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Sandie at the Prytaneion730 viewsThe Prytaneion held the sacred fire of Hestia, which was supposed to never be extinguished. To that end it was tended by priests called Curetes, for whom Curetes Street is named.
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The Hercules Gate730 viewsOn Curetes Street.
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Main Drag730 viewsWell-placed to ensnare tourists on their way to the beach.
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Beachfront730 viewsIn the summer the beach would have been filled with vacationers under umbrellas (you can see the naked umbrella frames in this picture). But today there were no beachgoers, just eclipse-chasers, setting up their equipment on the solid ground in back of the hotel.
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Fruit of the Wheel730 viewsThe lid has now been added, and the teapot is ready for decoration and firing in the kiln.
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Maritime Motif730 viewsNote the Nazar Boncuğu on the sails.
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Urn730 viewsThe shop's inventory was divided between nautical, abstract, floral and terrestrial designs, with abstract motifs probably the most common.
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M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster730 viewsOne of the richest, most compact and most massive open clusters known; estimates range from 3,700 to 11,000 solar masses. Radius 95 light-years. 6,120 light-years away, in the constellation Scutum. Supposedly the cluster resembles a flying flock of ducks, although as far as I can tell it could just as well be geese, crows or magpies.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022730 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022730 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Extracting the silk threads729 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.
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Tiles729 viewsThe interior of the Blue Mosque is lined with over ceramic 20,000 tiles. These were made in Iznik, the former Nicaea, which was a major center for the production of fine tiles.
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