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Gateway to the Forecourt599 viewsDecorated with the names of the Caliphs and verses from the Koran by the great 17th-century calligrapher Seyyid Kasim Gubari.
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Council Hall Interior Detail599 viewsThe Imperial Council building consists of three main rooms, each with its own dome. The chamber where the Coiuncil held its deliberations was called the Kubbealti.
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Houses on the Hill598 viewsThe modern-looking structures on the left of the Library were constructed to protect the ancient houses on the hill, which are roofless and open to the weather.
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Nervous passengers on the Space Shuttle Discovery598 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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View from the Amphitheater598 viewsOverlooking the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian (background, right).
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Stage Decoration598 viewsAlthough much of the theater stage has collapsed, some of the fine sculpture that adorned it is still intact.
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Sideways Medusa Head598 viewsIt is thought that this Medusa head was placed sideways because only that orientation made it the right height to support the column which it supported.
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Potpourri598 viewsThis room featured a wide variety of ceramics, including the hexagonal tiles, which I saw few of elsewhere. Rather at odds with the rest of the display is the cheap-looking faux-marble Ionic column in the center, which appears to be an unfinished, ill-conceived and poorly integrated addition to the room.
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Vases, Bowls and Jars598 viewsAll intricately decorated with various designs.
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Blades Galore597 viewsAnother view of the interior of the turbine blade factory.
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Taking a fall597 viewsThe bottoms of the pools are quite slippery, and it's easy to take a spill.
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The Stonehenge of Perge597 viewsThere was no indication on the site as to the purpose of this ringlike structure in the middle of the Agora. A cistern? A shrine? A pool? Who knows?
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