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  • Entrance in peristyle courtyard to the western sanctuary or Sanctuary of Amun-Re on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The sanctuary consists of 3 chambers, the barque room, a cult room with statues and side chapels and a ritual room or inner sanctuary. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, with Christ breaking bread, painting, in the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata in Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The sanctuary was built in 1336 and is dedicated to Santa Liberata, patron saint of the town, in thanks for its liberation from the troops of Mastino della Scala. It houses a fresco of Santa Liberata, around whom a cult grew. The sanctuary was remodelled 1665-1798. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madonna enthroned with Child, fresco by Bernardino da Civiglio, c. 1336, altarpiece, in the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata in Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The painting is also known as Madonna in trono tra i santi Leonardo e Giovanni Battista, or Madonna del latte, as the Virgin is breastfeeding the Christ child. The sanctuary was built in 1336 and is dedicated to Santa Liberata, patron saint of the town, in thanks for its liberation from the troops of Mastino della Scala. It houses a fresco of Santa Liberata, around whom a cult grew. The sanctuary was remodelled 1665-1798. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Liberata, painting, in the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata in Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The sanctuary was built in 1336 and is dedicated to Santa Liberata, patron saint of the town, in thanks for its liberation from the troops of Mastino della Scala. It houses a fresco of Santa Liberata, around whom a cult grew. The sanctuary was remodelled 1665-1798. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madonna enthroned with Child, detail, fresco by Bernardino da Civiglio, c. 1336, altarpiece, in the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata in Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The painting is also known as Madonna in trono tra i santi Leonardo e Giovanni Battista, or Madonna del latte, as the Virgin is breastfeeding the Christ child. The sanctuary was built in 1336 and is dedicated to Santa Liberata, patron saint of the town, in thanks for its liberation from the troops of Mastino della Scala. It houses a fresco of Santa Liberata, around whom a cult grew. The sanctuary was remodelled 1665-1798. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ordination of St Liberata, fresco, detail, 1798, by Antonio Fedi, 1771-1843, in the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata in Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The sanctuary was built in 1336 and is dedicated to Santa Liberata, patron saint of the town, in thanks for its liberation from the troops of Mastino della Scala. It houses a fresco of Santa Liberata, around whom a cult grew. The sanctuary was remodelled 1665-1798. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, with Osiride statues of Hatshepsut, painted starry sky in the vaulted ceiling, and walls covered with scenes offerings by Hatshepsut, Thutmose I, Ahmose, Neferure and Nefrubity, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tuthmosis III offering nou wine vessels in the<br />
Daily Ritual to Amun-Re, painted relief in the Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The painting originally depicted Hatshepsut offering pellets of incense, but this was later usurped by Tuthmosis III. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gods of the river Nile in a scene of sema-tawy or unification of the Upper and Lower Nile, with a human trachea, originally with papyrus and lily plants, painted restored relief on the northern wall of the Barque Hall, in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyphs, painted relief in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tuthmosis III offering nou wine vessels in the<br />
Daily Ritual to Amun-Re, painted relief in the Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The painting originally depicted Hatshepsut offering pellets of incense, but this was later usurped by Tuthmosis III. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tuthmosis III offering nou wine vessels in the<br />
Daily Ritual to Amun-Re, painted relief in the Barque Hall in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The painting originally depicted Hatshepsut offering pellets of incense, but this was later usurped by Tuthmosis III. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Starry sky painted on the vaulted ceiling of the Barque Hall (the stars were originally yellow), in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Amun-Re, and ancient Greek graffiti painted on the wall, in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary of the Mare de Deu de Montserrat de Montferri, or Sanctuary of Our Lady of Monserrat, aerial view, a small church designed in Modernist style by Josep Maria Jujol, begun 1925-31 when work stopped due to the Spanish Civil War, and then completed 1987-99, on the Corralet hill at Montferri, Alt Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is constructed in Portland cement and sand, around 120 catenary arches reflecting the mountains around Montserrat. Josep Maria Jujol worked closely with Antoni Gaudi and his influence is clearly seen here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and sanctuary in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for  Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Sanctuary, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan. This sanctuary is on the East-West Colonnaded Street or Decumanus Maximus which runs through Umm Qais. The columns had fallen and have been reassembled. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaics above the sanctuary with Christ Pantocrator surrounded by angels, 1140-70, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaics of the sanctuary, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Sanctuary, founded early 7th century BC, in the ruins of the Homeric city of Troy, Hill of Hissarlik, Turkey. The Sanctuary is located in Troia VI and VII and includes altars, precincts and temples. It was is use throughout Hellenistic and Roman times as Troy was and important religious centre. Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, in northwest Anatolia and was the setting of the Trojan Wars described in Homer's Iliad. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaics above the sanctuary with Christ Pantocrator surrounded by angels, 1140-70, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and sanctuary in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Sanctuary, Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan. This sanctuary is on the East-West Colonnaded Street or Decumanus Maximus which runs through Umm Qais. The columns had fallen and have been reassembled. The site was founded in the 4th century BC as Gadara, a Hellenistic town, which was developed by the Romans and later by Christians from the 4th century. It was destroyed by earthquakes in the 8th century and the ruins discovered in 1806. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary of Aglauros, daughter of the Athenian king Cecrops, where young men of military age swore an oath to Aglauros as well as to Zeus and other gods, the largest cave in the city (22m long, mouth 14m), on the East slope of the Acropolis, in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel site raised above the city, developed by Pericles in the 5th century BC, with the addition of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy, or Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, on Santo Cerro, near La Vega, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cross marks the site of a battle in 1495 between Christopher Columbus and the Spanish, and the native Indians, when the Virgin miraculously appeared on a wooden cross and the Spanish achieved victory. A convent was established here in 1527, a shrine built where Columbus' cross was erected and a church was built in 1880. The view looks across the Valle De La Vega Real. Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes is the patron saint of the Dominican Republic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar with 3 vertical stones, in the Sanctuary, used for worship and sacrifices, in the public area of the Phoenician city of Solunto, in Sicily, Italy. The Phoenician village of Solunto was expanded by the Greeks after 396 BC and again by the Romans after 254 BC. It was abandoned soon after and rediscovered by archaeologists in the 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple with 3 naves, rebuilt in the 4th century BC, in the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, a sacred area of Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple with 3 naves, rebuilt in the 4th century BC, in the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, a sacred area of Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple with 3 naves, rebuilt in the 4th century BC, in the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, a sacred area of Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Sanctuary, or Capilla del Sagrario, built 1603-31 under Father Juan de Portocarrero and attached to the main nave 1714-22 by Jeronimo del Valle Ledesma, in the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The chapel was destroyed in 1936 and reopened in 1952 with new frescoes by Juan Ruiz Miralles and altarpiece by Jesus de Percevalet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple with 3 naves, rebuilt in the 4th century BC, in the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, a sacred area of Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple with 3 naves, rebuilt in the 4th century BC, in the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, a sacred area of Mozia, a Phoenician island city, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Mozia was founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, and remained an important city and Carthaginian trade outpost, thriving until it was overthrown by the Syracuse Greeks in 397 BC. In 1888 the island was rediscovered by Joseph Whitaker, who, through his Fondazione Giuseppe Whitaker, excavated the site and founded the island's museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of woman playing tambourine, 5th century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of figure playing tambourine, 4th - 3rd century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of woman holding flower, 6th - 5th century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of figure wearing stole, 4th - 3rd century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aphrodite holding Eros, late 4th century BC, from the sanctuary at Ayios Photios, Cyprus, Greece, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The statue could represent the Great Goddess of Cyprus in Hellenistic style, wearing a Greek himation or cloak over her chiton, and a diadem decorated with palmettes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of animal, possibly sheep, under sun and moon, 2nd - 1st century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele of Melkyaton, temple style, with lion in pediment and Greek female figure removing a veil, Punic, 3rd century BC, Parian marble, from the Tophet Sanctuary in Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The woman's gesture is associated with marriage and the goddess Persephone or Kone. The Punic inscription mentions Melkyaton, a sufet or high magistrate. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aphrodite holding Eros, late 4th century BC, from the sanctuary at Ayios Photios, Cyprus, Greece, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The statue could represent the Great Goddess of Cyprus in Hellenistic style, wearing a Greek himation or cloak over her chiton, and a diadem decorated with palmettes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of figure wearing stole, 4th - 3rd century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of woman playing tambourine, 4th - 3rd century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele, Punic, with relief of figure playing tambourine, 5th century BC, grey feldspar rhyolite (liparite), from the Tophet Sanctuary, Sulky, Sant'Antioco, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, in the Museo di Antichita, created 1940, housing collections of Greek and Roman antiquities and Turin and Piedmont history, from the House of Savoy, in the Palazzo Reale in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance passage of the Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, with the Temple of Leto in the distance, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is well preserved and was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, its columns reflected in a pool of flood water, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Agora (left) and the Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, its columns reflected in a pool of flood water, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, its columns reflected in a pool of flood water, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, its columns reflected in a pool of flood water, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, its columns reflected in a pool of flood water, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site. It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of interior, with doorway to sanctuary, Moulay Idriss II Mosque, Fez, Morocco, pictured on February 21, 2009. The Mosque of Moulay Idriss II (reigned  803-828), was built by the Idriss dynasty and restored in the 13th century by the Merenids. Containing the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II, who is believed to aid women's fertility, it is an important pilgrimage destination and a  zaouia or sanctuary. Across the entrance a wooden beam excludes Jews, Christians, and donkeys from the horm, or sacred area around the shrine, where  Moroccans may historically claim sanctuary from arrest. The tomb, covered in brocade and surrounded by the faithful burning candles and incense, is visible through the doors, worn smooth by centuries of pilgrims kissing the wood for baraka or blessing. Fez, Morocco's second largest city, and one of the four imperial cities, was founded in 789 by Idris I on the banks of the River Fez. The oldest university in the world is here and the city is still the Moroccan cultural and spiritual centre. Fez has three sectors: the oldest part, the walled city of Fes-el-Bali, houses Morocco's largest medina and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site;  Fes-el-Jedid was founded in 1244 as a new capital by the Merenid dynasty, and contains the Mellah, or Jewish quarter; Ville Nouvelle was built by the French who took over most of Morocco in 1912 and transferred the capital to Rabat. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Circular Altar, Sanctuary of Chthonian Gods (Chthonic Deities, the gods of the underworld), 5th century BC, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,  pictured on September 12, 2009, in the morning. This round altar with a sacred well in the centre was probably the place where the rite of the Thesmophoria, a festival held in honour of Demeter, was celebrated by married women. The Valley of the Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, view from above, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron cross on the needle or spire of the Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mare de Deu de Montserrat Montferri, or Sanctuary of the Virgin of Montserrat, a sanctuary and hermitage built 1926-28 and again from 1987, at Montferri, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The church was designed by Josep Maria Jujol in local sand and cement, but when funds ran out the project was finished in the early 1990s by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell and Josep Cendros, and finally inaugurated in 1999. The building has been called 'the other Sagrada Familia' because of its organic forms and parabolic arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seats in the Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is well preserved and has vaulted passages leading to entrances on either side. It was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a flower relief from the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, at Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Temple of Apollo was decorated with Doric friezes and also had fine floor mosaics. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ironworkers at work at the ancient Greek archaeological site of Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peristyle with carved relief, sanctuary of Bel Marduk, chief Mesopotamian deity, 3rd century BC - 1st century AD, Palmyra, Syria
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  • Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is well preserved and has vaulted passages leading to entrances on either side.¬†It was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ionic capital on a fluted column from the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief with a lion's head from the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, at Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Temple of Apollo was decorated with Doric friezes and also had fine floor mosaics. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Leto, built 3rd century BC, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This is the largest and best-preserved of the 3 temples on the site.¬†It was built of very fine limestone, creating the illusion of marble. An ionic peripteros of 11x6 columns surrounded the cult room or cella, which was decorated with a Corinthian colonnade. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone with carved inscriptions from Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Many inscriptions have been uncovered at this site, including the Letoon trilingual, in Lycian Greek and Aramaic, which is held at the Fethiye Museum. The large monoliths with Lycian script are the most important source of knowledge of this lost ancient language. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone with carved inscriptions from Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Many inscriptions have been uncovered at this site, including the Letoon trilingual, in Lycian Greek and Aramaic, which is held at the Fethiye Museum. The large monoliths with Lycian script are the most important source of knowledge of this lost ancient language. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone with carved inscriptions in the Lycian language from Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Many inscriptions have been uncovered at this site, including the Letoon trilingual, in Lycian Greek and Aramaic, which is held at the Fethiye Museum. The large monoliths with Lycian script are the most important source of knowledge of this lost ancient language. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seats in the Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is well preserved and has vaulted passages leading to entrances on either side. It was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passage leading to the upper seats of the Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. This passage was added in the Roman era, allowing easier access to the audience. The theatre is well preserved and was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, built 2nd century BC and amended 2nd century AD, Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is well preserved and has vaulted passages leading to entrances on either side. It was used for religious performances and festivals. The central part of the auditorium was carved from natural bedrock and the aisles made from ashlar. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a bull's head relief from the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, at Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Temple of Apollo was decorated with Doric friezes and also had fine floor mosaics. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief with a lion's head from the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, at Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The Temple of Apollo was decorated with Doric friezes and also had fine floor mosaics. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone with carved inscriptions in the Lycian language found near the Temple of Apollo, built 4th century BC, at Letoon, near Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Many inscriptions have been uncovered at this site, including the Letoon trilingual, in Lycian Greek and Aramaic, which is held at the Fethiye Museum. The large monoliths with Lycian script are the most important source of knowledge of this lost ancient language. The Letoon or Sanctuary of Leto was the sacred cult centre of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the 3 national deities of Lycia, Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshipped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb. The site is 10km South of the ancient city of Xanthos in Lycia, near the modern-day village of Kumluova, Fethiye. Founded in the 6th century BC, the Greek site also flourished throughout Roman times, and a church was built here in the Christian era. The site was abandoned in the 7th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief depicting the head of a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief depicting the head of a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC243.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC245.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting 2 griffins on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC236.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC238.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC239.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC240.jpg
  • Carved relief depicting a griffin on a capital from the fringed pilasters of the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. A griffin is a mythological creature which is half lion, half eagle and these were the guardians of the sanctuary. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC237.jpg
  • Christ Pantocrator mosaic on the East wall of the sanctuary, 1140-70, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ with St John the Baptist, angels and the holy spirit, mosaic, 1130-40, on the South wall of the sanctuary, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary mosaic in the sanctuary in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_440.jpg
  • The Asclepian Treasury, built to hold offerings made to the god Asclepius, at the Shrine of Asclepius, Butrint, Chaonia, Albania. The earliest Sanctuary comprised a temple to the God, a stoa (covered walkway) and a treasury. By the 3rd century BC the Sanctuary had been modified to include a theatre and a perisytyle building, probably a pilgrim's hostel. Butrint was founded by the Greek Chaonian tribe and was a port throughout Hellenistic and Roman times, when it was known as Buthrotum. It was ruled by the Byzantines and the Venetians and finally abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ruins at Butrint were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • EPIDAURUS, GREECE - APRIL 15 : A general view of the columns in the two part stoa of the Abaton, or dormitory, on April 15, 2007 in Epidaurus, Greece. It forms part of northwest boundary of the central Sanctuary of Asklepios, north of the Temple of Asklepios. It was built c. 400  - 350 BC, in the Late Classical Period and is Ionic in style. The columns have been restored. Asklepios was the God of health and happieness and patients came to the sanctuary in search of a cure. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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