The Battle of New Bern was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part…
The courthouse and City Hall of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Marinus Willett (July 31, 1740 – August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from…
Carpenters' Hall is a four-story brick building in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which played…
Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812 – February 14, 1881) is famous for being one of the most colorful mayors…
The Montmorency Falls form a large waterfall in Quebec, Canada, located near Quebec City.
The Castillo de San Marcos, previously known as Fort Marion, is a Spanish built fort located in the…
Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.…
The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or "the Y") was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England,…
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area. Located in the…
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of…
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of…
The Karnak temple complex, universally known only as Karnak, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined…
Dur-Sharrukin ("Fortress of Sargon"), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of…
The circular so-called "Temple of Vesta" at Tivoli, of the early first century BCE, has been widely…
Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, founded the Santo Domingo and named it after…
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States. Pictured here is a bit of old…
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium,…
Diocletian's Palace (Dioklecijanova palaca in Croatian) is a building in Split in Croatia that was built…
In 1807, Fulton and King built the first commercial steamboat, the North River Steamboat (later…
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred…
Stuntney is about a mile and a half outside the cathedral city of Ely. Oliver Cromwell lived here for…
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of…
An illustration of two Hittite women sitting. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke…
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in…
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in…
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis…
Remains of the circular walls round towns and palaces, which are known under the name Cyclopean, exist…
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, located in the square…
An illustration of the floor plan of Durham Cathedral. The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary…
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens…
"Triumphal arches from a class apart among the monuments of Roman architecture. It was an early custom…
Aerial view of Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1847 showing buildings and the mountainous horizon.
Carpenters' Hall is located in Center City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, most remembered as the site…
Profile of the Hudson River from New York City through the Highlands, showing the fjord-like excavation…
"Forum of Pompeii. A, principal entrance; B, a Corinthian temple; C, the public prison (carcer publicus);…
Peter Stuyvesant (originally Pieter or Petrus; Peter is never mentioned in historical records) (c. 1612…
One of four standing medieval castles in Neckarsteinach, also known as "Vier Burgeneck" because of its…
Bacharach, one of the most picturesque of all the old towns of Germany. The town of Bacharach has a…
The old Byzantine church, St. Martin's Church was the beloved church of the poor. It stood by the Cathedral…
Strasbourg is a city in France. It is located near the German border and at one time was a part of the…
Strasburg, originally known as Strateburguen in the sixth century, on the first partition of the Frankish…
Street scene in Strasburg with public square in the foreground and a church spire in the background.
Located in Heilbronn, a city in the north of Baden-Wirttemburg, Germany, is the tower of an old fortress…
A market place in Nuremberg. Nuremberg, a city of the Middle Ages, is filled with works of art of the…
Regensburg, also Ratisbon, Ratisbona, is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the…
Salzburg was a city state in the Roman empire until 1805, when it was conquered by the Austrian army.…
Ramparts or limes, defensive walls or fortifications constructed for defense of ancient cities or settlement…
Passau is one of the oldest cities in Germany, a village of Gauls in early days; and later, a Roman…
A picturesque view of the Lintz (Linz) city center. Lintz was founded by the Romans, who called it "Lentia."…
The Gloriette at Schönbrunn, a elegant pavilion is a miniature reproduction of the Palace of Schönbrunn.…
The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy Vienna, Austria.The Belvedere…
An historic bridge in Prague, the Karlsbrücke - is a major site in Prague. Since 1402, it is a famous…