Spectacular Architecture and Art

[Gothic]

derbent azerbaijan , pre islamic persian art

 

[Attila the Hun]

Rumeli Fortress, istanbul, Turkey

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Pre-Islamic/Pre-Christian Ancient Egypt


Valley of the Kings

"The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك‎‎ Wādī al Mulūk), the Valley of the Gates of the Kings (Arabic: وادي ابواب الملوك‎‎ Wādī Abwāb al Mulūk),[1] is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).[2][3]

The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.[4] The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley."

 

[Attila the Hun]

A few more from Rumeli Fortress, istanbul.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

A few more from Rumeli Fortress, istanbul.

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Dude this is why Turkey is on my bucket list. Absolutely amazing, Keep it up!

 

[Attila the Hun]

Pre-Islamic/Pre-Christian Ancient Egypt


Valley of the Kings

"The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك‎‎ Wādī al Mulūk), the Valley of the Gates of the Kings (Arabic: وادي ابواب الملوك‎‎ Wādī Abwāb al Mulūk),[1] is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).[2][3]

The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.[4] The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley."

Simply stunning. !!! MOAR!!!

 

[Attila the Hun]

Dude this is why Turkey is on my bucket list. Absolutely amazing, Keep it up!

Haha, great idea for a thread too, we can thank Markus for this .

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Haha, great idea for a thread too, we can thank Markus for this .

HAHAHAH True, Markus somehow made this wonderful thread with his ridiculous comments.


@MarkusS Nice job bud.

 

[Attila the Hun]

Yedikule Fortress, Istanbul, Turkiye.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Next up
More Pre Islamic Egypt
Karnak

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (/ˈkɑːr.næk/[1]), comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) north of Luxor. Also, Karnak was a high-precision ancient observatory according to Norman Lockyer.[2]

 

[Attila the Hun]

Little more of Yedikule Fortress and its dungeons .

 

[MarkusS]

Duomo di Milano

Interior:

Duomo di Firenze

Interior:

Duomo di Siena

interior:

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Rumeli Fortress, istanbul, Turkey

Okay guy's nice stuff. I particulary like that fort with the girl sitting there - gives you vertigo. Here from land of the pure

Largest fort in the world - How does 16 miles circumferance sound? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranikot_Fort

How does this grab you?

or this

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

The World Famous Pyramids of Giza!

Great Pyramid of Giza

Wonders of the ancient world

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

Based on a mark in an interior chamber naming the work gang and a reference to fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.

There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called[1] Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastabas tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.

These 3 below will be some extremely illegal pictures in which no way I endorse but none the less they are great photos. ( I hope these guys were arrested )

Now some more legal pictures.

Largest fort in the world - How does 16 miles circumferance sound?

That's a lot of land, who were you planning on repelling that you would need such a large fort? Genghis khan and his hordes?

LOL but that wall is certainly amazing and beautiful in a useful kind of way. Great job

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Kot Diji

Greek inspired architecture before the Italians even figured out what you do with stone.