Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Dragon's Tooth739 viewsFourth Contact (end of post-totality partial phase) will occur at 8:34:23 local time, with the Sun well below the horizon.
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Mountain Highway739 viewsIn the Taurus Mountains, en route from Denizli to Antalya.
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Mediterranean Vista739 viewsPalatial residences perch atop the heights on the east side of the Old Harbor, overlooking the Mediterrranean Sea.
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Main Street of Ancient Perge739 viewsA colonnaded street led from the Hellenistic Gate to the Nymphaeum.
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Bombe II739 viewsIn the movie, the dessert chef and heroine, played by Jacqueline Bisset, is to be killed by a bomb within a bombe. The Kaya Side bombes also exploded, but only with flavor in one's mouth.
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The Red Shelf739 viewsIn contrast to the dominant blue, this shelf featured red wares.
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Sultan Ahmet III Fountain739 viewsBuilt in 1728 in Turkish rococo style in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapi Palace. Replaced a Byzantine fountain which previously occupied the site. It served as a favorite gathering place, providing not only drinking water but also free sherbet for the local population.
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Cut-throat Castle739 viewsThe original name of Rumelihisari was "Boğazkesen", which means "strait-cutter"; but "boğaz" means "throat" as well as "strait" in Turkish, so the implication was that it was going to cut the throat of Byzantium - which it did.
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Grand Bazaar739 viewsThe Kapalıçarşı ("covered market") is one of the oldest and largest indoor malls in the world. It traces its beginnings to shortly after the Turkish conquest, and since then has grown to over 4,000 shops distributed over 61 covered avenues.
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Dallas, October 2022739 viewsDallas, October 2022
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The Theater at Hieropolis738 viewsConstructed in the reign of Hadrian (117-138 AD), the Theater seated 15,000 people and was one of the largest and finest in the ancient world. It was wrecked by an earthquake in the 7th century AD.
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The White Cliffs of Pamukkale738 viewsThe hot springs located at Pamukkale are the source of mineral-rich water which flows over the cliffs, depositing calcium carbonate which hardens into travertine.
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