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Detail of the "Nymphs of the Seine" statue group by Georges Recipon, west side of the Alexandre III bridge, Paris, France. The most ornate bridge in the city, with its Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs and nymphs, it was built between 1896 and 1900 and was named after Tsar Alexander III

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Detail of the "Nymphs of the Seine" statue group by Georges Recipon, west side of the Alexandre III bridge, Paris, France. The most ornate bridge in the city, with its Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs and nymphs, it was built between 1896 and 1900 and was named after Tsar Alexander III

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Chateau de Chenonceau, with its gallery spanning the River Cher, is the most peculiar and probably most beautiful castle in the Loire, in France. It was rebuilt, furnished, and transformed between 1514 and '76 by women of different temperaments, and is known as the Ladies' Castle...

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Chateau de Chenonceau, with its gallery spanning the River Cher, is the most peculiar and probably most beautiful castle in the Loire, in France. It was rebuilt, furnished, and transformed between 1514 and '76 by women of different temperaments, and is known as the Ladies' Castle...

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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Elizabeth Tower, better known by the name of its biggest bell, Big Ben, the Parliament on the left and Westminster Bridge on the right. Designed in neo-Gothic style, when finished in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world...

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Elizabeth Tower, better known by the name of its biggest bell, Big Ben, the Parliament on the left and Westminster Bridge on the right. Designed in neo-Gothic style, when finished in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world...

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Bouillon Julien is a brasserie-type restaurant in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Art Nouveau building was erected in 1901–1902 by the architect Édouard Fournier, and decorated by Louis Trézel, Armand Ségau and Hippolyte Boulenger

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Bouillon Julien is a brasserie-type restaurant in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Art Nouveau building was erected in 1901–1902 by the architect Édouard Fournier, and decorated by Louis Trézel, Armand Ségau and Hippolyte Boulenger

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Cordoba Mosque, Spain. Entrance arch to the expansion built by Al-Hakam II around 970 AD, seen from inside. With the original building as starting point, this phase was defined by innovation, richness and creativity that added a new dimension to its already universal architecture.

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Cordoba Mosque, Spain. Entrance arch to the expansion built by Al-Hakam II around 970 AD, seen from inside. With the original building as starting point, this phase was defined by innovation, richness and creativity that added a new dimension to its already universal architecture.

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The golden larnax and crown of Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon

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The golden larnax and crown of Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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Qajar-era photographs of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great reveals that the structure was once part of a larger complex. A gate and several columns can be seen, confirming that when it was built in 540 BC, there was an enclosed ceremonial area with a formal entrance path leading up to the tomb.

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Qajar-era photographs of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great reveals that the structure was once part of a larger complex. A gate and several columns can be seen, confirming that when it was built in 540 BC, there was an enclosed ceremonial area with a formal entrance path leading up to the tomb.

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Staircase inside the Torre del Mangia, Siena, built between 1338-1348. Part of the Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall, when built it was one of the tallest secular towers in medieval Italy. At 102 m it is now the second tallest after Cremona Cathedral's Torrazzo ).

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Staircase inside the Torre del Mangia, Siena, built between 1338-1348. Part of the Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall, when built it was one of the tallest secular towers in medieval Italy. At 102 m it is now the second tallest after Cremona Cathedral's Torrazzo ).

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Tetegewo is the largest and most accessible megalithic site in South Nias, Indonesia, and was formerly the residence and court of the King. It has beautiful round stone tables, where noblewomen once danced

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Tetegewo is the largest and most accessible megalithic site in South Nias, Indonesia, and was formerly the residence and court of the King. It has beautiful round stone tables, where noblewomen once danced

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When Alexander marched toward Persepolis in 330 BC and set the city ablaze, Persian artisans were carving the capital of a new column. Over 2,300 years later, the unfinished capital still sits on the same stone base where it was being shaped.

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When Alexander marched toward Persepolis in 330 BC and set the city ablaze, Persian artisans were carving the capital of a new column. Over 2,300 years later, the unfinished capital still sits on the same stone base where it was being shaped.

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St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, is a luxury hotel located in the heart of London, UK. It originally opened in 1873 as the Midland Grand Hotel, designed by the British architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, and is mostly known for its sublime staircase

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St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, is a luxury hotel located in the heart of London, UK. It originally opened in 1873 as the Midland Grand Hotel, designed by the British architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, and is mostly known for its sublime staircase

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Pair of ladies' boots of leather and silk trimmed with bobbin lace, possibly made in Great Britain or France, 1865-1875

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Pair of ladies' boots of leather and silk trimmed with bobbin lace, possibly made in Great Britain or France, 1865-1875

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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