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The ruins of Karum (known today at Kültepe in central Turkey), the capital trading centre of the Assyrian merchants in Anatolia in the first quarter of the 2nd millennium BCE. This period was called the “Assyrian Trading Colonies Period“.

The ruins of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, constructed for King Mausolus during the mid-4th century BC at Halicarnassus in Caria.

Ruins of the Roman Forum in Aquileia, Italy.

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...

Ruins at Agarak in what is modern Armenia. This archaeological site was inhabited by people for thousands of years through the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Urartian period.

The ruins of Taga Castle, in Tagajō, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The oldest monumentary inscription from Taga Castle dates to 724 CE, but new fortifications were built on the site in later centuries. Taga Castle was subject to human conflict...

The ruins of the Great Church at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset. The church was constructed during the 12th and early 13th centuries CE after a fire ruined the Old Church in 1184 CE.

In this picture, one sees the 11th-century CE Vahramashen Church framed by the ruins of the Amberd Fortress, which was first constructed in the 7th century CE. Both structures are typical of medieval Armenian architecture, and they lie at...

A collection of photos of Windsor Ruins near Port Gibson, Mississippi.

A depiction of the President's House (or White House) in the aftermath of the burning of Washington on 24 August 1814. Watercolor on paper, by George Munger, c. 1814. White House, Washington, D.C.