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Mount Athos
Mount Athos in northeastern Greece, home of 20 monasteries, the first of which was built probably in the 9th century CE.
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Daito Pagoda, Mount Koya
The Daito Pagoda of the Shingon Buddhist temple precinct of Danjo Garan, Mount Koya, Japan. First built in 816 CE, the structure was destroyed by fire but rebuilt in 1937 CE.
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Iviron Monastery, Mount Athos
The Byzantine Iviron monastery on Mount Athos, northern Greece. Founded in the late 10th century CE.
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Tumulus of Karakus with Distant Views of Mount Nemrut
The eastern side of the Tumulus of Karakus with two columns still standing upright. One column has traces of a relief, the other is decorated with an animal sculpture. The Tumulus of Karakus is a funerary monument (hierothesion) of the Commagene...
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Stepped Altar on Mount Nemrut
The square and stepped altar platform located at the eastern side of the East Terrace of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey.
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Kongobu-ji, Mount Koya.
The Kondo or Main Hall of the Kongobu-ji Shingon Buddhist temple complex at Mount Koya, Japan. The site was founded by Kukai in 819 CE and the present version of the Main Hall dates to 1932 CE.
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Mount Tarawera Eruption
A painting by Charles Blomfield (1848-1926) showing the eruption of Mount Tarawera (New Zealand) in 1886.
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Path to Mount Nemrut
The start of the 600-metre climb to the top of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey.
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Four Gods of Mount Koya
A painted silk scroll depicting the four gods of Mount Koya. 16th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Mount Kazbeg in the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia
View of the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church with Mount Kazbek (or Mount Kazbegi) in the background. Mount Kazbek is associated in Georgian folklore with the mighty hero Amirani, the Georgian version of Prometheus, who was chained on the...
