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Belogradchik Fortress by Kadu Flyer

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Belogradchik Fortress

The Belogradchik Fortress in Northern Bulgaria has existed since Roman times. It's a natural fortress though and so it was probably used long before then way back into Thracian times.
Climbing to the top is hard work on a hot day in June at 35c.
Inside we were treated to the howls and calls of some wild animal. The noises echoed around the rocks and were really quite eerie. We were convinced it was some bird of prey nesting somewhere out of sight.
Eventually we asked one of the few others exploring and they said it was a large frog down the well.
So I checked out the well and sure enough there was a frog the size of a dinner plate there, he sure had a loud and very strange voice.
He was obviously in need of a mate, though how she'll ever get up there ........

Canytelis by u c c r o w

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Canytelis

Kanlidivane, Turkey..

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani by bautisterias

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani by bautisterias

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani by bautisterias

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Palatino (Palatine Hill) - Horti Farnesiani

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Lower part of a marble relief with two goddesses by Chapps.SL

Lower part of a marble relief with two goddesses

Adaptation of the Great Eleusinian Relief of ca. 450–425 BCE.

The two goddesses are closely related to the figures of Demeter and Persephone on the Great Eleusinian Relief, a cast of which is displayed nearby in the museum. The altarlike incense burner between them must be an addition of the Roman copyist. This relief is said to have been found at Eleusis.

Roman, 1st-2nd century CE.

H. 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm)

Met Museum, New York (24.97.99)

Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Campidoglio (Capitol) - Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums) - Villa Caffarelli by bautisterias

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Rome - Rione X Campitelli - Campidoglio (Capitol) - Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums) - Villa Caffarelli

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Rome - Rione III Colonna - Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena by bautisterias

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Rome - Rione III Colonna - Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

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Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23663 by roba66

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Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23663

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos,



Der hohe, 116 Meter steil aufragende Felsen von Lindos, auf dem sich später die Akropolis erhob, bot sich den Bewohnern aller historischen Perioden wegen der natürlichen Gegebenheiten dafür an, hier ein Heiligtum mit religiöser Bedeutsamkeit und einen Zufluchtsort zu errichten. Wie in anderen griechischen Poleis auch, dürfte die Akropolis von Lindos zunächst eine Festung gewesen sein, in deren Sicherheit man anschließend Heiligtümer für wichtige Stadtgottheiten errichtete.

In mykenischer Zeit soll der Felsen noch mit Olivenbäumen bewachsen gewesen sein und erste Gebäude aus Holz beherbergt haben. Der Legende nach soll Danaos das Heiligtum der Athene Lindia gegründet haben. Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. soll Kleobulos das Heiligtum durch ein Gebäude aus Stein ersetzt haben. 392 v. Chr. hat ein Feuer den Tempel im Gipfelbereich schwer beschädigt oder zerstört, so dass er wieder errichtet werden musste. Im frühen 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. wurden das rechtwinkeligen Gebäude verstärkt und die beiden Seitenwände neu errichtet.

The high, 116-metre cliff of Lindos, on which the acropolis later rose, was an ideal place for the inhabitants of all historical periods to build a sanctuary with religious significance and a place of refuge due to the natural conditions. As in other Greek poleis, the acropolis of Lindos was probably initially a fortress, in the safety of which sanctuaries for important city deities were subsequently erected.

In Mycenaean times, the rock is said to have been overgrown with olive trees and to have housed the first wooden buildings. Legend has it that Danaos founded the sanctuary of Athena Lindia. In the middle of the 6th century BC, Cleobulus is said to have replaced the sanctuary with a stone building. In 392 BC, a fire severely damaged or destroyed the temple in the summit area, so that it had to be rebuilt. In the early 3rd century BC, the rectangular building was reinforced and the two side walls were rebuilt.

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23664 by roba66

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Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23664

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos,



Der hohe, 116 Meter steil aufragende Felsen von Lindos, auf dem sich später die Akropolis erhob, bot sich den Bewohnern aller historischen Perioden wegen der natürlichen Gegebenheiten dafür an, hier ein Heiligtum mit religiöser Bedeutsamkeit und einen Zufluchtsort zu errichten. Wie in anderen griechischen Poleis auch, dürfte die Akropolis von Lindos zunächst eine Festung gewesen sein, in deren Sicherheit man anschließend Heiligtümer für wichtige Stadtgottheiten errichtete.

In mykenischer Zeit soll der Felsen noch mit Olivenbäumen bewachsen gewesen sein und erste Gebäude aus Holz beherbergt haben. Der Legende nach soll Danaos das Heiligtum der Athene Lindia gegründet haben. Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. soll Kleobulos das Heiligtum durch ein Gebäude aus Stein ersetzt haben. 392 v. Chr. hat ein Feuer den Tempel im Gipfelbereich schwer beschädigt oder zerstört, so dass er wieder errichtet werden musste. Im frühen 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. wurden das rechtwinkeligen Gebäude verstärkt und die beiden Seitenwände neu errichtet.

The high, 116-metre cliff of Lindos, on which the acropolis later rose, was an ideal place for the inhabitants of all historical periods to build a sanctuary with religious significance and a place of refuge due to the natural conditions. As in other Greek poleis, the acropolis of Lindos was probably initially a fortress, in the safety of which sanctuaries for important city deities were subsequently erected.

In Mycenaean times, the rock is said to have been overgrown with olive trees and to have housed the first wooden buildings. Legend has it that Danaos founded the sanctuary of Athena Lindia. In the middle of the 6th century BC, Cleobulus is said to have replaced the sanctuary with a stone building. In 392 BC, a fire severely damaged or destroyed the temple in the summit area, so that it had to be rebuilt. In the early 3rd century BC, the rectangular building was reinforced and the two side walls were rebuilt.

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23665 by roba66

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Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23665

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos,



Der hohe, 116 Meter steil aufragende Felsen von Lindos, auf dem sich später die Akropolis erhob, bot sich den Bewohnern aller historischen Perioden wegen der natürlichen Gegebenheiten dafür an, hier ein Heiligtum mit religiöser Bedeutsamkeit und einen Zufluchtsort zu errichten. Wie in anderen griechischen Poleis auch, dürfte die Akropolis von Lindos zunächst eine Festung gewesen sein, in deren Sicherheit man anschließend Heiligtümer für wichtige Stadtgottheiten errichtete.

In mykenischer Zeit soll der Felsen noch mit Olivenbäumen bewachsen gewesen sein und erste Gebäude aus Holz beherbergt haben. Der Legende nach soll Danaos das Heiligtum der Athene Lindia gegründet haben. Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. soll Kleobulos das Heiligtum durch ein Gebäude aus Stein ersetzt haben. 392 v. Chr. hat ein Feuer den Tempel im Gipfelbereich schwer beschädigt oder zerstört, so dass er wieder errichtet werden musste. Im frühen 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. wurden das rechtwinkeligen Gebäude verstärkt und die beiden Seitenwände neu errichtet.

The high, 116-metre cliff of Lindos, on which the acropolis later rose, was an ideal place for the inhabitants of all historical periods to build a sanctuary with religious significance and a place of refuge due to the natural conditions. As in other Greek poleis, the acropolis of Lindos was probably initially a fortress, in the safety of which sanctuaries for important city deities were subsequently erected.

In Mycenaean times, the rock is said to have been overgrown with olive trees and to have housed the first wooden buildings. Legend has it that Danaos founded the sanctuary of Athena Lindia. In the middle of the 6th century BC, Cleobulus is said to have replaced the sanctuary with a stone building. In 392 BC, a fire severely damaged or destroyed the temple in the summit area, so that it had to be rebuilt. In the early 3rd century BC, the rectangular building was reinforced and the two side walls were rebuilt.

40-0582-9 GFR by mureseanu_976

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40-0582-9 GFR

Locomotiva izolata.

Light engine movement.

AZUGA, Prahova,
19.04.2025

Pont du Gard by Alan1954

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Pont du Gard

This aqueduct was built by the Romans to serve Nimes. It no longer is used for that but as an attraction. The size is clear from how small the people on it look.

Explore #205 11 June 2025

1075 - Pila Bautismal - Iglesia San Martín de Tours - Sacramenia (Segovia) - Spain.- by ELCABALLOALVARO

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1075 - Pila Bautismal - Iglesia San Martín de Tours - Sacramenia (Segovia) - Spain.-

Iglesia de San Martín de Tours en Sacramenia (Segovia) – Spain, es un edificio iniciado en estilo románico, con sucesivas modificaciones a lo largo de varios siglos que reducen actualmente el edificio a una sola nave y cabecera románica.
La verdadera joya románica es su gran pila bautismal datada en el siglo XIII, que parece ser que procede de la cercana iglesia de Santa Marina. La decoración muestra a un ángel con las alas abiertas y túnica que lleva en sus manos un sudario, decoración gallonada va dividiendo la copa y unas cabezas intercaladas aparecen entre ellas, completadas en la parte superior por una cenefa que rodea toda la circunferencia.
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The Church of San Martín de Tours in Sacramenia (Segovia) – Spain, is a building started in the Romanesque style, with successive modifications over several centuries that currently reduce the building to a single nave and Romanesque chancel.
The true Romanesque jewel is its large baptismal font dating from the 13th century, which seems to come from the nearby church of Santa Marina. The decoration shows an angel with open wings and a tunic carrying a shroud in his hands, a scalloped decoration divides the cup and some heads appear between them, completed at the top by a border that surrounds the entire circumference.

Twist by only lines

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Twist

Volubilis by only lines

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Volubilis

Fragment of a funerary relief with portraits of a young man and an elderly woman by Chapps.SL

Fragment of a funerary relief with portraits of a young man and an elderly woman

Upper corner of a marble funerary relief. Reliefs of this type were set into the outside walls of family mausolea, giving the impression of windows at which images of the deceased could be seen (they would also have been painted to seem more lifelike). Although it is broken below, enough of this relief is preserved to show that the man wears a cloak, perhaps a lacerna, and the woman wears what is probably a palla. The shared features of this pair suggest that they are mother and son. The woman's hairstyle is close to that worn by Faustina the Elder, who was empress from 138 CE until her death in 141.

Roman, early Antonine, 140-150 CE.

Met Museum, New York (18.145.47)

Fragmentary marble head of a young woman by Chapps.SL

Fragmentary marble head of a young woman

Fragment of a portrait head of a young woman. The forms of the face are delicate and nuanced. The mouth, with its full lips, appears slightly open, and the nose is highly individualized.

Roman, mid-Imperial, Antonine, ca. 138-161 CE.

9 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 in. (23.2 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm)

Met Museum, New York (11.212.5)

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23662 by roba66

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Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos, auf der antiken Akropolis, kurz vor Sonnenuntergang, 23662

Griechenland, Greece - Insel Rhodos, Lindos,

Der hohe, 116 Meter steil aufragende Felsen von Lindos, auf dem sich später die Akropolis erhob, bot sich den Bewohnern aller historischen Perioden wegen der natürlichen Gegebenheiten dafür an, hier ein Heiligtum mit religiöser Bedeutsamkeit und einen Zufluchtsort zu errichten. Wie in anderen griechischen Poleis auch, dürfte die Akropolis von Lindos zunächst eine Festung gewesen sein, in deren Sicherheit man anschließend Heiligtümer für wichtige Stadtgottheiten errichtete.
In mykenischer Zeit soll der Felsen noch mit Olivenbäumen bewachsen gewesen sein und erste Gebäude aus Holz beherbergt haben. Der Legende nach soll Danaos das Heiligtum der Athene Lindia gegründet haben. Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. soll Kleobulos das Heiligtum durch ein Gebäude aus Stein ersetzt haben. 392 v. Chr. hat ein Feuer den Tempel im Gipfelbereich schwer beschädigt oder zerstört, so dass er wieder errichtet werden musste. Im frühen 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. wurden das rechtwinkeligen Gebäude verstärkt und die beiden Seitenwände neu errichtet.
The high, 116-metre cliff of Lindos, on which the acropolis later rose, was an ideal place for the inhabitants of all historical periods to build a sanctuary with religious significance and a place of refuge due to the natural conditions. As in other Greek poleis, the acropolis of Lindos was probably initially a fortress, in the safety of which sanctuaries for important city deities were subsequently erected.
In Mycenaean times, the rock is said to have been overgrown with olive trees and to have housed the first wooden buildings. Legend has it that Danaos founded the sanctuary of Athena Lindia. In the middle of the 6th century BC, Cleobulus is said to have replaced the sanctuary with a stone building. In 392 BC, a fire severely damaged or destroyed the temple in the summit area, so that it had to be rebuilt. In the early 3rd century BC, the rectangular building was reinforced and the two side walls were rebuilt.

Antiquity by vat12

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Antiquity

an ancient Roman city