- Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderfully morbid room. Morticia would like it here :-) - Yanartaş or Mount Chimaera
where the fire has been burning for at least 2500 years. - Yanartaş or Mount Chimaera
where the fire has been burning for at least 2500 years. - The Garland sarcophagus, Olympos
Dating from the second half of the 3rd century AD. There is a long inscription but the interesting part is: "I, Lyciarch Marcus Aurelius Archepolis from Olympos [....] (constructed) this grave for my dear father [...] and my dear brother Marcus Aurelius Menodoros [...] and for myself and for the persons that I determined in my will. There will be no permission for any other person to be buried in it. Otherwise the burying person will pay 2,000 silver coins to the Sacred Treasury of the Empire”. - 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! - The Lycian sarcophagi in Simena - Kaleköy
- A Lycian sarcophagus
- Aqueduct of Phaselis
Phaselis was founded by the Rhodians in 700 BC, captured by the Persians, Alexander the Great, Egyptians, Romans, Pirates, Arabs ... - Phaselis
Must have been a wonderful city. - Theatre in Phaselis
- Theatre in Phaselis
- Phaselis Baths
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Well, it mentions Hadrian... - Phaselis
- Termessos, Hadrian's Gate, the Temple of Artemis
Termessos is a Psidian city, built at an altitude of around 1000m. - 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, Gymnasium.
And a more recent javelin thrower :-) - Termessos, Gymnasium
- Termessos
- Termessos. THE theatre.
- Termessos. THE theatre.
- Termessos. The tomb of Alcetas, 320 BC.
- Termessos, necropolis
- Termessos, necropolis.
A grave with lions. - Termessos, necropolis.
- Jesuitenkirche
The Jesuit (University) Church, built in 1620s and redecorated by Andrea Pozzo in 1703. What a brilliant optical illusion! - Jesuitenkirche, fake dome
The Jesuit (University) Church, built in 1620s and redecorated by Andrea Pozzo in 1703. What a brilliant optical illusion. This is the "dome" from the other side. - Jesuitenkirche
Interior of Jesuit Church - Conglomerate
Quarz conglomerate, Hertfordshire puddingstone, St Albans, England - Basalt
Different forms of basalt - Sea Urchin Fossil
Archaecidaris, Carboniferous, Brown County, USA - Pecopteris Fern Fossil
Pecopteris miltonii, Carboniferous, a fossilised fern from Kladno, Czech. - Palazzo Ghini, Cesena
Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI with Boreas the North Wind blowing on a lily, symbolizing his Swedish (northern) origin and the bending without breaking of the pure Church. - Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
Renaissance Library, build in 1447-1452 with original furniture and books. It holds about 400 000 books and 3200 manuscripts. - Bibllioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
It was built in the shape of a basilica - representing the temple of knowledge and culture. - Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Sansepolcro Cathedral
- Palazzo Vescovile, Sansepolcro.
Life of St. Benedict, Palazzo Vescovile, Sansepolcro. Benedict appears to two sleeping monks and shows them how to build a benedictine monastery. - The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370). Orvieto cathedral. - San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral
San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499, The Damned in Hell. - San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499. - The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1594-99) by Ferraù Fenzoni. Counterfaçade of the Todi cathedral - The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement (1596) by Ferraù Fenzoni - detail. Todi Cathedral. - Todi Cathedral crypt
- Basilica San Fortunato, Todi
- Medieval streets in Todi
- 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... - Stairs to San Fortunato, Todi
- A creepy corbel
I'm still figuring out whether those are ears or cheeks bound together... Spoleto Cathedral - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Inspired by Nero probably explains it. - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Yes, Nero. - Etruscan Arch in Perugia
- Predella panel St Peter Martyr
Predella panel St Peter Martyr, Madonna della Pergolata (1446-47) by Giovanni Boccati. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Gubbio before sunrise
- Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Federico da Montefeltro and his son
Federico da Montefeltro and his son (1476) by Pedro Berruguete. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - A foot of Federico da Montefeltro
A foot of Federico da Montefeltro (1476) by Pedro Berruguete. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Lantern
Lantern of what is now Higher Institute for Artistic Industries. Urbino - Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Portoferraio
Lots of stairs. Everywhere. - 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. - The Monument to Philopappos
The Monument to Philopappos, Athens (1805-1807) by Giovanni Battista Lusieri. This is the painter's only known oil painting, everything else are watercolours. - DSC 6562
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- Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - Public wash-house
Lavatoio pubblico - public wash-house in Rio nell'Elba. In 1873 the population of Rio increased significantly, and they rebuilt the old wash-house. - Fort du Mont Alban
Built around 1560s. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - Old houses in Valbonne
Through the whole old town of Valbonne, portraits of previous inhabitants are displayed. A wonderful idea as these houses surely have a lot to tell. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Cimetière du Château in Nice
The graveyard on the castle hill in Nice. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated places des Arcades in the centre of Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
- Place de l'Église in Biot
Did they start in 1685 and finish in 1686? It surely looks like it. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Dating from the beginning of the 16th century, the author being unknown.