Temple of Heracles, Valley of Temples, Agrigento, UNESCO, Sicily, Italy

Columned street leading to the Nymphaeum (Fountain), Perge, Antalya, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Columned walkway, Genoa (Genova), Liguria, Italy, Europe

Tetrapylon on Graeco-Roman columned main street, 1st century AD, Palmyra, Syria, Middle East

Columned arcades in the central courtyard of the Ben Youssef Medersa, the largest Medersa in Morocco, originally a religious school founded under Abou el Hassan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Columned main street, 1st century BC to 3rd century AD, Palmyra, Syria

Columned archway in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Columned archway in the ancient city of Jerash, believed to be founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

The Roman Baths of Diocletian dating from the 3rd century AD, and the columned main street dating from the 1st century AD, at the ancient Graeco-Roman city of Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

The Tetrapylon and the columned main street dating from the 1st century AD, at the ancient Graeco-Roman city of Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Columned building at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Columned building at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Columned building at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Columned building at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Columned building at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Gymnasium with its columned Palaestra, Ancient city of Salamis, courtyard, Salamis ruins, Salamis, Cyprus

Antique Gymnasium, Palaestra, with columned courtyard, Archaeology, Salamis ruins, Salamis, North Cyprus, Cyprus

Gymnasium with its columned Palaestra, Ancient city of Salamis, courtyard, Salamis ruins, Salamis, Cyprus

Antique Gymnasium, Palaestra, with columned courtyard, Archaeology, Salamis ruins, Salamis, North Cyprus, Cyprus

Antique Gymnasium, Palaestra, with columned courtyard, Archaeology, Salamis ruins, Salamis, North Cyprus, Cyprus

Museum of natural history, castle Rosenstein, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Columned hall in the Chapel of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem, West Bank, Israel, Middle East, the Orient

Columned building and reflecting pool, Washington DC, United States