
Candlesticks633 viewsThe two giant candlesticks on either side of the Mihrab were donated by Grand Vizier Ibrahim, who pillaged them from the Hungarian court church during the Turkish conquest of Buda in 1526.
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Crystal Staircase Chandelier633 viewsNot the largest or most expensive in the palace, but nothing to sneer at.
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M81 Group of Galaxies633 viewsM81, Bode's Galaxy, M82, the Exploding Cigar Galaxy; 12 million light-years distant in Ursa Major; plus NGC3077 as an added bonus
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Detail of Crystal Staircase632 viewsThe bannister supports are made of Baccarat crystal.
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Flames and Guns632 viewsThe sculptural adjuncts surrounding Lenin are supposed to represent flames and guns. The sculptor did not intend this portrayal to be adulatory, but rather critical - he created it at the height of perestroika, just before the collapse of Communism, at a time when such expressions had become permissible.
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NGC 7000, North American Nebula, Cygnus Wall632 viewsThe Cygnus Wall is a section of the North American Nebula, but it doesn't resemble the Florida-like structure usually seen with NGC7000 because the filter used for this photo gives a different view than regular broadband shots.
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Douglas A1B Skyraider engine631 viewsFor $200, you can fire it up and feel its power. No takers?
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022631 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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View from the Brothel630 viewsLooking toward the Library of Celsus. The altar in the center was where virgins were brought to sacrifice their maidenheads. (Just kidding - maybe.)
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Izmir from the Bus629 viewsA random view of the city of Izmir, shot from our bus by Sandie.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022629 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Dallas, October 2022628 viewsDallas, October 2022
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