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. The sandy valley floor and emerging bare, red rocks of the sierra.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR100K-01
Argentina, Salta: Quebrada (valley) de las Conchas stretches for 80 kilometres north of Cafayate along the Rio Las Conchas. Clouds on the peaks of the sierra.
Keywords: landscape, Las Conchas River, mineral deposits, coloured minerals, rock formations, geological formations

PMR099K-36
Argentina, Tucumán: the ruins of a pre-Inca citadel of the Quilmes people, who were forcibly relocated to Buenos Aires in 1667. The settlement comprised about 5000 members of the Diaguita tribe. View from below. These people had no writing, but made patterns and signs with embedded white stones.
Keywords: excavations, archeology, settlement, community, indigenous people

PMR099K-35
Argentina, Tucumán: the ruins of a pre-Inca citadel of the Quilmes people, who were forcibly relocated to Buenos Aires in 1667. The settlement comprised about 5000 members of the Diaguita tribe. General view of the site and the Calchaquíes valley beyond.
Keywords: excavations, indigenous people, community, settlement, archeology

PMR099K-34
Argentina, Tucumán: the ruins of a pre-Inca citadel of the Quilmes people, who were forcibly relocated to Buenos Aires in 1667. The settlement comprised about 5000 members of the Diaguita tribe. General view of the site and the Calchaquíes valley beyond.
Keywords: excavations, indigenous people, community, settlement, archeology

PMR099K-33
Argentina, Tucumán: the ruins of a pre-Inca citadel of the Quilmes people, who were forcibly relocated to Buenos Aires in 1667. The settlement comprised about 5000 members of the Diaguita tribe.
Keywords: excavations, archeology, settlement, community, indigenous people

PMR099K-32
Argentina: Tucumán, Tafí del Valle: Trichocereus cacti dot the landscape above 3000 metres. They are protected by the state.
Keywords: cactus, landscape, botany, flora and fauna

PMR099K-31
Argentina: Tucumán, Tafí del Valle: plant with orange flowers growing under barren conditions (name t.b.a.)
Keywords: botany, flora and fauna

PMR099K-30
Argentina: Tucumán, Tafí del Valle: Trichocereus cacti dot the landscape above 3000 metres. They are protected by the state.
Keywords: cactus, flora and fauna, botany, landscape

PMR099K-29
Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán: Museo de la Industria Azucarera (Sugar Industry Museum), formerly the home of Bishop Colombres in the 18th century, traces the development of the local sugar industry. A retired steam locomotive and (behind) a steam engine in the grounds.
Keywords: sugar cane, cane crushing

PMR099K-28
Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán: Museo de la Industria Azucarera (Sugar Industry Museum), formerly the home of Bishop Colombres in the 18th century, traces the development of the local sugar industry. Juice from the sugar cane was formerly extracted in a mill, worked by oxen.
Keywords: sugar cane, cane crushing

PMR099K-27
Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán: Museo de la Industria Azucarera (Sugar Industry Museum), formerly the home of Bishop Colombres in the 18th century, traces the development of the local sugar industry. View of the mansion and outhouses.
Keywords: sugar cane, cane crushing

PMR099K-26
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Statue of Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (1899-1986), writer, poet, critic and librarian, in Plaza Urquiza. His work was translated into English and other major languages and was widely read. In 1961 he received the first International Publishers' prize, the Prix Formentor:
Keywords: architecture, street scene, monument, sculpture

PMR099K-25
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. A former casino, built in 1911 by architects Hughe and Colmegna, this building now houses the Legislature of Tucumán.
Keywords: architecture, street scene

PMR099K-24
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Post and Telecommunications building (Correos) on Calle 25 de Mayo.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, clocktower

PMR099K-23
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Statue of Hipolito Irigoyen, president of Argentina 1916-22 and 1928-30 standing before the Palacio de Tribunales.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, modern architecture, monument, sculpture

PMR099K-22
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Well in the gardens of the Casa Historica de Independencia, where an historic congress declared independence from Spain on 9th July 1816.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic building, street scene

PMR099K-21
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Bronze plaque in the Casa Historica de Independencia comemmorating the historic congress which declared independence from Spain on 9th July 1816.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, historic building, national heritage, tableau

PMR099K-20
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Gardens of the Casa Historica de Independencia, where an historic congress declared independence from Spain on 9th July 1816.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, historic building, national heritage

PMR099K-19
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Renovated colonial-style buildings on the Plaza Independencia, with a fine Baroque door.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, plaza mayor

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

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

PMR099K-16
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Statue of a female figure in the Plaza Independencia.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, monument, sculpture, plaza mayor

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

PMR099K-14
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Government House (for the Province of Tucumán) on the Plaza Independencia.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, plaza mayor

PMR099K-13
Argentina: San Miguel de Tucumán, the largest city in northern Argentina, was founded in 1565 by Spanish Conquistador, Diego de Villarroel. Entrance to the Casa Historica de Independencia, where an historic congress declared independence from Spain on 9th July 1816.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, historic building, national heritage

PMR099K-12
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. View of the causeway of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam and the run-off of the Rio Dulce.
Keywords: dam, Rio Hondo Dam, hydro-electric power, water power, River Dulce, reservoir

PMR099K-11
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) in the lee of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam.
Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam

PMR099K-10
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Anglers with rod and line, arrayed along the wall of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam, find rich pickings.
Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam

PMR099K-09
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Fishermen are able to catch Dorado with a gaff or net in the shallow waters of the run-off from the Rio Hondo Dam nearby.
Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam

PMR099K-08
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. The run-off from the nearby Rio Hondo Dam. The waters are rich in fish (e.g. Dorado) and attract large numbers of cormorants.
Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam

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

PMR099K-06
Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Cormorants and Snowy Egrets in the shallows of the River Dulce, in the lee of the dam.
Keywords: dam, wild life, water birds, hydro-electric power

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

PMR099K-04
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). The newly renovated Municipidad (Town Hall) also stands on the Plaza Libertad.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, municipal building

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

PMR099K-02
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). Equestrian statue of General Manual Belgrano, independence fighter 1811-19.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, monument

PMR099K-01
Argentina: Santiago del Estero, the oldest city in Argentina, founded in 1553, is known as "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of cities). A few colonial style buildings have survived, like this corner block.
Keywords: architecture, street scene

PMR098K-36
Argentina: wood of the Algarroba tree (Prosopis pallida), a hard, red wood, related to the Carob, and valued for furniture manufacture.
Keywords: crops, natural products, agriculture, exports

PMR098K-35
Argentina: crop of soya bean plants (Glycine max) on a plantation near the Paraguayan border.
Keywords: crops, soybean, soya bean, soya, natural products, agriculture, exports

PMR098K-34
Argentina: cotton plants (Gossypium hirsutum) on a plantation near the Paraguayan border.
Keywords: crops, exports, agriculture, natural products

PMR098K-33
Paraguay: a working gaucho, with horse and dog, and a herd of cattle, about 30 kilometres from the Argentinian border.
Keywords: cowboy, horse and rider, horse rider, mounted

PMR098K-32
Paraguay: a working gaucho, about 30 kilometres from the Argentinian border.
Keywords: cowboy, horse rider

PMR098K-31
Paraguay: Wax Palms (Copernicia prunifera) from which carnauba wax comes. It is obtained by beating the leaves to free the wax, which is then refined. Plantation near the Argentinian border.
Keywords: carnauba, wax polish

PMR098K-30
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): Westfalia Hotel and Restaurant, with German management, serves German food and beer.
Keywords: capital city, inn, hostelry, albergo

PMR098K-29
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): "El Cabildo" , built in 1844, was the seat of the Executive until 1894 and then of the National Congress of Paraguay until 2003. It now houses the Cultural Centre of the Republic. Here reflected in the pool in Plaza de la Independencia.
Keywords: capital city, architecture

PMR098K-28
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): Catedral Metropolitana, dating from 1687, contains a beautiful, gilded Jesuit altar.
Keywords: capital city, Spanish Baroque, architecture, Metropolitan Cathedral

PMR098K-27
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): Catedral Metropolitana, dating from 1687, contains a beautiful, gilded Jesuit altar.
Keywords: capital city, Metropolitan Cathedral, architecture, Spanish Baroque

PMR098K-26
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): a trader of the Maca tribe offers colourful traditional handiworks.
Keywords: capital city, souvenirs, headdress, handicrafts

PMR098K-25
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): Palacio de los López ( the López Presidential Palace) in its well manicured grounds, is the seat of the Paraguayan Government.
Keywords: capital city, architecture, neo-classical

PMR098K-24
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): "El Cabildo" , built in 1844, was the seat of the Executive until 1894 and then of the National Congress of Paraguay until 2003. It now houses the Cultural Centre of the Republic.
Keywords: capital city, architecture

PMR098K-23
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): a typical bullock cart on the road to Asunción.
Keywords: village life, local transport

PMR098K-22
Paraguay, Asunción (full name: Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asunción): schoolchildren in a village approaching Asunción, with Rotel bus in the background.
Keywords: village life

PMR098K-20
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Floriano from the observation tower on the Brazilian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-19
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Floriano, to the left of Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) from the Brazilian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-18
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Santa Maria with Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) in the background.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-16
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Line of falls adjacent to Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-15
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. View of Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) from the Brazilian side, showing the large cloud of spray.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-14
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Bossetti and the lower River Iguassu from the Brazilian side, with palm trees in the foreground.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-13
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Rivadavia seen from the Brazilian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-12
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Salto Rivadavia and Salto San Martin on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-11
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat), (82 metres drop), with the stilted walkway from the Argentinian side (top).
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-10
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view along the line of falls on the Argentinian side, from Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) with the stilted walkway from the Argentinian side (left).
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-09
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Salto Rivadavia and the upper river.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-08
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Salto San Martin and other falls on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-07
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) with the stilted walkway from the Argentinian side (left).
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR098K-06
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Aerial view of Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) - sunlight and shade - with the long stilted walkway from the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR098K-02
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. One of the tame lizards on the Upper Circuit walkway.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls, reptiles, wildlife, flora and fauna

PMR098K-01
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Mbiga and Salto Bernabé Mendez, the falls broken by many rocks at the top.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-36
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Luxuriant vegetation flourishes on all sides of the falls.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-35
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. View of the lower walkway (bottom left) with a rainbow over the falls and a boat on the lower River Iguassu in the background.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-34
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. The whole array of waterfalls on the Argentinian side, seen from the Upper Circuit.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-33
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. The whole array of waterfalls on the Argentinian side, seen from the Upper Circuit.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-32
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. A boat full of intrepid, waterproofed trippers approaching the waterfalls.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-30
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. The lower River Iguassu with Salto Mbiga in the background, from the Lower Circuit on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-29
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. A closer view of the Salto Mbiga, first fall and second fall.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-28
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Bernabé Mendez from the Lower Circuit, on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-27
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. View of the Upper Circuit walkway from below, on the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-26
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Water from Salto Mbiga roars through the narrows.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-25
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. The picturesque Salto Dos Hermanos (Two Brothers Falls), seen from the Lower Circuit path.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-24
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. The upper Iguassu River makes a short drop, seconds before it hurtles over the edge of the main falls.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-23
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Salto Floriano, a string of falls on the Brazilian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguacu Falls, Iguazu Falls

PMR097K-22
Brazil, Iguassu Falls, a system of 275 waterfalls stretching for 2.7 kilometres between Brazil and Argentina. Part of the largest waterfall, Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat), which drops 82 metres, seen from the Argentinian side.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Iguazu Falls, Iguacu Falls

PMR097K-21
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: figure of Christ on the Corcovado, threatened by low clouds, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-20
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: climber on the sheer rock face of Morro da Urca, with the Urca Peninsula in the background.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-19
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: climber on the sheer rock face of Morro da Urca.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

PMR097K-18
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Sugar Loaf Mountain with cable car connection from Morro da Urca, and islands in the background.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

PMR097K-17
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of Copacobana Beach , with its crescent of hotels, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-16
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: multi-storey blocks and urban development, spreading along the valleys as far as one can see. From Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

PMR097K-15
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: visitors on the viewing terrace on Sugar Loaf Mountain, with Copacobana Beach and Botafogo below.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-14
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of the adjacent undeveloped coastline and islands, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

PMR097K-13
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: the Urca Peninsula and, on the far side of Guanabara Bay, Santos Dumont Airport, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-12
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: figure of Christ on the Corcovado, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-11
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of Botafogo and the waterfront, with Corcovado on the skyline, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-10
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: the cable car, with Copacobana Beach, Praia da Vermelha, Guanabara Bay and Botafogo, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-09
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of Copacobana Beach from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-08
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of Praia Vermelha and the cable car base station, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-07
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: view of the secluded Praia Vermelha, and beyond, Copacobana Beach, from Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa

PMR097K-06
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Sugar Loaf Mountain with cable car connection from Morro da Urca, and islands in the background.
Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

PMR097K-05
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Copacobana Beach, with palm trees in the foreground providing welcome shade.
Keywords: sand, sunshine, vacation, holidays, relaxing, seaside, swimming, bathing, sunbathing

PMR097K-04
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Copacobana Beach, with silhouetted bathers in the surf and Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background.
Keywords: sand, sunshine, vacation, holidays, relaxing, seaside, swimming, bathing, sunbathing

PMR097K-03
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Copacobana Beach, with hotels and apartment blocks lining the promenade.
Keywords: sand, sunbathing, bathing, swimming, seaside, relaxing, holidays, vacation, sunshine

PMR097K-02
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Copacobana Beach, with part of the bay and breaking waves.
Keywords: sand, sunshine, vacation, holidays, relaxing, seaside, swimming, bathing, sunbathing

PMR097K-01
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Copacobana Beach, with palm trees in the foreground and a beach football game in progress.
Keywords: sand, sunbathing, bathing, swimming, seaside, relaxing, holidays, vacation, sunshine

PMR096K-36
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: a horse-drawn sleigh brings visitors through the snow-covered landscape, with the Zugspitze massif, part of the Wetterstein Mountains, in the background.
Keywords: alpine, sledge, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-35
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: a horse-drawn sleigh brings visitors through the snow-covered landscape.
Keywords: alpine, mountain range, Alps, alpine scenery, snow scene, winter wonderland, picturesque, sledge

PMR096K-34
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: the Zugspitze massif, part of the Wetterstein Mountains, from the bank of the River Loisach, with snow-covered landscape.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-33
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: the Zugspitze massif, part of the Wetterstein Mountains, with the bridge over the River Loisach in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-32
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: sun shining through frost-covered trees and casting shadows in the snow.
Keywords: alpine, mountain range, Alps, alpine scenery, snow scene, winter wonderland, picturesque

PMR096K-31
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: sun shining through frost-covered trees and casting shadows in the snow.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-30
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: the Zugspitze massif in the Wetterstein Mountains is Germany's highest peak. Reeds denote the course of a frozen stream in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-29
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: the Zugspitze massif in the Wetterstein Mountains is Germany's highest peak. With a cross-country skiing track in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine, mountain range, Alps, alpine scenery, snow scene, winter wonderland, picturesque

PMR096K-28
Austria, Tyrol, Lermoos: sunshine through frosted foliage falls on the heaped snow.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, winter wonderland, snow scene, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR096K-15
Cyprus, Platres: Myllomeris waterfalls between Platres and Pera-Pedi in the Troödhos Mountains.
Keywords: rocky, pool, icicles, bare

PMR096K-14
Cyprus, Troödhos: a snowy scene at the Visitors' Centre in the Troödhos Mountains in December 2008, with a threatening sky.
Keywords: winter , snowy, picturesque, winter wonderland

PMR096K-13
Cyprus, Troödhos: piled-up snow by the roadside and snow-covered trees near the town square, in the Troödhos Mountains in December 2008, with a threatening sky.
Keywords: winter , winter wonderland, picturesque, snowy

PMR096K-12
Cyprus, Troödhos: Black Pines covered with snow on the Troödhos Mountains in December 2008, with a threatening sky.
Keywords: winter , winter wonderland, snowy, picturesque

PMR096K-11
Cyprus, Troödhos: Black Pines covered with snow on the Troödhos Mountains in December 2008, with a threatening sky.
Keywords: winter , picturesque, snowy, winter wonderland

PMR096K-10
Cyprus, Troödhos: Black Pines covered with snow on the Troödhos Mountains in December 2008, with a threatening sky.
Keywords: winter , picturesque, snowy, winter wonderland

PMR096K-06
Cyprus, Mandria: weathered cliffs and shingle beach on the south coast.
Keywords: landscape, ebb tide, coastscape

PMR096K-03
England, Wiltshire: Bradford on Avon, a town which flourished in the 17th century due to the woollen textile industry. The Anglo-Saxon church of St. Laurence, which dates from th 10th century or even earlier.
Keywords: architecture, Early English, Romanesque , stone buildings

PMR096K-02
England, Wiltshire: Bradford on Avon, a town which flourished in the 17th century due to the woollen textile industry. The flooding River Avon in December 2008 with the ancient stone bridge in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, stone buildings, floods

PMR096K-01
England, Wiltshire: Bradford on Avon, a town which flourished in the 17th century due to the woollen textile industry. The flooding River Avon in December 2008, with the Swan Hotel in the background.
Keywords: architecture, floods, stone buildings

PMR095K-36
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: a Toyota Landcruiser at speed on the return journey.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-35
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: this 20-year-old Tuareg is a student who drives in his spare time.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-34
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: view from the western end of Lake Gebraoun with palm trees and reflected sand dunes.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-33
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: view of the deserted village and oasis of Gebraoun from a 200-metre-high sand dune. The population of Old Gebraoun was relocated in 1991 to a new settlement (New Gebraoun) by the Libyan Government.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-32
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: break for refreshments under a shady rattan shelter overlooking Lake Gebraoun.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-31
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: close-up of a striking Tuareg head dress and veil ("taguelmoust").
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes, taguelmoust

PMR095K-30
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: bored Tuareg selling souvenirs by Lake Gebraoun.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-29
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Lake Gebraoun, the largest lake, still possesses a large expanse of water.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-28
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: sand lizard.
Keywords: Maghreb, reptiles, desert life, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-27
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: palm trees and vegetation on the edge of Lake Gebraoun give way immediately to the desert.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-26
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Mandara Lake has completely dried out, although the palm trees and other vegetation still survive.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-25
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: palm trees surrounding one of the smaller lakes, with more sand dunes beyond.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-24
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: sand dune landscape with some fascinating shapes.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-23
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: sand dune landscape with receding waves of dunes.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-22
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: sand dune landscape with Landcruisers in the distance.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-21
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Toyota Landcruiser descending a sand dune at a precarious angle.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-20
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Toyota Landcruiser descending a sand dune at a precarious angle.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-19
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Tuareg drivers in discussion.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-18
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: view of Tekerkiba in the Wadi Al-Hayat and one of the desert camps with its straw huts.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-17
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: Toyota Landcruisers parked in a dune, during a break.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, sand dunes, palm trees, sand-dune landscape, barren, Mandara Lakes

PMR095K-16
Libya: sand dune landscape in the Fezzan, on the way to Ubari Lakes.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-15
Libya, Al-Fejej: young camels in a coral awaiting the Thursday market.
Keywords: Maghreb, Al-Fjij, Al-Fjeaj, dromedaries, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-14
Libya, Al-Fejej: young camels in a coral awaiting the Thursday market.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, dromedaries, Al-Fjeaj, Al-Fjij

PMR095K-13
Libya, Brak: sand dunes in the Sahara desert on the way to Sebha.
Keywords: Maghreb, dry, barren, palm trees, dune landscape, Sahara Desert

PMR095K-12
Libya, Brak: sand dunes in the Sahara desert on the way to Sebha.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, dune landscape, palm trees, barren, dry

PMR095K-11
Libya: Rotel bus parked for the night in the middle of the desert.
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, Sahara Desert, dry, barren, stoney, flat, featureless

PMR095K-10
Libya: a collection of flint nodules gathered in the desert near Gariyat,
Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, Minerals, mineralogy, geology

PMR095K-09
Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. The main gate of the fort and the square. Most of the remaining walls are Byzantine or later.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, Maghreb, fortress, fortifications, castle, desert, barren, isolated

PMR095K-07
Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. A mud-walled oven in the courtyard.
Keywords: Roman architecture, castle, fortifications, fortress, Maghreb, Byzantine architecture

PMR095K-06
Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. View of the plain through the breached Byzantine wall.
Keywords: Roman architecture, castle, fortifications, fortress, Maghreb, Byzantine architecture

PMR095K-05
Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. View of the plains and the dried-out water course from the fort.
Keywords: Roman architecture, barren, desert, castle, fortifications, fortress, Maghreb, Byzantine architecture

PMR095K-04
Libya: break for lunch and a swim in Ain ad-Debanah/Ain M'Jazzam, near Ghadames.
Keywords: Maghreb, desert pool

PMR095K-03
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: a stallholder with a large pile of melons in the modern vegetable market.
Keywords: Maghreb, ancient town, historic town, Berber

PMR095K-02
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: a stallholder with a large pile of melons in the modern vegetable market.
Keywords: Maghreb, ancient town, historic town, Berber

PMR095K-01
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: a Tuareg in typical dress, in the modern food market.
Keywords: Maghreb, Berber, historic town, ancient town

PMR094K-36
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: the gardens, enclosed with high mud walls, contain many date palms.
Keywords: Maghreb, Berber, historic town, ancient town

PMR094K-35
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: a typical square, unpaved, with shops displaying locally made souvenirs.
Keywords: Maghreb, Berber, historic town, ancient town

PMR094K-34
Libya: lunch break in the Jebel Nafusa mountains.
Keywords: Maghreb, landscape, dry, desert, rocky

PMR094K-33
Libya: a qasr, or fortified store for grain and olive oil in the Castle of Nalut. Made of adobe (baked mud), it has 360 rooms and dates from the 7th century .
Keywords: Maghreb, qasr

PMR094K-32
Libya: a qasr, or fortified store for grain and olive oil in the Castle of Nalut. Made of adobe (baked mud), it has 360 rooms and dates from the 7th century .
Keywords: Maghreb, qasr

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

PMR094K-30
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: oblique view of the three tiers of Corinthian columns providing a backing for the theatre stage.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations

PMR094K-29
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: the large stone dolphin at the right of the stage, with carvings of The Three Graces, and The Judgement of Paris.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-28
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: the central concave niche of the theatre-stage, showing personifications of Rome and Sabratha as well as military figure.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations

PMR094K-27
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 restored theatre (second century AD) from the north, the largest theatre in Africa.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations

PMR094K-26
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 restored theatre (second century AD) from the north, the largest theatre in Africa.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations

PMR094K-25
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: beautifully carved headless torso of a female figure.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-24
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: the Curia (Senate House), with wide steps for the chairs of the magistrates.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-23
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: beautifully carved (and preserved) Acanthus leaves on a doorway surround.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations

PMR094K-22
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: an early Christian gravestone for "Marcella".
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-21
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. General view of the Roman city, showing its fine location next to the sea.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-20
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. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.
Here: the 24-metre-tall reconstructed Mausoleum of Bes, a rare example of Punic (pre Roman) architecture. It stands on the site of an underground funerary chamber dating from the 2nd century BC.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-19
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. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.
Here: the 24-metre-tall reconstructed Mausoleum of Bes, a rare example of Punic (pre Roman) architecture, showing the convex, triangular form, and the protecting lions.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-18
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. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.
Here: the 24-metre-tall reconstructed Mausoleum of Bes, a rare example of Punic (pre Roman) architecture. It stands on the site of an underground funerary chamber dating from the 2nd century BC.
Keywords: Roman architecture, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR094K-17
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: a colourful Thai dancer performing a traditional wedding dance in Munich's West Park.
Keywords: Buddhist

PMR094K-16
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: reflections of the Thai water temple in the West Park, surrounded by trees in autumn hues.
Keywords: Buddhist Temple, autumn colours

PMR094K-15
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: the distant palace, viewed along the central axis canal from the ornamental cascades, with surrounding statuary.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-14
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace: the north wing contains the popular museum "Mensch und Natur" (Man and Nature). Here reflected in a canal with Canada Geese.
Keywords: ecological museum, architecture, parkland

PMR094K-13
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: the "Dörfchen" (little village), where village life was carried on to provide bucholic views for the palace occupants.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: swans on the bank of the canal, with colouring trees in the background.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves

PMR094K-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: a clearing in the woods provides an autumnal vista.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-10
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: the Badenberg Pavilion by the lakeside, with autumn hues.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-09
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: reflections of autumnal trees in the lake
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-08
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: statue of Neptune and the ornamental cascades.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-07
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: statuary surrounding the ornamental cascades.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-06
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: reflections of autumnal trees in a canal, and early morning mists.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-05
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: an ornamental canal flows under a wing of the palace.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: Canada Geese and Grey Lag Geese helping themselves to fallen apples in the orchard.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR094K-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Nymphenburg Palace Park: statuary and early morning mist.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves

PMR094K-02
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: the neo-Gothic Hohenschwangau Castle built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, where Ludwig II was born and spent his childhood.
Keywords: autumn, Castle of the Swan Knights, Schloss Hohenschwangau, Hohenschwangau Palace, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR094K-01
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig II's "fairy tale castle" was begun in 1869 but remains internally incomplete. The completed rooms display murals based on the operas of Richard Wagner, who was much admired by the Bavarian king. One of the most visited attractions in Germany. In this view, surrounded by trees in autumn colours.
Keywords: alpine, Schloss Neuschwanstein, Neuschwanstein Palace, Richard Wagner, Swan Knights, Alps, autumn, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-36
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: brilliant autumn foliage in the Halblech Valley, Allgäu.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-35
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: brilliant autumn foliage in the Halblech Valley, Allgäu.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-34
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: brilliant autumn foliage in the Halblech Valley, Allgäu.
Keywords: trees, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-33
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: brilliant autumn foliage in the Halblech Valley, Allgäu, with the Alps in the background.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-32
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: reeds in Lake Bannwald, Allgäu, with the Tannheimer Mountains behind.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, autumn, Alps, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-31
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: reeds in Lake Bannwald, Allgäu, with the Tannheimer Mountains behind.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, autumn, Alps, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-30
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: reeds in Lake Bannwald, Allgäu, with the Tannheimer Mountains behind.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, autumn, Alps, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-29
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schwangau: reeds in Lake Bannwald, Allgäu, with the Tannheimer Mountains behind.
Keywords: alpine, pasture, mountain range, autumn, Alps, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse

PMR093K-28
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: view of the snow-covered Zugspitze in the Bavarian Alps, 100 kilometres away, with Munich's Olympia Tower and the BMW Building clearly visible.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, seasons, Unterschleissheim

PMR093K-27
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: view of the snow-covered Alps, 100 kilometres away, with Munich's Olympia Tower and the BMW Building clearly visible.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, seasons, Unterschleissheim

PMR093K-26
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: the "Lustheim" in the grounds of Schleissheim Palace, built as a hunting lodge and retreat, now houses an extensive collection of Meissen porcelain.
Keywords: architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR093K-25
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR093K-24
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: vivid maple leaves against an azure sky.
Keywords: trees, Unterschleissheim, seasons, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR093K-23
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: desirable modern apartments on the outskirts of Munich, with autumn foliage.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, seasons, Unterschleissheim

PMR093K-22
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: desirable modern apartments on the outskirts of Munich, with autumn foliage.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, seasons, Unterschleissheim

PMR093K-21
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: desirable modern apartments on the outskirts of Munich, with autumn foliage and the Allianz Football Stadium in the distance.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, seasons, Unterschleissheim

PMR093K-20
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lohhof: Training School for Visually Disabled Children, with vivid autumn foliage in the foreground.
Keywords: trees, Unterschleissheim, seasons, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR093K-19
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mittenwald: the first autumn leaves in the Leutasch valley, Karwendel Mountains.
Keywords: woods, seasons, autumn hues, beech tree

PMR093K-18
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: the square "Beim Tiergärtner Tor", with café terrace in the foreground and the Imperial Castle in the background.
Keywords: Nürnberg, eating, restarant, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, historic town

PMR093K-17
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: Imperial Castle, with the Pentagonal Tower (left), Imperial Stables, and Luginsland Tower (behind).
Keywords: Nürnberg, fortress, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, historic town

PMR093K-16
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: "Heathens' Tower" in the Imperial Castle, with the Palas buildings behind, and a section of the city's fortified defence wall.
Keywords: Nürnberg, fortress, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, historic town

PMR093K-15
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: half timbered Secretarial Building dating from 1564, in the Imperial Castle courtyard.
Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage

PMR093K-14
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: Double Eagle arms above the Inner Gate of the Imperial Castle, which separates the Forecourt from the Inner Court.
Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, fortress, fortifications, gateway

PMR093K-13
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: forecourt of the Imperial Castle with the "Heathens' Tower" flying the Bavarian flag.
Keywords: Nürnberg, fortress, castle, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, historic town

PMR093K-12
Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg: Imperial Castle with "Heathens' Tower" (left) and the small building housing the deep well.
Keywords: Nürnberg, historic town, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, castle, fortress, half timbered buildings, Bavarian flag

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