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The Temple of Zeus, Aizanoi, near Çavdarhisar, Western Turkey. Believed to be constructed during the reign of Domitian 1st century AD (i think)
The Roman Baths is one of the finest historic sites in Northern Europe, and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK. On a cold January morning the light was perfect and the temperature created steam that added to the atmosphere.
The Segovia Aqueduct is the most impressive Roman structure left in the Iberian Peninsula. The Aqueduct has been built in the 1st or 2nd century AD to bring water 15 km from the nearby mountains to Segovia.
Jerash’s superb colonnaded cardo maximus is straight in the way that only a Roman road can be. This is one of Jerash’s great highlights, and the walk along its entire 800m length from North Gate to the forum is well worth the effort. Built in the 1st century AD and complete with manholes to underground drainage, the street still bears the hallmarks of the city’s principal thoroughfare, with the ruts worn by thousands of chariots scored into the original flagstones.
The 500 columns that once lined the street were deliberately built at different heights to complement the facades of the buildings that stood behind them. Although most of the columns you see today were reassembled in the 1960s, they give an excellent impression of this spectacular thoroughfare.
There are many buildings of interest on either side of the cardo maximus, in various states of restoration and ruin. A highlight is the northern tetrapylon, an archway with four entrances.
Two other churches have been identified along the southern side of the terrace of the Temple to Artemis. They were probably the result of changes made to existing temples. In particular the entrance to the Cathedral (built in ca 365) from Cardo Maximus is similar to that to the Temple to Artemis which is located at a few yards of distance.
A close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan, the ancient city of Jerash boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years and is only about 45km north of Amman and because of its water the site has been settled at least since Neolithic times. The city's golden age came under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world and one of the Decapolis cities once named Gerasa. Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism that is found throughout the Middle East, comprising paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, grand theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates.
The Colosseum and Palatine Hill in the heart of ancient Rome.
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L'abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque est un monastère cistercien en activité situé sur la commune de Gordes, dans le département français du Vaucluse en région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Fondé en 1148, il devient abbaye en 1150. Celle-ci fait partie, avec l'abbaye de Silvacane et l'abbaye du Thoronet, des « trois sœurs provençales », qui témoignent du grand rayonnement de l’ordre cistercien en Provence.
Notre-Dame de Sénanque Abbey is an active Cistercian monastery located in the town of Gordes, in the french department of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Founded in 1148, it became an abbey in 1150. Together with the abbey of Silvacane and the abbey of Thoronet, it is part of the "three Provençal sisters", which testify to the great influence of the Cistercian order in Provence.
The South Gate, originally one of four along the city wall and built in 130, leads into the city proper.
Colosseum, 80 AD, Rome.
The Colosseum had four stories. The structure is made of concrete and it was used of travertine for the surface. The building has stood by the barrel and annular vaults that made of concrete.
The columns in between the arches on the first three stories have no structural purpose. They used of all kind Greek orders for the decoration of the Colosseum; the Doric for the first story, the Ionic for the second, and Corinthian order for the third story and in the fourth story, they are used Corinthian pilasters.
A series of barrel and annular vaults corridors provide lateral circulation. ( lecture on Roman architecture)
Built in AD 150, this is the monumental gateway to the Temple of Artemis. It was originally flanked by shops.
You can descend through the temple's gateway, the propylaeum. If you want to get a sense of the complete extent of Jerash, head towards the North Gate for further views.
The elegant remains of the Temple of Zeus, built around 162, can be reached from the forum – a worthwhile climb, even if only for the view.
As in every great city, there is it's port. Ostia was the main port for Roma and it's empire (Imperium Romanum). Also as in any city of antiquity, as now theaters are a must. As for the shows, spectacles and crowds, it must have been amazing. Vareus culture's that mingling in this city are clearly visible in the impressive mosaics. Sort of like a modern day Manhattan. Numbers of people that have passed through the ages at this port. SPQR aeternum
The Pula Arena on a warm June evening - 2019.
The Pula Arena (Croatian: Pulska Arena, Italian: Arena di Pola) is the name of the amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. It was constructed in 27 BC – 68 AD[1] and is among the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the World.[1] A rare example among the 200 surviving Roman amphitheatres, it is also the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia. It is surprising that the Arena is not listed on UNESCO world heritage list. Croatia has applied 2 times to get Arena listed, but has withdrawn the application.
The Temple of Artemis was built in the 2nd century AD. The columns are 12 m high and each drum weighs 20-40 tons. Artemis was the virgin goddess of nature and the hunt (the Romans called her Diana). The daughter of Zeus and the twin sister of Apollo, Artemis was one of the most popular Greek deities. She was like “Mother Nature,” life-giving and supportive on the one hand, but cruel and destructive on another. Artemis was also the patron goddess of a temple at Ephesus, whose well-being was threatened by the presence of the Gospel (Acts 19).
Santi Luca e Martina is a church in Rome, Italy, situated between the Roman Forum and the Forum of Caesar and close to the Arch of Septimus Severus. You can see the remains of the Roman Forum in the foreground.
The church was initially dedicated to Saint Martina, martyred in 228 AD during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. In 625 Pope Honorius I commissioned construction of the church.
In 1577 the Accademia di San Luca, the academy of painters, sculptors and architects in Rome, was founded and in 1588 it was given the church which was rededicated as S. Luca in S. Martina (Wikipedia)
Lato su Via della Rotonda
Pantheon di Agrippa, Piazza della Rotonda, Roma, Italia.
The Pantheon of Agrippa or Pantheon of Rome (in Italian: Il Pantheon) is a temple of circular plant erected in Rome by Adriano, between years 118 and 125 d. C. completely built on the ruins of the temple erected in 27 a. C. by Agrippa.
One of the most distinctive sites of Jerash, the forum is unusual because of its shape and huge size (90m long and 80m at its widest point). Fifty-six Ionic columns surround the paved limestone plaza, linking the cardo maximus with the Temple of Zeus.
The Altare della Patria ( "Altar of the Fatherland"), also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II ("National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II") or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. (Wikipedia)
At the center is the bronze equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel'. Sculpted by Enrico Chiaradia, it weighs fifty tons, and is 39ft long.
Travel Agencies have visited a number of Greco-Roman cities and can state with propriety that Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the most incredible to visit the world!
WikiTravel comes to refer to Jerash as the 'Pompeii' of the East, given the breadth of the city and high degree of preservation of the ruins. Not to mention that Jerash, like Pompeii, was also destroyed by a manifestation of the fury of nature. While the Italian was buried in an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Jordanian was decimated by the great earthquake of the year 749.
Founded by the Greeks in the third century BC, the city prospered thanks to the strategic position on the commercial routes of incense and spices that came from Syria. It reached its peak already under Roman rule, having become the favorite city of Emperor Hadrian and erected a bow in honor of his visit in the first century. In that period, Jerash occupied a fortified area of 800,000 m² that housed a gigantic oval square surrounded by 160 columns, an avenue of 600 meters also flanked by columns, fountains, a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis, a hippodrome, an amphitheater and the arch already mentioned.
The elegant remains of the Temple of Zeus, built around 162, can be reached from the forum – a worthwhile climb, even if only for the view.
Built in AD 162 over the remains of an earlier Roman temple, the Temple of Zeus was once approached by a magnificent stairway leading from the temenos (sacred courtyard). Today, lizards sun themselves in the cracks of pavement, oblivious to the holy sacrifices that used to take place here. Positioned on the summit of the hill, the temple towers above the city. Despite erosion and earthquakes, enough of this once-beautiful building remains to allow visitors to understand its former importance.
A path leads from the temenos to the temple, via a welcome stand of trees. You can pause here for a panorama of the forum and a small hill of pines. As you walk from the trees to the temple, notice the intricate friezes of floral and figurative motifs unearthed by French excavations. The delicacy of the design contrasts strikingly with the massive size of the building blocks that comprise the temple's inner sanctum.
Built from 65- 70 BC, this is one of the earliest Roman amphitheatres built of stone and cemetnt. previously, they had been built out of wood. Could hold between 55000-80000 spectators pending event, hence panem et circenses
Next door, the South Theatre was built in the 1st century with a capacity of 5000 spectators. From the upper stalls the acoustics are still wonderful, as demonstrated by the occasional roving minstrel or drummer.
Nef voutée en berceau avec arcs doubleaux.
L'abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou (en catalan : Sant Martí del Canigó), est un monastère de moines bénédictins fondé au Xe siècle par Guifred II, comte de Cerdagne.
L'église abbatiale est un résumé des premières expériences en Roussillon de l'art roman méridional à cette époque et un tournant majeur dans l'architecture.
L'ensemble est classé au titre des Monuments historiques.
Casteil, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) in Rome, Italy. Probably the most famous of Rome's hundreds of fountains. At 86 feet high and 161 feet wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city. Designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini, it was formally inaugurated in 1762. It seems that people throw almost 3000 euros worth of coins into the fountain every day.
View from the terrace of Il Vittoriano, Rome, Italy. In the foreground is the Roman Forum, the center of public life for several centuries. In the back you can see the largest Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, where gladitorial games were held for over 300 years.
The Roman Forum, ( Forum Romanum), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. The teeming heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world, and in all history. Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million sightseers yearly. (Wikipedia)
Two other churches have been identified along the southern side of the terrace of the Temple to Artemis. They were probably the result of changes made to existing temples. In particular the entrance to the Cathedral (built in ca 365) from Cardo Maximus is similar to that to the Temple to Artemis which is located at a few yards of distance.
Northeast of the forum lies the cardo maximus, the city’s main thoroughfare, also known as the colonnaded street. Stretching 800m to the North Gate, the street is still paved with its original stones, rutted by the wheels of chariots that once jostled along its length.
Further north is the North Theatre, built in 165 and now restored to its former glory.