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Full Veil679 viewsA strict Islamic family visits the upper gallery of Aya Sophia.
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Lion Making a Kill679 viewsNot sure what sort of creature the lion is preying upon - maybe a dragon?
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Sideways Medusa Head678 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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Elegant Vase678 viewsAn intricate abstract design matching the urn in the previous picture.
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The Comnenus Mosaic678 viewsDates from 1122. The Virgin Mary is in the center, holding the Christ child; on the left is Emperor John Comnenus; on the right is Empress Irene, a daughter of King Ladislas I of Hungary.
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Detail of Corinthian Column677 viewsIn the Commercial Agora of Ephesus
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Chuck Mattox on the MMU677 viewsThe Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is another contraption the purpose of which I'm totally ignorant, and Chuck looks a bit bemused by it too.
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Chuck Skywalker677 viewsChuck Mattox getting ready to try the Zero-Gravity Wall.
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Silver Mosque677 viewsIn an otherwise unremarkable town on our route from Denizli to Antalya.
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Cityscape677 viewsSegments of the aqueduct frame the ruins of the city of Aspendos, which include a temple, a nymphaeum (fountain shrine), and bouleterion (city hall).
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Lustration Urn677 viewsDavid Lindquist with his mascot bear Hero kneels next to one of two huge urns carved from single blocks of marble. They date from the Hellenistic era - 300 BC or so - but were brought here from Pergamon during the reign of Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595).
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Pat Bush on the 5DF676 viewsStoic endurance.
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