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Pictures at an Exhibition730 viewsChuck and Sandie check out some of the pictures on the wall near the Surveryor Lunar Lander. Space Camp promotes international amity; even Greek and Turkish kids get along fine here, regardless of their parents' hostilities. (No Armenians though.)
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Nervous passengers on the Space Shuttle Discovery730 viewsElouise Mattox, Pam Bloxham and Pat Bush going for a ride in the Space Shuttle, no doubt wondering who is spying on them from the camera overhead.
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Tetrapylon730 viewsThe Tetrapylon was a monumental gateway which greeted pilgrims when they approached the Temple of Aphrodite. It connected the major morth-south street to the sacred way heading toward the sanctuary of Aphrodite.
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One minute after Third Contact730 viewsC3 + 1 min
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M78 - Reflection Nebula in Orion730 viewsM78 - Reflection Nebula in the Orion B molecular cloud complex, 1,350 light-years from Earth.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022730 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Dallas, October 2022730 viewsDallas, October 2022
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Great Amphitheater at Ephesus729 viewsScene of the Riot of the Silversmiths (New Testament, Acts 19), who threatened to lynch St. Paul for undermining their profitable trade in graven images. Built in the first century AD; seated up to 25,000.
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The Grand Theater of Ephesus729 viewsBuilt at the foot of Panayir Mountain, the Grand Theater dates from the first century A.D. Other than the Temple of Artemis, which no longer exists, it was the most imposing structure of Ephesus.
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Taking a fall729 viewsThe bottoms of the pools are quite slippery, and it's easy to take a spill.
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Antique Splendor729 viewsBuilt in the second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the Aspendos Theater is 96 meters, or 315 feet, across.
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Side Agora729 viewsBeyond the collapsed walls of the theater, the remains of the ancient Agora are visible. The Side Agora was a marketplace where pirates sold captives as slaves. (Where do you think all those slaves in the ancient world came from?)
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