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FBU4250328: View over the old tonw and the port of Chania, With The Giali Tzami Mosques (Mosques of the sea side) also known as the Kioutsouk (little) Hassan. It is a bright example of the Islamic art of the Renaissance. Work of an armenian architect, this Mosques is the only preverved Mosques of the city of Chania that was built during the second half of the 17th Century. Chania, Crete. / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250379: The Giali Tzami Mosques (Mosques of the sea side) also known as the Kioutsouk (little) Hassan, is a bright example of the Islamic art of the Renaissance. Work of an armenian architect, This Mosques is the only preverved Mosques of the city of Chania that was built during the second half of the 17th Century. Chania, Crete. / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250429: Remains of the Ancient City of Phalasarna. West coast of Crete. The city was inhabited, in the Minoan period, in the archaic and the classical years. At its peak between the middle of the 4th century BC and 67 BC., it was destroyed by the Romans, because it turned to piracy and its harbour went out of use. / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250583: Archaeological site of Gournia. Street system, storage and workshop houses of the palace from the west aera. Upright unworked stone slab deliberately set into the pavement of the street interpreted as a sacred stone. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The cities has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. Crete / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250650: Archaeological site of Gournia. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The city has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250636: Archaeological site of Gournia. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The city has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. / Bridgeman Images
LOR4250730: France, Poitou Charentes province, Department of Charente Maritime (17), La Roche Courbon (La Roche-Courbon). Castle of La Roche Courbon with its special architecture, garden, parc and entrance. One of the most famous monument of the province. Photography Florent Lamontagne / Bridgeman Images
LOR4250907: France, Pays de la Loire province, Department of Loire Atlantique (44), Nantes. The Elephant machine of the Feydeau island which has been inspired by the novels of Jules Verne, famous english writer born in Nantes. This Elephant is today an attraction for families visiting the city. Photography Florent Lamontagne / Bridgeman Images
LOR4250916: France, Lorraine province, Department of Meuse (55), Bar le Duc (Bar-le-Duc). First World War 1914-1918. The famous road of the first world war going to the front named “” The Sacred Way””” started from Bar Le Duc. Thousands of taxis (Taxi de la Marne) were used to send soldiers to the front because of the lack of military vehicles. Photography Florent Lamontagne / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250156: Minoan archeological site of Phaistos. The west magazines. Large complex of the palace storerooms. It consists of the antechamber, the corridor of the storerooms, and the storerooms themselves. To right and left of the corridor were 11 magazines in which the goods of the palace were stored. The column insde supported the roof. The antechamber opens off the central court and under the floor of the antechamber was discovered the Archive Room of the Old Palace (1900-1700 BC) containing over 6000 clay sealings, ie impressions on balls of clay which were used to monitor the use of the goods in the magazines., Minoan / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250437: Remains of the harbour of the Ancient City of Phalasarna. West coast of Crete. The harbour was built aroud a lagoon and link to the sea via two channels.The city was inhabited, in the Minoan period, in the archaic and the classical years. At its peak between the middle of the 4th century BC and 67 BC., it was destroyed by the Romans, because it turned to piracy and its harbour went out of use. / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250582: Archaeological site of Gournia. Street system, storage and workshop houses of the palace from the west aera. Upright unworked stone slab deliberately set into the pavement of the street interpreted as a sacred stone. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The cities has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. Crete / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250599: Archaeological site of Gournia. Work and storage houses of the palace in the north west aera. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The cities has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. Crete / Bridgeman Images
FBU4250617: Archaeological site of Gournia. South complex. Characteristic street of Gournia, stepped because of the inclination of the ground with remains of houses used as Workshop and storage room. Gournia is the best preserved of all Minoan cities, and has been characterized as the “” Pompei Minoan Crete””. The cities has been found as it is now and has never been rebuilt. Gournia offers a picture of the daily life of the Minoan, who were engaged in agricultural, animal husbandry, fishing and vase-making as shown by the tools discovered in the settlement. Crete / Bridgeman Images
LOR4250913: France, Pays de la Loire province, Department of Loire Atlantique (44), Nantes. Modern symbol of the city, the Brittany Tower offers a modern architecture between the traditional old buildings of Nantes. The Tour de Bretagne can be seen almost from everywhere around the city. Photography Florent Lamontagne / Bridgeman Images