74 Country Photos

This gallery features ONE photograph
from each of the 74 countries visited by
Kryss Katsiavriades

No	Country	Year(s) Visited	Picture	Click to View
1	Italy	1973 1974 1981 1987 1994	The spectacular interior of San Mark's Basilica in Venice. The pictures are made from mosaics.
2	France	1974 1976 1981 1982 1991	Paris street scene along the Champs Elysees with an organ grinder.
3	Switzerland	1974 1981 1987 1991	The Alpine town of Sion.
4	Yugoslavia	1974 1981	The dry mountains of southern Macedonia.
5	Greece	1974 1977 1981 1986	Wedding at the Mitropolis Orthodox Church in Athens.
6	Austria	1974 1982 2000	The Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, once home of the Habsburg monarchs.
7	West Germany Became Germany in 1990 Germany	1974 1982 1992	A view of central Cologne.
8	Netherlands	1974 1975 1982 1992	A typical windmill in a street in Delft, a town famous for its ceramic tiles.
9	Belgium	1974 1982 1992	Typical scene in Bruges, city of canals.
10	Cyprus	1981	The Greek mountain village of Agabnu, birthplace of my mother.
11	East Germany Absorbed by Germany in 1990	1982	The Staatsoper (State Opera House) in East Berlin, the former capital.
12	Poland	1982 2000	The statue of the famous Polish astronomer, Nicholas Copernicus, in Warsaw.
13	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Broke up into separate states in 1991	1982	St Basil's Cathedral (1561) dominates Red Square in Moscow.
14	Romania	1982 1986	Village family on the outskirts of Bucharest.
15	Hungary	1982	The Parliament building in Budapest by the banks of the Danube.
16	Czechoslovakia Broke up into separate states in 1993 Czech Republic	1982 2000	A misty Charles Bridge in the beautiful city of Prague.
17	Sri Lanka	1983	The stone carved Reclining Buddha in Polonnaruwa, one of Sri Lanka's ancient cities.
18	Singapore	1983 1992	A crane at Jarong Bird Park.
19	Indonesia	1983 1992	Beautiful rice terraces near Bukittinggi on the island of Sumatra.
20	Malaysia	1983 1992	The idyllic East Coast fishing village of Marang.
21	Thailand	1983 1988 1992	Buddhist monks at Wat Na Phra Meru (1503) in Ayutthaya.
22	Burma	1983	One of the several thousand temples at the huge archaeological site of Pagan, known as the "Valley of the 5000 Temples".
23	Nepal	1983 1990	A Tibetan horseman in the Annapurna Region of the Himalaya.
24	India	1983 1989 1995	Ajuna's Penance. A carving of the story of the River Ganges, one of the 6th Century shore temples at Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu).
25	Pakistan	1983	A Sindhi musician at the shrine of Sehwan Sharif.
26	Morocco	1985 1990	The Royal Palace at Fez.
27	Turkey	1986	10th Century Armenian church on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey.
28	Syria	1986	The oasis city of Palmyra at dawn. This site dates from 1900 BC.
29	Jordan	1986	Bedouin nomads amongst the ruins of the carved city of Petra. It was built by Nabateans, a pre-Roman Semitic people.
30	Israel Including Palestine, Gaza and Golan	1986	Harem-el-Halil, the tomb of Abraham and other patriachs in Hebron. This is a holy site for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
31	Egypt	1986	Looking down on the Temple of Hatshepsut in Thebes, built around 1480 BC. Hatshepsut was one of ancient Egypt's few queens.
32	Vatican City	1987 1994	The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo. The Vatican City is the world's smallest republic, totally surrounded by Italy but separate from it.
33	Philippines	1988	The steeple is all that is left of Cagsawa Church after an eruption by Mayon Volcano in 1814.
34	Japan	1988	Hiroshima Castle. This was rebuilt after being destroyed by the atom bomb in 1945.
35	South Korea	1988	10th Century Buddha relief in Songni San National Park.
36	Taiwan	1988	The tomb of former ruler, Chiang Kai Shek, in Taipei.
37	Hong Kong Absorbed by China in 1997	1988	Busy street scene in Kowloon, once a British colony.
38	China	1988 1990	Rural scene in Yangsho with limestone hills, bamboo, and a river.
39	Macao Absorbed by China in 1999	1988	Children at the Saõ Paolo Cathedral. Macao used to be a Portuguese colony.
40	Spain	1990 1999	The beautiful Moorish style Alhambra Palace in Granada. The south of Spain was once ruled by the Moors of Morocco.
41	Gibraltar	1990	A red British telephone box at the Rock of Gibraltar.
42	United Arab Emirates	1990	Late night snack in Dubai.
43	Bangladesh	1990	Harvesting jute at Pahapur.
44	United States of America	1991	Visitors to Disneyland (near Los Angeles) having a picnic.
45	Mexico	1991 1995	The 7th Century Mayan Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque in the Yucatan. There is a royal tomb within the structure.
46	Belize	1991 1995	A manatee (sea cow) in the sea off the coast of Belize.
47	Guatemala	1991 1995	8th Century Mayan altar at Quirigua.
48	Luxembourg	1992	View over the old city state of Luxembourg.
49	Vietnam	1992	The spectacular Halong Bay north of Hanoi.
50	Cambodia	1992	A relief carving showing the preparation of food on the walls of the 10th century Angkor Thom Temple. This is part of Angkor Wat, the world's largest temple complex.
51	San Marino	1994	Cloudy street scene in this tiny mountain state, surrounded by Italy. San Marino is Europe's oldest republic.
52	Chile	1994	Flamingos against a volcano in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
53	Bolivia	1994	Miner in the silver mines of Potosi at over 4500m.
54	Peru	1995	The Nazca Lines are shapes drawn in the deserts of southern Peru. The Hummingbird is 50m long and dates from 3rd Century BC. Seen from the air.
55	Ecuador	1995	Volcanic eruption on the Galapagos Islands.
56	Colombia	1995	Villa De Leyva (2140m) is a pretty colonial town.
57	Panama	1995	Wooden house on the Caribbean Bocas del Toro Islands.
58	Costa Rica	1995	Hummingbird in Monteverde Cloud Forest.
59	Nicaragua	1995	Street scene with horse carriage in Granada.
60	Honduras	1995	Mayan ball court in the archaeological site of Copan.
61	El Salvador	1995	Coatepeque Lake, set in an ancient volcanic crater.
62	Denmark	1997	The Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen, famous for its herring bars.
63	Sweden	1997	Wooden carvings from the WASA ship which sunk on its maiden voyage in the 17th Century.
64	Norway	1997	Nærøfjord, the narrowest in Norway.
65	Venezuela	1998	The Gran Sabana with its tepuis, table mountains over 1km high.
66	Brazil	1998	The awesome Iguacu Falls.
67	Paraguay	1998	Ruins of the Jesuit Mission at Jesus.
68	Argentina	1998	Tango dancers in Buenos Aires.
69	Uruguay	1998	The meat packing factory at Fray Bentos.
70	Portugal	1999	Tiled houses in the Alfama district of Lisbon.
71	Slovakia	2000	The courtyard of the old town hall in Bratislava.
72	Slovenia	2000	The famous Triple Bridge in Ljubljana.
73	Croatia	2000	The view over the old city of Dubrovnik from its walls.
74	Bosnia Hercegovina	2000	Old city of Mostar in the picturesque Neretva Valley.

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