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PMR-D11448 Greece, Island of Corfu, summit of Mount Pantokrator (914 metres): entrance and belltower to the Orthodox monastery of Ypsilou Pantokratora, with the base of the 86-metre-high antenna in the background. Keywords: archway, church, highest, Ionian Islands, isolated, transmission mast
PMR-D7534 Morocco, Telouet: the Palace of Glaoui on the caravan route from the Sahara to Marakesh over the High Atlas Mountains was the home of the wealthy Glaoui family. Built in the 1860s and extended in the early 20th century, no cost was spared on the interior decoration. It lies at 1800 metres a.s.l. near the Berber village of Telouet. Intricate "stalactite" stucco decoration over the archways. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, architecture, culture, national heritage, historic, artistic
PMR-D7531 Morocco, Telouet: the Palace of Glaoui on the caravan route from the Sahara to Marakesh over the High Atlas Mountains was the home of the wealthy Glaoui family. Built in the 1860s and extended in the early 20th century, no cost was spared on the interior decoration. It lies at 1800 metres a.s.l. near the Berber village of Telouet. Intricate "stalactite" stucco decoration over the archways. Keywords: Africa, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, architecture, culture, national heritage, historic, artistic
PMR-D6454 England, Sussex, Nymans Gardens (National Trust): herbacious borders in the Wall Garden through a clematis-bedecked archway. Keywords: picturesque, culture, colourful, botanical, flowers, shrubs, landscape
PMR-D6288 Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Nördlingen: the Reimlinger Tor, the southern town gate, is the oldest of the town's gates, dating from the early 14th century. It guarded the trade route to Augsburg. The town's coat of arms is emblazoned above the archway. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D5264 Uzbekistan, Samarkand: Gur-i Amir, the mausoleum of Timur (Tamerlaine) who was buried here in 1405. It was later used as a family mausoleum. View of facade, iwan and cupola, from an archway opposite. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, tiles, majolica, faience, glazed, ornamentation, intricate
PMR-D5147 Uzbekistan, Bukhara: facade and iwan of the Po-i-Kalyan Mosque, completed in 1514 and surmounted by a large blue tiled dome. View through archway on the opposite side of the courtyard. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, UNESCO
PMR347-05 India, Rajasthan, Jaipur: capital city of Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, and is known as "the pink city of India". Inside the City Palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur: an ornate marble archway flanked by marble elephants. Two of the smartly dressed retainers in the background. Keywords: architecture, culture, historic, colourful, heritage
PMR347-04 India, Rajasthan, Jaipur: capital city of Rajasthan, was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, and is known as "the pink city of India". Inside the City Palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur: an ornate marble archway flanked by marble elephants. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage
PMR-D3037 Cyprus, Limassol: pedestrian zone, part of the new marina development. Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, architecture, shops, archway
PMR474-09 Spain, Catelonia, Girona: Palau dels Agullana, a Baroque mansion formerly the home of a viscount, with picturesque archway to the left. Keywords: architecture, historic, national heritage, dwellings
PMR468-03 Romania. Transylvania, Sibiu: the Old Townhall Tower, dating from 13th/14th centuries, with the "Haller House" and "Generalsloch" (archway). Keywords: mediaeval, Siebenbürgen, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Hermannstadt, Saxon Land
PMR647-10 Libya, Fezzan, Murzuq: formerly a prosperous trading town as capital of the chiefs of the Awlad Muhammad tribe for some hundreds of years, Murzuq lost its influence with the opening of sea trade and end of their rule in 1813. The squat, mud brick minaret of the mosque, seen through an archway. The town is a centre for the nomadic, Muslim Toubou community. Keywords: Maghreb, Sahara Desert, barren, mud brick buildings, Berber architecture

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