Vivienne Sharp Collection

Church of Our Lady of Mellieha, Malta. Mellieha is a large village in north-west Malta. The church dates from the 17th century

Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persias new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC), first king of the Achaemenid dynasty

Courtyard of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Situated in an oasis in the Syrian desert halfway between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates

Balcony, 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

Roman theatre, Cyrene, Libya. Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded by the Ancient Greeks in c630 BC. It became a Roman city in 96 BC

Relief of an Armenian man carrying a vessel, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Sogdians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Indians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Parthians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of a bull being attacked by a lion, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Temple of Zeus, Cyrene, Libya. The ancient Greek city of Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded in c630 BC

Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq. Part of the Southern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II built in the 6th century BC, these ruins are speculated to be the remains of the famous Hanging Gardens that he

Mosaic, ruins of the Roman town of Stobi, Gradsko, Macedonia. The ancient capital of Paeonia, Stobi became part of the Roman Empire when Macedonia was conquered in 168 BC

Monastery of St Nicholas, Matka Canyon, Macedonia. The date of the construction of this Orthodox monastery church is unkown but it is first mentioned in the 17th century

Monastery of St Naum, near Ohrid, Macedonia. Named after its founder, the Orthodox Monastery of St Naum was established in 905. It stands on the shores of Lake Ohrid

Patriarchate of Pec, Kosovo. The Patriarchate of Pec is a Serbian Orthodox monastery founded in the 13th century. One of the monasterys four churches dates from the 13th century

Mileseva Monastery, near Prijepolje, south-west Serbia. Mileseva Monastery was founded by King Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia and was built between 1234 and 1236

Decani Monastery, Kosovo. Situated 12 kilometres south of the town of Pec, Decani Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery established in the 14th century

Fort, Sur, Oman

Rustaq Fort, northern Oman. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman. The fort was built in the 17th century

Restoration of the Bab Mahrouk gate, Morocco
Restoration of the Bab Mahrouk gate, Fez, Morocco. Bab Mahrouk is a gate in the city walls of Fez. It was built in the late 12th century by the fourth Almohad Caliph, Mohammed en-Nasir

Tin Mal Mosque, Morocco. Situated in the High Atlas Mountains, the Tin Mal Mosque was built in 1156 in commemoration of the founder of the Almohad dynasty, Mohamed ibn Tumart

Gates of the Royal Palace, Fez, Morocco

Prambanan, Hindu temple compound, Java, Indonesia. Built in the 9th century Prambanan is a Hindu temple complex dedicated to the Trimurti, the trinity of Brahma the creator

Candi Sari, Java, Indonesia. Candi Sari is a Buddhist temple built in the late 8th century, probably around the same time as the nearby Candi Kalasan

Candi Kalasan, Buddhist temple, Java, Indonesia. The temple dates from the 8th century

Fateh Al-Khair, dhow, Sur, Oman. The coastal city of Sur was famous for as a centre for the building of wooden ocean-going dhows. This 220 ton example has been preserved on the waterfront

Barka Fort, Oman

Sculpture by a cascade, Palace of Caserta, Campania, Italy. The Palace of Caserta was built in the 18th century for the Bourbon kings of Naples

St Annes Church, Jerusalem, Israel. Situated in the Muslim quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, St Annes Church is built on the site of a grotto that the Crusaders believed was the birthplace of

Golden Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The Golden Gate is the oldest gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Standing on the site of a much earlier gate

Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel. Regarded as the third holiest site in Islam, the al-Aqsa Mosque was first established in 705

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel. The Mosque of Omar on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the oldest existing Islamic monument

Hishams Palace, Jericho, West Bank, Palestine. Hishams Palace was built in the 8th century for the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abad al-Malik. It was excavated between 1937 and 1948

Flea market at the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The Damascus Gate is the northern entrance into the Old City of Jerusalem

Ummayyad Palace, Amman, Jordan. The palace was built in the 8th century during the reign of the Ummayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691-743)

Temple of Artemis, Jerash, Jordan. The site of a settlement since the Bronze Age, the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash) was established in the 2nd century BC

Nymphaeum, Jerash, Jordan. The site of a settlement since the Bronze Age, the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash) was established in the 2nd century BC and was one of the ten cities in Syria

South Theatre, Jerash, Jordan. The site of a settlement since the Bronze Age, the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash) was established in the 2nd century BC and was one of the ten cities in Syria

Ruins of the ancient city of Pella, Jordan. During Roman times Pella was one of the cities of the Decapolis, a group of ten cities on the eastern edge of the Empire in Judea and Syria

Walk to El Deir (the Monastery), Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

El Deir (the Monastery), Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Silk Tomb, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Temenos gate, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Roman theatre, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD. The theatre dates from the 2nd or 3rd century

Kings Highway, Jordan. The Kings Highway is an ancient trade route between Egypt and the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia. It crosses Jordan from north to south from Aqaba on the Red Sea to the Syrian

Ruined building, Umm el-Jimal, Jordan. Umm el-Jimal in northern Jordan is the site of ruins of a Byzantine and early Islamic town, as well as nearby remains of a Roman village

Barracks, Umm el-Jimal, Jordan. Umm el-Jimal in northern Jordan is the site of ruins of a Byzantine and early Islamic town, as well as nearby remains of a Roman village

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