The 4,000 year old city of Palmyra, Syria is rediscovered
The ruined citadel of Koshoy Korgon, is located just outside of the village of Kara-Suu. Not much is known about this fortress (at least according to my guidebooks, anyway) but it dates from roughly the 10th century, and was probably Karakhanid.
Seeing the Historical Side of England
Jerash is one of the best preserved Roman cities outside of Italy
The towering columns in one of the temples of Jerash
An overview of the ruined city, with the large oval forum in the foreground and the main colonnaded street disappearing into the distance
Portovenere (sometimes, in English, Porto Venere) is a small town located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Portovenere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto.
Navaho Nation. Arizona 2006
One of the most magnificant buildings in the world... sitting atop the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, the Parthenon still stand proudly after passing well over 2000 years of history.