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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.

Buildings of Florence, Italy

MEZQUITA DE ROCA (TEMPLETE)-ARCO - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: CUPULA DE LA ROCA. JERUSALEM. ISRAEL.

Step Well, Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Fuente del potro; construida en 1577; estilo renacentista. Plaza del potro; Cordoba.

Greece, Attiki, Ancient theater of Dionissos

Geschnitzter Eingang des mit Skulpturen von Gottheiten geschmückten Jain-Tempels in Budhi Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, Indien. Carved entrance of the Jain Temple adorned with sculptures of deities, located in Budhi Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22431199

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

USA, New Mexico, Sante Fe. Southwest architecture, part of a earth colored adobe house in Santa Fe.

CUPULA DEL ABSIDE. Location: CATEDRAL. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Jantar Mantar (Observatory), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Macuteo Obelisk. Dated at time of egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, New Kingdom. Placed in 1711 on a restored fountain by Filippo Barigioni (1690-1753). Rotonda Square. Rome. Italy.

Casa Mila, designed by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain, is famous for its unusually shaped chimneys, known as witch scarers.

Carved house in the rock formation of the Cappadocia, Goreme, Turkey

Metaponto, Doric Temple of Hera, Tavole Palatine, Basilicata, Italy

Pearling Path Visitor Center, designed by architect Valerio Olgiati, Muharraq Bahrain.

SPAIN - Valencia (district) - Valencia autonomous region - Valencia. Cathedral belfry: Torre del Micalet / Miguelete tower

Romania, Alba Iulia. statue of King Ferdinand.

EGYPT, LUXOR, TEMPLE OF KARNAK, ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS ON OBELISK

The ancient Greek temple in Italy The ancient Greek temple in Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 15207618

Metal staircase climbing to rock palace fortress, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia.

Europe, Belgium, The Stadhuis, or town hall, in the Burg at Bruges. Dating originally from the 14th century, this is the oldest (but much restored) town hall in Belgium.

Door of house in birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, Porbandar, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Verul, India - 27 December 2025: View of ancient stone carvings etched against the sky, the weathered facade hinting at stories from a forgotten age.

in iran antique palace and caravanserai old contruction for travel people

chellah in morocco africa the old roman deteriorated monument and site

Archaeological site, Kourion, Akrotiri District, Republic of Cyprus

Beautiful view to historic Monument to the Discoveries in Belem

Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Zwinger

EXTERIOR-DET DE ENTABLAMENTO DECORADO CON RELIEVES. Author: APOLODORO DE DAMASCO 97/130 DC. Location: Termas de Trajano. ITALIA.

EXTERIOR-DET GARGOLAS Y CHAPITELES-GOTICO-S XVI - FOTO AÑOS 90. Author: RODRIGO GIL DE HONTAÑON (1505-1577). Location: CATEDRAL. SEGOVIA. SPAIN.

The ancient Greek temple in Italy

Low angle view of a building, Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain

Interior of a traditional pigeon tower, Meybod, Yazd Province, Iran, Middle East

Window, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Jantar Mantar (Observatory), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Ancient Turkish Hammam in Akko, now a museum, with bronze figures, Israel, Middle East

Entrance The main entrance to the monastery Echmiadzin,Armenia.Echmiadzin is the center of the Armenian Church. Copyright: xZoonar.com/mikle15x 5048198

ANGELES ANUNCIADORES - DETALLE DE LAS ESCULTURAS DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA - SIGLO XX. Author: ANTONI GAUDI (1852-1926). Location: SAGRADA FAMILIA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Pillars. Ruins. Ancient city of Polonnaruwa. Sri Lanka

Canadian Museum of Civilization Gatineau Quebec Canada

Building at entrance to Guell Park, Barcelona, Spain

Side view of the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

stairway balcony in wangdichholing palace, bumthang district bhutan

JARDINES-MONUMENTO:ARCO CON RELIEVES. Location: EXTERIOR. ISRAEL.

Ancient marble fountain with water in the historical city center of Treviso in Italy

Man with marble columns at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Low angle view of Palazzo della Civilta' del Lavoro, Rome, Italy.

Statue in the Temple of Apollo, Delos (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1990), Cyclades Islands, Greece, Greek civilization, 5th century BC.

1890-V111150182

Historic Powder Tower and City Fortifications, courtyard, view upwards, Jena, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Night view of the famous Sagrada Familia, a large unfinished minor basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi

Fountain, Villa di Pratolino, Vaglia, Firenze Province, Tuscany, Italy

AZOTEA-DET CHIMENEAS QUE FORMAN VERDADERAS ESCULTURAS-MODERNISMO. Author: ANTONIO GAUDI. Location: CASA MILA O LA PEDRERA-EXTERIOR. SPAIN.

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Wa. Exterior of traditional mud and stick Muslim mosque.

Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny). watercolor and pencil on paper. Date: 1880. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The Hamata Pagoda at Sanmenxi in Henan Province, China, Asia

Egypt, Luxor, East Bank, Karnak Temple.

Maya, Quirigua, Guatemala, Ruta Maya,

SURTIDOR DE AGUA CON FORMA DE LEON-TALLA DE EPOCA ZINI PERTENECIA AL HOSPITAL DE LOS LOCOS. Location: ALHAMBRA-JARDINES DEL PARTAL. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, La Pedrera, Antonio Gaudi's, Casa Mila,

CHINA, Yunnan Province, Dali. Dali Old Town- Three Pagoda Park (built in the 9th century) -tallest is the Qianxun Pagoda (70 meters) / Morning.

The Yungang Grottoes, ancient Buddhist temple grottoes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-11203

Temple of the Feathered Serpent, detailed view, The Citadel, Teotihuacan, Mexico State, Mexico

Memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War II, 1939-1945, Hersbruck, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Iconic residential houses in historic Trulli district in Alberobello, Southern Italy Iconic residential houses in historic Trulli district in Alberobello, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 21579761

West Indies, Martinique, Nort, S. Pierre, theater in ruins

Congress and Concert Hall, Auditorium by Santiago Calatrava in the evening, detail, Santa Cruz Island, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Santiponce (Seville), 08/13/2018. Report on the ruins of Itálica, candidate for World Heritage of Humanity. Photo: JM Serrano ARCHSEV.

Fountain of the 99 Spouts. L'Aquila. Abruzzo. Italy

Astronomical instruments at Jantar Mantar observatory, Jaipur, India

Iran, Persepolis. This double Griffin protome capital is masterpiece of Achaemenid art. Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire and dates back to 515 BC.

Indonesia, Java, Borobudor Temple and Buddha statue at sunrise, pink misty sky

India, Uttar Pradesh, Fatehpur Sikri, tower with spikes to repel elephants (Large format sizes available)

Close-up view of an ornamental iron fence featuring pointed spikes, showcasing rust and weathering against a dramatic cloudy sky in a garden setting. France

Close view of an old door with knocker and keyhole; Valletta, Malta Island, Republic of Malta

INTERIOR-BUDA YACENTE-PLANTA PIE-DIBUJOS-108 PLAQUITAS DE NACAR. Location: WAT PO (TEMPLO BUDA). BANGKOK. TAILANDIA.

DETALLE DEL BANCO SERPENTEANTE DEL PARQUE GÜELL. Author: ANTONI GAUDI (1852-1926) JOSE MARIA JUJOL (1879-1949). Location: PARQUE GÜELL. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Mediterranean Europe, Malta, Valletta, new city gate designed by Renzo Piano

Asuras (demons) churning the sea of milk hold a naga at the south gate to Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Temples of Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valey, Nepal.. Durbar Square in Bhaktapur

Siem Reap, Cambodia, looking through an ancient window towards on of the spires atop of the Bakong Temple, Pre Rup (Roluos Group)

Observatory of Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

ACUEDUCTO ROMANO DE SEGOVIA - SIGLO I. Location: ACUEDUCTO.

Stupas in Borobudur Temple, Central Java, Indonesia

Mouth temple Mout-shaped temple in Rajasthan Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 6959187

Ancient Buddhist ruins in Sukhothai Historical Park in Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Large elephant statue in old stone ruins.

Middle East central part of Turkey in Cappadocia the erosion to cause the Fairy Chimneys along with the volcanic ash

Stone Faces the Tempel Ruin of Angkor Thom in the Temple City of Angkor near the City of Siem Riep in the west of Cambodia.. ASIA CAMBODIA ANGKOR ANGKOR THOM

AZOTEA-DET CHIMENEA MODERNISMO - FOTO AÑOS 90. Author: ANTONI GAUDI (1852-1926). Location: CASA MILA O LA PEDRERA-EXTERIOR. Barcelona. SPAIN.

The Bai-style Xisi Ta or West Pagoda dates originally from the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), but at this time Kunming was part of the Nanzhao Kingdom. Nanzhao (also Nanchao and Nan Chao) was a Buddhist kingdom that flourished in what is now southern China and Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries.

Conjunt escultòric del Parc de la Mar, Josep Guinovart, - Equip Zócalo -, . 1984 - 1986, Marés y cemento armado, Parc de la Mar, Palma, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

in iran the old building roof of the antique tradition bath

1890-V111150542

PICAPEDRERO. Location: EXTERIOR. PROVINCIA. MADRID. SPANIEN.

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