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The ruins of Teishebaini (aka Tesebaini, near modern Yerevan in Armenia) which was an important fortress city of the Urartu civilization. Founded in the reign of king Rusa II (r. c. 685-645 BCE) and abandoned c. 590 BCE.

Arates Monastery in Armenia is built on top of a hill and overlooks the Arates tributary of the Yeghegis River. The monastery's name came from the combination of “ari” ("come" in Armenian) and “tes” ("see" in Armenian). The group of half-ruined...

Arates Monastery in Armenia is built on top of a hill and overlooks the Arates tributary of the Yeghegis River. The monastery's name came from the combination of “ari” ("come" in Armenian) and “tes” ("see" in Armenian). It is likely that...

A July 1941 photograph showing the ruins of Minsk following the battle of Białystok-Minsk in Jun-Jul 1941 during Operation Barbarossa of the Second World War (1939-45). In the battle, the USSR's Red Army was defeated by Axis forces. (German...

Agarak is an important archaeological site located in Armenia. It dates from the early Bronze Age, and excavations at the site have revealed large quantities of ceramic fragments and statuettes.

The village of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Seen from the graveyard surrounding the ruins of the 1470 CE Killilagh Church. The graveyard is still in use and is tended by the people of the village who also maintain the church ruins.

Harappa Ruins, Punjab, Pakistan, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, 2600-1300 BCE.

Ancient ruins of Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel.

The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Caria (now Bodrum in Turkey), constructed for King Maussollos during the mid-4th century BCE. Its construction was so beautiful and unique that it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient...

Ruins of Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Empire under the reign of Darius I (r. 522-486 BCE) and his successors.