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high angle view to a castle ruin in the woods

high angle view to a castle ruin in the woods

Rome ruins in Antalya

Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey. Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey

The Roman ruins

The Roman ruins in Amman city. Jordan.

Bridge entrance to thai temple at Ayuthaya,Thailand. Bridge entrance to thai temple at Ayuthaya,Thailand

The Roman ruins

The Roman ruins in Amman city. Jordan.

The Roman ruins

The Roman ruins in Amman city. Jordan.

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

Wall of castle in Alexandria, Egypt

The ruin of the ancient castle Hammershus in the north of Bornholm, Denmark

The ruin of the ancient castle Hammershus in the north of Bornholm, Denmark

Bayon face, Angkor wat, Combodia

Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex. Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex.

Siam older palace ayutthaya Thailand

coastline view from the ruin of the ancient castle Hammershus in the north of Bornholm, Denmark

coastline view from the ruin of the ancient castle Hammershus in the north of Bornholm, Denmark

Ruins of Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey.

Ruins of Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey.

Rome ruins in Antalya

Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey. Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey

Ancient pagoda in Ayutthaya Thailand

Ancient ruinous pagoda at temple in Ayutthaya Thailand. Ancient ruinous pagoda at temple in Ayutthaya Thailand

Antonine Nymphaeum fountain , Sagalassos famous touristic place

Antonine Nymphaeum fountain , Sagalassos famous touristic place

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

The Roman ruins

The Roman ruins in Amman city. Jordan.

Ancient rock monument Axum

Ancient rock monument Axum

Angkor Wat Temple, Siem reap, Cambodia.

Ancient buddhist khmer temple in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Ancient buddhist khmer temple in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

An ancient temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Public multi seat toilet marble stone and rock at spectacular antique ruins in Ephesus at Selcuk Izmir, Turkey. Historical Ancient

Public multi seat toilet marble stone and rock at spectacular antique ruins in Ephesus at Selcuk Izmir, Turkey. Historical Ancient

Ruins of fortification

Ruins of fortification

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain.

Medieval tombs in City of Dead near Eltyulbyu, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia

Tombs at medieval cemetery of ancient Alans near the village of Eltyulbyu. Northern Caucasus, Russia. Tombs at medieval cemetery of ancient Alans near the village of Eltyulbyu. Northern Caucasus, Russia.

Jupiter temple, Roman ruins of Baalbek Acropolis, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Ruins of Ancient city Hierapolis. Pamukkale.

Ruins of Ancient city Hierapolis. Pamukkale.

Rock-cut tombs in Myra

Rock-cut tombs in Myra

Ancient temple in Ayutthaya Thailand

Ancient ruinous temple on frame in Ayutthaya Thailand. Ancient ruinous temple on frame in Ayutthaya Thailand

Ancient fortress

Ancient fortress in Sudak (Crimea)

Ancient stairway to heaven

Ancient stairway to heaven, Turkey

Image of the ancient Angkor Wat, the UNESCO's World Heritage Site at Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Castle Ruin on the rock. Castle Ruin on the rock

Amphitheater in Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey.

Amphitheater in Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey.

Rome ruins in Phaselis

Very old Romes ruins Phaselis in Kemer , Turkey. Very old Romes ruins Phaselis in Kemer , Turkey

Wall of castle in Alexandria, Egypt

Ancient ruin of the Ta Phrom temple, Angkor Wat Cambodia

Ancient ruin of the Ta Phrom temple, Angkor Wat Cambodia

Rome ruins in Antalya

Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey. Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey

Amphitheater in hierapolis, Pamukkale - Turkey.

Amphitheater in ancient city Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey. Amphitheater in ancient city Hierapolis. Pamukkale, Turkey.

Rome ruins in Antalya

Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey. Very old Romes ruins inside the city if Antalya in Turkey

Ruined medieval castle and still river in Montenegro. Hills covered with woods and blue misty mountain range on the background. Ruined medieval castle and still river in Montenegro. Hills covered with woods and blue misty mountain range on the background

Boulders with a carved figure of the ancient cit

Boulders with a carved figure of the ancient cit

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

The famous ancient aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

Ancient ruins on the seaside

Bayon face, Angkor wat, Combodia

Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex. Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex.

Ruin Turkey ancient old architecture amphitheatre amphitheater Hierapolis greek antique Pamukkale turkish theater Anatolia Denizli

Ruin Turkey ancient old architecture amphitheatre amphitheater Hierapolis greek antique Pamukkale turkish theater Anatolia Denizli

Bayon face, Angkor wat, Combodia

Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex. Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex.

Bayon face, Angkor wat, Combodia

Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex. Bayon castle one famous place in Angkor wat complex.

A view on the Treasury, the most important historic structure in archaeological site of Petra in Jordan. A view on the Treasury, the most important historic structure in archaeological site of Petra in Jordan.

Ruins of fortification

Ruins of fortification

Ancient temple in Ayutthaya Thailand

Ancient ruinous temple in Ayutthaya Thailand, bird eye view. Ancient ruinous temple in Ayutthaya Thailand, bird eye view

Stones and Peace

A large and peaceful face is carved into the mighty temple of Bayon, Cambodia. A large and peaceful face is carved into the mighty temple of Bayon, Cambodia.

Ancient ruins of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.

Ancient ruins of Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey.

Antonine Nymphaeum fountain , Sagalassos famous touristic place

Antonine Nymphaeum fountain , Sagalassos famous touristic place

Rome ruins in Phaselis

Very old Romes ruins Phaselis in Kemer , Turkey. Very old Romes ruins Phaselis in Kemer , Turkey

The ruin of a famous ancient rock structure

The ruins of an ancient Historic rock structure from South India. The ruins of an ancient Historic rock structure from South India

Buddhist Stupa that was used in the past in Thailand.

Ruines of ancient city Hierapolis Turkey

Ruines of ancient city Hierapolis Turkey

Textures of Petra

Ancient drain in montains Petry. Ancient drain in montains Petry

Buddhist Statue

One of the statue at ancient temple of Cambodia. One of the statue at ancient temple of Cambodia

Banteay Srei Temple

Banteay Srei Temple at Angkor Siem Reap Cambodia

Piazza Chiesa San Giusseppe-Taormina-Sicilia-Italy - Creative Commons by gnuckx

www.meimanrensheng.com/ www.livingalifeincolour.com/ www.travelagenda.nl/ www.travelagenda.nl/nieuws/koffietijdkiekjes/koffietijd-k... To see more ... www.flickr.com/photos/gnuckx Taormina Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina, Greek: Ταυρομένιον - Tauromenion, Latin Tauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south. Contemporary age In the late 19th century Taormina gained further prominence as the place where Wilhelm von Gloeden worked most of his life as a photographer of predominantly male nudes. Also credited for making Taormina popular was Otto Geleng, best known in his hometown of Berlin for his fine paintings, which he composed and painted in Italy but exhibited in Germany. What distinguishes Geleng, however, is his choice to depict the more southern regions where he captured the spectacular views and light of Sicily. He often painted the area's Greek colonial ruins, including Taormina. Taormina's first important tourist was Johann Wolfgang Goethe who dedicated exalting pages to the city in his book entitled "Journey to Italy," but perhaps it was Geleng’s views that made its beauty talked about throughout Europe and turned the site into a famous tourist center. The artist arrived in Sicily at the age of 20 in search of new subjects for his paintings. On his way through Taormina he was so enamoured by the landscape that he decided to stop for part of the winter. Geleng began to paint everything that Taormina offered: ruins, sea, mountains, none of which were familiar to the rest of Europe. When his paintings were later exhibited in Berlin and Paris, many critics accused Geleng of having an ‘unbridled imagination’. At that, Geleng challenged them all to go to Taormina with him, promising that he would pay everyone's expenses if he were not telling the truth. During the early 20th century the town became a colony of expatriate artists, writers, and intellectuals. D. H. Lawrence stayed here at the Fontana Vecchia from 1920 to 1922, and wrote a number of his poems, novels, short stories, and essays, and a travel book, Sea and Sardinia. Charles Webster Leadbeater, the theosophical author, found out that Taormina had the right magnetics fields for Jiddu Krishnamurti to develop his talents, so the young Krishnamurti dwelt here from time to time. Halldór Laxness, the Icelandic author, worked here on the first modern Icelandic novel, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír. By this time Taormina had become "a polite synonym for Sodom" as Harold Acton described it. Later, however, after the Second World War Acton was visiting Taormina with Evelyn Waugh and, coming upon a board advertising “Ye Olde English Teas” he sighed and commented that Taormina 'was now quite as boring as Bournemouth'. Archaeology The present town of Taormina occupies the ancient site, on a lofty hill which forms the last projecting point of the mountain ridge that extends along the coast from Cape Pelorus to this point. The site of the old town is about 300 m above the sea, while a very steep and almost isolated rock, crowned by a Saracen castle, rises about 150 m higher: this is undoubtedly the site of the ancient Arx or citadel, the inaccessible position of which is repeatedly alluded to by ancient writers. Portions of the ancient walls may be traced at intervals all round the brow of the hill, the whole of the summit of which was evidently occupied by the ancient city. Numerous fragments of ancient buildings are scattered over its whole surface, including extensive reservoirs of water, sepulchres, tesselated pavements, etc., and the remains of a spacious edifice, commonly called a Naumachia, but the real destination of which it is difficult to determine. The Teatro Greco ("Greek theatre"). But by far the most remarkable monument remaining at Taormina is the ancient theatre (the teatro greco, or "Greek theatre"), which is one of the most celebrated ruins in Sicily, on account both of its remarkable preservation and of the surpassing beauty of its situation. It is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The greater part of the original seats have disappeared, but the wall which surrounded the whole cavea is preserved, and the proscenium with the back wall of the scena and its appendages, of which only traces remain in most ancient theatres, are here preserved in singular integrity, and contribute much to the picturesque effect, as well as to the interest, of the ruin. From the fragments of architectural decorations still extant we learn that it was of the Corinthian order, and richly ornamented. Some portions of a temple are also visible, converted into the church of San Pancrazio, but the edifice is of small size. taormina rainbow messina bougainvillea basil basilico hotel san domenico giardini naxos etna volcano vulcano island isola sicilia sicily italia italy sea sun landscape free europe wallpaper michael micky castielli resolution vacation holiday travel flight creativecommons creative commons zero CC0 cc0 CC cc panoramio flickr googleearth maps geotagged gnu gimp wikimedia. www.meimanrensheng.com/ www.livingalifeincolour.com/ www.travelagenda.nl/ www.travelagenda.nl/nieuws/koffietijdkiekjes/koffietijd-k... To see more ... www.flickr.com/photos/gnuckx Taormina Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina, Greek: Ταυρομένιον - Tauromenion, Latin Tauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south. Contemporary age In the late 19th century Taormina gained further prominence as the place where Wilhelm von Gloeden worked most of his life as a photographer of predominantly male nudes. Also credited for making Taormina popular was Otto Geleng, best known in his hometown of Berlin for his fine paintings, which he composed and painted in Italy but exhibited in Germany. What distinguishes Geleng, however, is his choice to depict the more southern regions where he captured the spectacular views and light of Sicily. He often painted the area's Greek colonial ruins, including Taormina. Taormina's first important tourist was Johann Wolfgang Goethe who dedicated exalting pages to the city in his book entitled "Journey to Italy," but perhaps it was Geleng’s views that made its beauty talked about throughout Europe and turned the site into a famous tourist center. The artist arrived in Sicily at the age of 20 in search of new subjects for his paintings. On his way through Taormina he was so enamoured by the landscape that he decided to stop for part of the winter. Geleng began to paint everything that Taormina offered: ruins, sea, mountains, none of which were familiar to the rest of Europe. When his paintings were later exhibited in Berlin and Paris, many critics accused Geleng of having an ‘unbridled imagination’. At that, Geleng challenged them all to go to Taormina with him, promising that he would pay everyone's expenses if he were not telling the truth. During the early 20th century the town became a colony of expatriate artists, writers, and intellectuals. D. H. Lawrence stayed here at the Fontana Vecchia from 1920 to 1922, and wrote a number of his poems, novels, short stories, and essays, and a travel book, Sea and Sardinia. Charles Webster Leadbeater, the theosophical author, found out that Taormina had the right magnetics fields for Jiddu Krishnamurti to develop his talents, so the young Krishnamurti dwelt here from time to time. Halldór Laxness, the Icelandic author, worked here on the first modern Icelandic novel, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír. By this time Taormina had become "a polite synonym for Sodom" as Harold Acton described it. Later, however, after the Second World War Acton was visiting Taormina with Evelyn Waugh and, coming upon a board advertising “Ye Olde English Teas” he sighed and commented that Taormina 'was now quite as boring as Bournemouth'. Archaeology The present town of Taormina occupies the ancient site, on a lofty hill which forms the last projecting point of the mountain ridge that extends along the coast from Cape Pelorus to this point. The site of the old town is about 300 m above the sea, while a very steep and almost isolated rock, crowned by a Saracen castle, rises about 150 m higher: this is undoubtedly the site of the ancient Arx or citadel, the inaccessible position of which is repeatedly alluded to by ancient writers. Portions of the ancient walls may be traced at intervals all round the brow of the hill, the whole of the summit of which was evidently occupied by the ancient city. Numerous fragments of ancient buildings are scattered over its whole surface, including extensive reservoirs of water, sepulchres, tesselated pavements, etc., and the remains of a spacious edifice, commonly called a Naumachia, but the real destination of which it is difficult to determine. The Teatro Greco ("Greek theatre"). But by far the most remarkable monument remaining at Taormina is the ancient theatre (the teatro greco, or "Greek theatre"), which is one of the most celebrated ruins in Sicily, on account both of its remarkable preservation and of the surpassing beauty of its situation. It is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 109 metres (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The greater part of the original seats have disappeared, but the wall which surrounded the whole cavea is preserved, and the proscenium with the back wall of the scena and its appendages, of which only traces remain in most ancient theatres, are here preserved in singular integrity, and contribute much to the picturesque effect, as well as to the interest, of the ruin. From the fragments of architectural decorations still extant we learn that it was of the Corinthian order, and richly ornamented. Some portions of a temple are also visible, converted into the church of San Pancrazio, but the edifice is of small size. taormina rainbow messina bougainvillea basil basilico hotel san domenico giardini naxos etna volcano vulcano island isola sicilia sicily italia italy sea sun landscape free europe wallpaper michael micky castielli resolution vacation holiday travel flight creativecommons creative commons zero CC0 cc0 CC cc panoramio flickr googleearth maps geotagged gnu gimp wikimedia

The Roman ruins

The Roman ruins in Amman city. Jordan.

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