Architecture and built environment (7142 Subjects)
View of Tabarka, Tunisia.
View of Tunis, Tunisia.
View of Oran, Algeria.
View of the rock of Gibraltar.
View of Tripoli, Libya.
View of Tangier, Morocco.
View of Ceuta, Spanish exclave and today autonomous city at the coast of Northern Africa.
View of Algiers.
View of Safi, Morocco.
View of Alexandria, Egypt.
View of Tripoli, Lebanon.
View of Jerusalem A. House of Pontius Pilate. B. Dome of the Rock, mosque built at the site of Solomon's Temple. C. Ecce Homo arch.
View of Jerusalem, with some of the major pilgrim sites, among which the putative house of Caiaphas (A), the Dome of the Rock (B), Mount Olive (E), and the house in which Judas Iskariot stayed, according to tradition. However, the Holy Sepulchre is not shown.
View of Bethlehem and surrounding area, with some of the major pilgrim sites, among which the monastery of Prophet Elias (B). The Basilica of the Nativity, however, is not shown.
View of the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem, with some of the main pilgrim sites: The Church of Pater Noster (Eleona Basilica) and the chapel of the Ascension(A). The church of the Dormition of the Virgin (K). The Tomb of Absalom (M).
View of the mountains of Judaea, with the monastery of Saint John the Baptist, at the site where the Saint was born in Ein Karem village (A). The House of Elizabeth and Zechariah in Ein Karem village (C).
View of Antioch (Antakya), Asia Minor. Part of the walls of Saint Peter's church (B) as well as the castle of the Crusaders or Bagras castle.
View of the city of Mamre, or Terebinth, Palestine. According to one tradition, this is the site where David overcame Goliath. In the foreground, caravan of Ottoman merchants.
View of Aleppo, Syria. Ottoman caravan in the foreground.
View of Ramla, Israel, with some of the main sights of the city. G. Ruins of aqueduct, probably of the Roman period. A. Monastery of Saint George. B. The White Mosque, built in the Ummayad era; in the 16th and 17th centuries it was believed that this was initially a church dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Nablus. D. The house of the province governor.
View of the Holy Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. On the left, a caravan of pilgrims arrives from Istanbul.
View of Mar Elias monastery on the route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
The courtyard of Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Gondolas and ships at the lagoon of Venice.
The ship on which the author sailed the Mediterranean approaches the port of Famagusta.
Composition of Egyptian monuments seen by the author during his tour of Egypt, possibly inspired from Giza necropolis.
The Colossus of Rhodes.
The ship on which the author sailed the Mediterranean approaches the port of Famagusta.
Composition of Egyptian monuments seen by the author during his tour of Egypt, possibly inspired from Giza necropolis.
The Colossus of Rhodes.