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PMR-D13050
New Zealand, Manawatu, Bulls: "NZ3547" Douglas C-47A Dakota (c/n 20051) formerly of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, now acting as gate guard for the Ohakea RNZAF Museum. (Ex 43-15585, N65393, ZK-BYF)
Keywords: aeroplane, air transport, aircraft, airliner, airplane, aviation

PMR-D13041
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: N4508H Boeing 747SP-09 (c/n 22547) of Mandarin Airlines.
Keywords: aeroplane, air transport, aircraft, airplane, aviation, balloon, lightplane

PMR-D10330
USA, Florida, Opa Locka: N42920 Douglas DC-8-52 (c/n 45752) of F.B. Air Inc., in Air New Zealand livery).
Keywords: aeroplane, air transport, aircraft, airliner, airplane, aviation

PMR-D10156
France, Paris, Le Bourget: N6081P Piper PA.60-602P (Ted Smith) Aerostar (c/n 07508165001) (competitor in the Paris - New York air race) at the 34th Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1981, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR-D10155
France, Paris, Le Bourget: F-AZCA De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide "Blue Way" (c/n 6541) of Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis (competitor in the Paris - New York air race) at the 34th Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1981, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, air transport, aviation, airplane, aeroplane, biplane

PMR-D10154
France, Paris, Le Bourget: N111MS Beech V.35 Bonanza (c/n D-8249) (competitor in the Paris - New York air race) at the 34th Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1981, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR-D10153
France, Paris, Le Bourget: G-BGEM Partenavia P.68B Victor (c/n 165) (competitor in the Paris - New York air race) at the 34th Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1981, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR-D10152
France, Paris, Le Bourget: CN-TAE Mooney M.22 Mustang (c/n 680005) (competitor in the Paris - New York air race) at the 34th Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1981, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR-D9405
France, Paris, Le Bourget: N-X-211 Ryan NYP (New York-Paris) replica (c/n 30) at the 32nd Salon International Aéronautique et de l'Espace 1977, Le Bourget.
Keywords: aircraft, historic, veteran, vintage, aeroplane, airplane, aviation, air transport

PMR035K-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: D-AHLX Airbus A.310-204 (c/n 487) of Hapag-Lloyd/TUI in new colour scheme at Franz Josef Strauss airport, July 2003.
Keywords: aircraft, airplane, aeroplane, airliner, aviation

PMR.HK-27
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery in the New Territories, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-26
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui station, the last stop on the line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-25
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui village, the last stop on the railway line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-24
Hong Kong 1958: Sheung Shui station, the last stop on the line through the New Territories before the Chinese border.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR.HK-23
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery with sampans in the New Territories, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, nostalgia, historic, island, tropics, Far East

PMR.HK-22
Hong Kong 1958: typical scenery in the New Territories, with railway tracks and paddy fields, taken from the train.
Keywords: British colonies, Far East, tropics, island, historic, nostalgia

PMR087-07
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. View of the tree-dotted slopes with the Ziller Valley (Zillertal) below.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-06
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. View of the wide slopes for skiers with the Zillertaler Alps in the background.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-05
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. The summit of the Kreuzjoch (2559 metres) with parked skis in the foreground.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-04
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. Virgin snow near the top of the Kreuzjoch.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-03
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. View of the chairlift and part of the piste on the Kreuzjoch.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-02
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. One of the new cabins with fully automatic door operation and start/stop function (powered by Siemens).
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR087-01
Austria, Tyrol, Zell am Ziller: Grand Opening of the new cable car system, 03.03.79. View of the bottom station in the Ziller Valley (Zillertal) and overflowing car park, from a new gondola.
Keywords: alpine, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, skiing, winter sports, snow, piste, gondola, ski-lift

PMR074-04
Yugoslavia, Croatia, Krk: the strait between the island of Krk and the mainland, with construction work on the new linking bridge visible in the distance.
Keywords: moorings, watercraft, boats, Adriatic

PMR049-10
Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Stuttgart: statue of Christoph, the IV Duke of Wurttemberg, (1550-68) in the Schlossplatz with the New Castle on the left, Old Castle on the right, and TV Tower in the distance
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, picturesque, monuments, columns, main square, bronze figure

PMR049-04
East Germany (GDR), Saxony, Dresden: Post Platz, with part of the Zwinger on the left, and new buildings on the right (1977)
Keywords: city, rebuilding, River Elbe, Rococo, metropolis, architecture, Baroque

PMR048-11
Poland, Warsaw: the Barbican, the old town gate, from the inside, dates from the 16th century and formerly straddled a moat. Originally it had 7 separate gates and drawbridges. Ir separates the "old town" (Stare Miasto) and the "new town" (Nowe Miasto). In the foreground an artist displays his work
Keywords: architecture, red-brick, mediaeval, historic, heritage, castellations, pictures, paintings

PMR048-09
Poland, Warsaw: a street in the "new town" with reconstructed burgher houses now containing many small businesses (1977)
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR048-08
Poland, Warsaw: one of the horse carriages which offer tours of the "new town" with an unusual frescoed house behind
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR048-07
Poland, Warsaw: the Market Square of the "new town" (Rynek Nowego Miasta) with the Baroque Church of the Holy Sacraments on the far side (1977)
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR048-06
Poland, Warsaw: a street in the "new town" with new wall frescos and St. Mary's Church (15th century) in the background
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR048-04
Poland, Warsaw: one of the reconstructed streets in the "new town"
Keywords: architecture, historic, heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR048-03
Poland, Warsaw: the Barbican, the old town gate, from the inside, dates from the 16th century and formerly straddled a moat. Originally it had 7 separate gates and drawbridges. Ir separates the "old town" (Stare Miasto) and the "new town" (Nowe Miasto)
Keywords: architecture, red-brick, mediaeval, historic, heritage, castellations

PMR-D11830
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): the new 4079-metre long bridge to Rügen with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007, crosses the island of Dänholm.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11829
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): bridges to the island of Rügen: on the left the old Rügendamm and on the right the new bridge, 4079-metres long, opened in 2007. both in use.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11828
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): the new bridge to Rügen with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007, crosses the island of Dänholm (foreground).
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11826
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): bridges to the island of Rügen: in the vorground the old Rügendamm and behind the new bridge with its 128-metre high pylon, opened in 2007.
Keywords: architecture, culture, engineering, Hanseatic League, heritage, steel construction, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11824
Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund (Hansa Town): view of the historic buildings on the harbour island, with the new Ozeaneum Museum in the centre, all reflected in the waters of the Strelasund.
Keywords: architecture, colourful, culture, Hanseatic League, heritage, mediaeval, picturesque, UNESCO World Heritage

PMR-D11487
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (CorfuTown): the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) reflected in the pool of the modern fountain in Old Port Square.
Keywords: architecture, bastions, fortifications, Ionian Islands, sculpture

PMR-D11463
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): stone tablet mounted in the wall of the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) dated 1728 and surmounted by the winged lion of Venice.
Keywords: bastion, historic, Ionian Islands, latin inscription, stone carving

PMR-D11461
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): stone gateway to the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) dating from the 16th century, surmounted by the winged lion of Venice.
Keywords: bastion, doorway, entrance, Ionian Islands, stone-carving, Venetian

PMR-D11460
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) across the old town to the Old Fortress (Paleo Frourio) with the belltower of Agios Spyridon on the left.
Keywords: bastion, Ionian Islands, panorama, picturesque, rooftops

PMR-D11459
Starred Agama or Roughtail Rock Agama(Laudakia stellio)(Stellagama stellio) lizard on the walls of the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) in Corfu.
Keywords: agamid, fauna, Ionian Islands, reptile, wildlife

PMR-D11458
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view of the old port from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio), with the islet of Vidos, used as a Serbian quarantine in 1916, in the background.
Keywords: antirrhinum, harbour, Ionian Islands, jetty, panorama

PMR-D11457
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) across the old town to the Old Fortress (Paleo Frourio) with the belltower of Agios Spyridon on the left.
Keywords: antirrhinum, bastion, Ionian Islands, panorama, picturesque, rooftops

PMR-D11456
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) across the old town to the Old Fortress (Paleo Frourio) with the belltower of Agios Spyridon on the left.
Keywords: antirrhinum, bastion, Ionian Islands, panorama, picturesque, rooftops

PMR-D11455
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio) across the old town to the Old Fortress (Paleo Frourio) with the belltower of Agios Spyridon on the left.
Keywords: bastion, Ionian Islands, panorama, picturesque, rooftops

PMR-D11454
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view of the Spilia area and Old Port Square from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio), with the islet of Vidos, used as a Serbian quarantine in 1916.
Keywords: harbour, Ionian Islands, jetty, panorama, picturesque

PMR-D11453
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view of the Spilia area and Old Port Square from the New Fortress (Neo Frourio), with the islet of Vidos, used as a Serbian quarantine in 1916.
Keywords: harbour, Ionian Islands, jetty, panorama, picturesque

PMR-D11401
Greece, Island of Corfu, Kerkyra (Corfu town): view of part of the Venetian New Fortress (Neo Frourio)(1645) from the Old Fortress (Paleo Frourio)(dating back to 6th century).
Keywords: architecture, bastion, fortifications, Ionian Islands, Venetian

PMR-D5988
Oman: an oasis with a pool of emerald water, backed by dramatic cliffs, on the south coast of Dhofar, seen from the new road.
Keywords: Arab state, barren, bleak, cliffs, colourful, geology, Gulf State, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, picturesque, rocky, rugged, sultanate, wild

PMR-D11125
Germany, Bavaria, Ingolstadt: Wittelsbach coat of arms on the entry-gate to the Neues Schloss (New Castle) started in 1418 by Duke Ludwig VII ("the Bearded").
Keywords: architecture, culture, heritage, historic, stone-carving, tradition

PMR-D11122
Germany, Bavaria, Ingolstadt: Baroque clocktower on the entry-gate of the Neues Schloss (New Castle) started in 1418 by Duke Ludwig VII ("the Bearded") of the Wittelsbach dynasty. It is now home to the Army Museum.
Keywords: architecture, culture, heritage, historic, picturesque, red apples

PMR-D11121
Germany, Bavaria, Ingolstadt: Baroque entry-gate and clocktower of the Neues Schloss (New Castle) started in 1418 by Duke Ludwig VII ("the Bearded") of the Wittelsbach dynasty. It is now home to the Army Museum.
Keywords: architecture, culture, heritage, historic, picturesque

PMR-D11120
Germany, Bavaria, Ingolstadt: Neues Schloss (New Castle) started in 1418 by Duke Ludwig VII ("the Bearded") of the Wittelsbach dynasty. It is now home to the Army Museum. View from the moat.
Keywords: architecture, culture, Gothic, heritage, historic, picturesque

PMR-D11119
Germany, Bavaria, Ingolstadt: Neues Schloss (New Castle) started in 1418 by Duke Ludwig VII ("the Bearded") of the Wittelsbach dynasty. It is now home to the Army Museum.
Keywords: architecture, culture, Gothic, heritage, historic, picturesque

PMR-D11007
Germany, Lower Bavaria, Bad Gögging: the surviving entry portal of the Romanesque church of St Andreas, still standing adjacent to the new church.
Keywords: archeology, architecture, culture, exhibit, mediaeval, museum, stone carving

PMR-D10918
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: Marienplatz with part of the New Town Hall, built 1867-1908 by Georg Hauberisser in New Gothic Style, the Maria Column, and the twin brick towers of the 15th-century cathedral (Frauenkirche).
Keywords: architecture, culture, historical, mediaeval, national heritage, tourist attraction

PMR-D10917
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: Marienplatz with the New Town Hall, built 1867-1908 by Georg Hauberisser in New Gothic Style, the Maria Column, and the twin brick towers of the 15th-century cathedral (Frauenkirche).
Keywords: architecture, culture, historical, national heritage, tourist attraction

PMR-D10573
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: Marienplatz, with the New Town Hall on the left, the Maria-column in the centre, and the Old Town Hall and Talburgtor-tower on the far side.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, mediaeval, historical, tourist attraction

PMR-D10572
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: the New Town Hall, erected 1867-1908 by Georg Hauberrisser in neo-Gothic style. The 85-metre-high tower provides a fine view over the city.
Keywords: architecture, tourist attraction, historical, mediaeval, national heritage

PMR-D10570
Germany, Bavaria, Munich: the gilded figure of Maria on her column has been at the centre of Marienplatz since 1638. Behind is the Glockenspiel (carillon) on the facade of the New Town Hall. The lower scene recalls the coopers who danced through the city during the Plague to encourage the burghers, while the upper scene represents the marriage of Duke Wilhelm V to Renate of Lorraine in 1568. Above, the cock crows at the completion of the performance.
Keywords: architecture, tourist attraction, musical bells, colourful, historical, mediaeval, national heritage

PMR-D9103
Argentina, Buenos Aires: high-rise buildings on the waterfront at Puerto Madero, the most ambitious redevelopment scheme in recent years.
Keywords: South America, architecture, capital city, Latin America, skyscrapers, new buildings, apartments

PMR-D9101
Argentina, Buenos Aires: high-rise buildings on the waterfront at Puerto Madero, the most ambitious redevelopment scheme in recent years.
Keywords: South America, architecture, capital city, Latin America, skyscrapers, new buildings, apartments

PMR-D9100
Argentina, Buenos Aires: high-rise buildings on the waterfront at Puerto Madero, the most ambitious redevelopment scheme in recent years.
Keywords: South America, architecture, capital city, Latin America, skyscrapers, new buildings, apartments

PMR-D9060
Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia: a 40-year-old AEC bus in a smart colour scheme, ex London Transport, has found a new sightseeing role, a long way from home.
Keywords: South America, vintage, veteran, double-decker, omnibus, city tours, Andes, Patagonia, Latin America

PMR-D8618
Chile. Santiago: the new suburb of Vitacura, carefully landscaped, is home to some of Santiago's more affluent citizens. These waterfowl on one of the pools are the product of the art of topiary.
Keywords: South America, developments, residential, apartments, housing, modern, Latin America

PMR-D8617
Chile. Santiago: the new suburb of Vitacura, carefully landscaped, is home to some of Santiago's more affluent citizens.
Keywords: South America, developments, Latin America, modern, housing, apartments, residential

PMR-D8616
Chile. Santiago: the new suburb of Vitacura, carefully landscaped, is home to some of Santiago's more affluent citizens.
Keywords: South America, developments, Latin America, modern, housing, apartments, residential

PMR-D8570
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: east facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, after a heavy fall of snow.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, winter

PMR-D8569
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: east facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, after a heavy fall of snow.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, winter

PMR-D8568
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: east facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, after a heavy fall of snow.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, winter

PMR-D8567
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: south wing of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, after a heavy fall of snow.
Keywords: architecture, winter, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park

PMR-D8135
Norway, Rogaland, Stavanger: recycled ships' fenders enjoy a new lease of life in a children's playground.
Keywords: Scandinavia, colourful, oil industry, port

PMR-D8134
Norway, Rogaland, Stavanger: ferryboat passing under the harbour suspension bridge with new housing development on the left, seen from the top of the Valberg Tower.
Keywords: Scandinavia, construction, engineering, port, oil industry, historic, architecture

PMR-D7735
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Aidling: view of the snow-covered Alps and trees in new spring foliage from the Aidlinger Höhe, near Riegsee.
Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range

PMR-D7653
Morocco, Rabat: the city is proud of its new street railway, seen in front of the city walls.
Keywords: Africa, tramway, transport system, royal city, capital city, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, Sala Colonia, Bou Regreg

PMR-D7645
Morocco, Rabat: well-advanced construction on a new opera house.
Keywords: Africa, Sala Colonia, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, capital city, royal city, music, stage

PMR-D7625
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
The main street.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7624
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
Minaret of a mosque, converted from a Portuguese lighthouse in the 19th century.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7623
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
Minaret of a mosque, converted from a Portuguese lighthouse in the 19th century.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7622
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
The vaulted cistern was built in 1514 as part of the original Portuguese citadel for use as a grain store or arsenal, but converted around 1541 to a water cistern, holding 5,000 tonnes of water. The Manueline-style vaults are supported by 25 pillars. The cistern was used in the shooting of the film "Othello" by Orson Welles.
Keywords: Africa, national heritage, culture, fortifications, fortress, historic, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, UNESCO

PMR-D7621
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
The vaulted cistern was built in 1514 as part of the original Portuguese citadel for use as a grain store or arsenal, but converted around 1541 to a water cistern, holding 5,000 tonnes of water. The Manueline-style vaults are supported by 25 pillars. The cistern was used in the shooting of the film "Othello" by Orson Welles.
Keywords: Africa, national heritage, culture, fortifications, fortress, historic, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, UNESCO

PMR-D7620
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
The vaulted cistern was built in 1514 as part of the original Portuguese citadel for use as a grain store or arsenal, but converted around 1541 to a water cistern, holding 5,000 tonnes of water. The Manueline-style vaults are supported by 25 pillars. The cistern was used in the shooting of the film "Othello" by Orson Welles.
Keywords: Africa, national heritage, culture, fortifications, fortress, historic, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, UNESCO

PMR-D7619
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
One of the cast-iron cannons, slowly rusting away, with the tower of the old Catholic church on the right.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7618
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
View from the Angel Bastion, showing the 8-metre high walls.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7617
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
View from the Angel Bastion with cannon in the foreground.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, historic, fortress, fortifications, culture, national heritage

PMR-D7616
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
Part of the peripheral walkway round the city walls, which are about 8 metres high and 10 metres thick on average, from the Angel Bastion.
Keywords: Africa, national heritage, culture, fortifications, fortress, historic, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, UNESCO

PMR-D7615
Morocco, El-Jadida, La Cité Portugaise: the fortified city of Mazagan, founded by the Portuguese in 1502, was the last Portuguese possession on the Atlantic coast to fall to the Alaouites in 1769. The latter then built the adjacent new town of El-Jadida ("the new").
The Angel Bastion in the west is a sea defence.
Keywords: Africa, national heritage, culture, fortifications, fortress, historic, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, UNESCO

PMR-D7503
Morocco, Ouarzazate: Ait Benhaddou, a carefully restored ksar or fortified kasbah of adobe, spreads picturesquely up a hill crowned by a fortress. It has been used in the making of numerous films, including "Sodom and Gomorrha" , "Lawrence of Arabia", "Alexander the Great" and "Gladiator". View from the top of the hill, showing defense wall, with the new town beyond.
Keywords: Africa, UNESCO, fortifications, Maghreb, Islam, Muslim, picturesque, architecture, culture, national heritage, historic

PMR-D7502
Morocco, Ouarzazate: Ait Benhaddou, a carefully restored ksar or fortified kasbah of adobe, spreads picturesquely up a hill crowned by a fortress. It has been used in the making of numerous films, including "Sodom and Gomorrha" , "Lawrence of Arabia", "Alexander the Great" and "Gladiator". View from the top of the hill, showing defense wall, with the new town beyond.
Keywords: Africa, historic, national heritage, culture, architecture, picturesque, Muslim, Islam, Maghreb, fortifications, UNESCO

PMR-D6936
England, Kent, Dover: view of the white cliffs with the New Officers' Barracks of Dover Castle, and the church of St. Mary in Castro.
Keywords: picturesque, fortifications, mediaeval, historic

PMR-D6889
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: main facade of the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus), built in 1905 on the site of the old Pleissenburg Castle and retaining the tower, which, at 114.8 metres, is the highest town hall tower in Germany.
Keywords: historic, heritage, architecture, renaissance, baroque, city hall

PMR-D6888
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig: main facade of the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus), built in 1905 on the site of the old Pleissenburg Castle and retaining the tower, which, at 114.8 metres, is the highest town hall tower in Germany.
Keywords: historic, heritage, architecture, renaissance, baroque, city hall

PMR-D6621
Ireland, Louth, Drogheda: ruins of Old Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey in the country, founded in 1152, closed after the dissolution in 1539. Footbridge over the River Boyne, with the new shopping complex built out over the river on stilts.
Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, architecture, picturesque

PMR-D6281
Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Nördlingen: house number 7, Weinmarkt, the former "Gasthaus Engel" with new baroque facade dated 1882.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture

PMR-D6186
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Landsberg am Lech: footpath alongside the town wall, with new spring foliage on the trees.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture

PMR-D6160
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: inside the new Eibsee Cable Car which ascends the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain. It traverses 3213 metres in a single span, the world's longest, gaining 1945 metres , the world's highest. It was inaugurated on 21st December 2017. The cabin can accommodate nearly 100 persons.
Keywords: alpine, engineering, feat, lift, pylon, world-record

PMR-D6159
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: the new Eibsee Cable Car which ascends the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain. It traverses 3213 metres in a single span, the world's longest, gaining 1945 metres , the world's highest, supported by a single pylon (upper left). It was inaugurated on 21st December 2017.
Keywords: alpine, engineering, feat, lift, world-record

PMR-D6156
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: the lower station serving the new Eibsee Cable Car which ascends the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain. It traverses 3213 metres in a single span, the world's longest, gaining 1945 metres , the world's highest. It was inaugurated on 21st December 2017.
Keywords: alpine, engineering, feat, lift, pylon, world-record

PMR-D5989
Oman: the new road along the Dhofar coast, a splendid feat of engineering.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, construction, road-building, corniche

PMR-D5987
Oman: an oasis with a pool of emerald water, backed by dramatic cliffs, on the south coast of Dhofar, seen from the new road.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, wild, rugged, barren, bleak, colourful

PMR-D5986
Oman: view of the south coast of Dhofar from the new road.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, wild, rugged, barren, bleak, colourful

PMR-D5985
Oman: view of the south coast of Dhofar from the new road.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, wild, rugged, barren, bleak, colourful

PMR-D5984
Oman: view of the south coast of Dhofar from the new road.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, wild, rugged, barren, bleak, colourful, treeless

PMR-D5983
Oman: the new road along the Dhofar coast, a splendid feat of engineering.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, picturesque, rocky, construction, road-building, corniche

PMR-D5873
Oman, Nizwa: a young camel about to be driven off in a pick-üp truck by his new owner at the livestock market.
Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, dromedary, bazaar, soukh

PMR-D5555
Greece, Island of Santorini: archeological excavations of a Minoan city at Akrotiri which was buried after the eruption of the Thera volcano, approximately 3600 years ago.
General view of the site, with the extensive new roofing arrangements for protection from the elements.
Keywords: Greek Islands, Hellas, island hopping, heritage, Cyclades, Thera, Thira, bronze age, prehistoric, civilisation, ruins

PMR-D5329
Uzbekistan, Jizzakh Province: following the old Silk Road along the Serashan Valley, now equipped with new bridges.
Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, Sunni Islam, river, landscape, parched

$PMR-D5004 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a mosque in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D5002 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: courtyard of a house in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D5001 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: view of Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D5000 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D4998 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D4997 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D4996 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D4995 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

$PMR-D4994 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kashgar, the Uighur capital, centre of regional trade and culture for two millennia: a street in Old Kashgar, which has shrunk to a fraction of its previous size due to new development by the authorities. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, Uighur, oasis-city, ancient, heritage, historic, tradition, cosmopolitan, adobe$

PMR-D4967
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, a glimpse of the original "Silk Road" from the new highway.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography

PMR-D4966
People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Karakoram Highway, a glimpse of the original "Silk Road" from the new highway.
Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, geology, scenic, landscape, topography, geography

PMR-D4646
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Samdech Hun Sen Park, with the new Naga World Hotel and Entertainment Complex in the background.
Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, architecture

PMR-D4362
Thailand, Ao Phang-nga Marine National Park: a row of new restaurants in Ko Panyi Muslim Stilt Village, backed by wooded karst cliffs.
Keywords: picturesque, Siam, orient, far east, colourful, geology, rock-formations, remarkable, extraordinary, topography, Andaman Sea

PMR-D4072
Germany, Bavaria, Bayreuth: rear view of the Sun Temple of Apollo, part of the crescent-shaped New Castle (1750) in the grounds of the Eremitage, the brainchild of Markgravine Wilhelmina.
Keywords: picturesque, architecture, garden, historic, heritage, Baroque, Rococo

PMR-D4071
Germany, Bavaria, Bayreuth: gilded figure of Apollo with four horses, on the dome of the Sun Temple, the centrepiece of the New Castle (1750) in the grounds of the Eremitage, the brainchild of Markgravine Wilhelmina.
Keywords: picturesque, architecture, historic, heritage, statue, gold, golden, sun, Baroque

PMR-D4069
Germany, Bavaria, Bayreuth: part of the crescent-shaped facade of the New Castle (1750) in the grounds of the Eremitage, the brainchild of Markgravine Wilhelmina.
Keywords: picturesque, park, architecture, garden, historic, heritage, Baroque

PMR-D2867
Greece, Island of Rhodes: part of the Turkish cemetery, a leafy oasis of peace in the new town.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, picturesque, historic, mediaeval, architecture, Byzantine, Rhodos, Rodos, UNESCO, Knights of St. John, Crusaders, Knights Hospitaller

PMR-D2866
Greece, Island of Rhodes: part of the Turkish cemetery, a leafy oasis of peace in the new town.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, picturesque, historic, mediaeval, architecture, Byzantine, Rhodos, Rodos, UNESCO, Knights of St. John, Crusaders, Knights Hospitaller

PMR-D2865
Greece, Island of Rhodes: part of the Turkish cemetery, a leafy oasis of peace in the new town.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, picturesque, historic, mediaeval, architecture, Byzantine, Rhodos, Rodos, UNESCO, Knights of St. John, Crusaders, Knights Hospitaller

PMR-D2794
Greece, Island of Rhodes: the arcaded courtyard of the "New" Hospital, which now houses the Archeological Museum.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, picturesque, historic, mediaeval, architecture, Byzantine, Rhodos, Rodos, UNESCO, Knights of St. John, Crusaders, Knights Hospitaller

PMR-D2793
Greece, Island of Rhodes: the arcaded courtyard of the "New" Hospital, which now houses the Archeological Museum. A pile of Turkish cannonballs in the foreground.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, picturesque, historic, mediaeval, architecture, Byzantine, Rhodos, Rodos, UNESCO, Knights of St. John, Crusaders, Knights Hospitaller

PMR-D1196
People's Republic of China, Tibet: new bridge over the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River near Dagar.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1116
Qatar, Doha: the state's prestigious new boulevard, Al Corniche.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR-D1112
Qatar, Doha: view across the landscaped grounds of the Museum Park, with new developments beyond.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR-D1105
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, Palm Towers, and Tornado Tower, with passing dhow. Close-up from across the bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR-D1103
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - Qatar World Trade Centre, Burj Qatar, Palm Towers, Al Jassimaya Tower, and Tornado Tower.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1100
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - twin Palm Towers, Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, and Burj Qatar, with a dhow ferry moored in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1099
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - twin Palm Towers and Al Bidda Tower, with gardens in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1098
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - Al Bidda Tower, with gardens in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1097
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, and Burj Qatar.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1096
Qatar, Doha: new developments on the north side of the bay, with green areas and palm trees.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1095
Qatar, Doha: new skyscrapers at West Bay - Palm Tower, Burj Qatar, and Al Jassimaya Tower.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1091
Qatar, Doha: new flowerbeds are being laid out continuously.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR-D1090
Qatar, Doha: new developments on the north side of the bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1089
Qatar, Doha: new developments on the north side of the bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D1088
Qatar, Doha: new developments on the north side of the bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR-D0973
Myanmar, Bagan: some of the pavilions and temples, old and new, on the terrace of Shwezigon Paya at Nyaung U.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma

PMR-D0962
Myanmar, Bagan: a completely new-build paya in Old Bagan.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0913
Myanmar, Mandalay: distant view of the British-built Ava bridge, the only bridge to span the Ayeyarwady River until recent years. Now replaced with a new bridge. Plumeria flowers in the foreground.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

PMR-D0755
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard..
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR-D0754
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard..
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR-D0535
Cyprus, Paphos: aerial view of the town and headland with new hotels (including Annabelle) along the coast in the foreground.
Keywords: new development, tourist resort

PMR-D0380
Germany, Bavaria, Bayreuth: colourful gardens of the "Neues Schloss" (New Palace).
Keywords: Upper Franconia, garden flowers, herbacious border, flower beds, botanical, botany

PMR-D0321
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: vestibule from the main staircase of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner.
Keywords: architecture, fluted pilasters, Ionic columns, stucco work, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß

PMR-D0316
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: Plymouth Rock, where the first pilgrims are reputed to have stepped ashore in 1620.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England

PMR-D0315
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: inside the replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957. Contemporary pilgrim's costume.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England

PMR-D0314
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: inside the replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957. The binnacle and navigation gear.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England

PMR-D0313
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: inside the replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957. The captain's quarters.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England

PMR-D0312
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: inside the replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957. One of the better cabins.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration

PMR-D0305
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: new ski-jumps in the1936 Winter Olympics Stadium.
Keywords: winter sports, skiing, snow sport

PMR-D0291
Germany, Berlin: light-reflecting mirrors in the dome of the new Reichstag Building designed by architect Norman Foster.
Keywords: Bundestag, revolutionary, contemporary, architecture

PMR-D0290
Germany, Berlin: mirrored roof of the dome of the new Reichstag Building designed by architect Norman Foster.
Keywords: Bundestag, architecture, contemporary, revolutionary

PMR-D0287
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): unfinished carved head of a princess from the Amarna period (Egyptian, XVIII Dynasty).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0285
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): carved bust of King Amenemhat (Egyptian, XXII Dynasty, 1840 BC, granite).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0284
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): bust of Homer (copy of marble bust in Naples Museum 1875 by Gaetano Rosse, of Hellenic origin.).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0283
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): Egyptian mummy mask of woman with bracelets in the form of snakes (1st century AD, Kartonage).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0282
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): Egyptian mummy mask of Pasyg (Aischines), (Greek, 1st century AD).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0281
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): relief from Cult Chamber of Amenhotep and wife Renenutet (Egyptian, XVIII Dynasty).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0280
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): two of the original frescoes, saved from the pre-war museum: Island of Philae; and the Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (before it was flooded).
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0279
Germany, Berlin, Neues Museum (New Museum): sculptured head of King Amasis (Egyptian, XXVI Dynasty, 550 BC, siltstone)
Keywords: Egyptology, Egyptian art, Egyptian artefacts, unique, archeological, archeology

PMR-D0263
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: new pavilion for the new formula 1 motor racetrack on Yas Island.
Keywords: modern architecture, costly, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, desert city

PMR-D0229
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Benediktbeuren: Herb garden of the monastery under after a new fall of snow.
Keywords: picturesque, Baroque, snow, cold, winter, Catholic, religious, Benedictine, architecture

PMR-D0226
England, Birmingham: Christmas decorations in New Street, 2009.
Keywords: street lights, illuminations, festivities, Xmas decorations

PMR-D0203
Bolivia, La Paz: llama foetuses on sale (for putting in the foundations of new buildings, etc.), along with various other animal parts and a range of exotica.
Keywords: wild animal skins, merchandise, animal slaughter, furs

PMR-D0165
Germany, Upper Bavaria: wooden chalets, half-buried in a new fall of snow at Spitzingsee with snow-covered Alps behind.
Keywords: alpine, cold, snow, mountain range, Alps, alpine scenery, picturesque, countryside, nature, outdoor life

PMR364-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ismaning: church tower, reflected in the waters of the River Seebach, with new apartment block on the right.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, München, spring

PMR350-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the new Franz Josef Strauss Airport near Erding, taken on opening day, 17th May 1992. View of the control tower, and newly planted trees.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, München, modern, state-of-the-art, aviation

PMR350-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the new Franz Josef Strauss Airport near Erding, taken on opening day, 17th May 1992. View of the new terminal building (left) with car parks (right) and control tower.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, München, modern, state-of-the-art, aviation

PMR350-09
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the new Franz Josef Strauss Airport near Erding, taken on opening day, 17th May 1992. View of aircraft ramp and control tower from spectators' hill.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, München, modern, state-of-the-art, aviation

PMR350-08
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the new Franz Josef Strauss Airport near Erding, taken on opening day, 17th May 1992. View of hangars and freight terminal from spectators' hill.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, München, modern, state-of-the-art, aviation

PMR349-08
India, Agra: Fatehpur Sikri was to become the new capital of the Moghul Empire as ordained by Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1570 but suddenly abandoned in 1586.
Here, a local daredevil leaping from the battlements into a 10-foot-deep pool of water.
Keywords: stunt man, reckless, foolhardy, overdaring

PMR349-07
India, Agra: Fatehpur Sikri was to become the new capital of the Moghul Empire as ordained by Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1570 but suddenly abandoned in 1586. However the Jami Masjid Mosque is in daily use; here, the white marble tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti surrounded by marble lattice screens. It has a reputation of helping childless women.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, UNESCO, inlaid marble

PMR349-06
India, Agra: Fatehpur Sikri was to become the new capital of the Moghul Empire as ordained by Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1570 but suddenly abandoned in 1586. Ankh Micholi Pavilion, whose roof is supported by unusual struts carved to resemble monsters. Panch Mahal in the background.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, UNESCO

PMR349-05
India, Agra: Fatehpur Sikri was to become the new capital of the Moghul Empire as ordained by Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1570 but suddenly abandoned in 1586. The five-storey Panch Mahal, reflected in one of the ornamental pools.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, UNESCO

PMR345-12
India, New Delhi: Qutab Minar Complex, fine examples of early Afghan architecture. The victory tower is 73 metres high, has fine carvings on the base, and was started in 1193 after the defeat of the last Hindu kingdom in Delhi. On the right is the tomb of Imam Zamim.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, mediaeval, medieval, heritage, capital city

PMR345-11
India, New Delhi: Gandhi Memorial, simple but impressive.
Keywords: culture, historic, heritage, imposing, capital city, monument, statues, bronze

PMR345-10
India, New Delhi: Gandhi Memorial, simple but impressive.
Keywords: culture, historic, heritage, imposing, capital city, monument, statues, bronze

PMR345-09
India, New Delhi: Laxmi Narayan Mandir, a Hindu Temple built in 1938 by the industrialist Birla, dedicated to Vishnu and his consort, Laxmi.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, capital city, garish

PMR345-08
India, New Delhi: Laxmi Narayan Mandir, a Hindu Temple built in 1938 by the industrialist Birla, dedicated to Vishnu and his consort, Laxmi.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, capital city, garish

PMR345-07
India, New Delhi: the golden dome of the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara Temple, with Sikh family on the busy forecourt.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city

PMR345-06
India, New Delhi: the large pool with surrounding portico for pre-worship ablutions, adjoining Bangla Sahib Gurdwara Sikh Temple.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, imposing, capital city, reflections, tradition

PMR345-05
India, New Delhi: late afternoon light on the gardens of Humayun's Tomb, with sacred cows among the palm trees.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, park, vegetation

PMR345-04
India, New Delhi: tomb of Moghul Emperor Humayan (1530-1556) built by his wife, Haji Begum, is regarded as an architectural forerunner of the Taj Mahal.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, dome, symmetry

PMR345-03
India, New Delhi: a dazzling array of saris (Hindu), salwars with kameez (Sikh) and churidhars (Sikh) worn by visitors to the Bahai House of Worship at Bahapur.
Keywords: picturesque, culture, colourful, heritage, capital city, traditional, dress

PMR345-02
India, New Delhi: Bahai House of Worship at Bahapur, built 1980-86 in the form of a lotus blossom with nine petals.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, heritage, imposing, capital city, graceful, symmetry

PMR345-01
India, New Delhi: snake charmer with cobra.
Keywords: capital city, flute, music, snake, tradition, custom

PMR344-12
India, New Delhi: Jami Masjid Mosque, built 1644-1658 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan, is the largest mosque in India with a capacity of 25,000 worshippers.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, Islam, Muslim, minarets, domes

PMR344-11
India, New Delhi: inside the Red Fort (Lal Qila), built 1638-1648 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan: gardens, with rows of columnar Ashoka trees.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, capital city, heritage

PMR344-10
India, New Delhi: inside the Red Fort (Lal Qila), built 1638-1648 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan: part of the richly carved marble courtyard of the Pearl Mosque.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, Islam, Muslim, domes

PMR344-09
India, New Delhi: inside the Red Fort (Lal Qila), built 1638-1648 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan: inlaid semi-precious stones on the pillars of the Diwan-i-khas (Hall of Private Audiences) with the domes of the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) in the background.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, Islam, Muslim

PMR344-08
India, New Delhi: inside the Red Fort (Lal Qila), built 1638-1648 by the Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan: gateway pavilion, seen from a typical arched colonnade.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, capital city

PMR331-01
Sweden, Stockholm: view of the modern city from the 100-metre-high tower of the Stadshuset, showing: Centralbron flyover, railway station (left), church of St. Clare, and new tower block developments.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, capital city, panorama, aerial view, traffic, elevated roads

PMR330-06
Sweden, Stockholm: the New Opera House, a Baroque building from 1898, stands on the site of the Old Opera House. Side view from Helgeands Island.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, colourful, heritage, imposing, capital city, statue, drama, stage, music, acting

PMR330-05
Sweden, Stockholm: St. Jacob's Church, completed in 1643, received a new tower after the fire of 1723. Until 1968 it was painted yellow.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, colourful, heritage, imposing, capital city

PMR327-11
Finland, Helsinki: the Presidential Palace, built in 1818 as a private residence and converted in 1843 by C.L. Engel. A new palace was under construction in 1990.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, culture, historic, heritage, capital city, Helsingfors

PMR310-03
Germany, Bavaria, Franconia: the Altmühl Valley near Kehlheim.. The old river course lies to the left and right of the new Rhine-Main-Danube Canal.
Keywords: nature, countryside, picturesque, waterways

PMR307-07
Germany, West Berlin: view of the old (ruined) and new (glass) Kaiser Wilhelm I Memorial Church.
Keywords: architecture, monument, culture, heritage, historic, contrast

PMR307-06
Germany, West Berlin: modern marble fountain on Kurfürstendamm in front of the split-level Europa Shopping Centre. New Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial church behind.
Keywords: architecture, art, monument, water-feature, playing water

PMR304-02
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the Viktualienmarkt, with maypole and towers of "Alter Peter" Church, the new town hall and the old town hall.
Keywords: München, architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic, heritage

PMR294-08
Turkey, Ankara: the new guard marching down the parade to the Atatürk Mausoleum. Flanking the parade, Egyptian style, are neo-Hittite figures of lions.
Keywords: architecture, capital city, metropolis, culture, heritage, memorial, artistic, military, platoon

PMR284-02
Turkey, Izmir: one of many vast new estates of houses and blocks of apartments spreading over the hillside on the outskirts of Izmir. All units finished but unoccupied (1989).
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, demography, population growth, expansion, accommodation, dwellings, housing

PMR284-01
Turkey, Izmir: one of many vast new estates of houses and blocks of apartments spreading over the hillside on the outskirts of Izmir. All units finished but unoccupied (1989). Curious goat in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, demography, population growth, expansion, accommodation, dwellings, housing

PMR278-01
Hungary, Budapest: main entrance to the parliament building, built 1885-1905 in New Gothic style.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, capital city

PMR276-12
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: mirror-image of St. Mark's Square, Venice, as seen from the Molo, even down to the patches of plaster flaking from the walls.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR276-11
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: "Sankt-Georgsplatz", the German Showcase, with backdrop inspired by Eltz Castle on the Mosel and Stahleck Castle on the Rhine.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR276-10
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: the Chinese marketplace includes facades borrowed from an elegant home, a school house, a city gate and shopfronts reflecting European overtones.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR276-09
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: the circular Temple of Heaven is a half scale replica of the one in the Summer Palace in Peking, and contains a film theatre with a 360-degree-screen.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR276-08
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: the gateway to the China Showcase is based on the main gate to the Summer Palace.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR276-07
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: part of "Fantasyland" as seen from the cablecar on the "Skyway".
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-06
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: Mississippi sternwheeler "Richard P. Irvine" is powered by a steam engine.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-05
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: Mississippi sternwheeler "Richard P. Irvine" is powered by a steam engine.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-04
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: Cinderella Castle seen from the moat.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-03
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: Bicentennial floral setpiece with begonias, and the Cinderella Castle in the background.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-02
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: view along "Main Street USA" from the railroad station, with Cinderella Castle in the distance and balloon seller in the foreground.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR276-01
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: view along "Main Street USA" from the railroad station, with Cinderella Castle in the distance.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR275-12
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center:
general view of the Moroccan Showcase, with traditional mud walls and the tower of the Koutoubia Mosque.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-11
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: the historic gate of Fez, Bab Boujouloud and the Nejjarine Fountain.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-10
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: "The Brass Bazaar" has the authentic look of a Moroccan metalworker's shop in a soukh.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-09
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: a group of musicians from Morocco providing lively accompaniment for traditional dancing in front of the historic gate of Fez, Bab Boujouloud.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-08
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: a typical 19th century French building with rolling mansard roofs and elegant ironwork. Home to a boulevard cafe along both fronts.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-07
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: French buildings reflecting the style of architecture of the "Belle Epoque" 1870-1910.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-06
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: waterbus dropping passengers at the Moroccan Showcase, dominated by the tower of the Koutoubia Mosque, a copy of the original in Tangier.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-05
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: replica of a vintage bus leaving the French Showcase. In the background is a one-tenth scale model of the Eiffel Tower built from original plans.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-04
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: a four-storey half timbered building, as may be seen in Chester, houses the shop of the Welsh Tourist Board.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-03
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: "The Tea Room", an English thatched cottage (complete with peasant girl!).
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-02
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: Tudor architecture reminiscent of Hampton Court and an old village cross help to provide an authentic picture of England.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR275-01
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: Indian culture in Canada is represented by this typical wooden building and totem pole, while to the left stands a replica of an early trading post.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-12
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: flamingos by the pool which surrounds the Odyssey Restaurant.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-11
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: flamingos by the pool which surrounds the Odyssey Restaurant, with the top of the Mayan pyramid visible above the trees.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-10
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: flamingos by the pool which surrounds the Odyssey Restaurant.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-09
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: this reconstruction of a pre-Colombian Mayan pyramid houses the Mexican Showcase.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-08
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: exact copy of a wooden Viking Stavkirke in Oslo's open air historical museum.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-07
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: "Sankt-Georgsplatz" surrounded by German mediaeval buildings based on originals in Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-06
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: a German in Lederhosen answers visitors' questions after a musical performance.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-05
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: scaled reproduction of the campanile in St. Mark's Square, with part of the Doge's Palace, and columns of St. Mark and St. Theodore on the molo.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-04
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: reconstructed vintage double-decker buses provide a regular service round the lake. In the background, "The American Adventure", a 108,000-square-foot Georgian-style building.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-03
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: moored gondolas. Only the giant geodesic sphere in the background betrays the fact that we are not in Venice.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-02
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: Japanese Pagoda, modelled on an 8th century structure in Japan. The building behind was inspired by Gosho Imperial Palace in Kyoto.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR274-01
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: Japanese Torii Gate (complete with barnacles!) based in the one in Hiroshima.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-12
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: Butchart Gardens, intended to give an impression of the west coast of Canada.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-11
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: l'Hotel du Canada in French Chateau style houses a gift boutique.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-10
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: World Showcase in the EPCOT Center: rugged scenery and waterfalls illustrate the Canada Showcase.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-09
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: the giant geodesic sphere reflected in one of the lakes in the EPCOT Center.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-03
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: "Main Street USA", reconstructions of classical American buildings, with the minarets of "Cinderella Castle" in the background.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR273-02
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: cable cars of the "Skyway" arriving in Fantasyland, with its reconstructed mediaeval buildings.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR273-01
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom: Cinderella Castle seen from the Main Street.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation, amusements, entertainments, diversions

PMR272-12
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Disney World - EPCOT Center: pyramids of "Journey into Imagination", with ornamental lake and monorail train.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR272-11
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Disney World - EPCOT Center: the geodesic sphere, "Spaceship Earth", with monorail train in the foreground.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR272-10
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Disney World - EPCOT Center: the geodesic sphere, "Spaceship Earth", with monorail train in the foreground.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR272-09
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Disney World - EPCOT Center: a line of elephants as topiary figures, near the entrance.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation, recreation

PMR272-08
U.S.A., Florida, Orlando, Disney World - EPCOT Center: topiary figures with hula-hoop of begonias, near the entrance.
Keywords: colourful, picturesque, culture, geographical, educational, new-technology, human achievement, innovation

PMR271-06
Bahamas, Nassau: Paradise Bridge, which connects Paradise Island with New Providence Island. In the foreground: fishing boats moored in the harbour.
Keywords: colourful, photogenic, port, water craft, picturesque, reflections

PMR258-06
Austria, Tyrol, Kühtai: Die Mute mountain with Finstertal damm, and some of the new hotels in Kühtai.
Keywords: alpine, outdoor life, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, mountain peaks, winter sports, skiing, snow scene, piste

PMR253-04
France, Alsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg: view over the city to the south east from the base of the tower of the cathedral (above the belfry), with Rohan Palace in the foreground, then river frontages of Quai des Bateliers, church of St. Madelaine, Esplanade, and the new University buildings in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, panorama

PMR246-08
German, Upper Bavaria, Bayerischzell: skis, poles, and well-patterned slope of new snow on Sudelfeld.
Keywords: alpine, outdoor life, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, winter sports, skiing, snow scene, piste

PMR234-02
Romania, Moldavia, Gura Humorului: the separate belltower of Humor Monastery, erected in 1641, with the new church in the background.
Keywords: frescoes, colourful, painted monastery, mediaeval, architecture, Orthodox, Christian, rural, picturesque, religious, Bible

PMR212-02
Czechoslovakia, Prague: modern sculpture of a woman in the new (1985) pedestrian precinct adjoining the theatre.
Keywords: national heritage, metropolis, architecture, capital city, culture, picturesque, monument, statue, UNESCO

PMR206-04
Israel, Jerusalem: view of the Christian quarter and Dome of the Rock from the ramparts above the New Gate.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque

PMR-D3476
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: St Michael's Church, (Romanesque 1010-1033), rebuilt after war destruction, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985. Eastern side of the ceiling frescos dating from the early 13th century and depicting Christ's family tree with Mary (top) as the "new Eve".
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster

PMR-D3427
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. Two of the five "foolish virgins" (New Testament parable) in the Paradise Porch, dating from about 1250.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

PMR-D3420
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. The five "foolish virgins" (New Testament parable) in the Paradise Porch, dating from about 1250.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

PMR-D3419
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. The five "wise virgins" (New Testament parable) in the Paradise Porch, dating from about 1250.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

PMR-D3418
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: the first Gothic building on German territory was the cathedral, which began as Romanesque in 1209. A fortification stood on the site already in 805. Two of the five "wise virgins" (New Testament parable) in the Paradise Porch, dating from about 1250.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, mediaeval, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, stone carving

PMR-D3329
Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): the mighty Neues Zeughaus (New Armoury) (1816) through which a ramp leads from the entrance gate into the courtyard.
Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, defence, fortifications, historic, architecture, Baroque

PMR-D3328
Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): outer and inner entrance gates (with ramp through the New Armoury Building) to the impregnable Königstein Fortress.
Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, defence, fortifications, historic, architecture, Baroque

PMR-D3326
Germany, Swiss Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz): the Neues Zeughaus (New Armoury) (1816) within the walls of the impregnable Königstein Fortress.
Keywords: picturesque, heritage, Swiss Saxony, sandstone, defence, fortifications, historic

PMR-D3278
Germany, Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz), Hohnstein: Burg Hohnstein (Castle) dates back to the 12th century and has been held alternately by Bohemian and Saxon nobility whilst being constantly expanded. It now houses one of the largest youth hostels. View of the Lower (New) Castle over the rooftops of the town.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture, Baroque, Saxon Switzerland, defence, fortifications

PMR-D3277
Germany, Saxony (Sächsische Schweiz), Hohnstein: Burg Hohnstein (Castle) dates back to the 12th century and has been held alternately by Bohemian and Saxon nobility whilst being constantly expanded. It now houses one of the largest youth hostels. View of the Lower (New) Castle over the rooftops of the town.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture, Baroque, Saxon Switzerland, defence, fortifications

PMR-D3263
Czech Republic, Cheb: King Jiri (George) von Podebrady Square, with New Town Hall and clocktower and colourful merchants' houses.
Keywords: historic, architecture, heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, colourful, Eger

PMR-D3260
Czech Republic, Cheb: King Jiri (George) von Podebrady Square, with Hercules fountain and New Town Hall with clock tower.
Keywords: historic, architecture, heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, colourful, Eger

PMR-D3143
Thailand, Chonburi, Pattaya: view to the south, with the new developments in Jomtien in the distance, from Yensabai Condotel. Thailand, Chonburi, Pattaya: view to the south, with the new developments in Jomtien in the distance, from Yensabai Condotel.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR-D3112
The Philippines, Samar Island: the new Biri Municipal Hall is reponsible for all the Biri islands.
Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, sunshine, architecture, administration, headquarters

PMR-D3037
Cyprus, Limassol: pedestrian zone, part of the new marina development.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, architecture, shops, archway

PMR-D3036
Cyprus, Limassol: pedestrian zone, part of the new marina development.
Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, architecture, shops

PMR-D2892
Bahrain, Manama: Zubara Avenue/Sheikh Isa Avenue, with new high-rise buildings under construction in the background.
Keywords: modern architecture, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, Sheikh, skyscrapers

PMR-D1641
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the New Summer Palace (Takten Migyu Potrang) of the 14th Dalai Lama, in the Norbulingka, with artistic flower displays.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1640
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the New Summer Palace (Takten Migyu Potrang) of the 14th Dalai Lama, in the Norbulingka, with artistic flower displays.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1639
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the New Summer Palace (Takten Migyu Potrang) of the 14th Dalai Lama, in the Norbulingka, with artistic flower displays.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

PMR-D1255
People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: the New Summer Palace (Takten Migyu Potrang) of the 14th Dalai Lama, in the Norbulingka.
Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage

PMR191-12
Italy, Campania, Isle of Capri: brooms flowering in the Villa Iovis (Jupiter's Villa), the former palace of Tiberius, surmounting Mount Tiberius (275 metres). Visible for miles is the new statue of the Virgin and Child, unveiled by Pope John-Paul II after being lowered into place by a helicopter of the U.S. Forces.
Keywords: heritage, Roman, ruins, archeology, architecture, sculpture, Christian, monument, religious

PMR183-04
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: Victory Arch (Siegestor), built 1844-47, based on the Arch of Constantine in Rome. Extensive war damage is now repaired. The new inscription reads: "Dedicated to victory, destroyed by war, an exhortation to peace".
Keywords: München, architecture, historic, Schwabing, Ludwigstrasse, classical

PMR180-03
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau in the Black Forest: Renaissance courtyard in the "New" Town Hall, dating from the 16th century.
Keywords: picturesque, historic, heritage, architecture, Black Forest, Schwarzwald, traditional

PMR176-07
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the Giant Whirlpool, downstream from the Niagara Falls, traversed by the colourful gondola of the "Whirlpool Aerocar".
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-06
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: "Cave of the Winds" at the foot of the American Falls, with a rainbow in the spray.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-05
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the irregular lip of the American Falls, with Prospect Point Observation Tower, Rainbow Bridge, and Rainbow Carillon Tower.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-04
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the American Falls with Bridal Veil Falls reflected in the Niagara River and the "Maid of the Mist" close to the cascade.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-03
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island, with view upstream the Niagara River, from the top of the Canadian Skylon Tower (520 feet high).
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-02
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the American Falls from the top of the Canadian Skylon Tower (520 feet high), showing Goat Island and the smaller Luna and Green Islands, as well as the town of Niagara Falls.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR176-01
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: bird's-eye view of the Horseshoe Falls from the top of the Canadian Skylon Tower (520 feet high).
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-12
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: "Maid of the Mist" close under the Horseshoe Falls and surrounded by rainbows. The American Falls are visible in the background.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-11
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: view of the lip of the Horseshoe Falls where 136 million litres of water plunge 44 metres every minute, with part of the upstream Niagara River.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-10
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: view over the Horseshoe Falls of the American Falls, the American observation tower and the Rainbow Bridge linking Canada and the U.S.A.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-08
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the top of the Horseshoe Falls, seen from a copse of trees on the bank.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-07
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: view of the lip of the Horseshoe Falls where 136 million litres of water plunge 44 metres every minute, with part of the upstream Niagara River.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-06
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the American Falls, seen from directly opposite, with the separate Bridal Veil Falls on the right.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-05
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the American Falls, American observation tower, and "Maid of the Mist", from the Canadian side.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-04
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: view from the top of the American observation tower, with viewing terrace in the foreground.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-03
U.S.A., New York State, Niagara Falls: the American Falls, with Goat Island, and Horseshoe Falls in the distance.
Keywords: heritage, picturesque, waterfalls, spume, white water, foam, cataract, cascade, force, deluge

PMR175-01
U.S.A., New York: "Das rollende Hotel" - touring bus with sleeping cubicles, from Passau, Bavaria, on the Trailer City campsite.
Keywords: breakfast, mealtime, Rotel, expedition

PMR174-12
U.S.A., New York: the "Great White Way" - Times Square and Broadway at night, with the Topless Bar.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, illumination, lights, neon, bright

PMR174-11
U.S.A., New York: the "Great White Way" - Times Square and Broadway at night, with Howard Johnsons Restaurant on the left.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, illumination, lights, neon, bright

PMR174-10
U.S.A., New York: the "Great White Way" - Times Square and Broadway at night.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, illumination, lights, neon, bright

PMr174-09
U.S.A., New York: Lower Plaza, at the end of the Channel Gardens, in front of the RCA Building in the Rockefeller Center, with gilded statue of Prometheus stealing the sacred fire for mankind.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, sculpture, restaurant, eating, open air

PMR174-08
U.S.A., New York: Central Park, seen from the top of the RCA Building in the Rockefeller Center (850 feet high, 70 storeys). Visible are the Sheep Meadow, Central Park Lake and the Receiving Reservoir. The black and white building is "9 West 57th Street", with Barclays Bank on the ground floor.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR174-07
U.S.A., New York: Roman Catholic Cathedral of New York, St. Patrick's, completed in 1906 in neo-Gothic style, modelled on Cologne Cathedral. View from the top of the RCA Building.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR174-06
U.S.A., New York: view from the top of the RCA Building in the Rockefeller Center (850 feet high, 70 storeys), with the Empire State Building in the middle distance and the World Trade Center in the distance.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR174-05
U.S.A., New York: Roman Catholic Cathedral of New York, St. Patrick's, completed in 1906 in neo-Gothic style, modelled on Cologne Cathedral. View along Fifth Avenue with Olympic Tower and Corning Glass Building.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR174-04
U.S.A., New York: Roman Catholic Cathedral of New York, St. Patrick's, completed in 1906 in neo-Gothic style, modelled on Cologne Cathedral. View from the Rockefeller Center.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR174-03
U.S.A., New York: United Nations General Assembly Building, from United Nations Plaza, with flags of all nations in alphabetical order.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR174-02
U.S.A., New York: United Nations General Assembly Building, from the gardens by the East River.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR174-01
U.S.A., New York: United Nations Secretariat Building, with sculpture "swords into ploughshares" presented by the USSR, in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, monument, statue, bronze figure

PMR173-12
U.S.A., New York: camping at New Yorker Trailer City, a green oasis in the metropolis.
Keywords: tent, Buick Regal

PMR173-09
U.S.A., New York: late sunset view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys) across the Hudson River to New Jersey.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-08
U.S.A., New York: early sunset view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys) across the Hudson River to New Jersey.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-07
U.S.A., New York: south-west view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys), with Fifth Avenue, the World Trade Center, and the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-06
U.S.A., New York: north-east view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys), with Panam, Chrysler, and United Nations Buildings, and Queensboro Bridge.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-05
U.S.A., New York: south-east view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys) across the East River and Williamsburg Bridge.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-04
U.S.A., New York: view from the top of the Empire State Building (1472 feet high, 102 storeys), with Fifth Avenue (right), George Washington Bridge (top left), Central Park (top centre) and Rockefeller Center.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR173-03
U.S.A., New York: the aircraft carrier "Intrepid", moored on the Hudson River, is now a naval museum. Among the aircraft displayed on deck are Grumman Albatross, North American Fury, Lockheed Neptune.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, carrier-borne, aviation, fighter, amphibian

PMR173-02
U.S.A., New York: the aircraft carrier "Intrepid", moored on the Hudson River, is now a naval museum. Among the aircraft displayed on deck are Grumman Albatross, North American Fury, Lockheed Neptune.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, carrier-borne, aviation, fighter, amphibian

PMR173-01
U.S.A., New York: Riverside Park, from the Hudson River, with Grant's Tomb (left) and Riverside Church.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR172-12
U.S.A., New York: United Nations Secretariat Building (skyscraper), Conference Building (foreground), and the General Assembly Building (right), from the East River. Chrysler Building in the background.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-11
U.S.A., New York: United Nations Buildings from the East River.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-10
U.S.A., New York: Brooklyn Bridge (celebrating its centenary in 1983) from the East River, with the World Trade Center behind.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-09
U.S.A., New York: Manhattan skyline from the East River, with South Street Museum of Historic Ships. Behind are the World Trade Center and Chase Manhattan Bank Building (end on).
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-07
U.S.A., New York: night view over the East River, with Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges from the top of the World Trade Center (1350 feet high, 110 storeys.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-05
U.S.A., New York: roof view from the top of the World Trade Center (1350 feet high, 110 storeys, with the twin tower in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-04
U.S.A., New York: evening view of Manhattan Island to the north-west from the top of the World Trade Center (1350 feet high, 110 storeys. Nearest is the Woolworth Building, completed in 1913 and the world's highest building until 1931.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR172-02
U.S.A., New York: evening view of Manhattan Island from the top of the World Trade Center (1350 feet high, 110 storeys. Empire State Building at top centre.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, panorama, bird's-eye view, skyscrapers, tower blocks, high-rise

PMR171-12
U.S.A., New York: the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bertholdi and was erected by Gustave Eiffel in 1886. It is 151 feet high and weighs 225 tons. View from the rear.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, bronze figure, liberty symbol, landmark

PMR171-11
U.S.A., New York: the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bertholdi and was erected by Gustave Eiffel in 1886. It is 151 feet high and weighs 225 tons.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, bronze figure, liberty symbol, landmark

PMR171-10
U.S.A., New York: the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bertholdi and was erected by Gustave Eiffel in 1886. It is 151 feet high and weighs 225 tons. View from the approaching ferry.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, bronze figure, liberty symbol, landmark

PMR171-09a
U.S.A., New York: Manhattan Island and the twin towers of the World Trade Center, from the Liberty Island ferry. The fireboat is moored opposite the Firefighting Control Center.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR171-09
U.S.A., New York: Manhattan Island and the twin towers of the World Trade Center, from the Liberty Island ferry. The fireboat is moored opposite the Firefighting Control Center.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city

PMR169-09
U.S.A., California, San Francisco: the old and the new - the modern city seen over the rooftops of renovated Victorian houses.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, heritage, picturesque, historical, culture, coastal city, dwellings, traditional

PMR129-06
France, Cote d'Azur, Marseilles: the new La Major Cathedral, completed in 1893, in the Romano-Byzantine style.
Keywords: Mediterranean, architecture, church

PMR129-02
France, Cote d'Azur, Marseilles: view of the Old Port and Fort St. Jean, with the new port discernible in the distance, from the basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde.
Keywords: panorama, metropolis, rooftops, Mediterranean

PMR124-11
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Meersburg: the Bishops' New Palace (1712-41) with its own vineyards overlooking the promenade gardens.
Keywords: picturesque, colourful, Swabia, Bodensee, Lake Constance, historic, heritage, mediaeval, architecture, Baroque

PMR-D2504
Iran, Isfahan: Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the world's second largest, after Tiananmen, and was planned by Shah Abbas the Great in 1602 as the centre of his new capital. Originally used for polo games, now offering flower beds and reflecting pools. Horse-drawn carriage passing Lotfollah Mosque.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, frescoes, reflections, pool

PMR-D2503
Iran, Isfahan: Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the world's second largest, after Tiananmen, and was planned by Shah Abbas the Great in 1602 as the centre of his new capital. Originally used for polo games, now offering flower beds and reflecting pools. One of many horse-drawn carriages offering rides round the square.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, frescoes, reflections, pool

PMR-D2501
Iran, Isfahan: Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the world's second largest, after Tiananmen, and was planned by Shah Abbas the Great in 1602 as the centre of his new capital. Originally used for polo games, now offering flower beds and reflecting pools. Horse-drawn carriage awaiting custom.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, frescoes, reflections, pool

PMR-D2500
Iran, Isfahan: Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the world's second largest, after Tiananmen, and was planned by Shah Abbas the Great in 1602 as the centre of his new capital. Originally used for polo games, now offering flower beds and reflecting pools.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, frescoes, reflections, pool

PMR-D2445
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Central panel of the Eastern Stairway of the Apadana (unfinished). It replaced the "King's Audience" relief (see PMR-D2437)..
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2444
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak. The southern wing of the eastern stairway facade of the Apadana depicting 23 gift-bearing delegations (top left: Assagartians/Medes).
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2443
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Eastern portico of the "Hundred Column Hall" showing the King on his throne being carried in by 28 men representing the subject nations.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2442
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
A well-preserved kneeling stone horse which once supported the roof beams as a column capital.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2441
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak. Tomb of Artaxerxes III, shown saluting the "Royal Fire" with the winged "Royal Glory" & carried by 30 subjects, one from each country.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2440
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "Gate of All Nations" from Mount Mithra (tele-shot).
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2439
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The north-eastern half of Persepolis from Mount Mithra.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2438
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The south-western half of Persepolis from Mount Mithra.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2437
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "King's Audience" relief, standing in the Treasury. Originall it had ornamented the centre of the east stairway of the Apadana.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2436
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Portico of the "Tachara" or Palace of Darius the Great depicting the King entering with attendants bearing a sun shade behind him.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2435
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Southern portals of the "Hundred Columns Hall", with the tomb of Artaxerxes in the hillside behind.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2434
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Trilingual inscription on a portico of the Tachara: Old Persian (top), Elamite (middle) and Babylonian (bottom).
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2433
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The northern, of two tombs in the hillside, is attributed to Artaxerxes III who is shown saluting the "Royal Fire" on a high altar.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2432
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "Tachara" or private palace of Darius the Great. View from the south-east.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2431
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "Tachara" or private palace of Darius the Great. View from the south showing the frieze of soldiers in "Persian" uniform.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2430
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
"Gate of All Nations" and surviving columns. The one on the right has been restored.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2429
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Files of the "Immortal Guard" on the north wing of the eastern stairway to the Apadana.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2428
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The eastern stairway facade of the Apadana depicting foreign kings and dignitaries bringing tributes, including two fine rams.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2427
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The eastern stairway facade of the Apadana depicting foreign kings and dignitaries bringing tributes, including a camel.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2426
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The eastern stairway facade of the Apadana depicting foreign kings and dignitaries bringing tributes.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2425
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The ubiquitous symbolic representation of a lion attacking a bull.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2424
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Guards from various lands depicted on a wall of the Apadana.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2423
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
One of the doors to the "Hundred Column Hall" depicting a monster-slaying King.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2422
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
"Hundred Column Hall" with the tomb of Artaxerxes III on the hillside behind.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2421
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
One of the west doors to the "Hundred Column Hall".
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2420
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
The "Hundred Column Hall" - soldiers on the northern door jamb.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2419
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
A party of Iranian university graduates celebrating their graduation in a historic place.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO

PMR-D2418
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
"Gate of All Nations" from the "inside", showing the "Guardian Bulls".
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2417
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Column capital, formerly topped with kneeling horses which supported the roof.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2416
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
"Gate of All Nations" or Xerxes' Gateway, through which all visitors passed.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR-D2415
Iran, Persepolis: Founded by Darius I in 520 BC, subsequent Achaemenid rulers added many new buildings until it was burnt to the ground by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It extended over 125 sq. km. at its peak.
Looking back at the long approach avenue, used for processions.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, ruins, UNESCO, archeology

PMR548-04
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: colourful underpass under Sheikh Zayed Road, with new apartment blocks behind. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: colourful underpass under Sheikh Zayed Road, with new apartment blocks behind.
Keywords: modern architecture, Islamic architecture, desert state, irrigation, blooming desert

PMR131K-24
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the approach channel to the new Dubai Marina from the sea, in the shadow of a forest of skyscrapers. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the approach channel to the new Dubai Marina from the sea, in the shadow of a forest of skyscrapers.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR131K-23
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: under construction in the new Marina: this skyscraper "twists" through 90 degrees from bottom to top. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: under construction in the new Marina: this skyscraper "twists" through 90 degrees from bottom to top.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR131K-22
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new Dubai Marina. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: a forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new Dubai Marina.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR549-05
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road: from right, Oasis Centre, Ghaya Residence,Al Attar Tower, Sky Tower; left, the highest of all, still under construction. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road: from right, Oasis Centre, Ghaya Residence,Al Attar Tower, Sky Tower; left, the highest of all, still under construction.
Keywords: modern architecture, blooming desert, irrigation, desert state, Islamic architecture

PMR672-02
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new marina. United Arab Emirates, Dubai: forest of skyscrapers, mostly still under construction, surrounding the new marina.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR119K-17
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Allianz Football Stadium, new home of Bayern-Munich.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR-D2033
Scotland, Edinburgh: "Dynamic Earth" building and the new Scottish Parliament, from a bluff in Holyrood Park.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR-D2031
Scotland, Edinburgh: the new Scottish Parliament building, architect Enric Miralles, opened in 2004.
Keywords: architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR-D2028
Scotland, Edinburgh: view from Holyrood Park, with "Dynamic Earth" Interactive Centre, the New Scottish Parliament, Holyrood House, and the Firth of Forth.
Keywords: architecture, panorama, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage

PMR-D1728
New Egyptian Museum, Munich: Man's head (4th Dynasty, 2550 BC).
Keywords: portraits, antiquity, history, statue, sculpture, archeology, Egyptology, Muenchen

PMR-D1726
New Egyptian Museum, Munich: Sibe and his wife (19th Dynasty - 1220 BC).
Keywords: München, portraits, antiquity, married couple, history, statue, sculpture, archeology, Egyptology

PMR147K-07
Qatar, Doha: new high-rise blocks at West Bay - Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, the twin Palm Towers, Burj Qatar, Tornado Tower and Al Jassimaya Tower, from across the bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR147K-03
Qatar, Doha: new high-rise buildings at West Bay - the twin Palm Towers, Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, and Burj Qatar, with a dhow ferry at the quayside.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR147K-01
Qatar, Doha: new high-rise buildings at West Bay - the twin Palm Towers. Al Bidda Tower and Qatar World Trade Centre, with flower gardens in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR146K-36
Qatar, Doha: new high-rise buildings - Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, and Burj Qatar, with twin Palm Towers behind, all at West Bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR146K-33
Qatar, Doha: some of the new developments at West Bay amid well manicured lawns.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR146K-29
Qatar, Doha: some of the new developments at West Bay amid well manicured lawns.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR146K-28
Qatar, Doha: some of the new developments at West Bay amid well manicured lawns.
Keywords: modern architecture, ultra-modern, luxurious, air conditioning, Arab state, Muslim, Islam, desert city, emirate, oil wealth, skyscrapers

PMR690-12
Qatar, Doha: new high-rise buildings, Palm Towers, Tornado Tower, Al Bidda Tower, Qatar World Trade Centre, Burj Qatar and other unfinished developments, from the north end of La Corniche.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR690-10
Qatar, Doha: some of the interesting new shapes arising on West Bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR690-08
Qatar, Doha: some of the interesting new shapes arising on West Bay.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR690-06
Qatar, Doha: the dhow harbour with new high-rise buildings across the bay, and flowerbeds in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, oil wealth, emirate, desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, air conditioning, luxurious, ultra-modern

PMR485-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard, a riot of colour.
Keywords: architecture, colourful, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR485-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with newly-installed fountains.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR484-12
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck: the oldest part of the Rathaus (Town Hall) is the north wing, to which was added a new Renaissance facade of carved sandstone in 1570.
Keywords: mediaeval, red brick, cobblestones, architecture, national heritage, picturesque

PMR479-10
Canada, Alberta, Calgary: view from the observation deck of Calgary Tower (formerly Husky Tower), with Olympic Plaza (bottom left), Old City Hall. new Municipal Building, andbridges over the Bow River.
Keywords: metropolis, panorama, architecture, skyscrapers, high rise, modern city, oil town

PMR479-09
Canada, Alberta, Calgary: sculptures of horses near the entrance to the new glass Municipal Building.
Keywords: metropolis, bronze, artistic, art, City Hall, skyscrapers, high rise, modern city, oil town

PMR479-03
Canada, Alberta, Calgary: Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis) on the Bow River, with new tower blocks beyond the trees.
Keywords: metropolis, wildlife, water fowl, skyscrapers, high rise, modern city, oil town

PMR471-08
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner.
Keywords: architecture, winter, snow scene, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park

PMR466-12
Romania, Wallachia, Bucharest: the new Bancorex glass rotunda, reflected in the canalised waters of the River Dambovita.
Keywords: architecture, Dacia, metrolpolis, capital city, Bucuresti, picturesque, culture

PMR466-06
Romania, Wallachia, Bucharest: "Casa de Scinteia", later "Casa Pressi Libere", a soviet-style building from 1970, source of most Romanian new publications, now being used as the Commodity Exchange.
Keywords: architecture, press office, media centre, Dacia, metrolpolis, capital city, Bucuresti, culture, national heritage

PMR466-02
Romania, Moldavia, Iasi (pronounced "Yash"): the capital of Moldavia and of Romania from 1859-62, and third largest city of Romania, is a rich cultural centre.

The new "Lucea Farul" Theatre.
Keywords: architecture, stage, drama centre, culture

PMR465-11
Romania, Moldavia, Iasi (pronounced "Yash"): the capital of Moldavia and of Romania from 1859-62, and third largest city of Romania, is a rich cultural centre.

One of the new "mini shopping centres" comprising numbers of small, glass- fronted units.
Keywords: architecture, private enterprise, retail trade, shops

PMR465-02
Romania, Moldavia, Iasi (pronounced "Yash"): the capital of Moldavia and of Romania from 1859-62, and third largest city of Romania, is a rich cultural centre.

New bust of Mihail Eminescu (1850-89), one of Romania's greatest poets, standing in the grounds of the Church of the Three Hierarchs.
Keywords: national heritage, celebrated, famous, author, monument, sculpture, statue, culture, historic

PMR463-06
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Humor: a new house, with carved gate and well-house, all roofed in intricately-worked aluminium sheeting.
Keywords: architecture, metal-working, artistic, wood-carving, typical house

PMR463-04
Romania, Southern Bucovina, Humor: a solitary defence tower is all that remains of the monastery's fortifications; in the background is the new Orthodox church.
Keywords: frescoes, Christian, Orthodox, architecture, mediaeval, painted monastery, colourful, defence

PMR496-12
Island of Crete, Rethimnon: viiew of the town, Venetian fortress, and ferry terminal, from the new road.
Keywords: picturesque, landscape, panorama, olive grove, olive tree

PMR495-01
Island of Crete, Samaria Gorge: Ayia Roumeli, a new village at the seaward end of the gorge, where the walkers wait for a ferry to Hora Sfakion, from where there is a road connection to Harnia.
Keywords: picturesque, beach, walkers, hiking, hike, canyon, stoney, stones , cliffs, geology, geological, rocky, rocks

PMR493-05
Island of Crete, Rethimnon: view of the town and fortress from the new road.
Keywords: architecture, ship, harbour , community, traditional houses, defence

PMR458-11
Austria, Dürnstein in the Wachau: wine tavern supporting luxuriant vines, where the local "Heurige" (new) wines are on sale.
Keywords: mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage

PMR457-12
Slovakia, Bratislava: Terrace and facade of the new parliament building overlooking the River Danube.
Keywords: architecture, assembly, congress, capital city, Pressburg

PMR456-11
Slovakia, Bratislava: the castle facade of the new parliament building.
Keywords: national heritage, capital city, architecture, Pressburg, congress

PMR453-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard..
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR453-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard..
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR453-07
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner. Oblique view.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR453-06
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: west facade of the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, flower gardens, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, formal gardens

PMR450-11
Estonia, Tartu: the new university building.
Keywords: architecture, urban, national heritage, picturesque

PMR439-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the new European Patent Office on the bank of the River Isar.
Keywords: München, fall, autumn foliage, European Union, architecture

PMR438-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with autumn colours.
Keywords: architecture, fall, autumn foliage, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, formal gardens

PMR539-05
Slovakia, Zilina: the twin towers of the Baroque church overlook new buildings and fountain in Marianske Namestie.
Keywords: architecture, pedestrian area, Sillein, national heritage, picturesque, cobblestones

PMR537-01
Syria, Damascus: new mosque in the old quarter, with slim minaret and green and gold script from the Koran round the outsde walls.
Keywords: architecture, street scene, Muslim, Islam, picturesque, culture, capital city, historical, metropolis

PMR525-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the tower of the Volksbad (swimming bath), with the towers of the Cathedral, the New Town Hall, St. Peter's Church, and the Church of the Holy Ghost, behind.
Keywords: München, skyline, winter sunshine, metropolis, traffic

PMR523-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: winter sunshine on the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with canal and part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard.
Keywords: architecture, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, formal gardens, reflections, winter

PMR523-11
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: winter sunshine on the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with canal and part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard.
Keywords: architecture, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, formal gardens, reflections, winter

PMR523-10
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: winter sunshine on the New Palace built 1701-27 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria to plans of architects Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with canal and part of the formal gardens designed by the Frenchmen, Carbonet and Girard.
Keywords: architecture, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß, formal gardens, reflections, winter

PMR522--05
Italy, Apulia, Leuca: Cape Santa Maria di Leuca, showing new breakwater and yacht harbour, from the lighthouse.
Keywords: landscape, coast, coastline, haven

PMR520-06
Italy, Sicily, Agrigento: recently uncovered monument with scrolled stone bench; the new town in the background.
Keywords: archeological, architecture, Sicilia, excavations, archeology, historical, national heritage

PMR520-03
Italy, Sicily, Agrigento: temple of Olympian Zeus; half of a capital is one of the few remaining recognisable features of the largest Greek Temple in the world, started in 480 BC but never finished. The new town in the background.
Keywords: archeological, agave, Sicilia, excavations, archeology, historical, national heritage

PMR519-10
Italy, Sicily, Agrigento: early Christian and Byzantine cemetery, bisected by a narrow "street", with the new town in the background.
Keywords: archeological, necropolis, graveyard, graves, Sicilia, excavations, archeology, historical, national heritage

PMR519-08
Italy, Sicily, Agrigento: corner of the Temple of Concord, dating from 450-440 BC, the culminating phase of the Doric order, with the new town in the background.
Keywords: archeological, Doric columns, architecture, Sicilia, archeology, historical, national heritage

PMR519-07
Italy, Sicily, Agrigento: view of the new approach-road and surrounding countryside from the cathedral.
Keywords: Sicilia, viaduct, landscape, panorama

PMR519-04
Italy, Sicily, Siracusa: dominating the city, the new church, "Madonnina delle lacrime", was built to house a miracle-working Madonna figure which "cries".
Keywords: Sicilia, Catholic, Christian, architecture

PMR517-08
Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna: typical vegetation on new lava; sweet chestnut trees are prolific.
Keywords: Sicilia, biotope, volcanic, volcano

PMR141K-07
Greece, Island of Kos: the Asklepieion was one of the healing centres based on the cult of Asklepius, the father of all physicians. Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing. Here: restored, arched retaining wall with two surviving statues of the many which originally occupied the niches.
Keywords: Greek Isles, medecine, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church, archeology

PMR141K-06
Greece, Island of Kos: the Asklepieion was one of the healing centres based on the cult of Asklepius, the father of all physicians. Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing. Here: remains of the New Temple of Asklepius on the third (and top) terrace.
Keywords: Greek Isles, archeology, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, medecine

PMR141K-05
Greece, Island of Kos: the Asklepieion was one of the healing centres based on the cult of Asklepius, the father of all physicians. Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing. Here: view of the second terrace with the Altar of Asklepius on the left.
Keywords: Greek Isles, archeology, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, medecine

PMR141K-04
Greece, Island of Kos: the Asklepieion was one of the healing centres based on the cult of Asklepius, the father of all physicians. Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing. Here: re-erected columns of a Temple of Apollo on the second terrace, with the grand central stairway behind.
Keywords: Greek Isles, archeology, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping, medecine

PMR141K-03
Greece, Island of Kos: the Asklepieion was one of the healing centres based on the cult of Asklepius, the father of all physicians. Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing. Here: the arched retaining wall (anderon) of the second terrace of the Asklepieion.
Keywords: Greek Isles, medecine, island hopping, Hellas, Helenic, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands, picturesque, colourful, yachts, Greek Orthodox Church, archeology

PMR131K-03
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: lace-like, concrete, load-bearing shell of the 22-storey O14 Tower (centre) in the new Business Bay on Dubai Creek, from the viewing platform of Burj Khalifa, 452 metres high.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR130K-36
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: new twin-tower high-rise development in Za'Abeel, from the viewing platform of Burj Khalifa, 452 metres high.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR130K-31
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: new high.rise developments in Za'Abeel, from the viewing platform of Burj Khalifa, 452 metres high.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR130K-30
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: new high-rise developments in Za'Abeel, from the viewing platform of Burj Khalifa, 452 metres high.
Keywords: modern architecture, lawn sprinklers, air conditioning, Arab state, Arab, Muslim, Islam, high rise buildings, desert city, skyscrapers

PMR128K-05
USA, Maine: wooded autumn landscape approaching the Canadian border, western Maine.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, New England

PMR128K-04
USA, Maine: route 201 not far from Moose River, western Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR128K-03
USA, Maine: wooded autumn landscape not far from Moose River, western Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR128K-02
USA, Maine: white water stream flowing through autumn landscape not far from Moose River, western Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR128K-01
USA, Maine: wild stream flowing through autumn landscape not far from Moose River, western Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR127K-36
USA, Maine: Guilford village second-hand store has evrything you could possibly need!
Keywords: trees, local business, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, New England

PMR127K-35
USA, Maine: white clapboard house with verandah and autumn foliage in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, New England

PMR127K-34
USA, Maine: autumn colours on route 16 in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR127K-33
USA, Maine: autumn colours on route 16 in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR127K-31
USA, Maine: white clapboard village church and autumn foliage in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR127K-30
USA, Maine: white clapboard village church and autumn foliage in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, New England, fallen leaves, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, long shadows, fall, autumn hues, russet and gold, autumn colours, autumn leaves, sunshine

PMR127K-29
USA, Maine: lake and autumn foliage in rural west central Maine.
Keywords: trees, sunshine, autumn leaves, autumn colours, russet and gold, autumn hues, fall, long shadows, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, fallen leaves, New England

PMR127K-28
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: natives burning out a log canoe in a reconstruction of the Wampanoag Indian Homesite.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration, indiginous peoples, artesans, craftsmen, boat-building

PMR127K-27
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth:an Indian winter dwelling made of birch bark in a reconstruction of the Wampanoag Indian Homesite.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration, indiginous peoples

PMR127K-26
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: a row of wooden cottages, some thatched, some with shingle roofs, in the "Plimoth Plantation". a reconstruction of a 17th century settlement.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration

PMR127K-25
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: the costumed inhabitants of the "Plimoth Plantation" re-enact the 17th century daily living patterns and mannerisms.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration

PMR127K-23
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: general view of "Plimoth Plantation", a reconstruction of the original settlement in1627 of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, New England, port, seaport, early settlers, Mayflower, emigration

PMR127K-22
USA; Massachusetts, Plymouth: replica of the "Mayflower" which sailed from England to Plymouth MA in 55 days in 1957.
Keywords: Pilgrim Fathers, emigration, Mayflower, early settlers, seaport, port, New England

PMR127K-02
Germany, Berlin: frontal view of the Reichstag Building with its new dome designed by Sir Norman Foster.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, capital city

PMR126K-18
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the New Orangery in Sans Souci Park, with formal staircase to the terrace, and bronze statue of an archer in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque

PMR126K-16
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the New Guestrooms and historic windmill in Sans Souci Park, from the par terre, with pool, fountain and statuary.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR126K-15
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the New Guestrooms (formerly the Orangery) in Sans Souci Park, were converted 1771-4. The historic windmill in the background.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR125K-04
Germany, Berlin: the new Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) opened in May 2006 by Angela Merkel, from the Alt-Moabit Bridge over the River Spree.
Keywords: East Germany, capital city, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR125K-03
Germany, Berlin: the new Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) opened in May 2006 by Angela Merkel, with the River Spree in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, capital city, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR123K-02
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: mushrooming skyscrapers mark the site of the new Marina being built on the Jumeirah coast.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR123K-01
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: the causeway from the Palm-Jumeirah development, with new multi-storey blocks on the mainland.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR122K-33
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: mushrooming skyscrapers mark the site of the new Marina being built on the Jumeirah coast.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR121K-12
Thailand, Pattaya: new multi-storey hotels and condominiums at the north end of Pattaya Bay.
Keywords: holiday resort, Siam, seaside, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, sunshine, night life, beach

PMR120K-14
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: the spectacular, newly completed, 5-star Yas Hotel, on Yas Island, is sited adjacent to the new motor racing circuit.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR120K-03
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: view from Sky Tower, Marina Mall, of the approach causeway and a new multi-storey block nearing completion.
Keywords: modern architecture, skyscrapers, desert city, high rise buildings, Islam, Muslim, Arab, Arab state, air conditioning, lawn sprinklers

PMR119K-16
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of the Allianz Football Stadium, new home of Bayern-Munich.
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR119K-14
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: view from Zeppelin
LZ N07-100 Airship (D-LZZF) of Marienplatz, with the New Town Hall, the Old Town Hall, St. Peter's Church (Alte Peter) and the Cathedral (Frauenkirche).
Keywords: Zeppelin, aviation, airship, lighter-than-air-flight, aircraft, civil aviation, dirigible, balloon, aerial view

PMR116K-24
Jordan, Aqaba: the beach, looking north, with some of the new hotels in the background.
Keywords: Muslim, palm trees, bathing beach, Islam, mediaeval, coast, desert town, Gulf of Aqaba

PMR114K-05
Cyprus, Agios Georgios: fishing boats in the harbour with the new Orthodox church in the background.
Keywords: fisher, picturesque, Orthodox, Christian church, fishing port, boats

PMR112K-18
Canada, Vancouver BC: view from Vancouver Lookout (177 metres) atop Harbour Centre Tower - view to the south-west, with new skyscraper rising on the left.
Keywords: modern architecture, western seaboard, cityscape, panorama, metropolis, high-rise buildings, skyscrapers

PMR111K-01
Canada, British Colombia, Vancouver Island, Qualicum Beach: New-build House in Memorial Avenue.
Keywords: architecture, detached house, suburbia, wooden dwelling, picturesque

PMR110K-17
Canada, Vancouver Island: new housing on the south coast of Vancouver Island near Ross Bay.
Keywords: panorama, modern housing, suburbia, residence

PMR103K-12
Bolivia, Nuestra Senora de La Paz, at 3660 metres, the highest capital city in the world. New buildings and old on the Avenida 16 de Julio (El Prado).
Keywords: High Andes, architecture, street scene

PMR095K-33
Libya, Ubari Lakes Area: view of the deserted village and oasis of Gebraoun from a 200-metre-high sand dune. The population of Old Gebraoun was relocated in 1991 to a new settlement (New Gebraoun) by the Libyan Government.
Keywords: Maghreb, Mandara Lakes, barren, sand-dune landscape, palm trees, sand dunes, Sahara Desert

PMR093K-25
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR091K-23
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: an Orthodox church and cemetery on the outskirts of the city.
Keywords: Orthodox church, Yugoslavia, picturesque, national heritage, historic, Christian

PMR091K-22
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: the National Library, opened in 1982, designed by a Croatian architect, Andrija Mutnjakovic.
Keywords: modern architecture, Yugoslavia

PMR091K-21
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: entrance to the Palace of Youth and Sports, opened in 1977, a Pristina landmark.
Keywords: modern architecture, Yugoslavia

PMR091K-20
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: pictures of missing persons (mostly young men) hopefully displayed by their familiy or friends.
Keywords: Yugoslavia

PMR091K-19
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: pictures of missing persons (mostly young men) hopefully displayed by their familiy or friends.
Keywords: Yugoslavia

PMR091K-18
Kosovo, Pristina, the new capital city of a new country: equestrian statue of national hero Skanderbeg (Gjergj Kastrioti).
Keywords: historic, Yugoslavia, monument, national heritage

PMR090K-21
Albania, Tirana: the new cable car station 1200 metres up on Mount Dajti, 25 kilometres from the capital which it overlooks.
Keywords: Shqiperia, modern architecture, architecture, capital city

PMR089K-13
Montenegro: Kotor, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has a history going back to Roman times when it was known as Acruvium.
View of the Gulf of Kotor, surrounded by precipitous mountains, and the new town.
Keywords: picturesque, Yugoslavia, port, historic city, bastions, ramparts, fortifications, fortress, national heritage, mediaeval

PMR089K-06
Montenegro, Podgorica: construction of a weir (?) in the River Moraca, with the Millennium Bridge.
Keywords: Yugoslavia, new capital city, suspension bridge

PMR089K-05
Montenegro, Podgorica: equestrian statue of King Nicholas I (Kral Nikolai) (1841-1921), Montenegro's first and only king.
Keywords: Yugoslavia, royal house, monument, new capital city

PMR089K-04
Montenegro, Podgorica: Turkish (?) belltower in the centre of the new capital city.
Keywords: mediaeval, Yugoslavia, historic city, national heritage

PMR089K-03
Montenegro, Podgorica: the new Millennium Bridge over the River Moraca, opened 13th July 2005.
Keywords: Yugoslavia, engineering, suspension bridge

PMR088K-23
Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik: old roofs and new!
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, national heritage, fortress, fortifications, impregnable, ramparts, bastions, historic city, port, Yugoslavia

PMR088K-17
Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik: view of Fort Minceta and north wall over the (mostly new) rooftops of the city.
Keywords: picturesque, Yugoslavia, port, historic city, bastions, ramparts, impregnable, fortifications, fortress, national heritage, mediaeval

PMR087K-24
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: the new road bridge over the River Neretva, downstream fro the Stari Most.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Bosniaks, Ottoman, historic, national heritage, picturesque

PMR087K-21
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: many of the old stone houses have new roofs after shell damage 1992-5.
Keywords: Islam, picturesque, national heritage, historic, Ottoman, Bosniaks, Muslim

PMR087K-03
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: the new marble promenade, "Riva", laid out with palm trees, shrubs and fountains.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, picturesque, historic town

PMR087K-02
Croatia, Dalmatia, Split: Diocletian's Palace, built by the Roman Emperor between 295 and 305 AD in a square format with side walls of about 200 metres. Most of the walls and substantial parts of the inner constructions have been preserved. Here: the 200-metre-long south wall, overlooking the new marble promenade, "Riva", laid out with palm trees, shrubs and fountains. Fishing boat to the left.
Keywords: national heritage, Yugoslavia, Roman architecture, mediaeval, picturesque, historic town

PMR085K-36
Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach.
Here: the "Gadem", built in 1874-7, was formerly the royal stables but now houses a restaurant. View from the south tower.
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, historic castle, architecture, national heritage

PMR085K-35
Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach.
Here: end view of the 12th century "Palas" building, the oldest part of the Wartburg, with surrounding countryside.
Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, architecture, historic castle, mediaeval

PMR085K-34
Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach.
Here: view from the windows of the 12th century "Palas" (living quarters) wing of the castle.
Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, architecture, historic castle, mediaeval

PMR085K-33
Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach.
Here: a historic well with highly ornate cast iron yoke, in the outer courtyard.
Keywords: picturesque, national heritage, architecture, historic castle, mediaeval

PMR085K-32
Germany, Thuringia, Eisenach: The Wartburg Fortress, an indissoluble part of German history, dating back to the 12th century. Here the Minnesänger (troubadours) took part in the famous jousts, recalled in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. Here Martin Luther studied before translating the New Testament. It was the seat of the dukes of Saxe-Eisenach until 1741 when it was ceded to the house of Saxe-Weimar. The castle is perched on a rocky spur overlooking the town of Eisenach.
Here: a historic well with highly ornate cast iron yoke, in the outer courtyard.
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, historic castle, architecture, national heritage

PMR082K-32
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: View of the town and the new ski-jump from Berggasthof St. Martin (1040 metres a.s.l.)
Keywords: alpine, mountain range, Alps, alpine scenery, snow scene, winter

PMR080K-28
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. The area is a rich source of minerals for collectors. Here: geodes or druses, lined with quartz crystals, on offer for modest sums.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, historic, geode, druse, geology, nodule

PMR080K-27
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. Brightly coloured Berber rugs and carpets can be purchased at this shop, as displayed.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, historic, heritage, picturesque, mud-brick buildings

PMR080K-26
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. Stone sculpture of a Steinbock/Moufflon/Muffelschaf/Ibex on a ridge overlooking the village.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, Sahara desert

PMR080K-25
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. The surrounding barren, rugged mountains are an outcrop of the Saharan Atlas Mountains.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, picturesque, Sahara desert

PMR080K-24
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. View over the abandoned mud- brick dwellings towards Chott el Gharsa, with date palms visible in the background.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Mohammedan, Maghreb, historic, heritage, picturesque, archeology, mud-brick buildings

PMR080K-23
Tunisia: Chebika, an abandoned Berber oasis village on the edge of the desert, the former Roman outpost "Ad Speculam". The inhabitants now live in a new village, but return to harvest the date palms. Brightly coloured Berber rugs are offered to tourists.
Keywords: Islam, mud-brick buildings, archeology, picturesque, heritage, historic, Maghreb, Mohammedan, Muslim

PMR055K-36
Malta, Gozo: View of the resort of Marsalforn, Gozo, from above, with new apartments in the foreground.

PMR055K-02
Malta, Valletta: Gozo ferry passing Tigne Fort, Sliema, with much new development in evidence.

PMR053K-25
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: Facade of the cathedral, built 1226-1493, in the reign of Archbishop Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada.

PMR053K-24
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: The sole surviving mosque in Toledo, "Cristo de la Luz", formerly Bab-al-Mardum, built in 999/1000 AD.

PMR053K-23
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: Museo Duque de Lerma, formerly the Hospital de Tavera, dating from 1541, from the Paseo de Merchan, with fountain.

PMR053K-22
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, from the Paseo de Merchan, with fountain in the foreground.

PMR053K-21
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, a city gateway, with twin towers with tiled roofs.

PMR053K-20
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: The towers of the Alcazar from the Plaza de Zocodover.

PMR053K-19
Spain, New Castile: View of Toledo, with the cathedral and Alcazar, from a belvedere on the ring road, with the River Tagus (Tajo) looping round the city, in the foreground..

PMR053K-18
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: The River Tagus (Tajo), looping round the city, with the Castillo de San Servando in the distance.

PMR053K-17
Spain, New Castile, Toledo: The Alcazar (13th century) is at present (2004) in course of restoration.

PMR053K-15
Gorilla, in its fine new accommodation in the Zoo-Aquarium, Madrid.

PMR053K-10
Spain, New Castile, El Escorial - built for Philip II in 1563-84 as an enormous monastery-palace by the architect Juan de Herrera, to commemorate the Spanish defeat of the French at St. Quentin in 1557. Here, statues of the six kings of Judea on the facade of the Basilica.

PMR053K-09
Spain, New Castile: El Escorial - built for Philip II in 1563-84 as an enormous monastery-palace by the architect Juan de Herrera, to commemorate the Spanish defeat of the French at St. Quentin in 1557. Here, the Kings' Courtyard and facade with the twin towers of the Basilica.

PMR053K-08
Spain, New Castile: El Escorial - built for Philip II in 1563-84 as an enormous monastery-palace by the architect Juan de Herrera, to commemorate the Spanish defeat of the French at St. Quentin in 1557. Here, view of the gardens from the monastery.

PMR049K-18
Cyprus: New house at Tala, about five miles above Paphos, with roses and geraniums in flower.
Keywords: property development

PMR045K-34
Panama City: Interesting new multi-storey residential blocks in Bella Vista.
Keywords: modern architecture

PMR029K-36
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Keywords: ornithology, birds, wild life

PMR029K-35
Australia, New South Wales: Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Rocks (roof of the Overseas Passenger Terminal).
Keywords: main attractions, sightseeing

PMR029K-34
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Woolloomooloo Bay and moorings, with the redeveloped Finger Wharf.
Keywords: new development, port, basin

PMR025K-01
Australia, New South Wales: Lookout over Jamison Valley near Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains
Keywords: Eucalyptus trees, admiring the view

PMR024K-36
Australia, New South Wales: Orphan Rock in the Blue Mountains, from the Katoomba Skyway Cablecar.
Keywords: Eucalyptus forest, pinnacles, Geological formations

PMR024K-05
Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur: Masjid Jamek, the first mosque to be built in Kuala Lumpur in 1907 is now surrounded by high-rise buildings. Architect: A.B. Hubbock. It is built on a fork in the river where the first Europeans landed and founded the city.
Keywords: modern architecture, contrasting architecture, old and new architecture

PMR023K-32
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: Chinese New Year decorations adorn most of the streets at this time of the year (March).
Keywords: oldest town in Malaysia

PMR023K-27
Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: View from the historic "A Famosa" hill fort, with large new housing estate (top left).

PMR022K-22
UAE, Sharjah: the port with dhows and fishing boats and the new city in the background.
Keywords: shipping, harbour, commerce

PMR022K-15
UAE, Dubai: A new theme park, Children's World, in Creekside Park.
Keywords: entertainment

PMR022K-14
UAE, Dubai: New developments on the Deira side of Dubai Creek, with tourist pleasure boats in the foreground.

PMR017K-15
Syria: A typical street in the old quarter of Damascus, with the dome of a new mosque visible behind.
Keywords: arab city, alleyway, narrow streets, middle east, Islam, Mohamed, muslim

PMR005K-18
USA, New York: Bedroom in the Plaza Hotel.

PMR005K-17
USA, New York: South Street Seaport: Museum of Historic Ships.

PMR005K-16
USA, New York: South Street Seaport: Museum of Historic Ships.

PMR005K-15
USA, New York: South Street Seaport: Museum of Historic Ships.

PMR042K-25
Cyprus: New house at Tala, about 5 kilometres above Paphos, with oleander bush in the foreground.
Keywords: property development

PMR042K-24
Cyprus: New house at Tala, about 5 kilometres above Paphos, with jacaranda tree and oleander in the foreground.
Keywords: property development

PMR042K-06
Cyprus, Prodhromos: The huge, abandoned Berengaria Hotel awaiting a new developer and a new identity.
Keywords: property development

PMR041K-26
Cyprus: New house with swimming pool and developing garden at Tala, about 5 kilometres above Paphos.
Keywords: property development

PMR041K-25
Cyprus: New house with swimming pool at Tala, about 5 kilometres above Paphos.
Keywords: property development

PMR037K-31
Namibia: Sightseeing flight from Swakopmund: new housing at Swakopmund, between beach and desert.
Keywords: sand, sandhills, sand dunes, wind-carved shapes, aerial view, desert

PMR037K-12
Namibia, Walvis Bay: View along the promenade, with some of the new housing.

PMR036K-01
Namiba: Old and new buildings on Bismarck Street, in the centre of Luederitz.
Keywords: street scene

PMR035K-31
Namibia: A new hotel complex on the sea shore at Lüderitz.

PMR031K-03
USA, Illinois, Chicago: 333 West Wacker building, with old-style, creeper covered building in the foreground, as seen from a river cruiser.
Keywords: water transport, modern architecture, high-rise buildings, multi-storey buildings, skyscrapers, architecture, contrasts, old and new buildings

PMR030K-35
USA, Illinois, Chicago: Plaza, and the top of Prudential II and Aon buildings, contrasting with some of the earliest high-rise buildings, seen from a river cruiser.
Keywords: water transport, modern architecture, high-rise buildings, multi-storey buildings, skyscrapers, architecture, old and new contrasts

PMR030K-18
USA, Hawaii, Oahu: Trials of new varieties of pineapple on the Dole Plantation, Oahu.
Keywords: agriculture, fruit growing, pineapple plants

PMR030K-06
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Cockle Bay, from the Monorail, while crossing Pyrmont Bridge.
Keywords: redevelopment, modern architecture, harbour scene

PMR030K-05
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Flying Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae).
Keywords: ornithology, wild life, seagulls, birds

PMR030K-03
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Modern Sydney skyline and the Domain, from the Manly ferry.
Keywords: architecture, skyscrapers, multi-storey buildings, high-rise buildings, PO/TV tower

PMR030K-01
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sacred (White) Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica) in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Keywords: ornithology, wild life, birds

PMR076K-28
Germany, Upper Bavaria: View of the "new" Schloss Schleissheim Palace near Munich with colourful formal gardens.
Keywords: spring, park, leisure, stroll

PMR074K-34
Spain, Fuerteventura, Pájara: a new sculpture on a traffic island, a symbol of the town's prosperity.
Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic

PMR072K-10
Sweden, Gothenburg: Sunset over Masthugget, Gothenburg and the ferry terminals, with the new underpass on the left.
Keywords: docks, docklands, shipping, harbour, lights

PMR070K-10
Turkey, Lycia, Kas: View of the harbour at Kas and some of the new developments, from near the Graeco-Roman amphitheatre.
Keywords: picturesque, Lycia, Mediterranean, resort

PMR070K-02
Turkey, Lycia, Kalkan: Picturesque harbour of the former Greek town of Kalkan with new developments straggling up the hillside. It is said that the British settlers already outnumber the Turkish population.
Keywords: port, property development, desirable properties, British expatriates, yachts, Lycia

PMR069K-31
Turkey, Lycia, Kalkan: Picturesque harbour of the former Greek town of Kalkan with new developments straggling up the hillside. It is said that the British settlers already outnumber the Turkish population.
Keywords: port, property development, desirable properties, British expatriates, yachts, Lycia

PMR069K-30
Turkey, Lycia, Kalkan: Picturesque harbour of the former Greek town of Kalkan with new developments straggling up the hillside. It is said that the British settlers already outnumber the Turkish population.
Keywords: port, property development, desirable properties, British expatriates, yachts, Lycia

PMR068K-30
Turkey: Marmaris goes back to almost 1000 BC when it was founded by Doric settlers with the name "Phiscus". Subsequently it fell under Lydian, Greek, and Roman rule until being absorbed into the Osman Empire in 1408. Now a leading holiday resort on the Turkish south coast, it can accommodate over 100,000 visitors at a time. Here: yachts at their moorings overlooked by rows of new houses.
Keywords: tourist attraction, oriental, yachting, sailing, Turkish carpet centre, holiday resort, marina, Mediterranean resort, sunshine

PMR065K-14
germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: The Glockenspiel (Carillon) on the New Town Hall , representing the Coopers' Dance which marked the end of the Plague in Munich.

PMR062K-05
Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187. The site was previously used by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came, and is virtually surrounded by a loop of the River Yantra. Here, the new Hotel-Mechana Perla at Arbanassi, a suburb of Veliko Tarnovo.

PMR061K-34
Bulgaria, Kazanlak: Countryside flooded by the new Koprinka Dam brings new recreational possibilities.

PMR061K-33
Burgas, Kazanlak: Hotel Rosa, close by the new Koprinka Dam.

PMR059K-31
Romania, Moldavia: The new Socio-Cultural Centre recently built under the auspices of the monastery of Neamt, offering holiday appartments for needy people and conference facilities in rural surroundings.

PMR059K-28
Elder daughter of Moldavian agricultural worker Vasile, Carmen, in the garden of their new house.

PMR059K-27
Daughter of Moldavian agricultural worker Vasile, Loredana, in the garden of their new house.

PMR059K-26
Children of Moldavian agricultural worker Vasile: Marian and Alexandru in the garden of their new house.

PMR059K-23
Moldavian agricultural worker Vasile, with wife Viorica and children Carmen, Loredana, Marian, Alexandru and friend, with western visitor, in front of their partially completed new house.

PMR059K-22
Moldavian agricultural worker Vasile, with wife Viorica and children Carmen, Loredana, Marian, Alexandru and friend, with western visitor, in front of their partially completed new house.

PMR058K-18
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the National Garden Show (BUGA) in summer 2005: red, foam rubber paths provide a new walking sensation.

PMR058K-17
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: the National Garden Show (BUGA) in summer 2005: red, foam rubber paths provide a new walking sensation.

PMR431-06
Poland, Szczecin/Stettin: new flyovers and underpasses with the docks as background. In the foreground the brick "Virgins' Tower", built in 1307, sole remnant of the mediaeval town's fortifications.
Keywords: metropolis, roads, highways, traffic, new and old, architecture, cityscape, city

PMR431-03
Poland, Szczecin/Stettin: view from the tower of the Castle of the Pommeranian Dukes, showing the brick-Gothic Church of Sts. Peter and Paul and the Kings' Gate, in Zolnierza Polskiego Square, and the new PZM tower in the distance.
Keywords: metropolis, roads, traffic, architecture, cityscape, city

PMR431-02
Poland, Szczecin/Stettin: cannons on the roof of the Castle of the Pommeranian Dukes, with the motorway bridge over the River Oder in the background.
Keywords: metropolis, artillery, historic, old and new, architecture, cityscape, city

PMR426-10
Madeira, Santana: a new batch of willow canes being secured at the side of the road.
Keywords: island, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical

PMR425-11
Madeira, Funchal: new viaduct over the wild Ribeira de Joao Gomes Valley, with Funchal spread out below, seen from the Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: island, tunnel, bridge, construction, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical

PMR425-10
Madeira, Funchal: new viaduct over the wild Ribeira de Joao Gomes Valley, seen from the Botanical Gardens.
Keywords: island, tunnel, bridge, construction, flowers, luxuriant, lush, resort, semi-tropical

PMR418-06
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: newly completed wings of the former Army Museum which was ruined during the war, apart from the central tract. Now the home of the Bavarian State Chancellery. Here reflected in the waters of the new ornamental canal.
Keywords: gardens, München, architecture, historic, dome

PMR417-09
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): view from the castle lookout tower, with the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, New Protestant Church, and town hall tower visible in the distance.
Keywords: cottages, historic, heritage, Czechoslovakia, panorama, roofs

PMR417-08
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): view from the castle lookout tower, with old and new dwellings, and the High Tatra Mountains (Carpathians) in the distance.
Keywords: cottages, Kesmark, historic, heritage, Czechoslovakia, panorama

PMR417-04
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): the bell tower of the New Protestant Church, with neighbouring house facade.
Keywords: historic, Kesmark, heritage, Czechoslovakia, architecture

PMR417-02
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): the New Protestant Church, completed in 1894, after plans provided by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen (who also designed the Greek Academy of Science, and the Greek National Library).
Keywords: cottages, Kesmark, historic, heritage, Czechoslovakia, architecture

PMR417-01
Slovakia, Kezmarok (formerly Kesmark): the two Protestant churches, the old "Wooden Church" and the "New Church".
Keywords: historic, Kesmark, heritage, Czechoslovakia, architecture

PMR401-10
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the New Orangery in Sans Souci Park, the creation of Frederick the Great, with formal staircase to the terrace, bronze statue of an archer, and equestrian statue in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, Baroque, picturesque, architecture, historic, national heritage

PMR394-05
New Zealand, South Island, Punakaiki: view along the coastal cliffs, with curiously eroded rocky promontory.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geology, geological

PMR394-04
New Zealand, South Island: Pancake Rocks (stratified limestone) and blowholes at Punakaiki on the west coast. An inland "cauldron" created by the sea coming through the tunnel with great force.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geology, geological

PMR394-03
New Zealand, South Island: Pancake Rocks (stratified limestone) and blowholes at Punakaiki on the west coast.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geology, geological

PMR394-02
New Zealand, South Island: Pelorus Sound, part of the Marlborough Sounds Maritime Park.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR394-01
New Zealand, South Island: a sheltered bay for yachts to moor, off Queen Charlotte Sound. Flowering gorse in the foreground.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque, harbour, port

PMR393-12
New Zealand, South Island: the Interislander ferry "Aratika" at the jetty in Picton harbour.
Keywords: antipodes, ferryboat, ship, Maori, landscape, picturesque, harbour, port

PMR393-11
New Zealand, South Island: the Interislander ferry "Arahura", flagship of the line, in Queen Charlotte Sound, after crossing the Cook Strait.
Keywords: antipodes, ferryboat, ship, Maori, landscape, picturesque, harbour, port

PMR393-10
New Zealand, North Island, Wellington: the Urban Motorway, looking south, with part of the Early Settlers Memorial Park.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, cityscape, picturesque, port, architecture

PMR393-08
New Zealand, North Island, New Plymouth: park and coast, with two of the "submerged volcano" islands on the horizon.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-07
New Zealand, North Island, New Plymouth: historic Richmond Cottage from 1853, 12 years after the first Europeans arrived.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque, architecture

PMR393-06
New Zealand, North Island: the strange, hilly countryside of the "King Country" near the west coast.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-05
New Zealand, North Island, Whakapapa: Mount Ngauruhoe (2290 metres) from below the snow line, with palm trees.
Keywords: antipodes, snow, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-04
New Zealand, North Island, Whakapapa: view of Mount Ngauruhoe from Whakapapa after a recent snowfall.
Keywords: antipodes, snow, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-03
New Zealand, North Island, Whakapapa: Top o' the Bruce, with skiers contemplating the Centennial chairlift at this popular ski resort.
Keywords: antipodes, snow-sports, snow, skiers, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-02
New Zealand, North Island, Whakapapa: ski-lifts on Mount Ruapehu at this popular ski resort.
Keywords: antipodes, snow-sports, snow, skiers, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR393-01
New Zealand, North Island: snow-covered Mount Ruapehu (2797 metres).
Keywords: antipodes, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-12
New Zealand, North Island: Lake Rotoaira, with the twin snow-capped peaks of Mounts Tongariro (1968m.) and Ngauruhoe (2290m.).
Keywords: antipodes, mountains, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-11
New Zealand, North Island,Taupo: the Waikato River races over the Huka Falls on its way to Lake Taupo.
Keywords: antipodes, white water, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-10
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Pipelines taking steam to the power station. In the 48" line, steam travels at up to 130 m.p.h.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-09
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Expansion loops in the pipelines. A
2-mile length of pipeline must allow 20 feet for expansion.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-08
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Together with Ohaaki, it produces about 8% of the national output of electricity. Panoramic view of the steam field and start of the pipelines.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-07
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Wairakei Thermal Valley: area of former thermal activity, now dormant due to neighbouring commercial exploitation of the geothermal sources.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-06
New Zealand, North Island: Lake Rotomahana, adjoining the thermal area, where boat trips leave for the bird sanctuary.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-05
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Frying Pan Lake", formed on 01.04.1917, is the world's largest hot spring, with a depth of 6 metres and an area of 38,000 sq. metres. The average temperature is 55 degrees C.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-04
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Emerald Pool", in the crater of a dormant (?) volcano, contains large clumps of spaghnum moss which grow in the cold water. Before the eruption of 10.06.1886 this whole area was normal countryside - rolling scrub-covered hills.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-03
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Suplhur Cave Crater", whose walls are coated with delicate sulphur crystals.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-02
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Devil's Bath", a deep pool of hot water with a very high sulphur content.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR392-01
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Champagne Pool": with red algae and build-up of white sinter round the edges of the pool.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs

PMR391-12
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Champagne Pool", the largest in the area, being 60 metres in diameter and 60 metres deep. Water temperature is 74 degrees C. and the bubbles are carbon dioxide.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-11
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: panoramic view of part of the thermal area, with the "Frying Pan Flat" in the foreground. On the leeft in the distance is Lake Whangi-o-terangi ("Colour of the sky").
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-10
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Danger! In this area the surface crust is very thin and may collapse into a new fumerole at any moment.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-09
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Alum Cliffs reflected in the water, and bright yellow springs surface at the edge of the lake.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-08
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Opal Pool", a sulphurous spring.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs

PMR391-07
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Artist's Palette". Colours of every tint and hue are constantly changing in hot and cold pools and hissing fumeroles. View during a brief break in the clouds of steam.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-06
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: "Artist's Palette". Colours of every tint and hue are constantly changing in hot and cold pools and hissing fumeroles.
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-05
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Lady Knox Geyser erupts daily at 10.15 (provided the staff arrive punctually to drop soap into the vent!). A cone of white sinter has built up around the vent.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori, geyser, fumerole, volcanic, volcano, eruption, hot springs

PMR391-04
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Waiotapu Thermal Area: Lady Knox Geyser erupts daily at 10.15 (provided the staff arrive punctually to drop soap into the vent!).
Keywords: antipodes, hot springs, eruption, volcano, volcanic, fumerole, geyser, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR391-03
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua: the spectacular tourist information centre in the town.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque, architecture

PMR391-02
New Zealand, North Island: late afternoon view of Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua, with its gorse-covered hills. Gorse was introduced from Europe.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, cityscape, picturesque, harbour, port, architecture

PMR391-01
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua: newly painted, wrought-iron bandstand in Government Gardens, with Tudor Towers in the background.
Keywords: antipodes, architecture, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-12
New Zealand, Rotorua: view of Government Gardens and Tudor Towers from the ornamental pool, with a prominent group of Japanese Cedars (Cryptomeria japonica).
Keywords: antipodes, architecture, picturesque, landscape, Maori, flora and fauna, arboriculture, trees

PMR390-11
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua: a game of bowls in Government Gardens, with palm trees and swimming baths behind.
Keywords: antipodes, architecture, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-10
New Zealand: North Island, Rotorua: Government Gardens, dominated by the ostentatious Tudor Towers, built in 1907 as a bath-house, and now converted to a museum and restaurant. Flower beds, with croquet game in progress.
Keywords: antipodes, architecture, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-09
New Zealand, North Island, Waipoua Kauri Forest: "Tane Mahuta" ("Lord of the Forest"), the largest surviving Kauri tree, 56 metres high with a 14-metre-thick trunk, estimated to be 1,200 years old. Its volume of wood is about 245 cubic metres. The crown of Tane Mahutra is a veritable ecosystem on its own, full of epiphytes and home to numerous creatures.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, Maori, flora and fauna, biology, ecology, arboriculture

PMR390-08
New Zealand, North Island, Waipoua Kauri Forest: "Tane Mahuta" ("Lord of the Forest"), the largest surviving Kauri tree, 56 metres high with a 14-metre-thick trunk, estimated to be 1,200 years old. Its volume of wood is about 245 cubic metres. The crown of Tane Mahutra is a veritable ecosystem on its own, full of epiphytes and home to numerous creatures.
Keywords: antipodes, arboriculture, ecology, biology, flora and fauna, Maori, picturesque

PMR390-07
New Zealand, North Island, Waitangi, Bay of Islands: Haruru Falls on the Waitangi River.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-06
New Zealand, North Island, Waitangi, Bay of Islands: mouth of the Waitangi River and Bay of Islands from Mount Bledisloe. Tree-ferns in the foreground.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-05
New Zealand, North Island, Waitangi, Bay of Islands: flagstaff in the Treaty Grounds, on the site of the original flagstaff at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-04
New Zealand, North Island, Waitangi, Bay of Islands: the Treaty House, formerly the Residency, where the historic and controversial Treaty ofWaitangi between the British and the Maori Chiefs was signed on 5th February 1840.
Keywords: antipodes, heritage, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR390-03
New Zealand, North Island, Waitangi, Bay of Islands: parkland belonging to the Historic Reserve, with the bay in the background.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR390-02
New Zealand, North Island, Kerikeri: "Old Stone Store and Museum" (1833) built as a mission storehouse, with daffodils on the lawn.
Keywords: antipodes, architecture, picturesque, landscape, Maori

PMR390-01
New Zealand, North Island: typical farmer's homestead in a vale near Kaitaia.
Keywords: antipodes, Maori, landscape, picturesque

PMR389-12
New Zealand: the lighthouse on Cape Reinga, the northernmost tip of North Island. According to Maori legend, souls of the dead depart from here to their homeland, "Hawaiki".
Keywords: antipodes, coast, landscape, picturesque

PMR389-11
New Zealand, Auckland: Town Hall, built 1909-1911. In addition to the Council Chamber, it contains Concert and Banqueting Halls. The clocktower with red-berried tree in the foreground.
Keywords: antipodes, cityscape, picturesque, harbour, port, architecture

PMR389-10
New Zealand, Auckland: Town Hall, built 1909-1911. In addition to the Council Chamber, it contains Concert and Banqueting Halls.
Keywords: antipodes, cityscape, picturesque, harbour, port, architecture

PMR389-09
New Zealand, Auckland: the waterfront, with Ferry Building (1912), now containing shops, and airline terminal multi-storey block.
Keywords: antipodes, cityscape, picturesque, harbour, port, architecture

PMR389-08
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: view from the aircraft of part of Botany Bay (Frenchmans Bay) and the South Pacific, with La Perouse in the centre, bottom of the picture.
Keywords: coast, aerial view, picturesque, coastline

PMR388-06
Australia, New South Wales: the Three Sisters, from the Scenic Railway, in the Blue Mountains.
Keywords: natural, forest, Eucalyptus forest, picturesque, wildlife, flora and fauna, bush, nature

PMR388-05
Australia, New South Wales: the Three Sisters and Jamison Valley from Echo Point in the Blue Mountains.
Keywords: natural, picturesque, wildlife, flora and fauna, bush, nature

PMR388-04
Australia, New South Wales, Byron Bay: the tip of Cape Byron, where dolphins are frequently to be seen, sporting in the surf.
Keywords: natural, picturesque, coastline, coast, wildlife, flora and fauna, bush, nature

PMR388-03
Australia, New South Wales: the lighthouse on Cape Byron, "the most easterly point of the Australian mainland".
Keywords: natural, nature, bush, flora and fauna, wildlife, coast, coastline, picturesque

PMR388-02
Australia, New South Wales: miles of empty beach at Byron Bay.
Keywords: natural, nature, bush, flora and fauna, wildlife, coast, coastline, picturesque

PMR387-05
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: refreshment area of the new Performing Arts Centre, with pattern of playing water forming the facing wall.
Keywords: architecture, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR387-04
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Bauhinia flowers in the roof garden of the new Museum and Art Gallery.
Keywords: architecture, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR387-03
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Victoria Bridge and some of the new buildings, from the south bank.
Keywords: architecture, port, Brisbane River, metropolis, city

PMR383-04
Australia, Queensland, Cairns: Marlin Marina and the new Pier Building, containing shopping centre and hotels.
Keywords: semi-tropical, seaside, diving centre, resort

PMR382-06
Australia, Queensland, Charters Towers: main street, with the old Bank of New South Wales, now the Municipal Library.
Keywords: gold mining town, architecture

PMR375-07
Australia, Canberra: facade of the new Parliament House atop Capital Hill, with its 81-metre stainless steel flag mast and reflecting pool.
Keywords: architecture, modern architecture, Oz, antipodes, harbour

PMR370-06
Singapore: newly renovated godowns on the Singapore River are dwarfed by new skyscrapers. Lianas hanging in the foreground.
Keywords: historic, far east, financial-centre, shopping-mecca, picturesque, orient, tropics, island

PMR370-04
Singapore: high-rise buildings in the financial centre seen from the new Marina hotel complex.
Keywords: historic, far east, financial-centre, shopping-mecca, picturesque, orient, tropics, island

PMR366-03
Thailand, Bangkok: six lanes of traffic on Sukhumvit passing under the new overhead expressway.
Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, Siam, orient, far east

PMR566-12
Germany, Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, flower gardens, park, Schloss Schleissheim, Baroque architecture, Schleißheimer Schloß

PMR564-7
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Manly Cove and its Ferris Wheel.
Keywords: seaside, big wheel, fairground, resort

PMR564-6
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: the Opera House from the Manly Ferry, with the city in the background.
Keywords: architecture, famous landmarks, modern architecture

PMR564-4
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, with St. Mary's Cathedral in the background.
Keywords: architecture, public gardens, monuments

PMR564-3
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: tree-shaded Fitzroy Gardens, haunt of backpackers and centre of the red light district at night.
Keywords: architecture, park

PMR564-2
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: El Alamein Fountain in Fitzroy Gardens, Kings Cross.
Keywords: architecture, signpost, memorial, monument

PMR564-05
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sydney Opera House from the Manly ferry.
Keywords: architecture, modern architecture

PMR564-01
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Government House, built in Gothic style between 1837 and 1845, is the seat of the Governor of New South Wales.
Keywords: architecture, neo-Gothic, Gothic revival

PMR563-7
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Keywords: architecture, steel construction, famous landmarks, landmarks

PMR563-12
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Sydney Cove from The Rocks (roof of the Overseas Passenger Terminal), backed by modern high-rise tower blocks.
Keywords: architecture, modern architecture, ferry terminal

PMR563-11
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: ferry and two catamarans passing in front of Sydney Opera House.
Keywords: architecture, water transport, Sydney Harbour, water craft, modern architecture

PMR563-10
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: the ferry berths at Circular Quay, backed by modern high-rise tower blocks.
Keywords: architecture, ferry terminal, modern architecture

PMR563-09
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: red speedboat departing from Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour.
Keywords: architecture, skyscrapers, water transport, speed, modern architecture, ferry terminal

PMR563-08
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Circular Quay from the Opera House terrace, with Silver Gull in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, promenade, skyscrapers, modern architecture, ferry terminal

PMR563-06
Australia, New SDouth Wales, Sydney: display of Cannas in the Royal Botanic Gardens with the modern city in the background.
Keywords: architecture, flower bed, flower display, botanical, park, modern architecture

PMR563-05
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney: Farm Cove and the modern city from the Domain.
Keywords: architecture, modern architecture, skyscrapers, palm tree, skyline

PMR562-12
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Treasury Casino, overshadowed by a new multi-storey block.
Keywords: architecture, lawns, park

PMR555-10
Australia, Victoria: The "Shipwreck Coast" in Port Campbell National Park: aerial view of the Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road, with new car park and pedestrian underpass.
Keywords: cliffs, limestone, rock pinnacles, natural phenomena, natural bridges, natural holes, strata, geology, erosion, coastline, caves

PMR553-2
Australia, New South Wales, Blue Mountains: Jamison Valley and the cliffs from Katoomba.
Keywords: Eucalyptus forest, gum trees, rock pinnacles, rock outcrops

PMR553-1
Australia, New South Wales, Blue Mountains: view of the Three Sisters, from Lady Darley's Lookout.
Keywords: Eucalyptus forest, gum trees, rock pinnacles, rock outcrops

PMR552-12
Australia, New South Wales: The Blue Mountains with eucalyptus trees. The mountains appear blue because of the particles of gum from millions of eucalyptus trees floating in the air.
Keywords: blue, hills, eucalyptus forest, gum trees, gum, eucalyptus trees

PMR552-11
Australia, New South Wales, The Blue Mountains: visitors viewing the Three Sisters and Jamison Valley from Echo Point.
Keywords: rock pinnacles, rock formations

PMR549-06
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road, with the Crowne Plaza complex in the foreground.
Keywords: modern architecture, blooming desert, irrigation, desert state, Islamic architecture

PMR549-04
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: grandiose new tower blocks on Sheikh Zayed Road: nearest, the twin Emirates Towers, left, Trade Centre Apartments.
Keywords: modern architecture, Islamic architecture, desert state, irrigation, blooming desert

PMR548-09
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: twin towers of a new shopping centre in Deira, with traditional dhows moored in Dubai Creek.
Keywords: modern architecture, Islamic architecture, desert state, irrigation, blooming desert

PMR548-01
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Bur Juman Shopping Centre (left) and the new Business Centre on Khalid ibn al Waleed Road.
Keywords: modern architecture, Islamic architecture, desert state, irrigation, blooming desert

PMR545-9
Moldavia, Sihastria Monastery in the Secu Valley: the new church and the wooden well-house, with part of the old church on the left.
Keywords: monastery, Orthodox Church, Orthodox, seclusion, isolation, self dedication, worship

PMR545-7
Moldavia, Sihastria Monastery in the Secu Valley: the new church with part of the flower gardens and surrounding wooded countryside where bears still roam.
Keywords: monastery, Orthodox, seclusion, isolation, self dedication, worship

PMR683-12
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens

PMR681-09
Greece, Island of Kos: view of the ruins of the Asklepieion from the top terrace (of three). Founded about the 5th century BC, it was here that Hippocrates practised his new theories of medical healing.
Keywords: Greek Isles, archeology, Greek Orthodox Church, yachts, colourful, picturesque, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Helenic, Hellas, island hopping

PMR679-07
Russia, Siberia, Listvyanka on Lake Baikal: new tourist developments on the lakeside.
Keywords: historic, colourful, national heritage, picturesque

PMR679-06
Russia, Siberia, Listvyanka on Lake Baikal, Tal'tsi Open Air Museum: the outdoor market for local handicrafts and souvenirs with the new Hotel Mayak in the background.
Keywords: historic, original settlement, colourful, national heritage, picturesque

PMR669-09
Germany, Berlin: the Reichstag Building with its new glass dome, redesigned by Sir Norman Foster, the home of the Bundestag (German Parliament) since 1909.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque, capital city

PMR669-08
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Comun, one of two similar, as yet unrenovated, buildings facing the New Palace on the east side, formerly provided servants' accommodation, but now houses part of the university.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR669-07
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: view of the east facade of the huge New Palace, erected 1763-9 by Frederick the Great as a symbol of Prussian might after the end of the Seven-year-war. The building is 240 metres long, contains more than 200 rooms plus a theatre, and displays 428 over-life-size sandstone figures along the parapet. Statue on pedestal in the foreground.
Keywords: East Germany, picturesque, Baroque, architecture, historic, national heritage, metropolis

PMR669-06
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the centre of the east facade of the huge New Palace, erected 1763-9 by Frederick the Great as a symbol of Prussian might after the end of the Seven-year-war. The building is 240 metres long, contains more than 200 rooms plus a theatre, and displays 428 over-life-size sandstone figures along the parapet. Note the extensive Rococo decoration on the cupola.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR669-05
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: the east facade of the huge New Palace, erected 1763-9 by Frederick the Great as a symbol of Prussian might after the end of the Seven-year-war. The building is 240 metres long, contains more than 200 rooms plus a theatre, and displays 428 over-life-size sandstone figures along the parapet.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR669-04
Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam: centre of the west facade of the huge New Palace, erected 1763-9 by Frederick the Great as a symbol of Prussian might after the end of the Seven-year-war. The building is 240 metres long, contains more than 200 rooms plus a theatre, and displays 428 over-life-size sandstone figures along the parapet.
Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, Baroque, picturesque

PMR639-09
Macedonia, Skopje: devastated by earthquake on 26th July 1963, the capital city has been largely rebuilt, and the new Orthodox Cathedral of St. Clement of Ohrid with its square, buttressed belltower, consecrated in 1990, is designed to withstand such tremors, although the central dome has a surface area of 650 square metres and supports a 5-ton chandelier.
Keywords: Orthodox church, modern architecture, Christian

PMR639-06
Albania, Tirana: the ambitious new glass cablecar terminal, 1200 metres high on Mount Dajti, from where there are breathtaking views over the city and surrounding countryside.
Keywords: Shqiperia, cablecar station, modern architecture, capital city

PMR637-12
Montenegro, Podgorica: the new Millennium Bridge over the River Moraca opened on 13th July 2005 in the capital city.
Keywords: capital city, suspension bridge

PMR637-11
Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik: the wooded island of Lokrum, seen over the (mostly new) rooftops of the city.
Keywords: picturesque, mediaeval, national heritage, fortress, fortifications, impregnable, ramparts, bastions, historic city, port, panorama

PMR637-04
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo: the New Serbian Orthodox Church (Saborna crkva) from the town park, with modern sculpture in the foreground.
Keywords: national heritage, picturesque, Christian, Baroque architecture, monument

PMR637-03
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar: the old Turkish bridge (Stari Most) spanning the Neretva River, destroyed on 9th November 1993 by shellfire, has been rebuilt and was reopened in July 2004. View of the bridge and adjacent towers from the new town.
Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Bosniaks, Ottoman, historic, national heritage, picturesque

PMR635-08
Croatia, Dalmatia, Maslenica: the new (2006) Maslenica Bridge over the 200-metre-wide Novsko Zdrilo Straits which connect the "Novigradsko More" with the Velebitski Kanal. The old bridge was blown up in November 1991 during the war. "Bungee Jumping" is on offer.
Keywords: road bridge, engineering

PMR355-02
Belgium, Bruges: the bridge at Koningstraat with facades, old and new, on Spiegelrei.
Keywords: Brügge, tradition, architecture, heritage, mediaeval

PMR622-11
Turkey, Lycia, Kalkan: Picturesque harbour of the former Greek town of Kalkan with new developments straggling up the hillside. It is said that the British settlers already outnumber the Turkish population.
Keywords: port, property development, desirable properties, British expatriates, yachts

PMR609-02
Sweden: Oscar Fredriks Church in Gothenburg, built in new-Gothic style between 1889 and 1893. Architect: Helgo Zettervall.
Keywords: Swedish architecture, religious architecture, gables, spires, clocktower

PMR608-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: The new Schleissheim Palace under snow in winter sunshine, with shadows of bare trees in the foreground.
Keywords: snow, sunshine, palace, architecture, winter

PMR608-02
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: The new Schleissheim Palace under snow in winter sunshine.
Keywords: snow, sunshine, palace, architecture, winter

PMR594-09
Mexico City, Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe: Roofs of the basilica and the new church from the hill, with the city spreading beyond.

PMR594-04
Mexico City, Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe: the huge new church, home of the image, built in 1976, by the architect Pedro Ramirez Vasquez, houses the miraculous cloak of Juan Diego.

PMR591-01
Mexico, Palenque: formerly a large Maya town, which flourished between 600 and 800 AD, only a small part of which has been excavated. Modern head of a Mayan warrior on a traffic island in the new town.
Keywords: Maya

PMR582-07
Panama City: New developments in the Punta Paitilla district, seen from the hotel roof.
Keywords: skyscrapers

PMR577-05
Cyprus, Paphos: View of the coast south from Pegeia, towards Paphos, with many new developments in the foreground.

PMR572-03
Namibia, Swakopmund: Imaginitive new housing blocks in Swakopmund.
Keywords: Modern architecture

PMR666-12
Thailand, Pattaya: view of new developments on the Jomtien coast from the tower of Pattaya Park Beach Hotel (240 metres high).
Keywords: holiday resort, beach, night life, sunshine, Buddhist, temples

PMR567-09
England, Kent: Scotney Castle Gardens (National Trust), with the new house in the background.
Keywords: spring

PMR648-11
Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The New Forum of Septimius Severus, laid out during his reign (193-211 AD), originally surrounded by colonnaded porticoes, was ruined in the great earthquake of 365 AD.
One of the carved heads of Medusa which were mounted all round the interior of the Forum.
Keywords: Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR648-10
Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The New Forum of Septimius Severus, laid out during his reign (193-211 AD), originally surrounded by colonnaded porticoes, was ruined in the great earthquake of 365 AD.
Keywords: Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture

PMR648-09
Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The outer wall of the New Forum of Septimius Severus which he laid out between 193 and 211 AD to replace the old forum.
Keywords: Roman architecture, Punic architecture, Maghreb, archeology, archeological excavations, stone carving, artistic, historical city

PMR640-03
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim: facade of the New Palace completed in 1727 for Elector Max Emanuel by Enrico Zuccalli and Joseph Effner, with formal gardens.
Keywords: architecture, formal gardens, Schleißheimer Schloß, Baroque architecture, Schloss Schleissheim, park, flower gardens