
Queen Anne Hill761 viewsThe hill is 456 feet high, the second highest point in Seattle, and contains a number of steep streets and pedestrian staircases; it also hosts 3 TV towers..
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022761 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Messier 90, Spiral Galaxy in Virgo761 views59 million light-years away. Contains little gas and dust and hence does not have much star formation; believed to be evolving into a lenticular galaxy.
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Pat Bush on the Multi-Axis Trainer760 viewsI didn't dare to try this one myself.
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Amphitheater760 viewsThe theater was severely damaged by earthquakes in the 7th century AD. Later, villagers built cottages on top of the cavea (seating section), but when excavations began the entire village of Geyre was relocated after excavations began in 1966.
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Chuck Mattox at the Amphitheater760 viewsPondering the ephemerality of human creations.
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Orchestra and Stage760 viewsThe Amphitheater was a venue for major spectacles, such as gladiatorial combats.
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Totality - The Corona760 viewsThe Sun's corona is now totally visible. Yes, that really is a star in the lower left quadrant of the frame - it is Alpha Leonis, better known as Regulus.
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Kandilli Observatory760 viewsOur first stop after landing in Istanbul was the Kandilli Observatory, or more formally known as the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, affiliated with Boĝaziçi University of Istanbul.
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The Gate of Felicity760 viewsEntrance to the Third Courtyard, where the private residence of the Sultan was located. Also known as the Gate of the White Eunuchs. Entry was permitted only by permission of the Sultan.
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Local Color760 viewsThis yali took the prize for having the most flamboyant color.
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Upper Galleries760 viewsThe western gallery was the Empress' Loge, the northern was for the court women, and the southern for the emperor. The hexagonal structure at lower right, below the gallery, is the Sultan's Loge, a 19th-century addition.
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