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Terracing Collection

Terracing is a remarkable agricultural technique that has been employed in various parts of the world

Background imageTerracing Collection: Bingham Canyon Copper Mine or Kennecott Mine

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine or Kennecott Mine
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine), Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTerracing Collection: South America Peru Machu Picchu Terracing

South America Peru Machu Picchu Terracing

Background imageTerracing Collection: Terracing and mountains at Sao Vicente during sunrise, Madeira, Portugal

Terracing and mountains at Sao Vicente during sunrise, Madeira, Portugal

Background imageTerracing Collection: Terracing and mountains at Sao Vicente during sunrise, Madeira, Portugal

Terracing and mountains at Sao Vicente during sunrise, Madeira, Portugal

Background imageTerracing Collection: Sharecrop farm, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sharecrop farm, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecrop farm, Gaffney, South Carolina. In 1936 he raised seven bales on thirteen acres, half of which went to his landlord

Background imageTerracing Collection: Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced, but not cultivated in the last fifteen years

Background imageTerracing Collection: 20084024

20084024
PERU Cusco Department Machu Picchu Terraces on Machu Picchu mountainside

Background imageTerracing Collection: Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London

Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London. The home football ground of Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley dates from 1919, at a time when the club were looking for a new home

Background imageTerracing Collection: Bird's Eye View from Ravello towards Torello, 1891. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann

Bird's Eye View from Ravello towards Torello, 1891. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Bird's Eye View from Ravello towards Torello, 1891

Background imageTerracing Collection: Montevecchia, Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Montevecchia, Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Background imageTerracing Collection: Rwanda. In the land of a thousand hills population density is at its highest

Rwanda. In the land of a thousand hills population density is at its highest in africa. Terracing is used to maximise the area that can be farmed

Background imageTerracing Collection: Rwanda. In the most densely populated country in Africa terracing is used to maximise

Rwanda. In the most densely populated country in Africa terracing is used to maximise the area that can be farmed

Background imageTerracing Collection: The Alhambra complex and the Albaicin neighborhood from the gardens of Generalife

The Alhambra complex and the Albaicin neighborhood from the gardens of Generalife, Granada, province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Background imageTerracing Collection: Rice terraces in Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Rice terraces in Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Background imageTerracing Collection: Laird's Garden, Dunfermline

Laird's Garden, Dunfermline
The top photograph shows a view of Dunfermline Abbey, from Laird's Garden, the bottom photograph provides the same view

Background imageTerracing Collection: Terrace buildings in the Inca citadel, built in 15th century (photo)

Terrace buildings in the Inca citadel, built in 15th century (photo)
MAE175205 Terrace buildings in the Inca citadel, built in 15th century (photo) by Pre-Columbian; Machu Picchu, Peru; ePaul Maeyaert; South American, out of copyright

Background imageTerracing Collection: Chelsea Football Club team 1908-1909

Chelsea Football Club team 1908-1909
Chelsea Football Club team and management, season of 1908-1909 (names below the photo). Date: 1908-1909

Background imageTerracing Collection: Slate Quarries - Penrhyn, Wales

Slate Quarries - Penrhyn, Wales
Slate Quarries - Penrhyn, Bethesda, North Wales near Bangor. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTerracing Collection: View of the side facade of the Palazzo Pamphili and its garden (Secondo prospetto pe

View of the side facade of the Palazzo Pamphili and its garden (Secondo prospetto per fianco del palazzo con diversa veduta del giardino del Bel respiro...Pamphilio), after 1677

Background imageTerracing Collection: Teafield & Josshouse at Peling, ca. 1869. Creator: Attributed to Tung Hing

Teafield & Josshouse at Peling, ca. 1869. Creator: Attributed to Tung Hing
Teafield & Josshouse at Peling, ca. 1869

Background imageTerracing Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20107337

EyeUbiquitous_20107337
Nepal, Upper Mustang, wide angle view of farmland field pattern near Kagbeni village

Background imageTerracing Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121136

EyeUbiquitous_20121136
Ireland, County Westmeath, Belvedere House, Built in 1740 for Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere by Richard Cassels one of Irelands foremost Palladian architects

Background imageTerracing Collection: 20084020

20084020
PERU Cusco Department Machu Picchu Inca ruins terraces and Huayna Picchu. Cuzco Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Destination Machu Picchu

Background imageTerracing Collection: Grass, lawn, green subject

Grass, lawn, green subject
variety not identified Grass - Lawn Green subject

Background imageTerracing Collection: Dürnstein, Wachau, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Dürnstein, Wachau, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Durnstein, Wachau, Lower Austria, c1935. View of the town of Durnstein from the River Danube, with its ruined castle, terraced vineyards

Background imageTerracing Collection: A tea plantation outside the town, Kobe, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown

A tea plantation outside the town, Kobe, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
A tea plantation outside the town, Kobe, Japan, 1895. Workers picking tea on terraced land. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Background imageTerracing Collection: Japan-British Exhibition - Garden of the Floating Isle

Japan-British Exhibition - Garden of the Floating Isle
Garden of the Floating Isle - The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 took place at White City, London in Great Britain from 14 May 1910 to 29 October 1910. Date: 1910

Background imageTerracing Collection: acre, acreage, acres, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, agriculture, angustifolia

acre, acreage, acres, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, agriculture, angustifolia
Stone walls, Hvar Island, Croatia, Europe

Background imageTerracing Collection: Construction of the Ismailieh fresh water canal, train for levelling the margin, Egypt

Construction of the Ismailieh fresh water canal, train for levelling the margin, Egypt, February 1872, engraving from the time

Background imageTerracing Collection: Vega de Rio Palmas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Vega de Rio Palmas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. The region is renowned for its mountains and stunning views

Background imageTerracing Collection: Roman theatre, Salamis, North Cyprus

Roman theatre, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC. Evidence of Phoenician and Assyrian settlement has been found

Background imageTerracing Collection: Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. Artist: A Kohl

Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. Artist: A Kohl
Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

Background imageTerracing Collection: Roman Theatre, 41-54 AD

Roman Theatre, 41-54 AD
Roman theatre, Ephesus, Turkey, 41-54 AD

Background imageTerracing Collection: Roman theatre at Orange, France

Roman theatre at Orange, France. Built during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD)

Background imageTerracing Collection: View from Lodwick Point, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India

View from Lodwick Point, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India. Mahabaleshwar is a city and a municipal council in the Satara district located in the Western Ghats range. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTerracing Collection: Iron Ore Mines at Ouenza, Algeria

Iron Ore Mines at Ouenza, Algeria
Mines at Ouenza - Constantine, Algeria. Ouenza is a town in northeastern Algeria, near the eastern border with Tunisia. The nearby Mount Ouenza is the site of extensive iron-ore deposits

Background imageTerracing Collection: South America - Peru. Inca site of Tipon with terracing and irrigation system lies

South America - Peru. Inca site of Tipon with terracing and irrigation system lies southeast of Cusco

Background imageTerracing Collection: Rice terraces in Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Rice terraces in Yuanyang, Yunnan, China

Background imageTerracing Collection: Farmers use tines pulled by oxen to prepare rice paddies for planting

Farmers use tines pulled by oxen to prepare rice paddies for planting

Background imageTerracing Collection: Rice paddies and a Betsileo hamlet near Ambalavao

Rice paddies and a Betsileo hamlet near Ambalavao, Madagascar

Background imageTerracing Collection: Sondor - capital of the Chanca Tribe who were pre Inca

Sondor - capital of the Chanca Tribe who were pre Inca and their first great foe

Background imageTerracing Collection: Mist hugs the bottom of a valley in the early morning

Mist hugs the bottom of a valley in the early morning.The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa

Background imageTerracing Collection: The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and

The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa

Background imageTerracing Collection: Lake Bunyonyi lies 6

Lake Bunyonyi lies 6, 474 feet above sea level, and is long, narrow and deep. It has a beautiful setting among the fertile volcanic hills of southwest Uganda

Background imageTerracing Collection: Traditional African houses surrounded by good pasture

Traditional African houses surrounded by good pasture on the top of the Cherangani Hills. The raised platform is used by the farmer as a sheep pen at night

Background imageTerracing Collection: The road to Ravello, Campania

The road to Ravello, Campania, Italy. Date: 1904

Background imageTerracing Collection: Sunset at Minori, Campania, Italy

Sunset at Minori, Campania, Italy Date: 1904

Background imageTerracing Collection: Traditional Konso village on a mountain ridge overlooking the rift valley. Inside a family compound

Traditional Konso village on a mountain ridge overlooking the rift valley. Inside a family compound. The Konso are living in traditional villages with compounds for each family



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Terracing is a remarkable agricultural technique that has been employed in various parts of the world, showcasing both human ingenuity and the harmony between nature and civilization. From the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah to Machu Picchu's awe-inspiring terraces in Peru, these man-made structures have left an indelible mark on our landscapes. In South America, Peru's Machu Picchu stands as a testament to the ancient Incan civilization's mastery of terracing. These stepped stone platforms not only enhanced agricultural productivity but also preserved soil integrity on steep slopes. The sight of these magnificent terraces against the backdrop of towering mountains is truly breathtaking. Closer to home, Laird's Garden in Dunfermline boasts its own unique brand of terracing. Nestled amidst Scotland's rolling hills, this enchanting garden showcases meticulously crafted steps that create a stunning visual display while providing practical gardening solutions. Venturing further south to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, La Atalaya reveals another facet expertise. Here, lush green fields cascade down volcanic slopes with precision and grace - a testament to centuries-old farming traditions that have sustained local communities. Charlton Sand Pits in Southeast London may seem like an unlikely place for terracing wonders; however, it surprises visitors with its innovative use of reclaimed land. Through careful planning and engineering techniques, this former sand quarry has been transformed into an oasis where cascading gardens coexist harmoniously with recreational spaces. Italy too boasts its fair share of captivating terrace landscapes; Montevecchia in Lombardy being one such example. Perched atop rolling hillsides adorned with vineyards and olive groves, these picturesque tiers offer panoramic views while optimizing cultivation practices for wine production. Turning our attention towards Africa, Rwanda emerges as a shining example where population density necessitates ingenious farming methods such as terracing.