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View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bell towers, Carriages, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, General Archive of the Indies / Archivo General de Indias (Seville), Giralda (Seville), Horses, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Seville, Seville Cathedral, Spain, Views
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
Tags: Arab monuments, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bridges, Castle of Triana / Castillo San Jorge (Seville), Castles and fortresses, Guadalquivir, Houses, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Rivers, Seville, Spain, Torre del Oro (Seville), Triana (Seville), Views
The cave of Cave of Saint John the Theologian, or Cave of the Apocalypse, on Patmos island.
Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cave of Saint John the Theologian (Patmos), Dodecanese, Greece, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Monasteries, Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (Patmos), Patmos, Priests, Religious practices
1. Cave of the oracle of Heracles Vouraikos close to Aigion 2. Medieval relief seen by the author in Aigion. 3. Ancient relief seen by the author at church in Aigion. 4. Inscription seen by the author at the now-lost church of the Presentation of the Virgin (Eisodia Theotokou), Aigion. Today a building by Ernst Ziller stands on the site of the church.
Tags: Achaia, Aigion, Art and antiquities, Cave of Heracles Vouraikos (Aigion), Church of Hagios Georgios (Aigion), Church of the Presentation of the Virgin / Eisodia Theotokou (Aigion), Churches, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Natural environment, Peloponnese, Reliefs
The tomb of Robert of Anjou or Robert the Wise, King of Naples (1277 – 1343) at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples. The tomb is the work of eminent Florentine artists Paccio and Giovanni Bertini.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Church of Santa Chiara (Naples), Churches, Funerary monuments, Giovanni Bertini, Italy, Kings, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Naples / Napoli / anc. Neapolis, Pacio Bertini, Religious practices, Robert of Anjou (Robert the Wise), Sculptors, Sculptures, Southern Italy
1. The mausoleum of Manuel I of Portugal at the Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Portugal. 2. The sarcophagus of Manuel I of Portugal. 3. Water-douching tool used for the cleaning of cannons. 4. Banana tree.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Banana trees, Cannons, Convent of the Order of Christ / Convento de Cristo (Tomar), Kings, Manuel I of Portugal, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Monasteries, Natural environment, Plants, Portugal, Religious practices, Sarcophagi, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tomar, Weapons
View of Antioch (Antakya), Asia Minor. Part of the walls of Saint Peter's church (B) as well as the castle of the Crusaders or Bagras castle.
Tags: Agios Petros (Antioch/ Antakya), Animals, Antakya-Hatay / Antioch, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bagras Castle, Camels, Caravans, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crusades, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Ottomans, Pilgrimages, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Turkey, Turks, Views
View of Nazareth with the Orthodox Basilica of the Annunciation.
Tags: Animals, Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, Architecture and built environment, Camels, Church of the Annunciation (Nazareth), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Israel, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Nazareth, Palestine, Pilgrimages, Religious practices, Views
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