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  • Views of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area.  Carved stone column capital lies on the ground.
    Al_Baleed_archaeological_site_OMN200...jpg
  • Italy, Magna Graecia : Paestum temples : temple to Hera II, Neptune, or Hera & Zeus (disputed attribution of dedication); detail of Doric column, capital, and entablature.
    Paestum_Greek_temples_ITA200610-101.jpg
  • Intricate design of female figure, vines, dentils, and other ornamental rows, on a Romano-Byzantine column capital re-used in a later building..
    Dubrovnik-Croatia-HRV200606-378.jpg
  • Detail of carved beam and stone proto-Ionic column capital in the courtyard of El Greco's house, Toledo, Spain.
    Construction_detail_16th_century_ESP...jpg
  • View across the main courtyard toward the Panch Mahal, or five storey palace, at Fatehpur Sikri, off the road between Agra and Jaipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, when the city was abandoned for lack of water.
    Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal_IND200111...jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature, looking upward at one corner showing a piece of a column capital broken off and a gaping space along one cornice.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-15.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature on the eastern side,  Upward view of cornice, metopes, one column capital.  In the pediment, one horse's head and one god's knee project above the cornice.
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-14.jpg
  • Ostia Antica.  Closeup of an ancient Roman theatrical mask carved in stone; Corinthian pillar and umbrella pines behind.  Adjoins theater at Ostia.
    Ostia Antica theater mask ITA200901-...jpg
  • Italy, Magna Graecia : Paestum temples : temple to Hera II, Neptune, or Hera & Zeus (disputed attribution of dedication). Detail of five columns from bottom to top with curved shadows of the next column capital showing near the top of each.  Parallelism and togetherness; repetition.
    Paestum_Greek_temples_ITA200610-099.jpg
  • San Stefano Rotondo, interior under repair.  Built 5th century.  Part of colonnade with Ionic capitals; small crane parked in the center.
    San-Stefano-Rotondo-repair-Rome_ITA2...jpg
  • The temple of Athena after partial reconstruction first during the 1980s and a more technically proficient reconstruction during 2008.  View across the temple area, marked by masonry laid on the ground, toward the sea and island of Lesbos.  It is a spectacular setting.
    Assos_temple_recontruction_TUR199710...jpg
  • Architectural detail of a Romanesque colonnade with detail of a carved capital beyond the dome of a Renaissance era church.  Simple graphic design juxtaposes the two as they are.
    Dubrovnik-Croatia-HRV200606-369.jpg
  • Fairly elaborate wooden spirit house on its pole just outside a guest house in the capital city of Laos.  The spirit house has multiple flying roofs and a front veranda filled with food offerings.  The whole is festooned with fairy light, unlit in the late afternoon sun but lit at dark.
    Spirit_house_Laotian_LAO200602_372.jpg
  • Al Rustaq Fort, at the foot of Al Jabal Al Akhdar on the edge of the Batinah Plain, Oman. Originally constructed circa 1250 AD on Persian ruins from the 7th century AD, The imposing present-day structure was rebuilt by the first ruler of the Ya'ruba dynasty in 1650.   Rustaq has long been important because of its strategic situation at the openings of mountain passes, as well as its benign climate and hot springs, which are believed to have medicinal benefits. It was the site in 1624 of the election of the first imam of the Ya'ariba, Nasir bin Murshid bin Sultan, and served as the imamate's capital a number of times, controlling trade between Oman's coastal ports and the mountainous interior.
    Al Rustaq Fort, Oman
  • Detail of a house facade in Ayvalik showing pilaster topped by a re-used Roman Corinthian capital.  Layers of old paint in green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue, in a multicolored but shabby composition.  Recent-seeming house number on a metal plaque suggests it is occupied.
    Ayvalik TUR199710-17.jpg
  • Column capitals of the Temple of Athena at Assos, Turkey, lie scattered on the ground in 1968.The temple, is sited on a cliff that overlooked the ancient city (where Aristotle lived for a time) and now overlooks a tiny picturesque village port. It is the earliest archaic Doric temple in Turkey, dating about 530 BC.
    Assos_archaic_Doric_capitals_TUR1968...jpg
  • Vatican. St. Peter's Basilica, detail of facade looking up to two column capitals, and cornice, with fragments of sculpture projecting above, including a disembodied arm and a papal crown.
    Vatican_Rome_ITA200901--1281.jpg
  • Interior, views of the gallery showing arches, wooden roof, and re-used ancient Roman and Byzantine era column capitals.  Restored after Serbian assault damage during 1990s.
    HRV200606-066.jpg
  • Sicily, Monreale Cathedral : mosaics and column capitals.
    ITA200610-179.jpg
  • Acropolis: Temple of Nike detail: damaged Ionic frieze and capitals showing holes and broken cornice.
    Nike_GRC197804-1-29.jpg
  • Interior, views of the gallery showing arches, wooden roof, and re-used ancient Roman and Byzantine era column capitals.  Restored after Serbian assault damage during 1990s.
    Zadar-Donatus-interior-HRV200606-066.jpg
  • Interior, views of the gallery showing arches, wooden roof, and re-used ancient Roman and Byzantine era column capitals. Deconsecrated, now used for concerts.   Restored after Serbian bombardment 1991-1993.
    Zadar-Donatus-interior-HRV200606-067.jpg
  • Acropolis: Parthenon, details of entablature.  Doric column capitals, abaci, entablature, and a corner of the cornice with horse's head silhouetted against blue sky..
    Parthenon_GRC197804-1-16.jpg
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