The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water called a lagoon, are slowly sinking.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

If you travel around in Greek cities throughout the Ancient Mediterranean, you can see where they've carved little game boards into flagstones of different temples or buildings, in Greek cities.

如果你周游古地中海地区的希腊城市，就会发现他们在各类神庙,或建筑的石板上，刻有小型游戏棋盘。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

The collection includes paintings, sculpture, rare books, jewelry, and pieces of ancient buildings.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Its design was influenced by the classical buildings of ancient Greece and Rome.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

This series of buildings looks like an ancient home for kings.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

The desertification process also threatens Timbuktu's many ancient earth buildings.

VOA: special.2009.04.22