| Country |
Location |
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| Albania |
Tirana |
Former residence of Enver Hoxha. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
The fort at Kruja dates from the 3rd century BC and was a 12th century Byzantine centre. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
The walls of Kruja fort. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
Kruja fort is set against spectacular mountains. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
Watchtower at the fort in Kruja. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
Ruined buildings at Kruja fort. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
Stone brick structure at Kruja fort. |
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| Albania |
Kruja Fort |
Mountain scenery at Kruja fort. |
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| Albania |
Eastern Albania |
One of the thousands of bunkers bult by the Comminist regime near Albania's borders. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Mangalem |
The Helveti Teqe is a 14th century meeting house for a Dervish sect, Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Mangalem |
The Sultan Mosque is attached to Helveti Teqe. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Mangalem |
The Helveti Teqe. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Mangalem |
Decoration on the external walls of the Batchelor's Mosque in Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The 14th century fortifications of the citadel in Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The walls of the hilltop Kalasa district of Berati. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The hilltop citadel district of Berati is called Kalasa. It is surrounded by a wall and is mainly Christian. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The iconostasis in the Dormiton of St Mary has lamps made from ostrich eggs. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
The Acropolis is the highest point of Kalasa. |
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| Albania |
Berati
Kalasa |
Buildings in the Acropolis, highest point in Kalasa, itself in a walled citadel. |
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| Albania |
Shkodra |
The hilltop fort at Lezha founded by Greeks in 385 BC. |
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| Albania |
Shkodra |
Rozafa fortress near Shkodra dates from the 4th century BC. |
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| Argentina |
San Ignacio Miní |
Detail from the gate of the ruined Jesuit mission of San Ignacio Miní, dating from 1632. |
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| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
The grave of Eva Peron at Recoleta Cemetary in Buenos Aires. |
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| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
The tomb of Carlos Gardel, a Tango singer who died in 1935.
Chacarita Cemetary is one of the largest in the world. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
 The 1932 Buick that belonged to King Al-Khalifa who died in 1992. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Gahfya, traditional Bahraini male caps. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Mixed pearls. Before the discovery of oil, pearl diving was the main source of income for Bahrain. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Diorama showing village women using date palms for baskets. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Diorama of a bread maker. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Ottoman coins minted at Basra between 1574 and 1623. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
A treatise on Islamic inheritance law made in 1433. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
A dictionary dating from the 16th century. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Bitumen coated beaker from the Sar burial site. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
A seal with bulls with human heads, deities from the Dilman period, 2nd millenium BC. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
"The Coffee Maker" by Yousif Qasim. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
"Man and Woman" by Karim al-Bosta. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Driving book from 1932. |
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| Bahrain |
Manama
National Museum |
Pearling permit issued in 1924. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Arad Fort |
Arad Fort was built by the Portuguese in the early 15th century. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Arad Fort |
Interior of Arad Fort showing the date palm timbers used in its construction. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Arad Fort |
Original cannon at Arad Fort. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
Entrance to the Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House, a restored traditional home. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
The central courtyard dominated by a wind tower. The lower level rooms are used in winter. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
Decorated archways lead to other courtyards and rooms. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
Carved wooden door and decorated stucco archways. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
Detail of an intricately carved wooden door. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
Entrance to a room on the upper level. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
A room on the upper level. These were used in summer. |
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| Bahrain |
Muharraq Island
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
One of the smaller side courtyards. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
Bahrain Fort is the largest in Bahrain and is surrounded by a moat. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
The fort was built by the Portuguese. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
Bahrain Fort dates from the 16th century. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
Arches inside the fort. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
The interior of the fort is at different levels. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
Former barack buildings. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
The fort guards the sea approaches to Bahrain. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
Excavations of an old palace dating from 2800 BC at Bahrain Fort. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
The excavated Dilman era palace with a Manama building boom in the distance. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort
Museum |
Traditional Gulf fishing boat. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort
Museum |
Bath-tub sarcophagus from the 1st millenium BC. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort
Museum |
Steles used on graves during the Greek period (330 BC to 630 AD). |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort
Museum |
Greek coins showing Hercules wearing a lion pelt. |
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| Bahrain |
Barbar Temple |
The Barbar Temple dates from the 3rd millenium BC and is dedicated to Enki, the god of wisdom. |
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| Bahrain |
Barbar Temple |
The Barbar Temple was later used as a place to worship the undersea springs around the isand. |
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| Bahrain |
Sar |
The settlement of Sar dates from the 2nd millenium BC. |
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| Bahrain |
Sar |
Roads connect houses at the Dilman settlement of Sar. |
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| Bahrain |
Sar |
Burial chambers at Sar. There are over 80,000 burial sites on the island of Bahrain. |
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| Bahrain |
Sar |
One of the many burial chambers at Sar. |
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| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
Lalbagh Fort (1678) in Dhaka. |
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| Bangladesh |
Pahapur |
The Somapuri Vihara is a 20m high 8th century Buddhist temple in Pahapur. |
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| Belize |
San Ignacio
Xunantunich |
The hilltop Mayan site of Xunantunich (dating from 900 AD) at San Ignacio. |
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| Bolivia |
Tiahuanaco |
Tiahuanaco, the capital of an empire that ruled the area between 600 and 1200 AD. |
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| Bolivia |
Toro Toro |
Fosils in the Toro Toro region at 3000m. |
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| Bolivia |
Lake Titicaca
Kalahuta Island |
1200 year old stone tombs on Kalahuta Island (Lake Titicaca). |
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| Brazil |
Olinda |
Portuguese style tiles on the walls of the Convent of San Fransisco (1585) in Olinda. |
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| Brazil |
Salvador |
The interior of the Church of San Fransisco in Salvador was carved by African slaves in 1723. Their own religions were banned so they carved figures with sad expressions. |
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| Brazil |
Salvador |
The fort of Santo Antonia (Salvador) was built on the spot where the first European, Amerigo Vespucci, arrived. The entire continent is named after him. |
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| Brazil |
Congonhas |
Isiah, one of the twelve prophets carved by Brazil's most famous sculptor in 1805 when he was crippled. At the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matisinhos in Congonhas. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The Church of St George is Sofia's oldest preserved building and was built in the 4th century by the Romans. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
The 6th century Church of St Sofia was built by Justinian and gives its name to the city. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Rila Monastery was founded in 927 AD.
The Nativity Church is set in a multi-cloistered irregularly shaped courtyard. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Detail of the church dome of Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
In the elegantly carved courtyard of Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
The four storey monks' quarters at Rila Monastery, which is set in forested mountains. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
View of the four level balconies of the monks' quarters at Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Rila Monastery is famous for its murals and its ceilings and walls are covered with them. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Mural from Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Wall mural in the nativity Church at Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Wall mural in Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Mural of scenes from heaven and hell, Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
The mural covered cloisters of Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Icons for sale at Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
Rila Monastery is set in the forested Rila Mountains. |
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| Bulgaria |
Rila Monastery |
The monks' quarters in Rila Monastery. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
Tsarevets (overlooking Veliko Tarnovo) is a medaeval fortress which used to be the capital of Bulgaria. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The main gate to Tsarevets fort with the Church of the Blessed Saviour at the highest point. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The fortifications at Tsarevets. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
Watchtower along the walls of the fort at Tsarevets. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The Royal Palace at Tsarevets. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
Part of the Royal Palace at Tsarevets which once covered an area of 4500 square metres. |
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