Travel Photos by Tag Name: ancient

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   1. Enormity of the Situation

   2. Submitted by vipworld | 08/30/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Beijing | Landmark: The Great Wall
   4. The Great Wall seems to go on forever. This photo is from The Great Wall Nut at: http://www.thegreatwallnut.com/?page_id=894 [more]
   5. Tags: ancient, strategic, structures

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   1. the mother church of all Eastern Christians

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/20/07 | Comments(4)
   3. City: Istanbul | Landmark: Hagia Sophia
   4. Hagia Sophia is an architectural treasure with remarkable examples of Byzantine mosaics. Picture from:www.wayfaring.info [more]
   5. Tags: church, turkey, ancient, architecture, sightseeing

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   1. Dome of the Hagia Sophia

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/20/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Istanbul | Landmark: Hagia Sophia
   4. Picture from:www.columbia.edu [more]
   5. Tags: church, turkey, ancient, architecture, sightseeing

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   1. The Great Sphinx timelessly waits

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/24/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Giza | Landmark: The Great Sphinx
   4. More than 4000 years old, the Great Sphinx of Giza is the most famous emblem of ancient Egypt. Picture from www.solarnavigator.net [more]
   5. Tags: great sphinx, egypt, ancient

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   1. Tomb entrance and mountains

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/24/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Luxor | Landmark: Valley of the Kings
   4. The remote, barren Valley of the Kings was the necropolis of the New Kingdom pharaohs. By digging their tombs deep into the Theban Hills, pharaohs from Tuthmosis I on hoped to stop robbers stealing the priceless possessions buried with them. Picture from commons.wikimedia.org [more]
   5. Tags: egypt, ancient, pharaoh

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   1. Ancient Archaelogical sites of Thailand

   2. Submitted by jingvvvv | 09/25/07 | Comments(2)
   3. City: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Landmark: Wat Phra Si Sanphet
   4. Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, is one of the most striking ruins in Ayutthaya Historical Park. Picture from:www.trekearth.com [more]
   5. Tags: historical, temple, thailand, ancient

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   1. Emper Humayun's tomb

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/27/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Delhi | Landmark: Humayun's Tomb
   4. Humayun's Tomb (New Delhi) looks like a first draft for the somewhat larger Taj Mahal. [more]
   5. Tags: tomb, ancient, india, emperorship

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   1. colossi of Memnon guarding Mortuary Temple

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/27/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Luxor | Landmark: The Colossi of Memnon
   4. Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty) built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates. Picture from www.lakedistrictwalks.com [more]
   5. Tags: statue, ancient, egypt, luxor

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   1. Facade of Santa Maria

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/28/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Trastevere | Landmark: Santa Maria in Trastevere
   4. Santa Maria in Trastevere was probably built around 350 AD, although legend says it was founded by Pope Callixtus even earlier, in the 3rd century. Picture from www.sacred-destinations.com [more]
   5. Tags: church, ancient, architecture, sightseeing

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   1. Mural of S Maria

   2. Submitted by fuaiss | 09/28/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: Trastevere | Landmark: Santa Maria in Trastevere
   4. Picture from www.on-stein.nl [more]
   5. Tags: church, ancient, art, architecture, sightseeing

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   1. Westminster Abbey

   2. Submitted by soeasy | 09/30/07 | Comments(0)
   3. City: London | Landmark: Westminster Abbey
   4. London church that is the site of coronations and other ceremonies of national significance. It stands just west of the Houses of Parliament in the Greater London borough of Westminster. pic from panoramicearth.blogspot.com [more]
   5. Tags: church, ancient, architecture, sightseeing