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Entertainment Value704 viewsThe Basilica Cistern has been featured in a number of movies, including the James Bond thriller From Russia With Love, in which Bond took advantage of its location under the Soviet Consulate to get access to a cryptographic machine. In reality, the Consulate is nowhere near the Cistern.
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Flight of Fancy704 viewsI'm not sure what sort of creatures the artist intended to represent here, but the juxtaposition of the animal and floral life was superbly executed.
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Istanbul Spring704 viewsSpring flowers were beginning to bloom as we trekked through the residential areas near the palace.
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Garden Fountain704 viewsIn front of the Selamlık, the public wing of the palace.
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Denizens of the Den704 viewsLeila, Liam, Jensen and Lief frolic in the main den of the Crestmont house
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Napa Valley from Crestmont Drive704 viewsTelephoto view, looking WSW.
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Fur Fort Warehouse704 viewsI don't remember the purpose of the large machine at the right, nor do I know why they would need a cannon, other than to fend off the aggressive, greedy and belligerent American Yankees (this was the era of "Fifty-four forty or fight").
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Neighbors to the North704 viewsGigantic trees shade the residences on the north.
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Reclamation704 viewsBy the time the Gas Works shut down in 1956, this site was a toxic hellhole. Advanced bioremediation methods were used to clean it up and turn it into a public park, which opened in 1973. The gas plant was left intact as a museum piece.
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NGC281 - The Pac-Man Nebula704 viewsA bright emission nebula, part of an H II region in the constellation Cassiopeia; known as the Pac-Man Nebula because of its resemblance to the video game character that flits around ruthlessly and insatiably chomping up defenseless, pathetic little dots.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022704 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022704 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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