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Monastery on the Pindus, between Resna and Ohrid.

The monastery of Daphni.

View of the Acropolis of Larissa in Argos. On the left, the monastery of Panagia Katakekrymmeni.

The church of Saint Nicholas in Curtea de Argeş, Romania.

The entrance to the monastery of Saint Nicholas in Curtea de Argeș, Romania.

Chapter page. The Monastery of Mega Spilaio in Achaia.

View of the Monastery of Mega Spilaio in Achaia.

The Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni on Salamis island.

The Monastery of Mega Spilaion in Achaia.

The catholic monastery of Saint Benedict (Church of Saint Benoit) at Galata, Istanbul.

Map of Megalos Kalogeros islet.

View of Mount Athos.

The monastery of Panagia Olympiotissa at Elassona, Thessaly.

Remains of ancient walls in Palestrina, Italy.

Mount Carmel with the Mount of the Prophets and Carmel monastery on its summit. On the left, the medieval city of St. John of Acre.

The Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos island. The monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos island.

Mount Carmel with the cave of the Prophets and the monastery of Carmel on its summit.

View of the first palace of the Tsars at Kremlin, Moscow. In the foreground one of the now-lost monasteries of Kremlin.

Ruins of Greek Orthodox monastery at Chatyr-Dan mountain range near Simferopol, Crimea.

Reception of a caravan comprised of officials on a pilgrimage at a convent in Jerusalem.

1. The mausoleum of Manuel I of Portugal at the Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Portugal. 2. The sarcophagus of Manuel I of Portugal. 3. Water-douching tool used for the cleaning of cannons. 4. Banana tree.

24. Mount Horeb. 25. Monastery near Mount Moses, Egypt, which the author calls “Monastery of the Burning Bush”. 26. View of the Sphinx at Giza necropolis, Cairo. 28. Church near Cairo. 29. The Pyramids of Giza. Graves in Ottoman cemetery of Cairo. 31. The rock of Meribah on Mount Choreb. 32. Mount Sinai with the monastery of Saint Catherine and Mount Moses.

33. View of Mount Sinai with the Monastery of Saint Catherine (in the background, on the right). In the centre, Mount Moses. In the foreground, a monastery near Mount Sinai, styled by the author “The Monastery of the Burning Bush”.

46. Ottoman aqueduct in Belgrade forest, Istanbul. 50, 51 and 52. Architectural features of the aqueduct. 48. Monastery on Chios island. 54. The Sultan.