Architecture and built environment (7220 Subjects)
The Tower and Fort of Saint Nicholas at Mandraki, Rhodes.
Monastery of Simonos Petras, Mount Athos.
Ancient bridge, probably of the Roman era, over the river Tuzla (anc. Satniois), close to Assos, Asia Minor.
The church of Hagios Therapon at Mytilene, before it took its definitive form.
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos island.
The cave of Cave of Saint John the Theologian, or Cave of the Apocalypse, on Patmos island.
Panoramic view of the castle and city of Chios.
The western wall of the castle of Chios.
View of Naousa and Mount Vermion.
The house in Naousa in which British colonel Synge was held hostage in 1878, during the uprising of Thessaly and Macedonia.
House on the beach of Katerini, in which the negotiations for the release of Colonel Synge took place. Coronel Synge became captive of the Greek insurgents during the events in Thessaly and Macedonia in 1878.
View of Volos.
The Acropolis from the west.
Streetlet at Plaka, Athens.
Acropolis from the southwest.
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.
Erechtheion.
Ancient Corinth with the temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth.
Panoramic view of Athens from the Nymphs' Hill. On the left, Athens Observatory. At the centre, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the Acropolis.
Top: Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. Bottom: Panoramic view of Pera.
Imaginary depiction of the mosques of Suleiman I and Mehmed II.
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
The fountain of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra at the Isle Garden (Jardín de la Isla) of Aranjuez, Spain.
Imaginary depiction of the royal palaces of Alexandria, supposedly built by Alexander the Great.
Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.
Imaginary depiction of the castle of Yedikule or Heptapyrgion (a prison in the Ottoman era), in Istanbul.
View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
Drawing of the remains of the northern wall of the Acropolis of Castelli, Patmos (situated to the north of Chora of Patmos).
View of Midas monument in the village of Yazılıkaya, near Eskişehir. The whole of the ancient site is also called Midas City due to its plethora of Phrygian monuments, and forms part of the Phrygian valley.