Alamy Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Hi All, How many of the world's great ancient statues and monuments have you visited? Offering us a mesmerising peek into the ancient civilizations which preceded us, these statues and monuments are a testament to some of the incredible engineering feats built by our ancestors. Do you have images which showcase these incredible structures? If you haven't been involved with Alamy Photo of the Month yet, the theme for May is #AlamyAncientMonuments, so why not join in? Be inspired: https://www.alamy.com/search/lightbox/5645340.html From Stonehenge to the Terracotta Warriors, we want to see it all. At the beginning of June we'll share our favourites with you and also our customers. Thanks and good luck! 🛕⛩️🏛️ Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) My Latin American contributions: Shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico City, interior of one of the chapels Sign explains the Plaza de Luna in Teotihuacan in Mexico. Tourists walking toward the Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Tourists walking up the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico Plaza of the Three Cultures shows ruins of an Aztec observatory, a Colonial era Catholic cathedral, and modern Mexican apartment buildings in Mexico City. In the Plaza de la Revolucion are the ruins of Managua's Old Cathedral,Catedral de Santiago damaged by the Managua earthquake in 1972. "The Country is Small, but the Dream is Great" is a rough translation of the Spanish. Edited May 3 by Rebecca Ore Not old enough, photo and caption deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 The Pantheon and Egyptian obelisk in Rome, Italy BCTGBK Not sure if this counts, St Peters Basilica, The Vatican City BCTGA4 The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt B9WCGF The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem CNJM2B Detail of The Acropolis, Athens, Greece REH4RM An ancient Roman aqueduct, Pont du Gard, France BK7JKG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 43 minutes ago, Michael Ventura said: Not sure if this counts, St Peters Basilica, The Vatican City BCTGA4 Some clarification of what Alamy regard as 'ancient' might help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 9 minutes ago, Tony ALS said: Some clarification of what Alamy regard as 'ancient' might help! Well according to Google's dictionary, "belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence." I assume "no longer in existence" means that era of civilization. So St. Peter's Basilica probably wouldn't be considered "ancient" since it has been in continuous use for the same purpose since 1506. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Older than me? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Michael Ventura said: Well according to Google's dictionary, "belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence." I assume "no longer in existence" means that era of civilization. So St. Peter's Basilica probably wouldn't be considered "ancient" since it has been in continuous use for the same purpose since 1506. Judging by the images in the sample lightbox, Alamy means really old (even more ancient than Edo and I) -- e.g. well-known archaeological sites/ruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 32 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Older than me? I would have put money on someone posting a question like this. Big smiley when it landed. 👍🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 6 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: I would have put money on someone posting a question like this. Big smiley when it landed. 👍🙂 Posed the question because 'ancient' appears to need to be qualified based on images being submitted to date🤷🏼♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, Tony ALS said: Posed the question because 'ancient' appears to need to be qualified based on images being submitted to date🤷🏼♂️ Of course, I was just amused that someone on the forum besides me equates pensionable with ancient. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) A few starters from me. These all seem pretty ancient. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA BK1J1J El Caracol, Mayan astronomical observatory at Chichen Itza, Mexico AJAYFX Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza (Pyramid of Kukulkan) AJB02N Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico AMRP2X Ruins of Old Panama (sacked by good old Henry Morgan), Central America AR016X Mayan Stela H, Copan, Honduras AHMBBH Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala ANXTWY Temple of the Wind God, Tulum, Mexico C479GH Tourist photographing El Castillo at Tulum, Mexico C4ANTM Edited May 2 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: Well according to Google's dictionary, "belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence." I assume "no longer in existence" means that era of civilization. So St. Peter's Basilica probably wouldn't be considered "ancient" since it has been in continuous use for the same purpose since 1506. Joking aside, Michael, I believe something must be at least 1500 years old to be considered ancient. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Joking aside, Michael, I believe something must be at least 1500 years old to be considered ancient. Think I spotted the Taj Mahal in the lightbox that Alamy provided. It's a relative youngster, dating back only to the 1600s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) All from Burma/Myanmar The Lions of Stone statues at the Mingun Pagoda. Image ID: 2A93RE8 Local children entering the Nanpaya Temple in Bagan. Image ID: 2A8NGT7 The Shwedagon Pagoda. Image ID: MAFNCP Nanpaya Temple, Bagan. Image ID: 2C4CC3Y Edited May 5 by Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: Joking aside, Michael, I believe something must be at least 1500 years old to be considered ancient. My son agrees with you Edo. He is a big-time history buff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 7 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: My son agrees with you Edo. He is a big-time history buff. I believe that 1500 years is based on the collapse of the Roman Empire, so it really only applies to regions that were influenced and/or controlled by the Romans. For instance, the ancient civilizations of the Americas developed independently of what is usually considered to be "Western Civilization." The ancient Maya civilization is thought to have collapsed between A.D. 800 and 1000. I think that "ancient" is a relative term, depending on what area of the planet you're referring to. Our view of history still tends to be very "Euro-centric". Edited May 3 by John Mitchell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I think these are ancient enough. Delphi, Greece The 4th century BC amphitheater - Image ID HB5BBG Temple of Apollo - Image ID: HB5BB2 I The Athenian Treasury - Image ID HB5BAM Tomb of the Kings, Paphos, Cyprus - Image ID KPB9TM Pentre Ifan Neolithic burial chamber, Wales - Image ID TTBNN1 Silbury Hill, a prehistoric artificial chalk mound - Image ID 2AGGH1X Avebury Stone Circle - Image 2AGC4TY Image ID 2AGC4TN Castlerigg Stone Circle - Image ID: 2H65BXC Image ID 2H65BXF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fowler Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 R9XKJ0 4th Century BC retaining wall at Chorio on the Greek island of Halki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fowler Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 HG4TJ0 Circa 330 BC thrones of Zeus and Hekate at Chorio on the Greek island of Halki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fowler Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 HR5P2F Tourists on the steps of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) East end Ripon Cathedral, Ripon city, North Yorkshire, England, UK - Image ID: 2RB96K0 Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Philip Howard Arundel West Sussex - Image ID: CB3KDB Avebury stone circle Wiltshire England similar to BF43C3 colours brightened for more impact - Image ID: FX90F0 Lincoln castle observation tower and walls Lincoln city Lincolnshire October 2020 - Image ID: 2D69R7E Jews House and Jews Court The Strait, Lincoln city old town, 2022 - Image ID: 2JPC9EA Lincoln Cathedral from Castle wall lincoln lincolnshire 2021 - Image ID: 2G47E91 All images above in my post are of structures which over 1500 years old. I double checked to make sure. 😃 Allan Edited May 8 by Allan Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclectic Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 A couple of views of Colchester Castle, the largest Norman keep in Europe, built in the 11th century on the foundations of the Roman temple of Claudius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbimages Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 DAHCC0 The ancient Batur temple in Bali, the original temple, not the newer one built on top of the ridge. Elephant Cave at Goa Gajah Temple, Bedulu, near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. - Image ID: BMPAT3 Gunung Kawi is an 11th century complex of royal tombs, located at Tampaksiring, near Ubud. Bali, Indonesia - Image ID: C7WXA4 Yeh Pulu relief is an ancient complex of rock carvings at Bedulu, near Ubud, Bali. - Image ID: BNBDP7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabena Blackbird Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) ID:C7P6M5 Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia ID:2RDRJHE Petra Treasury of the Pharaoh, Jordan ID:2RDRJFX Petra Triclinium (Bas As Siq) & Obelisk Tomb, Jordan ID:2B74853 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India ID:P8A2MF Ty Newydd Burial Chamber, Llanfaelog, Isle of Anglesey, Wales ID:D3FRP2 Dagoba and the Buddha images at Maharajalena, Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka ID:D3TWHH Avukana Standing Buddha Statue, Sri Lanka ID:2E3N5RT Mask Temple, Lamanai, Belize Adorned by a 13-foot stone mask of an ancient Maya king ID:2AK5KXR Rani Ki Vav Stepwell, Patan, Gujarat, India ID:2G7285Y Hassan Tower a.k.a. Tour Hassan, Rabat, Morocco ID:MRFK5B The Triumphal Arch devoted to Emperor Caracalla at the 3rd Century Ruins at Volubilis Edited May 9 by Sabena Blackbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julen Pascual Gonzalez Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Menhir Monuments by Manolo Paz in A Coruña, Spain. - Image ID: 2M0BPNG - Image ID: 2M0BR6A - Image ID: 2M0BR6H - Image ID: 2M0BR3F - Image ID: 2M0BR7B - Image ID: 2M0BR3H - Image ID: 2M0BR6M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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