Ancient Temples and Ruins

Historic sites featuring ancient temples and monuments, embodying cultural significance and architectural intricacies from past civilizations.

Jordan, Petra, The Monastery, Al Deir.

Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, La Pedrera or Casa Mila on Passeig de Gracia, designed by Antoni Gaudi.

Gaudi chimney on the roof of Casa Batllo in the Eixample district of Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain.

Relief from the Temple of Philae set on an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. The island temple was built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom 380-362 BC. The principal deity of the temple complex was Isis

Turkey, Central Anatolia, Corum, Hattusas. Ancient Site Of Hittite Capital. Lion Gate. Unesco World Heritage Site.

Jordan, Petra, The Monastery, Al Deir.

Templo de Karnak.

TEATRO DE DIONISOS - ASIENTOS DE LOS NOTABLES EN LA CAVEA DEL TEATRO - S IV AC. Location: ACROPOLIS. ATHENS. GREECE.

Spain, Catalunya, Barcelona, Antoni Gaudi's La Pedrera building, a section of chimney pots on the roof terrace.

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A photograph taken of Philae, an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, Egypt. Philae was initially located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other compounds before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. The most ancient was a temple for Isis, built in the reign of Nectanebo I during 380-362 BC, the other ruins date from the Ptolemaic Kingdom (282-145 BC), with many traces of Roman work in Philae dedicated to Ammon-Osiris.

Spain, Catalunya, Barcelona, Antoni Gaudi's La Pedrera building, a section of chimney pots on the roof terrace.

Detalle de la azotea de la Casa Milà (La Pedrera) de Barcelona. Author: ANTONI GAUDI.

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Chimneys and vents on the roof of Casa Mila apartment building known as La Pedrera or Stone Quarry designed by Antoni Gaudi in the Eixample district.

Iran, Southeastern Iran, Kerman, Qaleh Dokhtar, old Sassanid fort

Alhambra Palace Architectural Arch in Granada Spain

Zvartnots Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vagharshapat, Armavir Province, Armenia

Chartres Cathedral

MOROCCO, Tizi, N, Test Pass Road, TIN MAL: Tinmal Mosque (b.1153), Interior

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, La Pedrera or Casa Mila on Passeig de Gracia, designed by Antoni Gaudi.

detail at the Basilica della Santa Casa in Italy Marche An image of details at the Basilica della Santa Casa in Italy Marche Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13839579

Avenue of rams in front of Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa

Germany, Baden-Wurttemburg, Black Forest, Feldberg Mountain, Monument to former German Chancellor Otto von Bismark

Hundred Columns Chamber Barcelona Park Guell of Gaudi

The faces of the Bayon temple in the ancient city of Angkor, in northwestern Cambodia

Latticed stupas on upper terraces, Borobodur temple, Java, Indonesia. Ranking with Pagan and Angkor as one of the greatest Southeast Asian monuments, Borobodor is an enormous construction standing majestically on a hill overlooking lush green fields and distant hills, 42km northwest of Yogyakarta.

Detail of beautiful natural light on an ancient egyptian drawings inside the Luxor Temple, Egypt, Africa

France - Paris - Notre Dame de Paris. Gargoyles, statues of diabolic creatures

Relief of the wall made of mud brick, adobe, ruins of Chan Chan, Trujillo, La Liberdad region, Peru

Exterior de la casa del guardia del Park Güell, obra de Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona.

Labyrinth made of stone: conceptual for question, freedom and journey

Egypt, Memphis (aka Menufer). Located between Giza & Saqqara. Stone statue of Ramsis II in outdoor museum.

Charles V Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Photograph of the Throne Hall or "Hall of a Hundred Columns" at Persepolis, Iran. Built by the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes I.

the Wat Lokaya Sutha Temple in the city of Ayutthaya north of bangkok in Thailand in southeastasia.. ASIA THAILAND AYUTHAYA WAT LOKAYA SUTHARAM

Temple of Khajuraho in India

Roof of the Casa Mila, also known as La Pedrera or The Quarry, designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi, Passeig de Gracia, Eixample district, Barcelona, Spain, Europe

Israel, Jericho, Hisham Palace, Stone Carving

Portara _ Gate, Naxos, Greek Islands

Adobe Architecture, House, Wood, Earthen Plaster, Architecture, Ecological in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ajanta caves Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Detail of Vrihat Samrat Yantra, the world's largest stone sundial in Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral southern façade gargoyles

in iran blur yazd the old wind tower construction used to frozen water and ice

Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. UNESCO World Heritage. Stone Buddha statue. Java. Indonesia.

Jantar Mantar (Observatory), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Colossi of Ramses 2nd with minaret, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt

asia greece and roman temple in athens the old column stone construction

ENTABLAMENTO QUE CORONA LA FACHADA CON PILASTRAS ADOSADAS - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: COLOSSEUM. Rome. ITALIA.

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap Province, Angkor Wat, face detail of Bayon Temple

pamukkale old construction in asia turkey the column and the roman temple

Lycian Pillar Tomb (left) & Harpy Monument, Xanthos Archaeological Site, Originally Founded 8th Century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Near Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, La Pedrera or Casa Mila on Passeig de Gracia, designed by Antoni Gaudi.

Africa, Ghana, Accra. Nkrumah Mausoleum, final resting place of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.

Casa Batllo, Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Spain. Ornate chimneys on roof.

EUROPE, Italy, Rome Trajan Column

Acueducto de Segovia, vista parcial de los Arcos.

Bolivia, Tiahuanaco, pre-hispanic ruins, El Traile monolith,

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

fort battlesment sky and star brick in oman muscat the old defensive

Exterior statue detail, La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

INTERIOR - DETALLE DEL ABSIDE - S V. Location: BASILICA. QALBLOZE.

Detalle de columnas del piso principal de la Casa Milà (La Pedrera) de Barcelona. Author: ANTONI GAUDI.

Stone Panel Detail at Sanchi Detail of a section of stone panel on top of doorway at Stupa in Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16837413

Palmyra Syria

Casa Batlló. Detail of the facade. Author: ANTONI GAUDI. JOSEP Mª JUJOL.

the bayon temple in angkor Thom temples in Angkor at the town of siem riep in cambodia in southeastasia. . ASIA CAMBODIA ANGKOT THOM BAYON

Myanmar, Bagan, Detail of an ancient Buddhist temple's dome top inhabited by pigeons, and its alcoves protecting small golden statues of sitting Buddhas

Arizona prehistoric monuments

Entrance gate, stupas of Sanchi, UNESCO World Heritage site, built by King Ashoka, Mauryan dynasty, Sanchi, Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia

Ruins of the Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara, palace built by Caliph Abd al-Rahman III, Cordoba, close-up of a stone column with ornate carvings and arches, Jaen province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Yemen, Hadramaut, Shibam, Door detail, mud skyscraper inside Shibam, World Heritage Site

A bird sits on an old bell in a stone wall in the foreground with modern buildings in the background, the old town of Dubrovnik with historic houses, churches, red roofs and fortress walls, dubrovnik, coratia

Rock cut Church of Gabriel and Raphael, 10th _ 13th c. Lalibela, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Middle East, Yemen, Lying some ten miles northwest of Sana'a, the small town of Wadi Dhahr is situated in a fertile valley where orchards produce a large variety of Mediterranean fruits.

Oman, Muscat, Shatti Al Qurum. Grand Hyatt Hotel. Exterior frieze of Arabian Water Carafe

CASA DE LAS MONJAS E IGLESIA (ARTE TOLTECA). Location: EXTERIOR. CHICHEN ITZA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

USA, NM, Acoma Pueblo, Sky City Cultural Center

Part of facade in Pasargadae, Iran

TEJADO ONDULADO Y CHIMENEAS MODERNISTAS- 1906-10. Author: ANTONIO GAUDI. Location: CASA MILA O LA PEDRERA-EXTERIOR. SPAIN.

Greece. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon. The Doric order. Architectural detail. Entablature: cornice (pediment and raking cornice), frieze (trygliphs and metopes), architrave and capitals (Abacus and echinus). 5th century BC.

Chimenea de la azotea de la Casa Milà (La Pedrera) de Barcelona. Author: ANTONI GAUDI.

Hungary, Budapest. Sculpture in the city

Silhouette of Prambanan temple, Java, Indonesia

Merlion statue at Sentosa island, Singapore Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

A Naga at the entrance to the Taman Sari Water Castle in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi.

Model of the city of Jerusalem and the so-called Second Temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Israel. Scale 1:50.

Bhaktapur is an ancient Newar city to the east of the capital of Nepal - the city of Kathmandu. Bhaktapur

Gaudi architecture, Casa Mila, La Pedrera house,UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalunya Catalonia Cataluna, Spain, Europe

Ramses VI tomb, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt

Detail of a pillory, Barca, Soria, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain, Europe.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut at the Karnak Temple Complex.

PARQUE DE LA MONTAÑA - TEMPLO DEBOD-DET. Location: TEMPLO DE DEBOD. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Close-up of a star window, Hisham's Palace, Jericho, Israel

Angkor wat detail Angkor Wat, the most famous archaeological site in Cambodia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 8521180

Buildings of Florence, Italy

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