Tomb Raider Ruins

Some nice ruins from Tomb Raider: Underworld. A good example what gorgeous decorations ruins are still providing.

Romantic View of Atlantis

Atlantis (1973) by Frank Frazetta. A nice modern fantasy interpretation of traditional romantic painting.

Roman Quarry

El Médol in an old roman stone quarry few kilometers north of Tarragona, near the Vía Augusta which connected Tarragona with Rome. The still impressive site has a special charm. Because of the humid microclimate in this artificial valley all is covered by tropical vegetation, different from the kind surrounding area.


In the center of the quarry rises a spectacular monolith called the "Needle of Médol" to a height from about 16 m.

Egyptian Temple Ruins by Guerin

Here some magnificent illustrations by the American artist Jules Guerin (1866-1946). He had a very peculiar style and an excellent sense of color. The illustrations were made for the book "Egypt and Its Monuments" (1908) by Robert Hichens.





Especially if you compare these illustrations to that more “realistic” ones by the famous David Roberts, you see the strong influence of the Art Nouveau movement and Japanese woodblock prints.
I prefer them even to that by Roberts, which I also like a lot, because in their reduced manner they are more mystical. Besides they are good examples that less is sometimes more.