Parthenon

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Photos by Nikos Aliagas

The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.  It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece.

Bought on  my vacation to Greece

Ephesus, Turkey

Turkey, Ephesus, Fountain of Trajan

 Upper row: 

The Polio Fountain,

 The House of Virgin Mary, 

 The Temples of Dea Roma and Divus Julius Caesar (Temenos)

Lower row: 

The Prytaneion , 

Theatre, 

Curetes Street

From my vacation to Turkey and Ephesus

Chichen Itza

Chichén Itzá is a large Mayan city famous for a large, pyramid temple built by the Maya civilization. It is on the Yucatán Peninsula, about 120 km to the east of Mérida. The temple, called Castillo, is about 1 km in diameter. There are many temples and pyramids at Chichen Itza.  

 Chichén Itzá on kuuluisin ja parhaiten kunnostettu esikolumbiaaninen arkeologinen alue ja historiallinen kaupunki Jukatanin niemimaalla Meksikossa. Sen rakentamisen aloittivat mayat. Chichén Itzá kuuluu Unescon maailmanperintöluetteloon. Vuonne 2007 Chichen Itza valittiin maailman uuden seitsemän ihmeen joukkoon globaalin yleisöäänestyksen perusteella. Alue on Meksikon toiseksi eniten vierailtu arkeologinen kohde. 

Great add for my UNESCO World Heritage collection. Thank you Heather!

Distance: 7,047 km
Travel time: 12 days

Agia Fotini

Chapel of Agia Fotini in Pigadia. 

Karpathos island has at least 18 early-Christian basilicas, from the 5th and the 6th centuries AD. The basilica of Saint Fotini or Afoti, at Vronti beach, in Pigadia on the way to Village of Aperi, is one of the best preserved, although in ruins, and one of the most interesting historical sites on the island. The site contains the marble frame of the church and early Christian marble decorations and religious symbols.

Kouros

Kouros stone statue found around the village of Apollonas in Naxos island, Greece

Naxos is home to three ancient Kouros statues, dating from around 8th to 6th Century BC. The term Kouros refers to statues representing young male figures. The three in Naxos are truly exceptional. The first is located on a hillside, directly above Apollonas village. The other two are close to the village of Melanes.

The unfinished statue at Apollonas dates from around the 6th Century BC. It lies horizontally along the ground and is about 10.5 meters in length. Archaeologists believe it was meant to depict the ancient Greek God Dionysus.

Our vacation to Naxos in 2000. 

Tauria -Tauric

The Chersonese is a unique monument of antiquity in Crimean Peninsula.

 It was listed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2013.

Taurien Khersonesos tai Tauria oli antiikin aikainen nimitys nykyiselle Krimin niemimaalle. Kreikkalaiset kolonisoivat alueen 600-luvulla eaa. Taurian tärkeimpiä kaupunkeja oli nykyisen Sevastopolin liepeillä sijainnut Khersonesos, jonka perustivat Herakleia Pontiken asukkaat. Wikipedia

This great card  reached me through direct swap. Thank you Irina in Russia!

Lindos, Rhodes

Lindos is an archaeological site, a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, Greece.  It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 50 km south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Haraki.

Wikipedia

Knossos

The Palace of Minos

Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archeological site in Crete  and considered as Europe's oldest city.