Mediterranean architecture, c.900-1150
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Researching the shared architectural culture of the Mediterranean
Армянская архитектура
Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta: destiny and mountains - Italian Ways
The small Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta – in the small Abruzzo town of Rosciolo dei Marsi, L’Aquila – sits on the slopes of Mount Velino, in perfect harmony with the hues and shapes of the natural environment around it. The rural, sober building – with an original structure that dates back […]
1523068 _A caravan leaving the Bab-el-Nasr gate, Cairo
old art for arabs , source internet . A caravan leaving the Bab-el-Nasr gate, Cairo . By Robert Murdoch Wright- British,1889-1962
Chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_e_San_Donato_01
Chiesa di Santa Maria e San Donato, Murano, Venice, Italy.
George Henry Yewell (1830 – 1923)
Amazing Vintage Photos of Egypt from the 1870s
The New York Public Library has shared an incredible gallery of over 9,000 photographs and illustrations of the Middle East from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century. These include…
The mosque of Fatimid wazir Amir al-Salih Tala'i‘ seen from Bab Zuwayla, Cairo | Creswell, Keppel Archibald Cameron (Professor Sir) | V&A Explore The Collections
Photograph by K.A.C. Creswell, captioned 'Mosque of as-Salih Telayeh.from the top of Bab Zuweyla [Before the Ottoman additions were demolished with restoration]', built in 1160. Cairo, Egypt, gelatin silver print, 1916 to 1921
Armenian Mamluks
Mamluk meaning “owned”, an Arabic designation for slave soldier, refers to a famous military caste in medieval Egypt that played an instrumental role in the Muslim world. The Mamluk Sultanate famously beat back the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and fought the Crusaders, effectively driving them out from the Levant by 1291 and officially in 1302 ending the era of…
Category:Cathedral (Bari)
Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Bari, 1970) - BEIC 6358266 - Category:Cathedral (Bari) - Wikimedia Commons
Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta: destiny and mountains - Italian Ways
The small Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta – in the small Abruzzo town of Rosciolo dei Marsi, L’Aquila – sits on the slopes of Mount Velino, in perfect harmony with the hues and shapes of the natural environment around it. The rural, sober building – with an original structure that dates back […]