Lion of Al-Lat
According to reports, this is the first antiquity to be destroyed by IS in Palmyra. His name was the Lion of Al-Lat, and he and the antelope lying peacefully between…
According to reports, this is the first antiquity to be destroyed by IS in Palmyra. His name was the Lion of Al-Lat, and he and the antelope lying peacefully between…
To ancient temples and houses carved into therosy sandstone of Petra in Jordan.©Annie Wright Photography
PS The guy in the photo is Thami El Glaoui, the Lord of the Atlas and Pasha of Marrakech.©Annie Wright Photography
This is where I am right now. Visiting an ancient kasbah deep in the Moroccan desert. PS Rumour has it that this location was used in the filming of Bertolucci's…
... a prehistoric implement discovered on an Irish beach a couple of summers ago. ©Annie Wright, Hipstamatic
... one of many in the centre of Paris that date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally built to protect elegant Parisians from the muddy reality of a rainy…
...of elaborate ivory and pine geometric patterns is an elaborate assembly system, all due to the mathematical genius of early 14th century Cairo. © www.anniewrightphotography.com, the new Islamic wing of…
Once in the ancient city of Palmyra (Syria) there ruled a warrior queen called Zenobia, who rebelled against the Romans and captured lands as far to the west as Egypt…