Images Dated 4th May 2008

Old Oswestry Hill Fort N080553

OLD OSWESTRY HILL FORT, Shropshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper of the fort in the Iron Age at the height of its occupation

© Historic England

Defence, Fortification, Graphic, Iron Age

Spain. Catalonia. Tarragona. Muralleta'. Small wall. 15th c

Spain. Catalonia. Tarragona. In front of the facade of the Roman Circus, was built the muralleta (small wall) on the 15th century and also the octogonal tower de les monges (the nuns). It was built using the Roman wall as an internal base

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

14th, 15th, Ages, Art, Built, Catalonia, Century, Circus, City, Europe, Historical, History, Medieval, Middle, Monument, Muralleta, Nuns, Octogonal, Outside, Roman, Site, Spain, Spanish, Tarraco, Tarragona, Tower, Unesco, Urbanism, View, Wall, Walls, World

Landscape with villas, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscany is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23, 000 square kilometers (8, 900 square miles) and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants (2013). The regional capital is Florence (Firenze). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. Tuscany produces wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino. Having a strong linguistic and cultural identity, it is sometimes considered a nation within a nation

© Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com