The upper storey features a scale model of the Abbey complex, a computer-generated ' fly-through ' reconstruction of the church as it was when complete, and a viewing gallery with excellent views of the ruins.

The Abbey of Monte Cassino in ruins after being Battle of Monte Cassino | destroyed by Allied bombing, February 1944.

Many historical structures remain, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and perhaps the oldest school in England, The King's School.

Another important historical religious site in the area is the ruins of Cambuskenneth Abbey, the resting place of King James III of Scotland and his queen, Margaret of Denmark.

Martha is buried in the Great Churchyard which lies in front of the Abbey ruins between St Mary's Church and the Cathedral.

The ruins of Reading Abbey have a history of live performance.

The Grade I listed site is now operated by English Heritage as 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, which includes the abbey buildings and ruins, a visitor centre with a film and exhibition about the battle, audio tours of the battlefield site, and the monks ' gatehouse with recovered artefacts.

He cleared the ruins and reconstructed the cathedral to a design based closely on that of the Abbey of St. Etienne in Caen, where he had previously been abbot, using stone brought from France.

Today, Soissons is a commercial and manufacturing centre with the 12th century Soissons Cathedral and the ruins of St. Jean des Vignes Abbey as two of its most important historical buildings.

As part of the local council's architectural conservation project around eighty Christian churches are protected structures, some of the more notable structures include the ruins of Corcomroe Abbey, Quin Abbey and Dysert O Dea Monastery.

Horning Parish extends along the North bank of the River Bure to Thurne Mouth and includes the ruins of St Benet's Abbey & St. James Hospital.

Basingwerk Abbey ruins

It then turns south and enters the river Bure at Ant Mouth, close to the ruins of St Benet ’ s Abbey.

The old ruins used as the setting for an idyllic interlude in their journey to Manchester were those of Waverley Abbey, Surrey.

Margam Abbey now consists of the intact nave and impressive surrounding ruins.

In the late 18th century, an Iron Foundry was opened near the Abbey ruins by a company owned by the Price, Fox and Tregelles families.

A short distance southeast of the town centre are the ruins of Waverley Abbey, Moor Park House and Mother Ludlam's Cave.

Of the Benedictine Abingdon Abbey there remains a beautiful Perpendicular gateway ( common local knowledge, however, is that it was actually rebuilt out of the rubble of the original, and a little cursory examination of the patternation of the stonework will apparently divulge this ) and ruins of buildings such as the mainly Early English prior's house, the guest house and other fragments.

The ruins of Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders

Other Marrucini centers included Ceio ( San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore ), Iterpromium ( whose ruins are under the Abbey of San Clemente at Casauria ), Civitas Danzica ( Rapino ), and the port of Aternum ( Pescara ), shared with the Vestini.

Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the earliest English poet, lived.

The picturesque ruins of Whitby Abbey are reflected in the abbey pond

* The 7th-century Aulne Abbey, now in ruins, and its green setting are well worth a visit.

However, in the late 20th century, the city grew around the ruins, and, in some cases, over some of the outlying ruins before they were protected.

* The existence of proto-historic ruins in the middle Senegal River valley was confirmed in the late 1970s.

Their temple was built at Mount Gerizim in the middle of fifth century BC and was destroyed by the Macabbean ( Hasmonean ) John Hyrcanus late in 110 BC, although their descendants still worship among its ruins.

Xinjiang carpet factoryDuring the late 19th and early 20th centuries, scientific and archaeological expeditions to the region of Xinjiang's Silk Road discovered numerous cave temples, monastery ruins, and wall paintings, as well as miniatures, books, and documents.

Until the early 20th century, the chief ancient buildings at Sparta were the theatre, of which, however, little showed above ground except portions of the retaining walls ; the so-called Tomb of Leonidas, a quadrangular building, perhaps a temple, constructed of immense blocks of stone and containing two chambers ; the foundation of an ancient bridge over the Eurotas ; the ruins of a circular structure ; some remains of late Roman fortifications ; several brick buildings and mosaic pavements.

This precinct contains notable buildings such as Manuc's Inn ( Hanul lui Manuc ) and the ruins of the Old Court ( Curtea Veche ), during the late Middle Ages this area was the heart of commerce in Bucharest.

In late 2010, Reading Borough Council were reported as estimating that the ruins could cost £ 3m to repair, but it was also stated that the extent of the damage is yet to be determined.

In the late 1980s, the food art and performance collective ' La Grande Bouche ' organised a cabaret under marquee in the ruins.

It has perished, but late copies exist, of which the most faithful is in the Vatican Museums. Marble lion on display in the British Museum, London In a temple enclosure Newton discovered a fine seated statue of Demeter, which he sent back to the British Museum, and about three miles south-east of the city he came upon the ruins of a splendid tomb, and a colossal figure of a lion carved out of one block of Pentelic marble, ten feet in length and six in height, which has been supposed to commemorate the great naval victory, the Battle of Cnidus in which Conon defeated the Lacedaemonians in 394 BC.

Artists from the late 15th century drew the ruins in the Forum, antiquaries copied inscriptions in the 16th century, and a tentative excavation was begun in the late 18th century.

Its ruins are not as well preserved as others nearby, as its limestone foundations appear to have been quarried after the abandonment of the city in late antiquity.

It may be located within the precinct of the Hout-ka-Ptah, as would seem to suggest several discoveries made among the ruins of the complex in the late 19th century, including a block of stone evoking the " great door " with the epithet of the goddess, and a column bearing an inscription on behalf of Rameses II declaring him " beloved of Sekhmet ".

The Inn was destroyed by fire in the late 20th century, but its ruins remain on the National Register of Historic Places.

The village of Couture St Germain contains the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey of Aywiers which has been the subject of pilgrimages since the late 19th century in honour of Saint Lutgarde who lived there for 30 years at the end of the 12th century.

The ruins were first encountered by Europeans in the late 19th century with investigation of the site starting in 1871.

Around it are the ruins of a medieval castle which belonged in the late Middle Ages to the Venetian noble family of the Venieri.

In late 1974, an affiliated group named Garin Elon Moreh, led by Rabbi Menachem Felix and Benjamin ( Beni ) Katzover, attempted to establish a settlement on the ruins of the Sebastia train station dating from the Ottoman period.

Here too, the Roman ruins are being excavated and a museum has been open to the public since the late 80s.

In the late 15th century, queen consort Johana of Rožmitál, wife of King George of Poděbrady, had a castle erected on the ruins.

Until the late 19th century, ruins of a church and a synagogue could be seen there, and archeological findings show it was a prosperous city.

In the outskirts of Mtskheta are the ruins of Armaztsikhe fortress ( 3rd century BC ), the Armaztsikhe acropolis ( dating to the late 1st millennium BC ), remains of a " Pompey's bridge " ( according to legends built by Roman legionnaires of Pompey the Great in 1st century BC ), the fragmentary remains of a royal palace ( 1st – 3rd century AD ), a nearby tomb of the 1st century AD, a small church of the 4th century, the Samtavro Monastery ( 11th century ), and the fortress of Bebris Tsikhe ( 14th century ).