Rhinos of antiquity
Through the arches
Place Royale
Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Victiores
Keep out
Cabinet 3
Mosaic floor
Medieval meets modern life
Cabinet 1
Cabinet 2
Mosaic floor
Relics of the past
Detail of a stone wall in Delos
Still standing
Medieval courtyard with laundry (Explored)
Chagall's last rest
Symphony in stone
Ruins of the Temple of Hera
Mykonos Windmill
Roman construction (Explored)
Medieval balcony
Ancient arch in the basement
Basement Stonework
Medieval tympanum
Cathedral of St. Lawrence
Stone face
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
Details from the Cathedral
Iglesia de Balbanera
Early facade
The door of the puma
Incan Stonework
Incan walls
Incan stones
Entering Machu Picchu
I'm not moving
Huayna Picchu
Mountain abodes
Incan Terraces
The Sunday Challenge - Machu Picchu (Explored)
I'm thinking
Ancient factories and farming terraces (Explored)
One man - Ten thousand stones
Vertical shot of Machu Picchu
Horizontal shot of Machu Picchu
Doorway to the Incas
Temple walls
Denizen of the Andes (Explored)
Andean parade
Temple of the Sun
View from the boulders (Explored)
Steep terraces
Thick walls
Fifteenth Century Factory Zone
Nature's lawn mower (Explored)
Temple Interior
The Watchman's Hut
Rugged terrain
Morning in Machu Picchu
View of Huayna Picchu
City in the clouds
Ruins in the clouds (Explored)
Taming the mountain
Curious
Quite a figure for 1000 years old
Romance in the shadows
Passion
Interior of the temple
Sitting pretty
The guardians
Corners
Intarsia in red
Entering the Taj Mahal Complex
Back through time
Intarsia
Reflections in the fog
In combat for eternity
Gaitor Memorial
The original smiley face?
Grand door of the Cathedral
Not your average stone wall
The door to the fog
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Ancient pediment
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi, India
Through the arch
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
The wall
Wall carving at Chichen Itza
Temple of Kukulkan
Imperial City
Guardian lion
Protected by the Elephants
Bamteay Srei
The guardians
Twins
Temple guardians
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These Hindu temple carvings are in fantastic condition, considering that they are over 1000 years old. Khajuraho was a capital of the Chandela kings from the 9th to the 11th century. During that period, approximately 85 temples were constructed there of which almost 20 remain in good to excellent condition. Khajuraho continued its religious importance until the 14th century but was afterwards largely forgotten and was overgrown by forests. Its remoteness probably saved it from the desecration of human images that Muslim conquerors traditiaonally inflicted on Hindu monuments. In 1838, British army captain, T.S. Burt, "discovered" the temples during a day trip. Burt' immediately recognized the historical value of the temples even though his Victorian sensibilities were shocked by the explicit and erotic sculptures that covered the walls of the temples.
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