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Chateau de Chenonceau, probably the most peculiar and beautiful castle of the Loire. It was devised and protected by women. Diane de Poitiers commissioned the building of the bridge and gardens in 1555. It was later modified and owned by Catherine de Medici and Louise de Lorraine... [1920x1889] [OC]

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ITAP of a tiny pink house in Paris

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ITAP of a staircase

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ITAP of a castle at the moment the breeze died down

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Memento Mori mosaic recovered from the doomed city of Pompeii, 30 BC - 14 AD. As the Wheel of Fortune turns, it can make the rich poor and the poor rich, with death never far and life hanging by a thread: when it breaks, the soul (the butterfly) flies off. And thus are all made equal... [1080x1080]

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ITAP of the shadow of the clouds.

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ITAP of some cherry leaves

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Red hand and Mammoth, around 30,000 BP. Chauvet cave, France [1620x1080]

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Rose window, Sainte Chapelle, Paris, designed in 1485-98. One of the most remarkable glassworks of the Middle Ages and the most important designed in Paris at the time, its huge funding allowed the use of an unusual range of colors and of rare precious glasses, known as Venetian. [1920x1080] [OC]

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ITAP of a rose-window

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Nelson's Trafalgar Coat. Admiral Nelson was the architect of Britain's triumph at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, but paid for this victory with his life, dying aboard HMS Victory. The bullet hole from the French sharpshooter who hit Nelson is visible in the left shoulder. [1080x697] [OC]

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Chateau de Chenonceau, probably the most peculiar and beautiful castle of the Loire. It was devised and protected by women. Diane de Poitiers commissioned the building of the bridge and gardens in 1555. It was later modified and owned by Catherine de Medici and Louise de Lorraine [1920x1889]

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Pentagram of hearts, Templar hermitage of Saint Bartholomew. Rio Lobos Canyon, Soria, Spain.The pentagram is formed by the inter-crossing of five big hearts that create five small ones as well as the five pointed star and a pentagon, all of them full of... (follows in comments) [1080x1069] [OC]

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Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Art Nouveau department store with a neo-Byzantine-infused polychrome glass cupola created by master glassworker Jacques Gruber. It was completed in 1912. Paris, France [1080x887] [OC]

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Cantino Map, 1501. One of the oldest maps to include America (partially). Its true relevance, however, is normally misplaced. We tend to think that when America was discovered to the rest of the continents in 1492, the rest of the world had been been already tamed. Far from the truth... [1920x1080]

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The Quays Bar, Dublin. The origin of Irish Pubs were the Public Houses created for family men and women to relax after work before returning to their normally overcrowded houses. Through the years Public Houses became Pubs, peculiar bars where people of different ages and status mingled equally.

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ITAP of a blue tit

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House Lis Art Nouveau entrance, Salamanca, Spain, 1905 [1080x924].

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Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Assyrian Empire, c. 645 BC. This relief belonged in a group from the North Palace of Nineveh which are considered the supreme masterpieces of Assyrian art. They show the ritual hunt by King Ashurbanipal (668 – c. 631/627 BC)... [1920x1080]

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A small tavern built against the wall of one of the medieval houses of oldtown Bruges. Brugge is the capital of West Flanders, Belgium. Along with other canal-based northern cities such as Amsterdam and Stockholm, it is sometimes referred to as The Venice of the North.

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WW1 Bertrand gas grenade. Tiny little devil about the size of a tenis ball, it was composed of an external armor formed by metal plaques held together with wire. Inside, it contained a glass orb filled with liquid that would gassify when broken... [1920x1080] [OC]

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The Jockey of Artemision, c. 150 BC., is a life-size bronze statue of a young boy riding a horse, from Ancient Greece . It is a rare surviving original bronze statue and a rare example in Greek sculpture of a racehorse. It was lost in a shipwreck and found in the 20th century [1920x1280] [OC]

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Art Nouveau entrance of the Edicule type to the Parisian subway, Montmartre. Designed by architect Hector Guimard at the turn of the 20th century, these avant-garde entryways symbolize the city's Golden Age of art and architecture, as they transport passersby to la Belle Epoque Parisienne [1080x898]

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The Temple of Hephaestus (c. 421 BC), a Doric peripteral temple at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in Athens. It remains standing largely intact today. The building keeps the frieze, pronaos, cella and opisthodomos structures [1338x1080] [OC]

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Teixeira planisphere, 1573. This world map was painted on a piece of parchment by Portuguese cartographer Domingos Teixeira in 1573, during the reign of Sebastian of Portugal... [1920x1080]

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The colossal proportions of the architecture at the forum in Rome. If one has not walked along the Roman Forum, it is hard to realize how huge everything is. This image shows the Forum from the Palatine, with visitors all over the place we can use for scale.

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Cuneiform inscription describing the building of Babylon, Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, 604BC-562BC. This inscribed stone was found in the ruins of Babylon and describes the religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebuchadnezzar II... [1080x950] [OC]

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ITAP of a 4-year-old with a red torchlight

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Statue of an Egyptian princess-priestess, end of 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BC. The statue was cast in black bronze (bronze alloy with 8% gold and 8% silver). The motifs were damascened with electrum (a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver). Her name, Princess Takushit. Yes, I know [1080x341] [OC]

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Dying Greek Warrior, East pediment, Temple of Aphaia. The figures there narrate the first Trojan war, in which Heracles killed Laomedon, King of Troy. It is him, fatally wounded by one of Heracles' arrows, the sculpture depicts trying to stand up and fight. Aegina island Greece. 500 BC. [1920x1080]

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Delahaye 165 Cabriolet, 1938. Two-door, two-seater roadster in which a raindrop was the fundamental design element.[1920x1080]

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Minoan bull’s head rhyton (ceremonial vessel), Palace of Knossos, Crete c. 1550-1500 B.C.E. Carved in black steatite, only its right side is original, the horns were gold gilded wood. The carving of the bull’s head is a combination of vivid realism and stylization... [1080x720] [OC]

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Delahaye 165 Cabriolet, 1938. Two-door, two-seater roadster in which a raindrop was the fundamental design element. Only two units were produced. Equipped with Delahaye’s extraordinary 4.5-litre V12 engine, which delivered almost 250hp, the 165 reached 230 km/h. An Art-Deco vehicle. [1920x1080] [OC]

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Cathedral of Albi, France. Built after the Albigensian Crusade, which destroyed the Cathars in southern France, its fortress-like appearance was intended to awe the survivors and illustrate the power of the bishop. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world [1080x486] [OC]

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Spring Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera (Santorini), Greece, 1700 BC, Bronze Age. Detail. It depicts a rocky landscape with lilies and swallows. It might represent an artistic milestone: the first time in the history that an artist looked around to create art from the surrounding landscape [1920x1280] [OC]

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Ludovica Albertoni, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rome. Bernini is said to be to the Baroque what Michelangelo was to the Renaissance. This is one of his masterpieces. Bernini designed and sculpted the figure and also designed the shrine and the lighting... (more in comments) [1920x1080] [OC]

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A bar in a typical house of Bruges.

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ITAP of some tiny mushrooms and moss growing from a rotting tree stump

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Detail from the colossal figure grasping a lion, from the exterior facade of the throne room in Dur-Sharrukin (current Khorsabad), the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria (around 713 BC). The figure holding the lion has long been suspected to represent Gilgamesh. [1920x1280] [OC]

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Ugallu, North Palace at Nineveh, Assyrian Empire, 645-635 BCE. Ugallu (Great Lion) was a protective spirit against evils. Ugallu's function was to intervene in moments of disaster in a person's life, such as saving them from death. His weapons are the dagger and the mace [1080x1007] [OC]

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Boxing Children Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera (now Santorini), Greece, 1700 BC. Thera is regarded as part of the Minoan world, although its culture was somewhat different from that of Crete, and the political relationship between the two islands at the time is unclear...(more in comments) [1080x586] [OC]

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WWI Camouflage Section Armband 1915. Camouflage first appeared during the WWI in the French army. It was the massacres of 1914, when French soldiers dressed in red and blue , that prompted a painter from Nancy to imagine a garment that would be the first war camouflage jacket... [1920x1080] [OC]

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Alexander charges through the Persian lines straight for Darius III. In his right hand he holds a sarissa, a type of long spear invented by his father, Philip II, which became an essential tool of his forces. Alexander Mosaic, aka The Battle of Issus, Pompei, Rome. C. 100 BC. [1920x1080]

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Hollowed logs used to transport the naturally outpouring brine in the salines of Anana, in northern Spain. The logs have been replaced but the system that feeds the evaporation pans has not changed since the Romans started exploiting the spring. The production has not stopped since...[1920x946] [OC]

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Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Normandy. Started in the 10th century, the Benedictine abbey has been built upon and modified in West Roman empire, Romanesque and Gothic styles. A megastructure where the buildings are on top of each other. Surrounded by water or quicksand, the island was never conquered.

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Detail of a Fresco from Akrotiri, Thera, 1600BC, showing goddess with a griffin at her back. Original vs restored by me (filled cracks, added saturation+contrast). Check the rich clothing and the necklaces, one with small marbles, another of ducks and a third of dragonflies[1920x1080] [OC]

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La Pieta, one of Michelangelo's most revered sculptures, probably the most moving. He was 22 when he carved it. Mary suffers in silence. While her face remains serene, her hand betrays her emotions by saying at the same time there you have him and how could this possibly happen?...[1080x1080] [OC]

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Hunting hound, Assyrian Empire, c.645 BC. The hunters and hounds are shown on reliefs of the North Palace of Nineveh. Considered the supreme masterpieces of Assyrian art, these reliefs show the ritual hunt by King Ashurbanipal (reigned 668 – c. 627 BC). They were probably painted [1920x1280] [OC]

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Restoration of the bust of Sargon of Akkad. The life-size bronce bust known as the mask of Sargon was found in the temple of Ishtar in Nineveh, in 1931, and was somewhat restored in 1936. The damage was probably caused by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC... [1080x720]

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Mycenaean bronze sword with a golden hilt, 16th century BC., Mycenae, Greece. The hilt and shoulder are decorated in the cloisonne technique, in which the scale-pattern compartments are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The hilt design ends in two griffin or eagle heads [1920x623] [OC].

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These horseshoe arches give access to the Ambassadors Hall in the Royal Alcazars of Seville, Spain, built in 1427 AD. Although similar to the Alhambra in Granada, This alcazar was built by Castilian Christians on the site of a Muslim fortress destroyed in the Christian conquest... [1920x1143]

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Ishtar Gate Dragon, c.570 BC. Babylon. The Neo-Babylonian Empire reached its peak during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II. During his reign, Babylon became a city of splendor. As stone was hard to come by, buildings were erected from molded colorfully glazed bricks... [1920x1322] [OC]

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ITAP of a staircase from the top

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ITAP of Chateau de Chenonceau

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Coming through this great arch you would be facing another splendorous archway in front and, at the bottom, the exquisite Mihrab (prayer niche) of the Mosque of Cordoba, Spain. Built between the 784 and 987 AD, this temple preserves the exquisite finesse of the best artisans of the time [1080x986]

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The dying Gaul, (Galata Morente), an Ancient Roman marble copy from around 220 BC of a lost Greek bronze sculpture. you can find at the Capitoline Museums in Rome [1920x1080] [OC]

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Kilmainham Gaol, East Wing. A prison built in Dublin, Ireland, in 1796 [1080x748] [OC].

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Passage Jouffroy, one of the Parisienne Walkways. These covered passages were an early form of shopping arcade in Paris. Of the 150 built by the 1850s only a few remain. These passages connected 2 streets, were all paved, covered with glass ceilings, artificially illuminated, and privately owned.

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The Winnged Victory of Samothrace on top of its original battleship prow shaped base and pedestal. Greece, c. 200 BC. We ignore when it was carved, by whom, or to commemorate what, but it is certainly one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world... [1080x834] [OC]

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Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Art Nouveau department store with a neo-Byzantine-infused polychrome glass cupola created by master glassworker Jacques Gruber. It was completed in 1912. Paris, France [1080x887] [OC]

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One of the four corners of the central square of Leadenhall Market. It dates back to the 14th century, one of the oldest in London, and it is located in the historic centre of the financial district, what was the centre of Roman London. The current covered structure was finished in 1881.

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The Temple Bar, Dublin [1920x1080]

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Coming through this arch you would be facing another splendorous archway in front and, at the bottom, the exquisite Mihrab (prayer niche) of the Mosque of Cordoba, Spain. Built between the 784 and 987 AD, this temple preserves the exquisite finesse of the best artisans of the time [1080x986] [OC]

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The Winnged Victory of Samothrace on its battleship prow shaped pedestal. Greece, c. 200 BC. We ignore when it was carved, by whom, or to commemorate what, but it is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world and one of the few original major Hellenistic statues to survive[1080x694] [OC]

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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, (1798–1861). Takiyasha is an ukiyo-e woodblock triptych by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, known for his depictions of historical and mythical scenes. In this work he combined both in portraying the tenth-century princess Takiyasha and a spectre [1920x954] [OC]

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Only one of the arches will grant you access to the following hall. The other two will bring the end of all your journeys...

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The Piazza del Campidoglio, designed by Michelangelo in the 1530s, can be found on top of the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of ancient Imperial Rome... (more in comments)

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Art Deco grid above the doors to the Galerias Canalejas Food Hall at the Canalejas building in calle de Alcala, Madrid, Spain, 1936 [1920x1216] [OC]

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ITAP of Vejer, Spain

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Persian Sphinxes. Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian Empire. C. 500 BC. Glazed brick sphinxes in one of the friezes of the palace. The relief shows a pair of winged lions with bearded human heads. The winged disc of Ahura-Mazda hovers above them. Traditional Persian iconography... [1080x1080] [OC]

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Jesus on a Shrapnel Cross, Verdun WWI, anonymous. During the WWI soldiers spent endless periods of time in the trenches, awaiting orders, listening for artillery attacks, trying to keep their feet dry and their heads low to avoid snipers... (more on comments) [1080x810] [OC]

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Detail section of the Ship Procession Fresco from Akrotiri, ancient Thera, c. 3600 B.P. The best preserved boat is the one at the top. It shows 20 oars. Each rower would need 70–80 cm of space, allowing us to estimate the length of the boat at 35-49m long... (+ in comments) [1920x1080] [OC]

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The chimneys and windows of the royal Chateau de Chambord at Loir-et-Cher, France. Built in French Renaissance style around 1547, Chambord is the largest chateau in the Loire and was never completed. Leonardo da Vinci spent time in it and is said to have been involved in its design [1920x1080]

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Snow in Mukojima, ukiyo-e print by Kawase Hasui, 1931. Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries that produced woodblock prints and paintings. Similar to Western woodcut printmaking, it used water-based inks instead of oil-based. [1080x749] [OC]

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Mihrab and gilded dome of the 8th century Great Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain. Built between the 784 and 987 AD, this temple still preserves the exquisite finesse of the best artisans of the time, not only Islamic, but Christian, Roman and Byzantine as the mosaic cover shows... [1080x503] [OC]

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Crystal Palace, Madrid, 1887. Originally a greenhouse now used for art exhibitions, it was built in the shape of a Greek cross made of glass set in an iron framework on a brick base. Surrounded by horse-chestnuts, the palace opens to a lake with cypresses of the swamps growing inside.[1920x1080]

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ITAP of a gyrfalcon

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Maya carved limestone bas-relief, lintel 15 in Yaxchilan, Mexico, c. 770 AD (false colors). The lintel depicts Lady Wak Tuun, one of the wives of king Bird Jaguar IV, during a bloodletting ritual that results in the appearance of the Vision Serpent... (more in comments) [1080x936]

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The Parisienne Walkways, an early form of shopping arcade built in Paris during the 19th century. These passages connected two or more streets, were paved, covered with glass ceilings, artificially illuminated, and privately owned. Of the 150 built by the 1850s only a few remain [1920x1080] [OC]

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Alcazar de Segovia, Spain. There has been some sort of fortress up there since before the Romans. The beautiful fairy tale atmosphere would not have been appreciated by the enemy. The trees would not be there and the defenders would have a clear killing field under the sheer cliffs...[1080x744] [OC]

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Persian Warrior, Palace of Darius I the Great, Suse. C. 500 BC. Glazed brick frieze in one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, depicting a warrior believed to be a Persian Immortal, name given by Herodotus to an elite heavily-armed infantry queued unit of 10,000 soldiers... [1080x457] [OC]

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30 St Mary Axe, aka the Gherkin, a commercial skyscraper in the City of London.Designed by Norman Foster and the Arup Group and erected by Skanska, it was finished in 2003. One of the city's most widely recognized examples of contemporary architecture. It won the 2003 Emporis Skyscraper Award in 03.

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Spartan aspis, or hoplite shield, c.425 BC, Pylos, Greece. One of the bronze shields taken by the Athenians from the defeated Spartans at the battle of Pylos in 425/4 BC. there is text punched on its surface. It reads: The Athenians from the Lakedaimonians at Pylos. [1080x1080] [OC]

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The Sainte-Chapelle, built in 1248. Paris, France. A Gothic temple originally conceived as a giant reliquary to hold the Holly Crown of Thorns that Louis IX bought from the Emperor of Constantinople. Built in 6 years, it cost a quarter of what was paid fro the Crown itself... [1920x1080]

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Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1936, the lowered (S) and racing (C) version of the Standard Type 57. The 57 was an entirely new design created by Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore. Type 57s were built from 1934 to 40. This one was constructed for Victor 3rd Baron Rothschild [1920x1080] [OC]

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ITAP of a patio on a Greek island

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Suddenly, like Arthur's Excalibor, the castle emerged from the depths of the lake and occupied most of it as though it had always been there...

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The fresco on the ceiling of the Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola in Rome (Andrea Pozzo, 1680) is a trompe l’oeil, an art technique to create the optical illusion of three dimensions, on a curved ceiling that turns a barrel vault into an endless square opening towards the skies... [1920x1080] [OC]

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Stele of Princess Nefertiabet and her food for the afterlife. Giza, Egypt. 4th Dinasty, 2600 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris. [1571x1080]

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Entrance of the Petit Palais, Paris. Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, it now houses the Museum of Fine Arts. The Architect, Charles Girault, largely drew on the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century French style. The tympanum depicts the city of Paris surrounded by muses.

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Central 13ft section of the Ship Procession Fresco from Akrotiri, ancient Thera, c. 3600 B.P. Approximately 39ft long and 17 wide, this is one of the most spectacular frescoes recovered from the Minoan city that was covered and preserved under 100ft of volcanic ash in some places [1920x1080] [OC]

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Mosque of Suleiman and forecourt at night, Istanbul, Turkey, 1557. Although not as famous as the Blue Mosque, Sinan's masterpiece, Suleimaniye, is considered the most brilliant and masterful Ottoman mosque in Istanbul.

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Detail of the main facade of the Duomo in Siena. Built in two stages and combining elements of French Gothic, Tuscan Romanesque, and Classical architecture, the west facade is a beautiful example of Sienese workmanship. Works began around 1284 and ended around 1370... [1080x720] [OC]

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Belem Tower, a 16th-century fortification in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers. Built on a small island in the Tagus, the 1755 earthquake changed the course of the river and the tower now stands on the north shore [1080x766] [OC]

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1936 The Peugeot 302. The 302 faithfully followed the style of the longer 402, complete with a sloping front grill that hid the head lights. The hole for the starter handle on lower part of the front grill passed through the middle digit of the vertically inscribed name 302. [1920x1325]

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Badbobs Pub, Dublin. The origin of Irish Pubs were the Public Houses created for family men and women to relax after work before returning to their normally overcrowded houses. Through the years Public Houses became Pubs, peculiar bars where people of different ages and status mingled equally.

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1934 Ford Pierson Brothers coupe. This Hot Rod Coupe boasted a modified bodywork, a new more powerful engine, and the colors of the American flag. It turned the speed scene upside down in the late 40s and early 50s and was recognized as the Fastest Closed Car in America for many years [1920x1080]

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The Phaistos Disc, Palace of Phaistos, Crete, possibly middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2000 BC). Sides A and B. One of the most iconic yet enigmatic artifacts of the Minoan civilization. Its purpose and its original place of manufacture remain disputed... (more in comments) [1920x1080] [OC]

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Leaning tower behind Duomo as seen from the Baptistry, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, 1064-1372. An incredible composition reduced to a tilted tower we take for granted. Only when you get there and actually see it do you realize how amazingly graceful and luminous the whole place is [1080x1012]

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Of the more than 200 top magicians, sorcerers, witches and wizards gathered at the yearly winter solstice gathering, none was able to decipher the runes on the ancient staff...

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Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. The Acropolis was the Alamo for the Athenians when attacked. The city grew below the stone outcrop. Those who represented the essence of the city, the old and the children, would take refuge inside if the city was threatened...(more in comments) [1920x937] [OC]

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Aphrodite and her mother Dione. East Pediment, Parthenon. Athens, Greece, 438-432 BC. The two women are carved on the same piece of marble from Penteli, with Aphrodite resting on Dione. The Parthenon was richly decorated with sculptures, designed by the famous artist Pheidias. [1920x1080] [OC]

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Winged Victory of Samothrace real and hued, Greece, c. 200 BC. Louvre Museum [1920x1080] [OC]

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Detail of the base of the Spire and roof ridge ornamentation. Sainte Chapelle, Paris, France. The original spire was erected in 1383, replaced in 1460, burned and repaired in 1630 and demolished during the French revolution. The current spire was reconstructed around 1855 [1080x736]

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Alexander charges through the Persian lines straight for Darius III, piercing one of his soldiers through the stomach with his spear while he keeps his eyes focused on the Persian King. Alexander Mosaic, aka The Battle of Issus, Pompei, Rome. C. 100 BC... [1920x1080]

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Standard of Ur, War Panel, Sumerian Empire, c. 2600 BC. One of two main sides of what is believed to have been a box (the other is known as Peace), War is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is believed to be a border skirmish...(more in comments) [OC] [1920x825]

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The Victory of Samothrace on top of the staircase to the second floor of the Louvre Museum. A Greek marble sculpture of Nike (goddess of victory) that was probably created around the 2nd century BC [1080x607] [OC]

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Susano'o no Mikoto subduing the dragon Yamata no Orochi, seen within the raging sea on a storm-swept rocky coast. Ink and colour on silk. Kawanabe Kyosai. Japan, 1887, Meiji Era. British Museum. Detail Crop... (more in comments) [OC] [1080x608]

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The Belfry of Bruges, built in 1240 in Scheldt Gothic style and rebuilt after a fire in 1280, it was completed with an octogonal stage in 1480. It housed the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other dangers, but the archives burned in 1280 [1080x424] [OC]

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The Belfry of Bruges, built in 1240 in Scheldt Gothic style and rebuilt after a fire in 1280, it was completed with an octogonal stage in 1480. [1080x424] [OC]

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ITAP of a ruined abbey

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Lady Liberty at the Orsay, Paris. In 1865 it was decided in France to offer a prestigious gift to the US to celebrate the centenary of their Independence and seal the friendship of both nations. The project was entrusted to Auguste Bartholdi and was financed by private funding... [1080x498] [OC]

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Cathedral of Albi, France. Built after the Albigensian Crusade, which destroyed the Cathars in southern France, its fortress-like appearance was intended to awe the survivors and illustrate the power of the bishop. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world [1080x486] [OC]

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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini, 1652, Rome. One of Bernini's masterpieces and therefore of the Baroque. The composition derives from an episode described by Teresa of Avila, a mystical cloistered Discalced Carmelite. The group is illuminated by natural light from a hidden window [1080x781] [OC]

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Artist’s reconstruction of the image on a round clay offering vessel with high base and large cup with representations of goddess among priestesses found at Phaistos Palace and dated to c.1800 BC. Heraklion Museum, Crete. This is not the real object so maybe does not belong here [1080x1080] [OC]

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Memorial of The Great Famine of Ireland, Dublin. Created by Rowan Gillespie and presented to the city of Dublin in 1997, the sculpture features six life-size figures in rags, clutching onto their belongings and children, trying to leave Ireland by ship for a new life in America... [1920x1080] [OC]

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The central staircase at Kilmainham Gaol, East Wing. A prison built in Dublin, Ireland, in 1796 [1080x527].

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Casa Batllo (Batllo House) is a building in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudi, and considered one of his masterpieces. Known as the House of the Bones, it is a remodel of a previously built house, it was redesigned in 1904 by Gaudi... [1080x490] [OC]

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Columns on the walls of the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1248. A Gothic temple originally conceived as a giant reliquary to hold the Holly Crown of Thorns that Louis IX bought from the Emperor of Constantinople. Built in 6 years, it cost a quarter of what was paid fro the Crown itself. [1920x1080]

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The Giralda, the bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. Built as the minaret of the Great Mosque of what then was Ishbiliya in 1198, the Christians added a Renaissance-style belfry in 1568. The foundation used stone blocks from the Roman walls of what they called Hispalis [1280x7210] [OC]

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Cordoba Mosque, Spain. Built in over 7 phases between the 784 and 987 AD, this temple still preserves the exquisite finesse of the best artisans of the time, not only Islamic, but Christian, Roman, Greek and Byzantine too. The most important religious building in the Islamic West [1920x1080] [OC]

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Glazed Dragon Tiles, Ming dynasty, 1480-1580. Shanxi, China. [OC] [1920x633]

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ITAP of the Temple of Athena Nike in Athens

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest... [1080x663] [OC]

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Baptistry, Duomo and Tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa. The whole place is an incredible composition reduced around the world to a tilted tower we take for granted. Only when you get there and actually see it do you realize how amazingly graceful and luminous the whole place is [1920x1080] [OC]

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