
Anadolu Hisarı597 viewsFortress built in 1393-94 on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, in preparation for the first, unsuccessful, siege of Constantinople by Sultan Bayezid I. Over a half-century later, Mehmed II the Conqueror used it, in tandem with the newly-built Rumeli Hisarı on the European side, to close the Bosphorus for his successful siege of 1453.
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Dolmabahçe Palace - very close-up view597 viewsDetail of palace windows and side doorways in the Harem wing.
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View from the Narthex597 viewsLooking into the interior of the church through one of the doors in the narthex. The scaffolding seen on the right in this picture enabled workers to climb to the dome to perform repair work.
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Empress Zoe mosaic597 viewsChrist is seated in the middle holding a Bible; on the left is Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus, and on the right, Empress Zoe. Dates from the 11th century AD. Located on the eastern wall of the southern gallery.
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Stone Ramp597 viewsThe dimly-lit passageway from the upper gallery to the ground floor.
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M15 - Globular cluster in Pegasus597 viewsContaining over 100,000 stars, 175 light-years in diameter, 33,600 light years from Earth. This is one of the oldest (12 billion years) and most densely packed globulars in the Milky Way.
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Hear no Evil597 viewsLiam covers his ears so he can't hear adults telling him what to do.
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Crestmont Study597 viewsCrestmont House - the Study
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Library zoo597 viewsExotic beasts prowl the library; one of them stalks an old-style telephone.
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Boating Idyll597 viewsA kayaking couple leisurely drift around Lake Ballinger on a calm Saturday afternoon.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022597 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022597 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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