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📍 Votive Church, Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 Step inside the Votive Church, a breathtaking example of neo-Gothic architecture!

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@JamesLucasIT The Caring Hand – Sculpture in Glarus, Switzerland 🇨🇭 by Eva Oertli and Beat Huber

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@JamesLucasIT Star Wars Aping the style of pulp artist Frank Frazetta, Tom Jung’s striking theatrical poster for Star Wars could easily be reimagined as one of Frazetta’s Conan images, with sword held aloft. Composed around a ‘good vs evil’ concept, Jung used the lightsaber’s unusual cross

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@JamesLucasIT Raindrop By Nazar Bilyk, Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk created the 6-foot tall sculpture “Rain” as a symbol of man’s communication with nature, a dialogue between the human race and the world around us. The bronze sculpture features a nondescript man looking upward, a

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@JamesLucasIT Penn Station in New York City was ruined in 1963

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@JamesLucasIT Harvest Mice are so small that they often seek refuge and sleep inside of tulips. What also makes these flowers a great resting spot is that they have plenty of food in the form of pollen. 🐭🌷 [📸 captivelight]

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@JamesLucasIT The Rain Man By Jean-michel Folon, Italy 🇮🇹

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@JamesLucasIT Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa 🇺🇸 When Zenos Frudakis created this statue he strived to depict an image that all of mankind could relate to. After all, we are all struggling to break free from the molds that bind us. “I wanted

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@JamesLucasIT Viccisitudes By Jason Decaires Taylor, Grenada, Vest Indies At the ocean floor off the coast of Grenada stands the underwater sculpture of 26 children holding hands. Titled Vicissitudes, many have attributed the monument to those lost in the Atlantic Slave Trade, though

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@JamesLucasIT Popped Up By Ervin Loránth Hervé, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺 "The creation has several meanings, such as the symbolism of freedom, the desire to break free, the curiosity, and the dynamics of development."

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@JamesLucasIT Lion City Of Quiandao, China 🇨🇳 This can be considered as world’s most picturesque submerged city. China’s Quiandao lake today preserves the Lion City (Shi Cheng) that was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-200 CE) and is as big as 62 football fields put together.

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@JamesLucasIT The Shoes On The Danube Bank By Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺

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@fasc1nate Bertha, one of the six-year old shuckers. Began work at 4 A.M. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

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@JamesLucasIT 📸 - On one fine morning, photographer Martin Le-May captured an extremely unusual photo of what appears to be a Weasel holding on tight to the back of a Green Woodpecker mid-flight. One must wonder how it got there...

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@Culture_Crit Mont St-Michel, France 🇫🇷 A magical island topped by a gravity-defying abbey, the Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay count among France’s most stunning sights. For centuries one of Europe’s major pilgrimage destinations, this holy island is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as is

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@JamesLucasIT The hills of Tuscany look like someone laid a blanket over them

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@fasc1nate In 1969, during a period when African Americans were often barred from sharing swimming pools with white people, Mr. Rogers chose to invite Officer Clemmons to cool his feet in a pool with him, challenging a widely recognized racial segregation norm.

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@historyinmemes Soul ❤️

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@JamesLucasIT Trevi Fountain, Rome 🩵

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@JamesLucasIT Banksy, The Little Girl with the Balloon 🎈 “There is always hope”

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@JamesLucasIT Colosso dell’Appennino in Florence, Italy Though it looks like Colosso dell’Appennino is settled in his solitude, guarding the pond behind which he resides, he used to be one of many sculptures. Sadly, most were either destroyed or stolen. The brick and stone Colosso remains,

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@fasc1nate In 1969, during a period when African Americans were often barred from sharing swimming pools with white people, Mr. Rogers chose to invite Officer Clemmons to cool his feet in a pool with him, challenging a widely recognized racial segregation norm.

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@historyinmemes The ad shows why parking is especially problematic from an urban space perspective. The parking lot shot, with dozens of people evenly dispersed along a vast plane of asphalt, hits home the idea that cities have made too much room for cars. So do the images of people

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@fasc1nate Arnold Schwarzenegger with Wilt Chamberlain and Andre the Giant on the set of Conan the Destroyer, 1983

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@Culture_Crit Colosso dell’Appennino in Florence, Italy Though it looks like Colosso dell’Appennino is settled in his solitude, guarding the pond behind which he resides, he used to be one of many sculptures. Sadly, most were either destroyed or stolen. The brick and stone Colosso remains,

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@JamesLucasIT In 1969, during a period when African Americans were often barred from sharing swimming pools with white people, Mr. Rogers chose to invite Officer Clemmons to cool his feet in a pool with him, challenging a widely recognized racial segregation norm.

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@JamesLucasIT Two Cranes breathing fire.. (not really, it's just their breath in favourable lighting) 🦢 📍Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵 [📸 Koki Ueda]

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@JamesLucasIT The incredible colour palette of this Meander Swallowtail: 🦋 [📸 beadsnbugs]

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@JamesLucasIT Les Voyageurs in Marseille-Fos Port, France Les Voyageurs, by French artist Bruno Catalano, in Marseille, France, is an enigmatic sculpture thought to evoke memories and parts of themselves that every traveler inevitably leaves behind when they leave home for a new shore.

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@Culture_Crit 📍 Mont Saint-Michel, France 🇫🇷 A Fairy-Tale Town in Real Life🏰

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@JamesLucasIT Mosè di Michelangelo The statue of Moses is the summary of the entire monument, planned but never fully realized as the tomb of Julius II. It was intended for one of the six colossal figures that crowned the tomb. Elder brother to the Sistine Prophets, the Moses is also an image

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@JamesLucasIT Muhammad Ali stops a suicidal man from jumping, 1981.

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@fasc1nate Louis Armstrong plays for his wife in front of the Great Sphinx, 1961.

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@fasc1nate The cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene was a stray found on the lot at Paramount and was not originally called for in the script.

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@Culture_Crit 📍 Cappadocia, Turkey 🇹🇷 Derinkuyu is an 18-level underground city in Cappadocia. It reaches 280 feet below the Earth's surface at its deepest point. Stretching 280 feet below the Earth's surface in Turkey's Cappadocia region is a web of tunnels and cave-like dwellings that

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@Culture_Crit Autumn in Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 🇩🇪

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@JamesLucasIT Henry Matisse and Yves Saint Laurent You could argue that it was Henri Matisse, rather than Yves Saint Laurent, who originally designed this boldly colored and distinctly patterned blouse. Yves Saint Laurent has remained loyal to the colors and design of the shirt that appears

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@archeohistories Moksha Patam serves a dual purpose: entertainment, as well as dos and don’ts, divine reward and punishment, ethical values and morality. The final goal leads to Vaikuntha or heaven, depicted by Vishnu surrounded by his devotees, or Kailasa with Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha and Skanda,

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@JamesLucasIT Antelope Canyon, Usa 🇺🇸 The canyon has a wave-like structure that gives it a unique look and, along with the canyon's glorious light beams, makes Antelope the most-photographed slot canyon in the southwestern United States.

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@JamesLucasIT 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) Re-release poster by Howard Terpning The epic, classic, and controversial war/romance/drama film that is Gone with the Wind had a relatively standard poster upon its original theatrical release, but got a more striking one when the film was

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@Culture_Crit Les Voyageurs in Marseille-Fos Port, France Les Voyageurs, by French artist Bruno Catalano, in Marseille, France, is an enigmatic sculpture thought to evoke memories and parts of themselves that every traveler inevitably leaves behind when they leave home for a new shore.

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@historyinmemes In 1969, during a period when African Americans were often barred from sharing swimming pools with white people, Mr. Rogers chose to invite Officer Clemmons to cool his feet in a pool with him, challenging a widely recognized racial segregation norm.

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@JamesLucasIT The hills of Tuscany look like someone laid a blanket over them

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@JamesLucasIT Raindrop By Nazar Bilyk, Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk created the 6-foot tall sculpture “Rain” as a symbol of man’s communication with nature, a dialogue between the human race and the world around us. The bronze sculpture features a nondescript man looking upward, a

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@fasc1nate Nine of these children from 8 years old up go to school half a day, and shuck oysters for four hours before school and three hours after school on school days, and on Saturday from 4 A.M. to early afternoon. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina.

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@JamesLucasIT The Imperial Institute in London, UK 🇬🇧

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@JamesLucasIT A father looks for his two missing sons during the Kosovo war in 1999. He would later find them.

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@JamesLucasIT Italy 🇮🇹

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@Culture_Crit 📍Palazzo Colonna, Roma - Italia 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy The stunning elegance of Galleria Colonna ✨

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@fasc1nate Claude Monet in his garden. Giverny, 1899. Color by Lorenzo Folli

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@historyinmemes Snoopy and Charlie brown in the 1950's - Throwback!

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@JamesLucasIT 'Anatomy of a Murder' (1959) Poster by Saul Bass Saul Bass is a name you'll see pop up quite often while looking over memorable and widely praised movie posters. Bass also designed title sequences for films and made corporate logos, too, and while he might not have designed as

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@JamesLucasIT Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy 🇮🇹 The raised central arch of Venice’s Rialto Bridge allowed for large boat traffic on the city’s Grand Canal during its marine trading heyday. Today the bridge is one of the most visited landmarks in Venice.

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@Culture_Crit The Royal Chapel, a gothic chapel dedicated to Saint Louis, Palace of Versailles, France 🇫🇷

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@fasc1nate Imagine ordering a hamburger and getting served dumplings instead. Or being escorted to your seat by a waitress, only to end up having to take the order yourself. Chances are such mix-ups might leave a customer bewildered or even irked. But not so in this Tokyo pop-up restaurant,

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@JamesLucasIT Anne Frank’s father Otto, revists the attic where he and his family hid.

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@Culture_Crit Palace of Versailles, France 🇫🇷

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@JamesLucasIT Fly Geyser, Nevada, Usa 🇺🇸 The geyser at Fly Ranch in Nevada is a unique, rainbow-colored geologic wonder — and it formed by complete accident. In the middle of the Nevada desert lies an otherworldly landmark: a geyser in the shape of three six-foot-tall rainbow cones that

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@JamesLucasIT Tianzi Mountains, China 🇨🇳

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@historyinmemes Photograph of Jim Havens holding one of his children. The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin, University of Toronto.

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@JamesLucasIT Ancient Flat Earth Map, 1587 by Monte Urbano

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@fasc1nate Hingson wrote a book on his experience entitled, "Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero". He is also a distributor for the knfb Mobile Reader. The reader is a device that takes a photo of the printed page and reads it

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@JamesLucasIT Fly Geyser, Nevada, Usa 🇺🇸 The geyser at Fly Ranch in Nevada is a unique, rainbow-colored geologic wonder — and it formed by complete accident. In the middle of the Nevada desert lies an otherworldly landmark: a geyser in the shape of three six-foot-tall rainbow cones that

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@JamesLucasIT Coal miner waiting to get into the communal shower at the end of his shift, taken in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1958. by photographer Max Scheler.

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@JamesLucasIT Little John F. Kennedy Jr. waiting for his Dad, President John F. Kennedy to land at Camp David, Maryland in October 1963.

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@JamesLucasIT A photo by Berenice Abbot of a woman wiring an IBM computer, 1948.

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@Culture_Crit St. Peter’s Basilica, Basilica in Vatican City ✨ St. Peter’s Basilica is a Rennaisance style church in Vatican City. The basilica was built according to tradition above the burial site of St. Peter, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the first Bishop of Rome. To maintain

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@archi_tradition 📍 Florence, Italy 🇮🇹

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@JamesLucasIT The horrid transformation of Times Square NYC

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@JamesLucasIT The last photo ever of Nikola Tesla, 1943

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@historyinmemes Explaining his actions, Hamilton said: "I'm so used to stopping at McLaren, it just happened. I don't know how I got it wrong. I did a Jenson (Button). He did that a couple of years ago, but big apologies to the team." At least Whitmarsh could see the funny side as he said:

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@fasc1nate Carrie Frances Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, California on October 21, 1956 to Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.

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@Culture_Crit Peleș Castle in Sinaia, Romania 🇷🇴 Peles Castle at a Glance! With a surface area of 34,444 square feet (3200 square meters), the castle has 160 rooms decorated with beautiful furniture and they are accompanied by more than 30 bathrooms. The castle stands out for some elements

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@historyinmemes "It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have." Mr. Rogers

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@JamesLucasIT Aurora casts a magical glow on Blue Ridge mountains tonight 🌌😍

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@JamesLucasIT Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and Sophie (10 years old) worked regularly at the Maggioni Canning Company. Work began at 4 AM, and the three would make from $9 to $15 a week. Sophie would do six pots of oyster a day, and her mother, who also worked with her,

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@historyinmemes Marilyn Monroe with an injured solider at an army hospital in Japan, 1954.

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@Culture_Crit A magical island topped by a gravity-defying abbey, the Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay count among France’s most stunning sights. For centuries one of Europe’s major pilgrimage destinations, this holy island is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as is its breathtaking bay.

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@JamesLucasIT Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland 🇨🇭 This covered wooden footbridge was built in the 14th century. Its roof is decorated with over 100 paintings depicting the history of the city.

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@JamesLucasIT Lutheran Church in Yelets, Russia 🇷🇺

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@JamesLucasIT The hills of Tuscany look like someone laid a blanket over them!

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@JamesLucasIT The former Mappin & Webb Building in London, England The Mappin & Webb building in 1993, which was demolished to make way for No 1 Poultry. No 1 Poultry is a building in the City of London, allocated to office and commercial use.

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@JamesLucasIT Italy 🇮🇹❤️

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@Culture_Crit No view of Mont Saint Michel’s is the same! Like, really! Even for the smallest little place, Mont Saint Michels looks totally different depending on where you stand. Moreover, It manages to be even prettier at sunset! Once the sun begins to dip in the west, Mont Saint Michel

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@JamesLucasIT Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 Believed to have originally been built in the 10th century, Ponte Vecchio was washed away in floods and rebuilt twice. It was the only bridge in Florence not to be destroyed during World War II.

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@JamesLucasIT Nymphomaniac (2013), Lars von Trier | The Dying Artist (1901), Zygmunt Framed in a discussion between the characters Joe and Seligman, Lars von Trier informs almost every scene of his film with the idea of the lure. Seligman’s enthusiasm for fly fishing compares with Joe’s

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@JamesLucasIT SÃO BENTO RAILWAY & METRO STATION, PORTO, PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 São Bento Railway Station is a 19th-century train station known for the some 20,000 azulejo tiles that decorate its interior. The tiles are elaborate in their depiction of great battles and pastoral scenes. They’re so

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@Culture_Crit Abuna Gebre Mikael, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⛪️ The church of Abune Gebre Mikael is located a short distance south of Abune Yemata Guh, about 16 kms far. It is set upon the western side of Koraro, a long stretch of forest devoid red façade sandstone escarpment. Abune

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@historyinmemes English Heritage is encouraging people to share photographs of Stonehenge to mark 100 years since it was given to the nation (English Heritage/PA) 2018

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@Culture_Crit PELES CASTLE - ROMANIA 🇷🇴 Commissioned by King Carol 1 in 1873, Peles Castle is nestled within the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, and much like Bavaria's Neuschwanstein Castle, the exterior displays a blend of Neo-Renaissance and Gothic architectural styles. The interior on

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@JamesLucasIT A Whiskered Treeswift menacingly towering over his chick: His pose looks weirdly similar to a certain caped crusader.. [📸 kinlfong]

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@JamesLucasIT Fly Geyser, Nevada, Usa 🇺🇸 The geyser at Fly Ranch in Nevada is a unique, rainbow-colored geologic wonder — and it formed by complete accident. In the middle of the Nevada desert lies an otherworldly landmark: a geyser in the shape of three six-foot-tall rainbow cones that

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@JamesLucasIT Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 Duomo Milan is famous for its collection of 4000 statues, gargoyles, and figures. Witness the Holy Nail relic, which as per the legend was the same one used during the crucifixion of Christ. The red light bulb illuminates over the altar creating

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@Culture_Crit The Ethiopian Church Forms a Part of Oriental Orthodoxy! Not only is the Ethiopian Church one of Christianity’s oldest, but it is also part of a branch of the faith largely unknown outside of Africa and Asia. This Christian branch, called Oriental Orthodoxy, also encompasses the

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@Culture_Crit Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ✨ Edinburgh is known for being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, its historic attractions, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and rich history. Widely considered the world’s best festival city, it’s a powerhouse for the literary arts, comedy,

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@Culture_Crit Château de Chenonceau in Chenonceaux, France 🇫🇷 Surrounded by manicured formal gardens, Château de Chenonceau appears as though it’s elegantly floating over the reflective Cher River. The original structure can be traced back to the 11th century, but it was Diane de Poitiers,

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@archi_tradition @Carloscastro_82 📍 Florence, Italy 🇮🇹

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@JamesLucasIT The President (1919), Carl Theodore Dreyer | Whistler’s Mother: Arrangement in Grey and Black (1871) For his first feature, the great Danish filmmaker Carl Theodore Dreyer adapts a novel (Der Präsident, by Karl Emil Franzos). Dreyer’s obsession with staging details would become

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@JamesLucasIT Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 The typical Italian Gothic building, the Cathedral of Florence, is dedicated to "Santa Maria del Fiore". The church was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio (c1245-1302) who considerably enlarged the existing religious structure.

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@JamesLucasIT Tianzi Mountains, China 🇨🇳 Tianzi Mountain has the highest peak of Wulingyuan. What's the most important is that Tianzi Mountain has the most stunning peaks in Wulingyuan, and it is well-known for the four wonders - the Sea of Clouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, Rays of

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@Culture_Crit Chrysler Building One of the finest examples of Art Deco skyscraper architecture, the Chrysler Building was built in 1930 to the design of the American architect William Van Alen (1883-1954). When completed, it was the tallest building in the world, rising 1,046 feet (319

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