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Kallanka, Machu Picchu
Examples of the kallanka buildings at Machu Picchu which were used for administrative purposes. They were built using finely carved granite blocks which were carefully fitted together and then finished to give a smooth surface. There are...
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Intihuatana Stone, Machu Picchu
The Intihuatana Stone or 'Hitching Post of the Sun' at Machu Picchu in the High Andes. The stone was used by Inca priests for astronomical observations, especially of the sun. In ceremonies during the solstices the priests symbollically tied...
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Map of Machu Picchu
A map of Machu Picchu, the Inca site in the high Andes in the Urubamba Valley. The settlement was founded by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui in c. 1450 CE. Typical of Inca architecture, the settlement follows the contours of the natural topography.
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Nymphaeum, Sagalassos
The restored Antonine Nymphaeum, erected c. 160-180 CE. (Sagalassos, Turkey)
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Stage, Roman Theatre, Aspendos
The Roman theatre of Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the Roman world. The theatre was built in the period 161 - 169 CE during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The cavea is semicircular in shape and divided in two by a large...
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Roman Theatre, Aspendos
The Roman theatre of Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the Roman world.
The theatre was built in the period 161 - 169 CE during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. (Aspendos, Turkey)
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Domus Aurea
One of the vaulted rooms in Nero's golden House, also known as the Domus Aurea. Built following the fire which devastated parts of central Rome in 64 CE the palace was a vast complex of banquet halls and courtyards. The statue is of a Muse...
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Machu Picchu Aerial View
The Inca site of Machu Picchu built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438-71 CE). Fortress, sanctuary, and once home to around 1,000 residents, the site is perched in the high Andes above the river Urubamba.
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Mixoparthenos
The Mixoparthenos (half-maiden), is a hybrid creature with a double fish-tail from the Black Sea. The limestone sculpture dates back to the 1st-2nd century CE and comes from Panticapaeum in Taurica (Crimea, Ukraine). In Herodotus'...
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Roman Gladiator Mosaic
3rd century CE Roman floor mosaic depicting a retiarius armed with trident and dagger fighting against a secutor. From the Roman villa in Nennig, Germany.
