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Boats outside a cafe on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. Vintage halftone photo circa late 19th century.
Inside of Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The building complex consist of many parts. There is a small canal in the middle of a square. Many people visiting the touristic spot. Air pollution.
Sindh, Thatta - February 04, 2023: Panormaic view Tomb of Baqi Baig Thatta Makli necropolis Sindh Pakistan
Perspolis, Iran- May 26, 2010: Iran is a somehow mysterious country in people' eye but a desirable travel destination for its long history. Persepolis, 60km north to Shiraz, was once the ceremonial capital of the great Persian empire of the Achaemenid kings. Persepolis is a mirror of the magnificent ancient history and culture of Iran. Here is the remains of the anicent Imperial Palace in Perspolis.
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
Royal Tombs, Petra, Jordan
General view of the Northern Cemetery, part of the City of the Dead in Cairo, Egypt
he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
Mada'in Saleh is an archaeological site located in the region of Al Madinah, western Saudi Arabia. A majority of the remaining tombs date from the Nabatean kingdom. The site constitutes the kingdom's southernmost and largest settlement after the capital Petra.
Uplistsikhe (literally, \
Takhat Bahi, an archaeological site near Mardan, is an ancient Buddhist Monastory, which dates back to first century BC. It is well preserved and declared as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. its visit gives a glimpse into the great Gandhara Civilisation.
Isfahan, Iran- May 6, 2010: Iran is a somehow mysterious country in people' eye but a desirable travel destination for its long history. Isfahan is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. It was the splendid capital of the Seljuq and Safavid dynasties, and was once one of the largest and most important cities in Central Asia. One old sayings comes \
Historic Architecture Madrasas in Mardin, Turkey
Remnants of two columns at Petra which  is a famous archaeological site in Jordan's southwestern desert. Dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom - famous for it's rock cut-architecture, and is a UNESCO world heritage sight. It is Jordan's most visited tourist site.
The Ancestral Temple(Taimiao), Beijing, China. Beijing labor people's Cultural Palace. Chinese translation of plaque: the Ancestral Temple(Taimiao)
Ruins of buildings in the center of Bukhara. UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ruins and Basgo Monastery surrounded with stones and rocks , Ladakh
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Sindh, Pakistan - February 04,2023: Beautiful mughal era carved sandstone tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan II in UNESCO listed Makli necropolis, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan
Kholm / Khulm / Tashqurghan, Balkh province, Afghanistan: façade of the Jahan Nama Palace, built in the Indian colonial style in the late 19th century by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan (the 'Iron Emir', he is referred to by some Afghans as the \
Baalbek temple complex in Lebanon. Massive Roman ruins. Impressive columns and stone walls
The Forbidden City with Snow - Beijing, China
Yuhan Monastery in Mardin, Turkey
The Apakh Hoja Mazar (the Fragrant Concubine Tomb) is in Aizrete Village, it is 5 km far away from Kashgar. It was built in 1640, The Apakh Hoja Mazar is an Islamic Hoja (sages’ descendents) mausoleum with the biggest scale and great influence in the territory of Xinjiang. The legend goes that fragrant concubine of the emperor Qianlong during the Qing Dynasty was buried here, thus the structure is also called Fragrant Concubine’s Tomb.
Palmyra, Syria- 28 November 2008: Ruins of Palmyra city, Syrian deesert. Dating back to the Neolithic era, the city of Palmyra, was a strategically located oasis first attested in the early second millennium BC as a caravan stop for travelers crossing the Syrian Desert. Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the annals of the Assyrian kings, Palmyra was subsequently incorporated into the Seleucid Empire, followed by the Roman Empire which brought it great prosperity. It is saddening that its present Roman ruins, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site, have come to be endangered in the 21st century by regional military and political strife.
Qufu, Shandong, China- December 11, 2022: Qufu is the hometown of the greatest thinker Confucius. The Mansion, Temple and  Cemetery of  Confucius is World Culture Heritage certified by UNESCO. Here is the aerial view  of the Temple of Confucius.
Derawar, Pakistan - 26 Mar 2021: Derawar fort in Ahmadpur East Tehsil, Punjab province, Pakistan
Antique Egypt Photograph: The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1893. Source: Original edition from my own archives. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.
Aerial view of Forbidden City (Palace Museum) and Beijing cityscape seen from the Jingshan park in Beijing, China on 20 April 2024
Al-Qarah, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa Oasis, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: hoodoo lined gorge leading to Al-Nashab cave, Al-Qarah mountain / Jabal Al-Qarah / Al-shaba'an mountain, UNESCO world heritage site
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