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Greece, Delphi - The Head of the Charioteer of DelphiThe life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo.Dec 19, 2011
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Greece, Delphi - The Charioteer of DelphiThe life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo.Dec 19, 2011
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South Korea, Woraksan This giant turtle lays near the Buddha of the future of my other picture, it is approximately 5 m long and 1000 year old.Oct 22, 2011
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South Korea, Woraksan - BuddhaBuddha of the future, he is already more than 1000 years old, but still has a good appearance. The location of this Buddha is a valley in the middle of the Woraksan mountains. Its a great holy place.Oct 22, 2011
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South Korea, Woraksan - BuddhaIn the Woraksan mountains I visit this big Buddha carved in the rock, I estimate the high 20 m, but I' m not sure.Oct 22, 2011
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Italy, Populonia - mosaic, nearly total viewA famous beautiful mosaic with a ship wreck and many different sea animals, fishes, octopus snail etc.; most animals can be identified. Now in the museum of PiombinoOct 22, 2011
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Italy, Populonia - mosaicThis mosaic was found already in the early 19 th century, it shows many sea animals and a ship wreck.Oct 22, 2011
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Italy, Populonia - Content of an etruscian grave In the museum of Piombino there is a Replica of an grave of the Populonia necropole, with the original content of this grave.Oct 22, 2011
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Italy, Populonia - necropole2nd century BC - etruscian necropole, the content of all graves is robbed before the scientist could explore those, except the one at the bottom. the content of this grave could now be seen in the museum of piombino.Oct 22, 2011
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Italy, Populonia - Etruscian necropoleThis Etruscian necropole is near the town Piombino in the Toscana Italy, this graves are from the 3-2 century before christ.Oct 22, 2011
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Yerebatan Saray CisternThe second Gorgo of the Cistern. I saw a third Gorgo in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. The original temple, from where the Gorgos were removed is still unknown. Oct 22, 2011
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Yerebatan Saray CisternA mysterious place under modern Istanbul. The technical data: the cistern is 138 m long and 65 m wide, the capacity is 21 million US gallons of water or 80.000 cubic meters, 336 marble columns. Oct 22, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Floor MosaicAll that remains is a floor mosaic depicting the Punishment of Dirce.LegatusOct 01, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - ColloseumLegatusOct 01, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - ColloseumLegatusOct 01, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - ColloseumReferred to as the amphitheatre by the locals. Started by Augustus, enlarged by Claudius, and finished by the FlaviansLegatusOct 01, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Twin GateLegatusOct 01, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Temple of AugustusDedicated to Augustus, the first Roman emperor.LegatusSep 30, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Triumphal Arch of SergiusTriumphal Arch of Sergius was built in 27BC to commemorate the Sergius family who were a powerful clan at the time. Now it forms an impressive entranceway to Pula's old town.LegatusSep 30, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Temple of AugustusDedicated to Augustus, the first Roman emperor, this temple is exquisitely harmonious. With the spread of Christianity, the temple became a church and then a granary! Now it hosts a collection of Roman sculptureLegatusSep 30, 2011
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Croatia, Pula - Chapel of St. Maria FormosaThree naived basilica from the 6th century ADLegatusSep 30, 2011
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France, St Romain-en-Galmosaics and pillarsvacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, St Romain-en-Galroad... did it lead to Rome?vacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, St Romain-en-Galfrescoes and mosaicsvacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Nimes - Jardins de la FontaineDecorated with vases and statues, the Jardins de la Fontaine count as one of the major public gardens in Europe. They were laid out in the eighteenth century on the site of the ancient spring, an area that includes the Tour Magne and the Temple of Diana.vacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Nimes - Roman towerMont Cavalier is crowned by the Tour Magne ("Great Tower"), a ruined Roman tower.vacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Nimes - Jardins de la FontaineDecorated with vases and statues, the Jardins de la Fontaine count as one of the major public gardens in Europe. They were laid out in the eighteenth century on the site of the ancient spring, an area that includes the Tour Magne and the Temple of Diana.vacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Nimes - Jardins de la FontaineDecorated with vases and statues, the Jardins de la Fontaine count as one of the major public gardens in Europe. They were laid out in the eighteenth century on the site of the ancient spring, an area that includes the Tour Magne and the Temple of Diana.vacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Arles - The Baths of ConstantineArles: The Baths of ConstantinevacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Arles - The Baths of ConstantineArles: The Baths of ConstantinevacationchickJul 11, 2011
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France, Nimes - The CastellumThis is the end point for the aquaduct that crossed the Pont du Gard. From here water was distributed to public fountains, monuments and different areas of the city via lead pipes.vacationchickJul 08, 2011
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Turkey, Aphrodisias - Aphrodite's temple with tetrapylonMay 2011FlaviusDomitianusJun 23, 2011
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Turkey, Istanbul - Medusa's marble headIn the Underground Cistern, was taken from Tarsus in ancient times.
May 2011FlaviusDomitianusJun 23, 2011
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Greece, Corinth -- April 2011pitbullJun 23, 2011
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Greece, CorinthApril 2011pitbullJun 23, 2011
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Italy, Rome, Colosseum, Inside -- May, 2011pitbullJun 23, 2011
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Italy, Rome, Forum, arch of Septimius Severus and CuriapitbullJun 23, 2011
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France, St Romain-en-Gal - public toiletpublic toiletvacationchickJun 23, 2011
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Turkey, Istanbul - Alexander III in Lion Skin Head Dress - a frontal view - from the Alexander Sarcophagus in the Istanbul MuseumWe are accustomed to seeing the lion skin head dress in profile on coinage. Rarely are we afforded a more frontal view. I took this photo of Alexander the Great portrayed on the Alexander Sarcophagus in the Istanbul Museum. The head dress in nicely portrayed in three dimensions May 25, 2011
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Turkey, ÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyük (SE of Konya in Anatolia) is an outstanding Neolithic site. Excavation is ongoing, with the delicate mud brick architecture preserved under two large domes. There are no streets in Çatalhöyük; the buildings all abut one another and were accessed (using ladders) from the roof. The people of Çatalhöyük, it seems, had discovered how to construct houses, but hadn’t yet worked out the technology of doors and windows. Abu GalyonNov 22, 2010
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Turkey, Aspendos, Roman theatre, SeatingAspendos has a strong claim to possess the best-preserved Roman theatre in the world. It dates from the mid-second century, completed during the last years of the reign of Antoninus Pius, to a design by a local architect, Zenon. The cavea seats over 10,000; walking around the top level, you can still find the original post holes for the masts fixing the velarium. Abu GalyonNov 12, 2010
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Turkey, Aspendos, Roman theatre, Stage buildingThe scaenae frons is similarly largely undamaged. The stage building had secondary use, first as a caravanserai and later as a residence for the Seljuk governor of the city! Abu GalyonNov 12, 2010
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Turkey, Attalia (Antalya) - Hadrian's gateA stylish triple-arched gateway erected in 130 CE to mark the emperor Hadrian’s visit to the city. It’s still used as one of the principal entrances to the historic Kaleiçi quarter of today’s Antalya. And it’s a very visible reminder of how much lower the street level was in Roman times. At the base of the central arch there are quite deep grooves formed by the passage of carts: hence the glass-bottomed footbridge, designed to save the modern pedestrian from a twisted ankle. Abu GalyonNov 08, 2010
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Turkey, LystraLystra has never been excavated, so the mound you’re looking at is a typical Middle Eastern ‘tel’. However, an inscription was found here (now displayed in the Konya Archaeological Museum) which makes the site identification secure. Lystra has significant New Testament links: Barnabas and Paul while visiting Lystra were mistaken for gods [Acts 14:6ff] and Paul’s companion Timothy was born here [Acts 16:1]. Abu GalyonOct 25, 2010
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Turkey, Side - Temple of AthenaSide’s temple of Athena, together with an adjacent temple dedicated to Apollo and a later Byzantine basilica, occupy a spectacular site on the edge of the city’s ancient harbour. This is wonderful, picture-postcard stuff! Unfortunately, the rest of Side is a dump: a ghastly collection of bars and discos, cheap eateries, souvenir shops and garish hotels, whatever charm it once had totally destroyed by modern mass tourism. The most disappointing ancient town I’ve ever visited. Abu GalyonOct 19, 2010
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Turkey, Termessos - TheatreThough Termessos is fairly close to a major tourist resort (Antalya) it’s not over-visited, perhaps because it’s a fairly steep uphill climb to reach the principal monuments from the nearest point where you can park. But the effort is worth it: the setting (inside Güllük DaÄŸi National Park) is spectacular and the ruins at this unrestored site are as romantic a pile of tumble-down stones as anyone could wish for. Abu GalyonOct 04, 2010
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Turkey, Eflatun pinarThe name means ‘lilac spring’. If you are travelling between Konya (Iconium) and Yalvaç (Pisidian Antioch) it’s only a short detour to visit this delightfully secluded site near Lake BeyÅŸehir. The stones are the remains of a small Hittite temple or sanctuary, dating from perhaps the 14th or 13th century BCE. Abu GalyonSep 29, 2010
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Turkey, Perga - Collonaded StreetPart of the wide (20m) colonnaded boulevard which runs almost the whole length of the lower city (over 500m), testimony to Perge’s importance as a commercial centre. In antiquity both sides of the street would have been lined with fancy shops, and the ‘shopping experience’ was enhanced by an ornamental water canal running down the middle of the road, fed from the nymphaeum which you can see at the far end. Beyond the nymphaeum is the path leading up to the city’s acropolis. Abu GalyonSep 25, 2010
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Turkey, Perga - Roman BathsThe hot room (caldarium); some traces of the original marble flooring are visible at the far end. Underneath, a well-preserved hypocaust of slightly unusual design, based on pilae tiles formed into arches rather than the more common upright stacks. Abu GalyonSep 25, 2010
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Turkey, Perga - AgoraPerge’s principal market square is a substantial space (sides approximately 75m) dating mostly from the 2nd century CE and colonnaded on all four sides. At its centre is a small circular temple (just over 13m diameter) of uncertain dedication: presumably either Hermes or (perhaps more likely) Tyche. Abu GalyonSep 23, 2010
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Turkey, Perga - Agora (Shop Sign)Hidden away in one corner of the agora is this rather delightful trading sign. The meat hook and knife presumably indicate that this location was a butcher’s shop. Abu GalyonSep 23, 2010
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Halikarnassos mausoleum lionThis is a lion from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos (now Bodrum Turkey), one of the seven world wonders. Now in the archaeological museum of Istanbul. Behind the lion is a picture of the reconstruction of the building.The building is now nearly completely destroyed.Aug 18, 2010
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Yerebatan Saray CisternThe cistern was build in the year 542 under the reign of Justinian. It is positioned near the Hagia Sophia museum. The Gorgo (a female monster with serpents instead of hairs- one view can kill) head belongs to an old unknown monument and was used here in this cistern a second time as a base of a column. The cistern consists of 336 columns. But only 2 gorgo heads can be seen in the cistern. Aug 18, 2010
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Obelisk Thutmosis HippodromEgypt obelisk (from Thutmosis III temple of Karnak 1471 before christ). now on the Hippodrom place (where in ancient times was a horse race-track) in Instanbul, erected under the reign of Theodosius in the year 390 after christ.Aug 18, 2010
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople)Hagia Sophia (translated holy wisdom).Erected in the 6th Century (the third church at this place) during the reign of Iustinianus I. It was the main church of the byzantine empire. After the conquering of Constantinople by the osmanic turks in 1453 it became a mosque and then since 1935 a museum.Aug 18, 2010
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Italy, Ostia - mosaique floorJ. B.Jul 26, 2010
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Italy, Ostia - capitol on forumJ. B.Jul 26, 2010
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Italy, Ostia - house near forumJ. B.Jul 26, 2010
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