Contributions of the group Time and Memory of Empire

Tipasa (2)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:01:09 +0000

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Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria. Since 1982, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It was declared a World Heritage Site in danger in 2002, but was removed from the danger list in 2006 following conservation efforts.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipasa

Tipasa

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:05:33 +0000

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El Mechouar Palace

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 13:49:21 +0000

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Mechouar Palace or the Zianide Royal Palace is the former official residence of the Zayyanid dynasty in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The palace is situated in the middle of the city, and used to be part of the greater Mechouar Citadel of which the historic defensive walls are the only major element preserved.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mechouar_Palace

Mansourah Mosque

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:08:51 +0000

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Mansourah Mosque is a ruined historic mosque in the city of Mansourah, Algeria, dates back to the Marinid dynasty. It consists of a part of the Mansourah Castle. The excavation has revealed regarding the design of the mosque that it was built by the Sultan Abu Yakub in 1303, and the decoration of the main gate was done by Abu al-Hassan in 1336.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansourah_Mosque

Roman Ruins of Timgad

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:14:14 +0000

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Timgad was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 AD.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timgad

Madghacen (Mausoleum built in the 3rd century BC)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sat, 20 May 2023 10:40:07 +0000

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Madghacen, also spelled Medracen or Medghassen or Medrassen or Madghis is a royal mausoleum-temple of the Berber Numidian Kings which stands near Batna city in Aurasius Mons in Numidia, Algeria.

Madghis was a king of independent kingdoms of the Numidia, between 300 and 200 BC.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madghacen

Roman Ruins of Djemila

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:32:10 +0000

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Djémila, formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are found. It is situated in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie).

In 1982, Djémila became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Significant buildings in ancient Cuicul include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches, streets, and houses. The exceptionally well preserved ruins surround the forum of the Harsh, a large paved square with an entry marked by a majestic arch.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djémila

Part of a roman mosaic

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:33:25 +0000

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Inside Bardo National Museum (Algiers)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:42:29 +0000

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The Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography is a national museum located in Algiers, Algeria.

The edifice is a former Moorish villa. It was opened as a museum in 1927.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo_National_Museum_(Algiers)

Kufstein Fortress

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:04:24 +0000

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The Kufstein Fortress (German: Festung Kufstein) is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria.

Sighișoara, Romania

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:11:02 +0000

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Nuruosmaniye Mosque, Istanbul

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 11:44:30 +0000

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The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey - Wiki

Inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:41:06 +0000

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Hagia Sophia is a mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The cathedral was originally built as a Greek Orthodox church which lasted from 360 AD until the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire in 1453. It served as a mosque until 1935, when it became a museum. In 2020, the site once again became a mosque --> WIki

Gelati Monastery, interior

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:14:26 +0000

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Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia. One of the first monasteries in Georgia it was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia as a monastic and educational center. Wiki

Akhaltsikhe Castle

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:18:56 +0000

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Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Castle is a medieval fortress built in the 9th century under the name "Lomsia Castle" in the city of Akhaltsikhe in southern Georgia, recently globally reconstructed. - Wiki

Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:07:37 +0000

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Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders.

Lalitha Mahal Palace (Mysore)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:30:08 +0000

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Gumbaz, Srirangapatna (Muslim mausoleum)

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:02:46 +0000

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18th century Venetian bridge in Foinikas, Crete, Greece

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:04:58 +0000

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Torri Pepoli - Erice, Sicily

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:22:58 +0000

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