History ImageLinks / SceneryPorn

* Bodiam Castle, a few miles from where I live in East Sussex, is [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197.jpg simply beautiful]]. Even moreso are ruined castles on top of a hill or cliff like [[http://giantfossilizedarmadillo.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/0011.jpg Corfe Castle]].
* While ''{{Warcraft}}'' wasn't exactly designed with beautiful terrains in mind, [[http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/terrain-board-267/legendary-terrains-65435/ it certainly hasn't stopped people from making their own.]]
* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aria-scenery.jpg An earlier page image.]] (''Manga/{{ARIA}}'')
** Image represents the Bridge of Sighs, in Venice, Italy. Called the Bridge of Sighs because condemned criminals would get their last glimpse of Venice through the little window on the bridge.
* Screenshots from the ''Myst'' series: [[http://myst5.com/mystgallery.html Myst]], [[http://myst5.com/rivengallery.html Riven]], [[http://myst5.com/exilegallery.html Exile]], [[http://myst5.com/myst4gallery.html Revelation]]
* [[http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/nature/6-most-beautiful-sceneries-like-heaven-on-earth.html Here]], [[http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/nature/7-most-beautiful-beach-in-the-world-from-7-continents.html here,]] [[RuleOfThree and]] [[http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/art/25-most-beautiful-photos-from-national-geographic-photo-contest.html and here (okay, some of them).]]
* The good people of DeviantArt show us what it's like to take flights [[http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/111/a/6/a63bdbff7b7fac99d4d7f224a4b3b05b.png above]] [[http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/215/d/2/above_the_clouds_by_black_soul_vampire.jpg the]] [[http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs38/f/2008/330/1/1/Above_the_Clouds_by_Kyuthi.jpg clouds.]]
* [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091120134547/dragonage/images/4/49/Ostagar.png A shot of Ostagar]] from ''DragonAge''.
* [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Cumulus_clouds_panorama.jpg Swifts Creek, Austrailia.]]
* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/most-beautiful-beach-australia-whitehaven-beach-queenslandj.jpg Whitehaven Beach, Queensland]].
* ''Lord Of the Rings'':

* [[http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=132527 Miner's Castle, a rock formation on the southern coast of Lake Superior]]
* It would be impossible to summarize just how beautiful the scenery in ''BatenKaitos'' is with just one screencap. So here's several. [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/pherkad.jpg]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/sadalsuudvista.jpg]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/rasalas.png]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/lessercelestialriver.jpg]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/cebalrai.jpg]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/anuenue.jpg]] [[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/Timbeon/Baten%20Kaitos/sheliakcastle.jpg]]
* [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VN31tvXU8gs/TNZmQSfK-nI/AAAAAAAAA0s/Rip4_9gk6xQ/s1600/Monument_Valley_1280x800.jpg Monument. Valley.]]
* From ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', we have [[http://piandao.org/screencaps/ep44/ep44-850.png this]].

* [[http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/yhst-27575424303075_2092_48058.jpeg Have you ever seen a lunar rainbow, indeed....]]
** On that note, have you ever seen one at [[http://www.astrophotostore.com/apsc-images/tr_115_480.jpg Yosemite Falls]]?
* A [[http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/TheWoodenBlock/coralinegarden.png still image]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' shows that the Laika animation team might have just won over this trope.
* [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] had some nice scenery, didn't it? Well, take a gander at [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/f/fb/Hyrule_Field.png this]].
* [[http://images.wikia.com/masseffect/images/f/f2/Illium_1.png Illium]] from ''MassEffect2''.
* [[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3868560610_0da748dc3b.jpg Pilot]] [[http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2007/12/pilot_mtn.jpg Mountain]] in North Carolina, [[http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/cede/cedelmts03.jpg especially on its highest accessible point.]] In fact, the entire northeastern area of NC is ''full'' of SceneryPorn.
* This Trope is the only reason for the [[http://images.wikia.com/jamescameronsavatar/images/0/05/Filmstill370.jpg Hallelujah Mountains]] in ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
* In its day, the first ''[[http://www.gamegoldies.org/old_game_files/2009/05/unreal-original-screenshot-castle.jpg Unreal]]'' was awe-inspiring.

* [[http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/5/5c/Coruscant_at_night.jpg Coruscant]] from ''StarWars''.
* [[http://www.webwallpapers.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1920x1200-Dizorb-CityScape-HD-Wallpaper.jpg This cityscape.]]

* A [[http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/TheWoodenBlock/coralinegarden.png still image]] from ''Film/{{Coraline}}'' shows that the Laika animation team might have just won over this trope.

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aria-scenery.jpg An earlier page image.]] (''{{Manga/ARIA}}'')

* [[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] had some nice scenery, didn't it? Well, take a gander at [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/f/fb/Hyrule_Field.png this]].

* From ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', we have [[http://piandao.org/screencaps/ep44/ep44-850.png this]].

** Sokka ''[[EpicFail attempts]]'' to re-create [[http://images.wikia.com/avatar/images/6/6f/Sokka's_painting.png it]], with [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious results]].

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* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aria-scenery.jpg An earlier page image.]] (''{{ARIA}}'')

* A [[http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj290/TheWoodenBlock/coralinegarden.png still image]] from ''{{Coraline}}'' shows that the Laika animation team might have just won over this trope.

* While {{Warcraft}} wasn't exactly designed with beautiful terrains in mind, [[http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/terrain-board-267/legendary-terrains-65435/ it certainly hasn't stopped people from making their own.]]

* Screenshots from the Myst series: [[http://myst5.com/mystgallery.html Myst]], [[http://myst5.com/rivengallery.html Riven]], [[http://myst5.com/exilegallery.html Exile]], [[http://myst5.com/myst4gallery.html Revelation]]

* [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091120134547/dragonage/images/4/49/Ostagar.png A shot of Ostagar]] from DragonAge.

* Lord Of the Rings:

* From AvatarTheLastAirbender, we have [[http://piandao.org/screencaps/ep44/ep44-850.png this]].

* In its day, the first [[http://www.gamegoldies.org/old_game_files/2009/05/unreal-original-screenshot-castle.jpg Unreal]] was awe-inspiring.

* This Trope is the only reason for the [[http://images.wikia.com/jamescameronsavatar/images/0/05/Filmstill370.jpg Hallelujah Mountains]] in ''{{Avatar}}''.

* [[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3868560610_0da748dc3b.jpg Pilot]] [[http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2007/12/pilot_mtn.jpg Mountain]] in North Carolina, [[http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/cede/cedelmts03.jpg especially on its highest accessible point.]]

* [[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3868560610_0da748dc3b.jpg Pilot]] [[http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/cede/cedelmts03.jpg Mountain]] in North Carolina.

** [[http://www.freewebs.com/portsofpelargir/MinasTirith.jpg Looking out from the top of Minas Tirath]]...

** [[http://www.tednasmith.com/lotr3/TN-Minas_Tirith_at_Dawn.jpg Minas Tirath at Dawn, by Ted Nasmith]]