71470057 - Ruins of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC). Fars Province, Iran.71470056 - Ruins of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), with the rock cut tomb of king Artaxerxes III above. Persepolis, Iran.71470055 - Ruins of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC). Fars Province, Iran.71467043 - Naveta d'Es Tudon, megalithic chamber tomb (1130-820 BC), Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe71470060 - Human-headed winged bulls (Lamassu, protective deity) on the Gate of All Nations in Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71470051 - Huge stone bulls of the Unfinished Gate (aka Gate of the Army) in Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71470050 - Huge stone bulls of the Unfinished Gate (aka Gate of the Army) in Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71466532 - Ring of Brodgar, third largest stone circle ca. 2700 years BC, Orkney Island, Scotland, Europe 71470063 - Rock-cut tomb of Artaxerxes I, Achaemenid king of Persia (465–425 BC), in Naqsh-e Rostam Necropolis near Persepolis, Iran.71470054 - Relief of Persian and Median soldiers (the Medes are the ones with rounded caps) in Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71470053 - Pieces of fallen ancient columns in Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71470052 - Huge stone bull at the Northwestern gate of the Hundred Column Hall in Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), Iran.71467041 - Naveta d'Es Tudon, megalithic chamber tomb (1130-820 BC), Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe71470062 - Rock-cut tomb of Darius I the Great, Persian king (522-486 BC) of Achaemenid dynasty, in Naqsh-e Rostam Necropolis near Persepolis, Iran.71467042 - Naveta d'Es Tudon, megalithic chamber tomb (1130-820 BC), Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe71466531 - Ring of Brodgar, third largest stone circle ca. 2700 years BC, Orkney Island, Scotland, Europe 13991675 - Chopped wood stacked outside a log cabin in Yoho National Park,BC,Canada,British Columbia,Canada13898833 - The Milky Way arching over Emerald Lake and Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, BC. This was on June 6, 2016 and despite it being about 1:30 am, the sky, especially to the north at left, is still lit by blue twilight from the short solstice night.13897498 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13795945 - Oval Plaza, 160 Ionic Columns, Jerash, Jordan. Jerash came to power 300 BC to 100 AD and was a city through 600 AD. Not conquered until 1112 AD by Crusaders. Famous Trading Center. Most original Roman City in the Middle East.13776759 - BC ferry at twilight; Tsawassen, British Columbia, Canada13900204 - A vertical panorama of a 22° solar halo in the sky over the Natural Bridge and waterfall on the Kicking Horse River in Yoho National Park, BC, June 6, 2016. The day was quite hot but this shows that you can get haloes even on a hot summer day, as the ice crystal clouds causing the halo are high up and cold!13899998 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13899674 - The Sun setting into a pall of forest fire smoke over Alberta from fires in B.C. and elsewhere, on August 17, 2018. This shows the dimming and reddening of the Sun as it set, with it disappearing from view long before it reached the horizon.13899163 - The Sun setting into a pall of forest fire smoke over Alberta from fires in B.C. and elsewhere, on August 17, 2018. This shows the dimming and reddening of the Sun as it set, with it disappearing from view long before it reached the horizon.13899009 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13897425 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13991541 - Totem pole at U'Mista Cultural Center of the Kwakwaka'wakw people,Alert Bay on Cormorant Island,Queen Charlotte Strait,BC,Canada,British Columbia,Canada13897716 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13849306 - The Governor, Monument 77, from the Olmec ruins of La Venta. Preclassic Period (700-400 B.C.). La Venta Museum, Villahermosa, Mexico.13848889 - Stela of the King, Stela 2, from the Olmec ruins of La Venta. Preclassic Period (700-400 B.C.). La Venta Museum, Villahermosa, Mexico.13795949 - Rainbow over Deer stones with inscriptions, 1000 BC, Mongolia.13775718 - Canada Place, the cruise ship terminal in Burrard Inlet; Vancouver, BC, Canada14138140 - Hikers trek through the snow-covered mountains of Yoho National Park, BC, Canada; British Columbia, Canada13991536 - Totem pole at U'Mista Cultural Center of the Kwakwaka'wakw people,Alert Bay on Cormorant Island,Queen Charlotte Strait,BC,Canada,British Columbia,Canada13991359 - Whitewater rafting through the rapids of the Kicking Horse River in Yoho National Park,BC,Canada,British Columbia,Canada13900593 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13900488 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13900255 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13898581 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13898157 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13897569 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13897393 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13847655 - Monument 60, the Child Jaguar, from the Olmec ruins of Ixhuatlan, Veracruz. Preclassic Period (700-400 B.C.). La Venta Museum, Villahermosa, Mexico.13821190 - Giant goose-neck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) in the rare "red-lips" variant, found in the turbulent waters of the Nakwakto Rapids (Seymour Inlet, BC, Canada), known to feature the strongest currents in the world.13795846 - Central Iran, Persepolis, 6Th Century Bc Ancient City, Griffon Monument71448562 - Ireland, County Cork, Mizen Peninsula, Altar Wedge Tomb, 2500 BC13900043 - The Milky Way over the side pond at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, BC., from the bridge to the Lodge. Lights from the Lodge illuminate the trees. Perpetual twilight near solstice (I shot this JUne 6, 2016) lights the sky deep blue. Saturn is the bright object in haze shining through the trees at right.13899908 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13899585 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13898821 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13898306 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13846397 - Detail of Terracotta funerary krater. Greek, Attic, Geometric, ca. 725 B.C. Atributed to the Trachones Workshop.13844542 - Stela of the King, Stela 2, from the Olmec ruins of La Venta. Preclassic Period (700-400 B.C.). La Venta Museum, Villahermosa, Mexico.13797629 - Italy, Sicily, Enna Province, Centuripe. The ancient hill town of Centuripe in eastern Sicily. The town is pre-Roman, dating back to the 5th century BC.13795938 - Hadrian's Arch Gate Sun Ancient Roman City Jerash, Jordan. Jerash came to power 300 BC to 100 AD and was a city through 600 AD. Not conquered until 1112 AD by Crusaders. Famous Trading Center. Most original Roman City in the Middle East.13991674 - Guests enjoy a meal in the lodge dining room in Yoho National Park,BC,Canada,British Columbia,Canada13987347 - Ancient aqueduct thought to be built circa 1500 - 1000 BC,Cumbemayo,Cajamarca,Peru13899588 - Castro de Barona, Celtic settlement -1st century BC, Porto do Son, La Coruna province, Region of Galicia, Spain13846905 - Chamber of the Greco-Roman period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street. Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropitan Museum of Art in New York City. Lion felling a bull from a marble pediment. Greek Attic 525-500 b.c. Rogers Fundation, 194213797320 - Ancient boxers fresco, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. From Akrotiri Ruins, Santorini Island, Greece 16th Century BC13779858 - Moose crossing, warning sign, British Columbia interior, B.C., Canada13772991 - Djinn Blocks, Dating From 50 Bc To 50 Ad; Petra, Jordan13993337 - Long Beach,Pacific Rim Nat. Park,Vancouver Island,B.C. Canada13992881 - City skyline and False Creek in Vancouver,BC,Canada,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada13992684 - Downtown and Cambie Bridge From False Creek Vancouver,B.C.,Canada13992683 - Downtown and Cambie Bridge From False Creek Vancouver,B.C.,Canada13993336 - Person Running on Long Beach,Pacific Rim Nat. Park,Vancouver Island,B.C. Canada13772985 - Tombs In The Wadi Musa Area, Dates 50 Bc To 50 Ad; Petra, Jordan13992863 - City and docks along False Creek in Vancouver,BC,Canada,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada13992707 - Person Cycing at Lacarno Beach,Vancouver,BC,Canada14140149 - La Cueva rock shelter is an archeological site occupied from almost 5,000 BC, Dripping Springs Trail, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America, North America71421887 - Outer Siq Yellow Treasury Morning Petra, Jordan Petra, Jordan. Treasury built by the Nabataens in 100 BC. Yellow Canyon becomes rose red when sun goes. Reds are created by magnesium in sandstone.71412202 - Italy, Rome. Piazza del Popolo with Flaminio obelisk (3,200 yrs old), built in kingdom of Pharaohs Ramesses II and Merneptah (13th century BC). Left to right: Basilica di Santa Maria in Montesanto, Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.71411745 - Roman Ruins Temple of Juno Caelestis, 3rd Century b.C., Dougga Archaeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa14252713 - Olmec Colossal Head, 1200-600 BC, from San Lorenzo, Veracruz, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America71421888 - Ancient Roman Amphitheater, South Theater, Jerash, Jordan. Jerash came to power 300 BC to 100 AD and was a city through 600 AD. Not conquered until 1112 AD by Crusaders. Famous Trading Center. Most original Roman City in the Middle East.71421886 - Oval Plaza, 160 Ionic Columns, Jerash, Jordan. Jerash came to power 300 BC to 100 AD and was a city through 600 AD. Not conquered until 1112 AD by Crusaders. Famous Trading Center. Most original Roman City in the Middle East.14252710 - Urn dating from between 100 BC and 200 AD, from Tomb 77, Monte Alban, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America14252706 - Olmec Colossal Head, 1200-600 BC, from San Lorenzo, Veracruz, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America14249605 - The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th cntury BC, reaching its height in the 4th century BC, centre of the Carthaginian Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa14249604 - The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th cntury BC, reaching its height in the 4th century BC, centre of the Carthaginian Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa71421891 - Deer stones with inscriptions, 1000 BC, Mongolia.71411746 - Roman Ruins Temple of Juno Caelestis, 3rd Century b.C., Dougga Archaeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa71415897 - Discovery Island Lighthouse, Victoria, B.C. against Mt. Baker in Washington State71415896 - Discovery Island Lighthouse, Victoria, B.C. against Mt. Baker in Washington State14271348 - Naveta d'Es Tudon, megalithic chamber tomb, 1130-820 BC, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe14270644 - Relief, Partial King's List, Second Courtyard, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270643 - Reliefs, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270640 - Ramesses II in Battle, Reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270636 - Osiride Portico, Second Court, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270629 - Granite Head of Ramesses II in front of Osiris Statues, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14142335 - Evening, Pula Arena, Roman Amphitheater, constructed between 27 BC and 68 AD, Pula, Croatia, Europe14142301 - Arch of Sergii (Golden Gate), built 27 BC, Portarata Square, Old Town, Pula, Croatia, Europe71418529 - Nymphaeum Public Fountain, Ancient Roman City, Jerash, Jordan. Jerash came to power 300 BC to 100 AD and was a city through 600 AD. Famous Trading Center. Most original Roman City in the Middle East.14270647 - Statue of God Anubis, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270645 - Columns, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270641 - Reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa14270638 - Reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, Ramesseum, Memorial Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, 13th century BC, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africapage suivante
