Vivienne Sharp Collection (#3)

Ruins of Amathus, Cyprus, 2001. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of human activity at Amathus dating back to around 1100 BC

Aphrodites Rock, Paphos, Cyprus, 2001. Paphos is the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love

Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Kourion, Cyprus, 2001. One of the most important religious sites of ancient Cyprus, the worship of Apollo probably began here as early as the 8th century BC

Dragomans House, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Built in the 18th century, this was the residence of Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios, the Dragoman (official interpreter) of Cyprus from 1779 until 1809

Bayraktar Mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus was conquered by the Muslim Ottoman Turks in 1570-1571. The Bayraktar Mosque was the first mosque to be built in Nicosia after the conquest

Venetian bastion, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus came under Venetian rule in 1489. They heavily fortified Nicosia with 4.5 metre thick city walls built between 1567 and 1570

Venetian walls, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus came under Venetian rule in 1489. Nicosias city walls were built between 1567 and 1570

Castle of Kolossi, near Limassol, Cyprus, 2001. Kolossi Castle was built by the Knights of the Order of St John in 1454. It stands on the site of an earlier (13th century) fortress

Castle Museum, Limassol, Cyprus, 2001. Limassols castle was built in c1000 by the Byzantines. It is said that Richard the Lionheart married his fiancee, Berengaria of Navarre

Stone lion, Othellos Tower, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2001. Othellos Tower is the citadel of Famagusta. It was built by the Lusignans, French Crusaders who ruled Cyprus from 1192 until 1474

Bellapais Abbey, North Cyprus, 2001. The abbey was built by the Premonstratensian order in the 13th century when Cyprus was ruled by the Lusignans, French Crusaders

Ruins of the Church of St George of the Latins, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2001. It is thought that the church was built in the last quarter of the 13th century by the Lusignans

Five Rathas, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a city founded in the 7th century by the southern Indian Pallava dynasty

Minaret, Al Hakim Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, 1992. The Al-Hakim Mosque was built in the 10th century. It is named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021)

Jama Masjid, Delhi, India. The Jama Masjid is one of the largest and most important mosques in India. Commissioned by Shah Jahan, it was completed in 1656

Threshing rice, near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Trans Atlas, Morocco

High Atlas Mountains from near Marakesh, Morocco

The Empty Quarter, Oman

Camels, Trans Atlas road, Morocco

Todra Gorge, Morocco

Koutoubia Gardens, Marakesh, Morocco

Erfoud, eastern Morocco

Tinerhir, Morocco. Tinerhir is an oasis in the Wadi Todgha in the south-eastern foothills of the Atlas mountains on the edge of the Sahara Desert

Rabat, Morocco

Woman and baby in a village near the Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia

Fort, near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Green Book Building, Benghazi, Libya. The Green Book, written by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadaffi in 1975, sets out his political philosophy

Bardiyah (Bardia), Libya

High Atlas, Morocco

Cascades d Ouzoud, Morocco. The Ouzoud Falls are a series of waterfalls in Moroccos High Atlas Mountains

Minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque, Marakesh, Morocco. The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marakesh. The 69 metre high minaret was completed in the 12th century during the reign of the Almohad

Koubba Ba adiyn, Marakesh, Morocco. Built by the Almoravids, this is the oldest building in Marakesh, dating from the 11th century

Merenid tombs, Fez, Morocco. Fez was the capital of the Merenid dynasty from the 13th until the 15th century. Under their rule the city attained the peak of its cultural and religious importance

Arch of Trajan, Leptis Magna, Libya. Leptis Magna was one of the most important cities in Roman North Africa, attaining the peak of its prominence in the late 2nd century AD during the reign of

Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplion, Peloponnese, Greece. The hilltop fortress of Palamidi was built by the Venetians in the 1710s

Astronomical instrument, Jaipur Observatory, Rajasthan, India. Part of the Jantar Mantar (Yantra Mandir), a collection of architectural astronomical instruments built by the Maharaja Jai Singh II

Salim Singh-ki-Haveli, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Of Persian origin, and meaning enclosed space, haveli is the word for private mansions in Pakistan and northern India

Badal Vilas, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Jaisalmer is nicknamed " the Golden City of Rajasthan" because of the yellow sandstone used for many of its buildings

Jaswant Thada, Jodhpur, India. Completed in 1899, this building is a cenotaph dedicated to Jaswant Singh II, Maharaja of Jodhpur, who ruled from 1873 until 1895

Royal cenotaphs, Ahar, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Udaipur was the capital of the Rajput kingdom of Mewar. It was founded in the 16th century by Maharana Udai Singh (1522-1572)

Ghum Monastery, near Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Ghum Monastery is the popular name for the Sampten Choling Buddhist Monastery

Airatesvara Temple, Dharasuram, Tamil Nadu, India. This Hindu temple was built during the reign of Rajaraja Chola II in the mid 12th century

Persian water wheel, Rajasthan, India. A traditional water wheel powered by oxen

Vitthala Temple, Hampi, Karnataka, India. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire that ruled southern India from 1336 until the mid 16th century

Farmer with an ox-drawn plough, Dendera, Egypt

Allied War Cemetery, El Alamein, Egypt. Fought in October and November 1942, the Battle of El Alamein saw the British and Commonwealth forces of the 8th Army under General Bernard Montgomery defeat

Shikara (traditional wooden boat) on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

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