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Eiffel Tower during construction. 1887-1889.
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Staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci, 1516
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The interior of the Orient Express. This long-distance passenger train service was created in 1883.
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A 1400-year-old Ginkgo tree found within the walls of the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple, in the Zhongnan Mountains region of China. Photo by Han Fei
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Statue of King Arthur by Rubin Eynon, Tintagel Castle, England.
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Aerial view of the Temple of Ramses lll at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A ghost sculpture at the castle of Vezio, Italy
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Staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci, 1516
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The Punic cothon of Carthage, in modern-day Tunisia, as it would have appeared in the 3rd century BCE compared to today
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“Undine rising from the waters," Chauncey Bradley Ives 1810-1894.
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What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955.
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A statue in Istanbul to honor Tombili, a famous stray cat. He used to sit in this position and watch passers-by.
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Amazing facade detail of the Red Fort in Agra, India.
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"Ratto di Proserpina" is a large Baroque marble sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, made between 1621 and 1622. He was 23 when he completed this sculpture
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A snake sculpture from U Thong District in Thailand. 6th-11th century CE.
Bangkok National Museum
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Installed in 1410, this 600-year-old clock in Prague is the world's oldest astrological clock still in operation.
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Amazing detail on this marble sculpture. The Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini, 1752.
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Amazing detail on Michaelangelo's Moses. Humans have a small muscle on the forearm that's only visible when they lift a pinky. Because Moses is lifting his pinky, the muscle is contracted.
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This 'colossus' sculpture was created by Italian sculptor Giambologna in the late 1500s as a symbol of Italy's Apennine mountains.
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Soldiers returning home from WWII, 1945
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A California teacher teaching the physics of surfing, 1970.
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A ghost sculpture at the castle of Vezio, Italy
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“Ophelia” by Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).
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