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Kalesas or horse-drawn carriages at the cobblestone street of Calle Crisologo, Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Vigan is a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO refers to it as the “the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia.”
One of the more representative architectural elements of Morelia is its well preserved aqueduct.
The aqueduct made of Pink Cantera Stone connected Centro Morelia to the springs of San Miguel de el Monte, approximately 7 Km southeast of the city.
Construction between 1785 and 1789, was the impetus of bishop Fray Antonio de San Miguel.
The Aqueduct operated until 1910.
The 253 remaining arches and two water boxes extend for about 1,800 meters. The water boxes acted as storage to help settle silt from the arriving water.
The aqueduct was an important element for the Historic Center of Morelia being declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1991.
The Morelia aqueduct has appeared on the back of Mexico's 50 Peso note.
Stepped stone street leading through the Monemvasia Gate, Mystras
July 1974
2400 dpi scan of VP-120 6x6 cm negative, Mamiya C220 TLR, 80 mm lens
This image shows one of the lock systems in our area. This is only one of the four at Jone's Falls. I had such a great time that day as it is just prior to the tourist season for this area so I had the park area almost all to myself. Bliss!!
The small stone building on the left is a Blacksmith shop and there actually was a blacksmith working in there the day I was here. I have another shot that shows the smoke and glow from inside. I will post it later this week. This is best viewed large of course.
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Cinque Terre, which means five lands, is comprised of five small coastal villages on the Ligurian Sea. The coastline, villages and surrounding hillsides are part of the Cinque Terre National Park and are a UNESCO Heritage site.
Paths connect the villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterroso al Mare. You can also travel by train and ferry(weather permitting).
Bagan is located on a broad plain along the Irrawaddy River some 500 km (311 mi.) north-northwest of Yangon, in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It became the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, which grew to encompass nearly all of present day Myanmar from the 9th to the 13th centuries. During that period some 1,000 stupas, 10,000 small temples, and 3,000 monasteries were built on the Plain of Bagan. Mongol invasions caused the kingdom to collapse in 1287. Subject to more than 400 earthquakes since 1904, much of Bagan's architecture has been lost.
In 2019, Bagan was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Covering an area of 50 sq. km (12,369 acres), UNESCO notes that the site includes "3,595 surviving monuments" and includes the Gawdawpalin Temple seen here. Construction began in 1203 by King Narapatisithu (aka Sithu II, ruled 1174-1211) and was completed in 1227 by King Htilominlo (ruled 1211-1235). The temple was severely damaged by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake which struck on 08 July 1975 and has since been repaired.
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Highest position: #21 on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Stairs to the museum inside the Visitor Centre
(former Kohlenwäsche/Coal Washing)
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
On its 25th session in December 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared both the sites of the shafts 12 and 1/2 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
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I just love this shot. A poppy gets a foothold on the retaining wall of the Theater of Dionysos on the flanks of the Acropolis in Athens. But, besides making for a nice photo, this shot shows off some significant ancient masonry. This wall dates to early Imperial Roman days and represents the final set of major renovations to the theater, holding back the earthen bank making up 'house right'. The incised marginal draft, highlighting the perfection of the fit between the drystone blocks, is characteristic of Roman large ashlar masonry of the time.
INDONESIEN, Java, hinduistische Tempelanlage Prambanan
Candi Prambanan (auch: Candi Rara Jonggrang) ist die größte hinduistische Tempelanlage Indonesiens und einer der größten hinduistischen Tempel in Südostasien. Sie befindet sich etwa 18 km östlich von Yogyakarta auf der Insel Java. Charakteristisch ist die hohe und spitze Bauform, die typisch für hinduistische Tempel ist, sowie die strenge Anordnung zahlreicher Einzeltempel um das 47 m hohe Hauptgebäude in der Mitte.
Errichtet wurde Prambanan um das Jahr 850, entweder unter Rakai Pikatan, einem König von Mataram, oder unter Balitung Maha Sambu während der Sanjaya-Dynastie. Schon bald nach seiner Fertigstellung wurde der Tempel verlassen und begann zu verfallen. Die Tempelanlage wurde 1991 von der UNESCO als Weltkulturerbe anerkannt.
Prambanan or Rara Jonggrang translit. Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Transformer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces.[1]
The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft) central building inside a large complex of individual temples. Prambanan attracts many visitors from around the world.
Spruce Tree House was constructed between about 1211 and 1278 CE by the ancestors of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest. The dwelling contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas, or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural alcove measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at greatest width and 89 feet (27 meters) at its greatest depth. It is thought to have been home for about 60 to 80 people.
The cliff dwelling was first discovered in 1888, when two local ranchers chanced upon it while searching for stray cattle.
Source: Mesa Verde National Park (National Park Service)
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This landscape belongs to the sandstone peak forest landform in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China. Crustal uplift changed the sedimentary rock stratum into a hilly and mountainous area, then the sandstone was carved by exogenic processes like weathering and erosion into rugged rock pillars.
攝於仙女獻花觀景台附近。
Farm houses at Seiser Alm (Italian: Alpe di Siusi), the largest high-altitude Alpine meadow (German: Alm) in Europe, located in the western part of the Dolomites mountains, in South Tyrol, northern Italy. The mountain in the background is Sciliar (German: Schlern) Massif (2563m).
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Founded in 1780 by King Anurat, Wat Mai (new temple) is the largest in Luang Prabang. Verandas were added to the front and back of the Sim in 1821. It escaped destruction when much of Luang Prabang was destroyed by Chinese invaders in 1887.
The town of Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Center.
To tell the story of Malacca, let's go back in time by six hundred years, to around 1400AD. Before the British, the Dutch, the Portuguese, before even the start of the first Malacca sultanate. It's all started at this river bank...
September 27, 2025: Chosen as the cover photo for the “Scenic Splendor” Flickr group.
A UNESCO Site.
From Wikipedia:
The Perito Moreno Glacier (Spanish: Glaciar Perito Moreno) is a glacier located in Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia.
The 250 km2 (97 sq mi) ice formation, 30 km (19 mi) in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This ice field is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water.
The Perito Moreno Glacier, located 78 kilometres (48 mi) from El Calafate, was named after the explorer Francisco Moreno, a pioneer who studied the region in the 19th century and played a major role in defending the territory of Argentina in the conflict surrounding the international border dispute with Chile.
Despite most of the innumerable glaciers worldwide retreating, one of the few unusual glaciers that maintains in a state of equilibrium is the Perito Moreno Glacier because it continues to accumulate mass at a rate similar to that of its loss. The reason remains debated by glaciologists.
The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 km (3.1 mi) wide, with an average height of 74 m (240 ft) above the surface of the water of Argentino Lake, in Argentina. It has a total ice depth of 170 metres (558 ft).
Rajendra Chozha (1014-1044) and Gangaikonda Chozhapuram
He with strong naval force sailed oversees and conquered South Eastern Countries Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman&Nicobar, Mynamar, and SriLanka, Laccdives, Maladives in the south.
Many Indian states were remained under his rule.
His reign saw the Chola empire flourish as a major player in the Indian Ocean trade, connecting markets from China to the Middle East. These networks also extended west; the Cholas engaged in the spice trade with Arabia, North Africa, Anatolia and Turkic people.
The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It served as a regular summer residence of the Swedish royal court for most of the 18th century. Apart from being the private residence of the Swedish royal family, the palace is a popular tourist attraction.
Holy light shines into Geghard, a medieval monastery and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Goght, in Kotayk province of Armenia.
Geghard was founded in 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator, and is partially carved out of the adjacent mountain. The name of Geghard (Armenian: Գեղարդ, meaning "spear") originates from the spear which had wounded Jesus at the Crucifixion, allegedly brought to Armenia by Apostle Jude, and stored amongst many other relics.
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location : Kyoto Daigoji Temple Rinsen-en Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 醍醐寺 林泉苑
Daigo-ji (醍醐寺 Daigo-ji) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion (honzon) is Yakushi. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.
Daigo-ji was founded in the early Heian period. In 874, Rigen-daishi (Shōbō) founded the temple.
After having fallen ill and abdicated in 930, Emperor Daigo entered Buddhist priesthood at this temple. As a monk, he took the Buddhist name Hō-kongō; and shortly thereafter, died at the age of 46. He was buried in the temple, which is why his posthumous name was Daigo.
Several structures, including the kondō and the five-story pagoda, are National Treasures of Japan. The temple possesses 18 specifically designated national treasures, including the buildings and other works as well; and the temple holds several dozen important cultural assets. Wall paintings at the temple were the subject of academic research which earned the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1960.
As part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto", it is designated as a World Heritage Site.
The five-storey pagoda at Daigoji temple was built in 951 and is the oldest building in Kyoto. It was one of few buildings to survive the Onin War in the 15th century. -wikipedia
Date and Time (Original) - 2017:11:11 16:51
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This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.
Yellowstone National Park is located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. & is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. It was established in 1872. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
Late afternoon, August 2017. Sony a6300. Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens. 16mm, f/10, 1/100 sec, ISO 100.
A night capture of the ancient ruins of Hampi from 14th century. Archeological excavation unearthing the centuries old mysteries day by day ...
Mesa Verde National Park, in Colorado USA, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Construction and refurbishing of Cliff Palace by Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Anasazi, was active from approximately 1190 CE through 1260 CE. Cliff Palace contains 23 kivas (round sunken rooms for rites and meetings) and 150 rooms and had a population of approximately 100 people. The dwellings were abandoned by ca. 1300, most likely because of sustained drought conditions.
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