Vivienne Sharp Collection (page 5)

Ancient stone heads, Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman, Turkey. These giant statues surround the tomb of King Antiochus I of Commagene, sited on the summit of the 2150 metre high Mount Nemrut

Artisans city, Susa, Iran. An ancient city dating back to at least the 4th millenium BC, Susa became the centre of the Elamite civilization which flourished from 2700 BC

Doorway of the 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

Protome of a double griffin, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Protome of a horse, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Protome of a double horse, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Protome of half horse, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

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

Relief of a man holding a lion cub, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persias new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC)

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

Detail from a relief of a lion attacking a bull, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Immortals, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The Immortals were an elite royal guard within the Achaemenid Persian army

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

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

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

Relief, Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran
Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran. King Artaxerxes II Memnon ruled Persia from 404 BC until his death in 358 BC

Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran. King Artaxerxes II Memnon ruled Persia from 404 BC until his death in 358 BC

Back view of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was begun during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC)

Panorama of the ruins of Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persias new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC)

Relief of Shapur I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. Shapur I was the second king of the Sasanian dynasty. He ruled Persia from 241 until 272

Sasanian fire altar, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The Sasanian dynasty ruled an empire centred on Persia from 224 until 651. During their rule Zoroastrianism became the state religion

Relief of the investiture of Ardashir I, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran
Relief of the investiture of Ardashir, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran. This relief shows the investiture of the Sasanian Persian King Ardashir I by the god Ahuramazda

Cube of Zoroaster, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. This square stone building, containing a room accessible by a flight of steps, stands opposite a cliff containing the tombs of four Persian kings

Tomb of Xerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The son of Darius I the Great, Xerxes ruled Persia from 485 to 465 BC. Determined to avenge his fathers defeat at the Battle of Marathon

Tomb of Artaxerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. One of the kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, Artaxerxes I ruled from 465 to 425 BC

Trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran
Detail of trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran. This relief is the equivalent to cuneiform of what the Rosetta Stone represents to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics

Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Iran. Cyrus II, known as the Great (c585-c529 BC), was the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire

Oudaia Kasbah, Rabat, Morocco. Exterior of the old walled city which dates from the 12th century

Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco. View of the battlements

Mosque, San a, Yemen. The capital of unified Yemen, San a is an Islamic cultural centre with a university, other institutions of learning, and many mosques

Karamanli Mosque, Tripoli, Libya. The mosque was begun in 1736

Camels drinking at Wadi Dhabab, Yemen. This fertile subtropical oasis is situated between Taiz and Yafrus

Great Man-Made River monument, Tripoli, Libya, late 20th century. Started in 1980, the Great Man-Made River project is one of the largest engineering schemes in the world

Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Also known as the Mausoleum of the Khans, the tomb of Pahlavan Mahmud, patron saint of the city, has become a place of pilgrimage

Mosque, Sanaa, Yemen. The minaret of a mosque in the Yemeni capital

Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Minaret decorated with glazed tiles

Ribat, Sousse, Tunisia. The Ribat in the port city of Sousse is a fortress which dates from the 9th century

Kas harbour, Turkey. Boats in the harbour of Kas on Asian Turkeys southern coast

Muscat, Oman. Muscat (Masqat) has been the capital city of the Sultanate since the Portuguese were driven out of Oman in 1650

Church of St John the Divine, Kaneo, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. Built on a bluff overlooking the lake, this church was built in the 13th century

Market on the shores of Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon, 19th Century. The Palace is a masterpiece of the early 19th Century Lebanese architecture built by Emir Bechir Chehab II

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. In Roman times, Baalbek, in Lebanons Bekaa Valley, was known as Heliopolis, the City of the Sun

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

Tississat Falls, Blue Nile, Ethiopia. The Blue Nile is largely responsible for the annual Nile floods in June to September

Buddhist monks, Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan. The Tashichho Dzong is the seat of Bhutans government and the residence of the countrys head abbott. Buddhism spread to Bhutan in the 8th century

Buddhist chortens, Chuzom, Bhutan. Buddhism spread to Bhutan in the 8th century

Tigers Nest monastery, Bhutan. Buildings of the Buddhist monastery of Taktsang (Tigers Nest) precariously sited on a rocky ledge over 2000 feet above the valley floor

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