Daylight streams in through a circular window, raking across the stones of the high ceiling, in a small room deep within the ruins of the medieval Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. Prints available; for details click the Purchase link above.
A series of short, narrow doorways separate the chambers of an ancient building in Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico. These rooms were believed to be used for storage by the people who lived here, including the keeping of bodies of deceased relatives, whose skeletons were found when these ruins were excavated in the early 20th century.
A rectangular opening serves as a window to the interior of the Great Kiva at Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico. These small chambers were used like modern-day "box seats", allowing occupants a front-row seat to the religious ceremonies used inside the kiva.
