Ruins of Jizhou Ancient City

Ruins of Jizhou Ancient City

The site of the ancient city of Jizhou is located 500 meters northwest of Beiguan Village, Jizhou Town, Jizhou District, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, to Qianzhao Village in the west and Houzhao Village in the north. It is a section of earth wall on the northwest of the ancient city of Jizhou in the Han Dynasty. The site of the ancient city of Jizhou extends from northeast to southwest, with a total length of 4500 meters and a distribution area of 2.25 million square meters. The highest point is 8 meters, and the widest points at the bottom and top are 30 meters and 10 meters respectively. The ditch along the west and north of the city site is the moat of the original city. The ancient city was built during the reign of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of more than two thousand years. In the Western Han Dynasty, the city was 12 weeks old. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the city week was expanded to 25 li. Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties also added.
Shanghai Zhenru Temple Hall

Shanghai Zhenru Temple Hall

Zhenru Temple, commonly known as Great Temple and Great Temple, is located at 399 Lanxi Road, Zhenru Town Street, Putuo District, Shanghai. During the Jiading years of the Southern Song Dynasty, after the reconstruction of the officialdom, the monk Yongan was named Zhenru Yuan. In the seventh year of Yuan Yanyou, the monk's wonderful heart moved from the former site of Baoshan Dachang to the current site. The area is 158 square meters. The main hall of Zhenru Temple is basically square in plan, with 3 rooms wide from east to west, 13.4 meters wide, 6.1 meters wide from Ming to Ming, and 3 rooms deep from north to south, totaling 13 meters. Ten of the 16 pillars in the temple are cypress pillars of the Yuan Dynasty, and six of the stone pillars are old objects of the Yuan Dynasty. ZhenRu Temple is a well-preserved ancient wooden structure of the Yuan Dynasty with a history of more than 700 years.
Grand View Pavilion, Xu Village, Shexian County

Grand View Pavilion, Xu Village, Shexian County

Daguan Pavilion is located on the north side of Gaoyang Langqiao, Xu Village, Shexian County, Anhui Province. It was built in the 30th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1557) and is a three-story brick-wood structure pavilion-style building. The ground floor of the building is octagonal, covering an area of 64.6 square meters. It is built across the street to form a north-south passage, which has both traffic and rest functions. The existing main structure integrates Ming and Qing construction techniques, and the project of reducing dryness and improving fire fighting capacity will be implemented in 2022, which will remain intact after heavy rain in 2024. It is now a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit in Anhui Province, and has been included in the national key cultural relic protection unit system as the core component of the Xucun ancient building complex.
Grand View Pavilion and Shuangshou City Square

Grand View Pavilion and Shuangshou City Square

Daguan Pavilion is located on the north side of Gaoyang Langqiao, Xu Village, Shexian County, Anhui Province. It was built in the 30th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1557) and is a three-story brick-wood structure pavilion-style building. The ground floor of the building is octagonal, covering an area of 64.6 square meters. It is built across the street to form a north-south passage, which has both traffic and rest functions. The existing main structure integrates Ming and Qing construction techniques, and the project of reducing dryness and improving fire fighting capacity will be implemented in 2022, which will remain intact after heavy rain in 2024. It is now a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit in Anhui Province, and has been included in the national key cultural relic protection unit system as the core component of the Xucun ancient building complex.
Changqing Temple Pagoda, Shexian County

Changqing Temple Pagoda, Shexian County

Changqing Temple Pagoda, located at the foot of Xigan Pi Yunfeng on the south bank of Lianjiang River in Huicheng Town, Shexian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, was built in the second year of the Song Dynasty (1119) and has been repaired many times since the first year of the Yuan Dynasty (1328). Changqing temple tower is square pavilion style, brick and wood structure, solid seven layers. The tower is 23.1 meters high and the ground floor plane is 5.28 meters on each side. The sumeru has five floors and a waist height of 66cm. It has columns and corner columns. The tower body is made of brick, with the first floor being higher and decreasing from bottom to top. There is a wooden corridor on the ground floor, with a width of 4.33 meters between the stone eaves and pillars. There are coupon doors on all sides, and the door has a built-in stone lotus petal Buddha seat.
Astino Valley Astino Church

Astino Valley Astino Church

"Astino Valley Astino Church" (Monastero di Astino) is a medieval monastery in the Astino Valley (Valle d'Astino) in Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy. Its origin can be traced back to the 12th century. It is located in the hilly area in the southern foothills of the Alps, adjacent to the ruins of "Astino Castle. It is an important witness to the history of the trinity of "religion-lord-agriculture" in the Lombardy region, and it is also a typical sample for studying the interaction between Italian medieval monastic culture and local society.
Casateno Vola Torva Manor Villa

Casateno Vola Torva Manor Villa

The history of Latorwa Manor can be traced back to the 15th century. It is a historical aristocratic manor in the town of Casatenovo (Casatenovo) in the province of Bergamo (Provincia di Bergamo) in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is located in the hilly area of the southern foothills of the Alps and is adjacent to the tributary of the "Olio River" (Fiume Oglio). It is a typical representative of the "Renaissance manor culture" in Lombardy, and it is also a vivid witness to the study of aristocratic life, art and local history in Italy from the late Middle Ages to the early modern times.
Abandoned industrial cooling towers

Abandoned industrial cooling towers

Italian-style three-story villa

Italian-style three-story villa

Central Church of the Round Square of San Tomé

Central Church of the Round Square of San Tomé

The "Rotonda San Tomè" (San Tomè) is a historical circular square in the center of Parma (Parma), Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna Region (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. It is located in the core area of the old city (Città Vecchia), adjacent to Parma Cathedral and "Duchess of Parma". It is an important relic of Parma's medieval urban planning and a typical sample of the study of the Italian Renaissance "circular square" architecture and local religious culture.
Spanish Twentieth Century Three Stores

Spanish Twentieth Century Three Stores

Farini Town, Romagna, Emilia, Italy

Farini Town, Romagna, Emilia, Italy

The town of Farini is located in the transition zone between the Po River Plain (Pianura Padana) and the Apennine Mountains (Appennini), and is the key node of the "Strada della Montagna" that connects Milan, Bologna and Venice. In the 13th century, the local lords "Famiglia Farini" (Farini) built castles and fortifications to control the trade road, making Farini "the gateway to the southern foothills of the Alps".
Wamalina Benedictine Monastery

Wamalina Benedictine Monastery

"Wamalina Benedictine Monastery" (Monastero benedettino di Valmarina) is a medieval Benedictine monastery in the town of Wamalina, Treviso Province, Veneto Region (Veneto) in northern Italy. It is located in the hilly area at the southern foot of the Alps and adjacent to a tributary of the "Brenta River. It is an important witness to the history of the "religion-agriculture-culture" trinity in the Veneto region, and it is also a typical sample for studying the interaction between the Benedictine monastic system and local society in the Middle Ages in Italy.
Astino Monastery Astino Valley

Astino Monastery Astino Valley

"Astino Valley Astino Monastery" (Monastero di Astino) is a medieval monastery in the Astino Valley (Valle d'Astino) in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Its origin can be traced back to the 12th century. It is located in the hilly area in the southern foothills of the Alps, adjacent to the ruins of "Astino Castle. It is an important witness to the history of the trinity of "religion-lord-agriculture" in the Lombardy region, and it is also a typical sample for studying the interaction between Italian medieval monastic culture and local society.
Municipal Cemetery of Fontanella, Province of Bégamo, Italy

Municipal Cemetery of Fontanella, Province of Bégamo, Italy

Medieval retreat of San Coroma, Albendigo, Spain

Medieval retreat of San Coroma, Albendigo, Spain

The St. Kolomar Temple dates back to the 10th-11th centuries. After the 4th century, Christianity was widely spread in Europe, and some believers chose to stay away from the city and express their piety to God by ascetic in remote mountainous areas. This "reclusive life" was particularly prevalent in the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th-10th centuries. Albendigo is located at the junction of Navarre and the Basque region, with dense forests and inconvenient transportation, making it an ideal choice for hermits. The retreat is located on the hillside of the "Koroma Hill" on the northwest side of the town of Albendigo, about 850 meters above sea level, surrounded by fir forests and terraces. The site selection takes into account both "concealment" and "sanctity".
Medieval Church of New Calatrava, Spain

Medieval Church of New Calatrava, Spain

The "Medieval Church of Calatrava la Nueva" () is a medieval religious building in the municipality of Real, in the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha, central Spain, located in the center of the town of "Calatrava la Nueva", adjacent to the site of the former "Castle of Calatrava. It is an important witness to the history of Spain's "recovery of lost land movement" and "Calatrava Knights", and it is also a typical sample of the study of medieval religious architecture and local culture in the Iberian Peninsula.
Church of Santa Maria Immaculate Grace

Church of Santa Maria Immaculate Grace

"The Immaculate Church of Santa Maria in Bergamo Province" (Chiesa Santa Maria Immacolata delle Grazie) is a medieval to Renaissance Catholic church in Bergamo Province (Provincia di Bergamo, referred to as "BG") in Lombardy Region of Italy. With the theme of "Immaculate Virgin", it is an important landmark of "religion-art-community" integration in Bergamo region. The Church of the Immaculate Grace of Santa Maria dates back to the 13th century.
Church of Santa Maria, Barengo Campania

Church of Santa Maria, Barengo Campania

The "Church of Santa Maria di Campagna" (Chiesa Santa Maria di) is a medieval to Renaissance Catholic church in the municipality of Ballego, Piedmont, Italy. It is located in the core area of the old town of Ballego (Città Vecchia), adjacent to the "Castello di Barengo" (Piazza San Rocco), it is an important landmark in the "history-religion-life" triangle of Ballengo.
Church of Santa Maria del Cerf, Monza

Church of Santa Maria del Cerf, Monza

"Monza Santa Maria Delle Selve Church" (Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Selve) is a medieval to Renaissance Catholic church in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. It is located in the core area of the old city of Monza, adjacent to "Monza Cathedral" and "Royal Villa". It is an important landmark of Monza's "history-religion-culture" triangle.
St. George's Church, San Salvatore, Almeno

St. George's Church, San Salvatore, Almeno

"Chiesa di San Giorgio" is the core religious building of the town of Provincia di Bergamo (Comune di Almenno San Salvatore) in the province of Bergamo (Almeno di Como) in Lombardy, Italy. It is located in the hilly area on the west bank of Lake Bergamo (Lago di Como), adjacent to the historical trade route of "Bergamo-Crema", and it is the core of "religious culture-life area of Almeno.
Church of San Bernardo, Ronkora

Church of San Bernardo, Ronkora

"The Church of Ronkola San Bernardo" (Chiesa di San Bernardo) is a Catholic church from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance in the town of Ronkola, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy. It is located in the hills on the west bank of Lake Bergamo (Lago di Como), adjacent to the "Como-Bergamo" historical trade route. It is the core landmark of "religion-culture-life" in Ronkola region. It has witnessed the rise and fall of rural churches in northern Italy in the Middle Ages and the faith inheritance of local communities. It is also an important building for the study of folk religious art in Lombardy region.
Brembana Valley Cabins

Brembana Valley Cabins

Brembana Valley (Val Brembana) is located in the southern foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, bordering the Swiss border in the north and the Bergamo Plain in the south. It is one of the most famous "mountain resorts" in Lombardy. It is famous for the "Brembana Railway" (Ferrovia della Val Brembana), which opened in the 19th century. The railway winds up the valley and connects several traditional villages (such as Sant'Gerolamo and PorettA), and the "wooden houses" are the core buildings of these villages.
Pagliari Borgo village in the small town of Carona

Pagliari Borgo village in the small town of Carona

"Borgo di Pagliari-Carona" () is a historical village in the municipality of Provincia di Como (Comune di Carona) in the Italian province of Lombardy, located in the hills on the west bank of Lake Como (Lago di Como). It is not only a core component of Carona's "Lake Mountain Town", but also a vivid witness to the "aristocratic manor culture" and "lakeside life" in Lombardy, combining natural beauty, historical heritage and local lifestyle.