Photos tagged as history and architecture

Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, India

Victoria Memorial Hall was built in the memory of Queen Victoria of England. The building was conceptualised by Lord Curzon who was then Viceroy of India. This marble architecture was designed by Sir William Emerson. The design of the structure represents a fusion of British and Mughal architecture and was inaugurated in the year 1921.

• Date: 9 December 2012
• Photographer: prabir.b.sen: gallery
• Tags: architecture history travel india building garden construction design structure marble
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A rooftop view

of the old houses of one of the oldest ceramics districts in China, dating near 1500.

• Date: 21 May 2012
• Photographer: findmywuwei: gallery
• Location: 佛山市, China
• Tags: art architecture monument history china roofs tiles guangzhou foshan historical_monument tile_roof
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Historical Mendoza

The city of Mendoza enjoys a rich history and many of the old buildings are still standing and have been well kept or restored to their original condition.

• Date: 4 November 2009
• Photographer: RoyHeale: gallery
• Location: Argentina
• Tags: architecture history mendoza vineyards andes mountaines
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Columns

• Date: 18 July 2009
• Photographer: gocebe: gallery
• Location: Famagusta, Cyprus
• Tags: architecture history
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St Peter's and St Paul's cathedral

with flowers called Cemile by Turkish Cypriots

• Date: 18 July 2009
• Photographer: gocebe: gallery
• Location: Famagusta, Cyprus
• Tags: architecture flowers history comp21
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Ceiling

• Date: 18 July 2009
• Photographer: gocebe: gallery
• Location: Famagusta, Cyprus
• Tags: architecture cathedrals history mosques patterns comp17
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Beautiful key stones

• Date: 18 July 2009
• Photographer: gocebe: gallery
• Location: Famagusta, Cyprus
• Tags: architecture cathedrals history mosques
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Ephesus II

An ancient Greek inscription and the Library of Celsus in Ephesus. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city in the region known as Ionia during the Classical period. It lies beside Selcuk and Kusadasi in Asia Minor (Anatolia), Turkey. The Library of Celsus was built in the 2nd century AD to serve as a burial monument dedicated to Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the Roman senator and proconsul of Asia. The style of the library, with its ornate, balanced, well-planned facade, reflects the Greek influence on Roman architecture.

• Date: 10 June 2009
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Location: Turkey
• Tags: sea architecture greece history ancient aegean greek mediterranean ephesus archeology türkiye efes ionia anatolia
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Tower of the Winds

The Tower of the Winds (Aerides) or Horologion (timepiece) of Andronicos at Athens, Greece.

• Date: 29 May 2009
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: architecture history athens ancient aegean greek photography acropolis macedonia
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Eternal Olive

Olea Europaea or Olive tree (from Greek word elaion). It was purely a matter of local pride that the Athenians claimed that the olive first grew in Athens. In an archaic Athenian foundation myth, Goddess Athena won the patronship of Athens from Poseidon with the gift of the olive. The olive was sacred to Athena and appeared on the Athenian coinage.

• Date: 15 May 2009
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: trees architecture temple history ruins tree athens europe ancient greek photography mediterranean archaeology archeology civilization macedonia macedonian mythology olive
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Bayon Temple

• Date: 27 March 2009
• Photographer: jwbrown21: gallery
• Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Tags: architecture temple religion history
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Great Wall at Mutianyu

• Date: 8 September 2008
• Photographer: jwbrown21: gallery
• Location: 东城区, China
• Tags: architecture landscape history
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Prague Vaclav Square monument

Veclav (Wenseslas) Square and monument to St.Vaclav with tourists

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Prague brick street

Prague old town street at night

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Prague brick pavement

Prague old town street at night

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Prague roofs view from high

Prague Castle Hill view with red roofs

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Charles Bridge Prague

Prague old town. Charles bridge

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Prage Vltava river

Prague old town. View from Charles bridge

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Charles Bridge Tower entrance.

Prague old town. Charles bridge

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Tram in Prague

Prague old town. Tram on tile brick street

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Bench on Prage embankment

Prague old town. Carl's bridge bench

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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Prague Jan Palach Square

Prague old town. Tram on tile brick street

• Date: August 2008
• Photographer: zoommer: gallery
• Location: Praha, Czech Republic
• Tags: buildings sky architecture prague home view landscape culture scene history traditional street travel town tree river eastern urban city golden building house red romantic stone old historical medieval outside capital cityscape europe czech image ancient rooftops brick outdoor republic roof color cloud european retro oldtown tile exterior tram_linesart
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The End of The Great Wall

and, at one point, the end of the Chinese Empire

• Date: 23 June 2008
• Photographer: jwbrown21: gallery
• Location: 嘉峪关市, China
• Tags: architecture history
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Ancient Corinth - Temple of Apollo

Ancient Corinth - Greece. The most notable ruin of ancient Corinth is the 6th-century BC Temple of Apollo, built on a hill overlooking the remains of the Roman marketplace (agora). Seven of the original 38 Doric columns still stand, and it is one of the oldest stone temples in Greece. The temple was eventually destroyed by earthquakes. ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

• Date: 22 March 2008
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Location: Corinth, Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture history ancient greek photography mediterranean corinth acropolis macedonia macedonian acrocorinth mythology
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Ancient Corinth - Temple of Octavia

Ancient Corinth - Greece. The three surviving columns of the great temple build in memory of Octavia, the sister of Emperor Augustus. The temple represents the imperial cult of Rome, which was spread throughout the empire. ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

• Date: 22 March 2008
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Location: Corinth, Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture temple history greek corinth acrocorinth "ancient corinth"
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