Many of the images, as Ms. Keller pointed out, suggest classical ruins.

If Ponnelle productions often seem overly concerned with classical ruins to the point of cliche, here the emphasis is not misplaced.

He was passionate about classical ruins, spending hours photographing them.

A frequent scenario is a locomotive going past classical ruins.

But his book, which grew from an abandoned study of classical ruins, lacks key structural elements, such as plot.

Instead of the classical ruins of antiquity, we now have places that are merely "ruined."

He is best known for his large highly detailed landscapes with imaginary classical architectural ruins.

There are these incredible classical ruins to visit.

From there many classical Maya ruins were not far away.

Naples' 2,800-year-history has left it with a wealth of historical buildings and monuments, from medieval castles to classical ruins.