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Burj Safita, Syria XAWF04840Chastel Blanc, or Burj Safita, Tartous Governorate, Syria. Built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar as one of a string of Crusader fortifications in the area
Edinburgh Castle DIX02_01_164EDINBURGH CASTLE, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. Edinburgh Castle viewed from the Grassmarket
Chartres Cathedral, France AL2383_014_01Chartres Cathedral, France. The west front, showing the two contrasting spires. Albumen print from an album compiled in 1885
Sphinx, Egypt XAWCF0436The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. Photographed in 1931 with the head of the sphinx encased in scaffolding and works underway excavating the body
Notre Dame XAWF07001Cathedral Church of Notre-Dame de Paris, Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The Gothic Cathedral was begun in 1160, replacing earlier churches on the same site
Suez Canal, 1918 EGP_22663_18Suez Canal, Egypt. Aerial view showing a camouflaged ship at the entrance to the Suez Canal near Ismailia
Giza, Egypt. XAWCF0437Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Part of the Memphis and its Necropolis World Heritage Site
Cairo Citadel, Egypt EGP_22663_06Cairo Citadel, Egypt. Also known as the Saladin Citadel after the Ayyubid ruler Salah-al-Din, who ordered its construction
Petra, Jordan XAWF03945The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, Jordan. This is a monumental building carved out of the rock face in Nabataean classical style. Part of the Petra World Heritage site. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd
Petra, Jordan XAWF02036Ad Deir, Petra, Jordan. Also known as " the Monastery" this is a monumental building carved out of the rock face in Nabataean classical style. Part of the Petra World Heritage site
Ctesiphon, Iraq XAWF02690The Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kisra), Al Mada in, Iraq. Remnant of the capital city of the Sassanian empire that was depopulated after the Muslim conquest
Band-e Kaisar, Iran XAWAB0244Band-e Kaisar, Shustar, Iran. Also known as Valerians Bridge, this bridge and dam was reputedly constructed by captive Roman soldiers after Sassanian Shah Shapur Is victory over the Roman Emperor
Persepolis, Iran XAWC13650Persepolis, Iran. The palace terrace complex was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire founded by Darius I in 518 BCE
Aleppo, Syria XAWCF0450Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The Citadel of Aleppo photographed from the air in 1931 (Aerofilms Collection)
Krak des Chevalier, Syria XAWF04845Crac des Chevaliers, or Hosn al Akrad, Syria. The earlier fort was given to the Knights Hospitallers in 1142 and became their main military base for over a century
Citadel of Masyaf, Syria XAWF04839Masyaf Castle, Hama Governorate, Syria. Famously the Medieval headquarters of Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the " Old Man of the Mountains", leader of the Hashashshin Sect (Assassins)
Erbil, Iraq XAWK00229Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq. This city has survived 6 thousand years more or less on the same site
Nimrud, Iraq XAWC11429Nimrud, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Vertical aerial photograph of the ancient tell near Noomanea village thought by local tradition to have been the city of " Nimrod"
Hatra, Iraq XAWC11908Hatra, Ninawa Province, Iraq. Vertical aerial photograph showing the ancient Parthian City. A Hellenistic foundation by the Seleucid Empire probably in the 3rd century BCE
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France CVS01_01_076Eiffel Tower, Paris, taken from a tethered balloon
Krak des Chevalier, Syria XAWF04841Crac des Chevaliers, or Hosn al Akrad, Syria. The earlier fort was given to the Knights Hospitallers in 1142 and became their main military base for over a century
Qal at Salah-ed-Din, Syria XAWF04838Citadel of Salah Ed-Din, Lattakia, Syria. Originally Byzantine, Lattakia became part of the Crusader Principality of Antioch in the early 12th century
Erbil, Iraq XAWK00233Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq. This city has survived 6 thousand years more or less on the same site
Babylon, Iraq XAWF06287Babylon, Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq. Aerial view of the extensive remains of the ancient city beside the Euphrates
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