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Stage Backdrop693 viewsAlthough the stage itself has not survived, the columns on which it rested are still in place, and the backdrop, known as the "scaenae frons", is still intact.
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Silver Brazier693 viewsPresented to Sultan Abdul Hamid II on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne (1901).
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Slave Mine693 viewsA recreation of one of the mines where brutal, pitiless overseers worked Native Americans to death in pursuit of greed-driven profits for cold-hearted, uncaring owners, one of whom gloats over his nefarious enterprise at left.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022693 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Meteor Crater, October 5, 2022693 viewsMeteor Crater, October 5, 2022
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Izmir architecture692 viewsPicturesque stone building in Izmir.
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A Melange of Medieval and Modern692 viewsThe walls of the Old City bastion tower above the marina and frame the modern structures on top.
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No Takers692 viewsThe paddleboats and jet skis were idle on Eclipse Day, and the gaily decorated cabanas were mostly deserted. Everyone was watching the eclipse.
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Sultan Ahmet Square692 viewsAt the end of the square opposite the Obelisk of Theodosius I, seen in the foreground, stands the Walled Obelisk, built in the 10th century by the Byszantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus. The Walled Obelisk was originally covered with bronze plaques, but these were plundered by the Latin occupiers during the Fourth Crusade, and now only the stone core remains.
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Here's my spout692 viewsThe potter applies the spout to the body of the teapot.
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Waterborne Fountain692 viewsThis fountain marked the entrance to the Golden Horn from the Bosphorus. In the background is the Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn.
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Dolmabahçe Palace692 viewsBegun in 1843 by Sultan Abdülmecid I, completed in 1856, the Dolmabahçe Palace superseded Topkapi as the Sultan's' primary residence and seat of government for the last half-century of the Ottoman Empire.
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