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Middle of Column706 viewsI'm guessing, on the basis of the bow in her hand, that the figure depicted here is the Greek goddess Artemis the Huntress.
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Botanical Optics706 viewsSomeone cleverly hid a napkin or cloth square in the bushes to capture the little crescents produced by the moon-shaped sunlight being filtered through the foliaige
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Courtyard of the Blue Mosque706 viewsThe court is as large as the mosque itself and is surrounded by a continuous vaulted arcade. The hexagonal structure in the center is a fountain.
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Another view of the Ortaköy Mosque706 viewsOfficially known as the Büyük Mecidiye Camii - Grand Imperial Mosque - it is noted for its high bay windows, which are cunningly contrived to stage a "light show" using both sunlight and reflected light from the water.
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Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge706 viewsNamed after the conqueror of Constantinople. Completed in 1988. Spans the Bosphorus from near the Rumelihisari on the European side (left) to the Asian side, at right.
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Fake Books706 viewsThe hollowed-out books provide places to hide your stash.
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The Amphitheater at Aphrodisias705 viewsThe theater was built in the late first century BC under the patronage of Gaius Julius Zoilus, a native of Aphrodisias who had become a slave of Julius Caesar but was freed by his heir Octavian. Returning to his birthplace a wealthy man, Zoilus initiated a vast building program, of which the Amphitheater was one of the first fruits.
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The Wading Pool705 viewsThe morning air was chilly, but the waters were warm.
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Waterway705 viewsThe main street of Perge is actually a divided highway, with a 2-meter-wide water channel running down the middle.
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Nymphaeum705 viewsThe Nymphaeum was a monumental fountain, built in the second century AD, at the end of the colonnaded main street by the Acropolis.
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Column Fragment705 viewsCapital of a column that supported the roof of the Theodosian Aya Sophia.
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Sandie Takes a Poke705 viewsUnfortunately, the light in this corner of Hagia Sophia was so dim that the camera wasn't able to shoot at the speeds required to freeze motion, so this as well as many other pictures shot inside the cathedral came out blurry.
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