- Hall of Destiny
The ceiling in the Hall of Destiny: Lusitania, surrounded by the Portugal kings. Afonso Henriques, who has the Book of Destinies of Portugal, is surrounded by Hugues Capet, King of France, and Henry of Burgundy, father of Afonso Henriques. - Riga centre
- Hindu Temple, Saint-Denis
- Roman Temple in Olympos
Second half of the second century AD, erected in the honour of Marcus Aurelius. The height of the doors is almost 5 m! - Kekova
Lycian town of Dolikhiste was destroyed in an earthquake in the second century AD. - Kekova
Partially sunken Lycian town Dolikhiste. - Termessos
Very old. According to Wikipedia: What is known of Termessos' history commences principally at the time that Alexander the Great surrounded the city in 333 BC. - Termessos
No wonder it was almost impossible to conquer. - Termessos, Gymnasium
- Termessos, Gymnasium
- Termessos: agora and odeon
- Termessos. THE theatre.
- Hesapci Sk., Antalya
- Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Cesena cathedal, Saint John the Baptist
My OCD hates the tower windows. - Palazzo del Capitano and Palazzo del Popolo
Palazzo del Capitano (1293, left) and Palazzo del Popolo (1213-1228, right) Just a lovely stroll under an 800-YEAR-OLD building... - Napoleon's villa
Bathroom - Napoleon's villa
Ceilings. They are different in every room. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A wonderful Roman villa from I century BC. If I'm not mistaken, this is the spa that included calidarium and frigidarium. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. - McEwan Hall
McEwan Hall, the graduation hall of the University of Edinburgh. Named after the brewer and politician William McEwan. - Fort du Mont Alban
Built around 1560s. - Valbonne
La mairie, the town hall in Valbonne. - La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - Local art in Antibes
Some tiles on an old building in Antibes. Rue du Haut Castelet. - Palazzo Ducale
Palazzo Ducale, built in 1340 (and extended later). - Piazzetta di San Marco
The Piazzetta between the Doge's Palace and Jacopo Sansovino's Biblioteca with the two columns with Saint Theodore and the winged lion. - San Giorgio Maggiore
The church was designed by Andrea Palladio, built between 1566 and 1610. - Piazza San Marco
Piazza in the times of Covid, wonderfully empty. - Palazzo Vecchio
Officially, such decorations are called grotesque. - Palazzo Vecchio
Grotesque or not, I like them a lot. - Ponte Vecchio
THE brige across Arno. Built/destroyed several times. This one is from 1345 and still holds. Butchers used to have their shops here, but were replaced with goldsmiths because of the smell. - Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Statue built in 1940/1960 to mark the 500-year anniversary of Henry the Navigator's death. - Room of discoveries
Ceiling in the Room of Discoveries by Bernardo António de Oliveira Góis (c. 1770-c. 1820) and Cyrillo Volkmar Machado (1748-1823). - Marble Hallway
- Chalet of the Countess of Edla
The ceiling in the Grand Hallway. The whole chalet is very very colourful. - Riga centre
Another wonderful Jugenstil/Art Nouveau house. - Jugendstil quarter
One of many wonderful buildings in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Quarter. Designed by Mikhail Eisenstein. - Jugendstil quarter
One of many wonderful buildings in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Quarter. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
The "new" church was built from the remains of the old one. - Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Chamonix
The Grand Hotel in the centre of Chamonix. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The ceiling in the Room of the Poor is an upside-down boat-skiff shape. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. - Château de Chenonceau
Chambre de Diane de Poitiers. - Côte de granit rose
View of the sea rescue ramp hidden in a well protected cove. - Cairn of Barnenez
Art exhibition by local kids. Love it! - Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty.