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Ancient Crypts and Arches

Charming interiors featuring ancient crypts with arched ceilings, soft lighting, and stone columns; evoking a sense of history in religious settings.

Turkey, Anatolia, Aspendos, 2nd Century Roman theatre, built by Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Archways.

Vezelay, Basilica of Ste-Marie-Madeleine. Crypt. View to the east, St., Saint, Saint

Apse of the former Saint Simeon Church, Porta Nigra, Augusta Treverorum (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1986), Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Roman civilization, 2nd century AD.

11th century Romanesque church, Monastery of San Juan de la Peña (12th-13th century). Serrablo. Huesca. Spain.

Fishermens Bastion Looking along enclosed arched cloistered area, Trinity Square, Castle Hill District, Budapest, Hungary

Turkey, Anatolia, Aspendos, 2nd Century Roman theatre, built by Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Archways.

The Norman cloister of St Bartholomew Cathedral, Lipari Island, Aeolian Islands (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000), Sicily. Italy, 18th century.

Chapter house, 12th century,, Monastery of Santa María de Carracedo, Carracedo del Monasterio, El Bierzo region, Castile and Leon, Spain.

Notre-Dame de Sénanque abbey cloister

DETALLE DEL GRAN SALON HACIA EL LADO OCCIDENTAL DEL TESTERO Y LA SALA DEL TRONO DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII - DINASTIA OMEYA. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Cloister at the monastery church in Koenigslutter, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Great Hall of the Sultanhani caravanserai on the ancient Silk Road, now a museum, interior, Sultanhani, Sultanhani Kervansaray, Aksaray, Tuerkei

Old arcade, historic centre, Portogruaro, Veneto, Italy, Europe

INTERIOR DE LA CRIPTA DE LA IGLESIA DE SAN SALVADOR DE LEYRE - SIGLO XI. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN SALVADOR DE LEYRE. Leyre. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Pictures of Konradsburg Castle in the Harz Mountains

Mozarabisches Kloster Mozarabic monastery, Suso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946179

Greece. Mystras. Church of Agia Sophia. Built in the 14th century by Manuel Cantacuzenus who was the first Despot of Mystras. Inside.

Cloister, Dalheim monastery, Lichtenau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Claustro de la catedral romanica de San Vicente(s.XI). Roda de Isábena.Aragón. España.

claustro, convento de Sant Francesc, Inca, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

The Tombs of Saadiens in Marrakech Morocco.

Almonaster la Real mosque, Almonaster la Real, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

INTERIOR S XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA. CARRACEDO. LEON. SPANIEN.

France, Bourgogne Franche Comte region (Burgundy), Yonne department, Auxerre, Saint Etienne cathedral, the roman crypt

Almonaster la Real mosque, 9th century Islamic oratory, Almonaster la Real , Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.

San Miguel de Sotosalbos, Segovia, Spain

Side aisle, row of pillars reconstructed in the mid-19th century under Ferdinand von Quast

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, Var, cloister of the cistercian abbey of the Thoronet

Ferrara, Estense Castle of San Michele, courtyard, by Unknown, 1358, 14th Century, Unknow. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara, Estense Castle, San Michele Castle. Loggia portico: porch colonnade ceiling wooden beams lamp.

The friary Sacro Convento with its imposing walls with 53 Romanesque arches stands next to the Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, in Assisi, Umbria, Italy.

Unfinished Catholic church in the Kalsa neighborhood named Lo Spasimo. Palermo Unfinished Catholic church in the Kalsa neighborhood named Lo Spasimo. Palermo, Sicily. Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Pascopixx 22034449

Early Romanesque crypt of the Basilica of St. Martin, Bingen, Rhine, UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Klosterkirche in Tihany Klosterkirche in Tihany am Plattensee in Ungarn Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristianxMueringerx 1836972

Arab baths -11th century, Jaen, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.

INTERIOR DE LA IGLESIA DE SAN JULIAN DE LOS PRADOS - 812/842 - PRERROMANICO ASTURIANO. Author: TIODA o TEODA (ARQUITECTO SIGLO IX). Location: IGLESIA DE SAN JULIAN DE LOS PRADOS. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN.

Centro District, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Interior of the Cordoba Cathedral, also known as the Mezquita Basilica, a former Moorish mosque.

Spain. Aragon. Ainsa. Collegiate of St. Mary. Romanesque. 11th to 12th century. Triangular cloister. 13th to 14th century. Detail.

France, Arles, Abbey of Saint Peter of Montmajour, Benedictine order, established in 949 AD. Cloister area.

arcaded gallery of semicircular arches on paired columns arcaded gallery of semicircular arches on paired columns, Church of the Savior, 13th century rural Romanesque, Carabias, Guadalajara, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21420042

EXTERIOR-SOPORTALES-FACHADA CON 4 ARCOS MEDIO PUNTOS SOBRE PILARES. Location: AYUNTAMIENTO. Medinaceli. Soria. SPAIN.

Cloister of Michaelstein Abbey, Blankenburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Italy, Basilicata, Matera, Santo Spirito church

France, Provence. Senanque Abbey garden detail. More than 800 years of history in this picture, Europe

PALACETE DE BAÑOS DE JAMAM AS SARAJ - S VIII. Location: BAÑOS. JAMAM AS SARAJ.

France, Toulouse. Church of the Jacobins Great Hall.

Turkey, Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, Nigde province, Gümüsler, troglodytic monastery of Eski Gümüs (10th and 11th centuries)

Verona Veneto Italy. The Basilica of San Zeno. The crypt Verona Veneto Italy. The Basilica of San Zeno. The crypt Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarcoxBriviox 21624983

Gewölbedecke und Säulen im Kloster Santa Maria in Alcobaca, Portugal Gewölbedecke und Säulen im Kloster Santa Maria in Alcobaca, Portugal LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/NadezhdaxBolotinax 23159443

Spain. Andalusia. Seville. Island of the Charterhouse. Monastery of Our Lady of the Caves, founded in 1399 by Gonzalo de Mena, Archbishop of Seville. Royal Pavilion at the Seville Universal Exposition (Expo '92). Since 1997 hosts the Andalusian Center of Contemporary Arts. Chapel of the Magdalene.

Convicinio di Sant'Antonio rock complex, Matera, Puglia, Matera, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Gothic Art. Spain. 13th century. Monastery of Our Lady of Rueda. Cistercian Order. Refectory with the pulpit to read. Sastago. Aragon.

The entrance gate of the Wadi Fort, also known as Wadi Cha Killa or Vetalvadi, near Soygaon, Maharashtra, India entrance gate of the Wadi Fort, also known as Wadi Cha Killa or Vetalvadi, near Soygaon, Maharashtra, India

France. Pyrenees-Orientales. Languedoc-Roussillon region. Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou. Monastery built in 1009, on Canigou mountain. It was built from 1005-1009 by Guifred, Count of Cerdanya in Romanesque style. Cloister. Architectural detail of the galleries. Restoration of 1900-1920.

Colonnade room of Licinian Baths, Dougga Archaeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa

Interior view of Rotonda, Rotunda of Galerius, Roman circular temple, dome, ceiling mosaic and wall mosaic, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Athlit Ruins from the beach. Buttress wall close to the sea 1934, Ruins, Vaults, Middle East

Interiors of a villa, Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Campania, Italy

SOPORTALES EN LA ZONA CENTRO DEL PUEBLO. Location: EXTERIOR. Peratallada. GERONA. SPAIN.

The interior of cloister of Cathedral Se of Evora. Portugal EVORA, PORTUGAL - JULY 01, 2016: The interior of medieval cloister of Evora Cathedral Se with the massive arcade made of granite. Portugal Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergxZastavkinxSergeyxPristyazhnyukx 21337576

arcaded gallery of semicircular arches on paired columns, Church of the Savior, 13th century rural Romanesque, Carabias, Guadalajara, Spain.

Orcival. Crypt of Notre-Dame d'Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

convento mercedario, iglesia de la Merced, Antigua Guatemala, departamento de Sacatepéquez, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Ummayad Palace of Amman, Amman, Jordan, Middle East,

Italy, South Tirol, Trentino, Alto Adige, Vinschgau, Schnalstal, Karthaus, Kartause, Allerengelsberg, cloister

Cathedral, Meissen

Thoronet abbey cloister . Catholic church.

France, Tournus In Southern Burgundy Region, The Abbey Church Of Saint-Philibert

Monks' cloister, used as a cloister in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, view to the east, St., Sankt, Saint

SPAIN - Bagés (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Cardona, Iglesia de Sant Vicenç, interior, cripta (arquitectura románica)

USA, Maine, Popham Beach, Fort Popham, historic fort, interior

Turkey Alahan Monastery the East Church 5th century AD

Cloisters, Benedictine Monastery, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Saint_Trophime church cloister, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, France, Europe

Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, ruins of Muckross Abbey, Franciscan Abbey, cloister with ancient yew, Killarney National Park, Ring of Kerry

Cathedral San Giustino Church, Interior, Crypt, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

PORTICO ROMANICO DE LA IGLESIA DE SAN MIGUEL DE ESTELLA - SIGLO XII. Location: ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. ESTELLA. SPAIN.

France, Centre Val de Loire, Indre (36), Berry, Gargilesse Dampierre

Abbey of San Lorenzo in Doliolo. San Severino Marche. Italy

Bathing suite in the House of Menander, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

Turkey, Sanliurfa, Mosque Ridwaniye, entrance

Historic portico Via del Borgo o degli Asini, Brisighella, Province of Ravenna, Italy, Europe

detail of the medieval minster in Bonn

Upper Church in the formerly Greek ghost town, Kayakoey, Mugla Province, Aegean region, Turkey, Asia

Senanque, Notre-Dame de Sénanque monastery, Cistercian monastery

SACRISTIA. Author: ANDRES DE VANDELVIRA (1505-1575). Location: CAPILLA DEL SALVADOR. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN.

Interior of a Roman colosseum, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown

Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, A circular building with numerous massive stone columns in the inner courtyard, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

locutorios, isla del Lazareto, Illa del Llatzeret, interior del puerto de Mahón, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Leyre, Spain, August 10, 2019 : Interior of the ancient romanesque crypt of the Church of Holy Savior of Leyre Iglesia de San Salvador de Leyre, Navarre, Spain, Europe

thermopolium at Ostia Antica is a large archaeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia, that was the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome. 3rd century AD. thermopolium , was a commercial establishment where it was possible to purchase ready-to-eat food. The forerunner of today's restaurant,

Interior of the Temple of Sethos I (Seti I), Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1280 BC. Artist: Unknown

Arched doorway and courtyard of traditional village house in Provence

The nave of Fossanova Abbey, Priverno, Lazio, Italy, 12th century.

arcaded gallery of semicircular arches on paired columns, Church of the Savior, 13th century rural Romanesque, Carabias, Guadalajara, Spain.

Abydos, Egypt, internal Africa of the Béni Mansour Coptic Church , 1914 - Egypt - Auguste Léon - (January -February) (French - Abydos , Egypte , Afrique Intérieur de l' église copte Béni Mansour). Christianity, Orthodox Church, inner view, painted decor, dome , dome, religious architecture, Religion , Habitat , Architecture, Egypt, Abydos, another interior of the Coptic Church of Béni Mansour (Ancne Forte Egyptienne)

France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Gironde, Entre Deux mers, Saint Macaire, medieval village, Mercadiou square

Italy, Lombardy, Almenno San Salvatore, San Giorgio in Lemine

CLAUSTRO RENACENTISTA - SIGLO XVI. Location: MONASTERIO. CACERES. SPAIN.

France, Provence, Gordes. Abbey of Our Lady of Senanque (Abbey Notre-Dame de Senanque)

France , Tournus town, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté department,The crypt (end of the 10th or beginning of the 11th century) in Saint-Philibert Abbey of Tournus is a former Benedictine monastery, its abbey church is one of the largest Romanesque monuments in France.

Ruins of a church, Church of the Transfiguration, Mount Tabor, Jezreel Valley, Israel

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