Philip Hughes - Ancient Sites

Philip Hughes - Manchu Picchu from Huyana Picchu, Peru

 

Machu Picchu from Huayna Picchu, Peru
The famous Inca city in Peru. After a 4-day walk along the renowned Inca trail you arrive above Machu Picchu with the mountain of Hyan Picchu towering above it.

 

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Philip Hughes - Stonehenge: the main circle, England

 

Stonehenge: the main circle, England
One of a whole series of works on Stonehenge.

Philip Hughes - Paestum, Italy

 

Paestum, Italy
Detail from a temple in South Italy. This formed part of the exhibition on the Tin Route, linking Cornwall with the Greek settlements in Italy, via the celtic city of Vix in Burgundy.

 
Philip Hughes - Tikal, Guatemala Tikal: Guatemala
A composite work based on the Mayan Temple of Tikal in Guatemala, and the surrounding jungle.

 

 
Philip Hughes - Callanish, Lewis Callanish: Looking West 4th/5th July 2007
One of the most striking of all stone circles; on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
   
Philip Hughes - Silbury, Wiltshire Silbury: 2.20pm 20 June 2007
Silbury Hill in Wiltshire is the tallest prehistoric structure in Europe. Its purpose unknown, but it is clearly linked to the nearby stone circle at Avebury.