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Reception room. Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Ancient bricks of courtyard with Hongyi Pavilion and the marble terrace of Three Great Halls Palace on the background. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.
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Cable car to Masada fortress. Israel.
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Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran
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Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran
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Statue of turtle - dragon. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.
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Sitting bowed Buddha. Antique sculpture. Hong kong.
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Savvino Storozhevsky monastery. Zvenigorod. Moscow region. Russia
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Stone carving. Ananuri church. Georgia.
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Ruins of ancient Masada fortress. Israel.
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The wall of Gergeti (Trinity) church. Stepantsminda. Georgia.
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Cathedral of the Annunciation and river gzhat at night. Gagarin (former Gzhatsk). Russia.
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Fasade of Westminster Abbey. London. UK.
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Naqsh-e Rostam, Tombs of Persian Kings, near Persepolis. Iran
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Ruins of ancient Masada fortress. Israel.
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Early winter morning. Steps leading up to the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing, China.
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The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing, China
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Front view of the Gate of Heavenly Peace. Entrance to the Forbidden City. Beijing. China.
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Stone carving Bas Relief from ruins of ancient Persepolis (Pars, Fars) capital city of the Persian empire (now in Iran). 5th Century B.C. Near Shiraz, Iran.
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White stone street sculpture. Moscow. Russia.
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Ruins of ancient Masada fortress. Israel.
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Fasade detail. Cathedral of the Assumption in kremlin. Moscow. Russia.
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Reception room. Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Statue of turtle - dragon. Forbidden City. Beijing. China.
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Underground Citadel and prison. Akko (Acre). Israel.
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Early winter morning. View from courtyard towards the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing, China.
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Borovitskaya tower. Moscow Kremlin. Russia.
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The Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City. Beijing, China.
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Detail of the Three Great Halls Palace. Forbidden City In Beijing. China.
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Study room in Bet Bialik House museum. Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Cathedral of the Annunciation and river gzhat at night. Gagarin (former Gzhatsk). Russia.
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Ruins of ancient Masada fortress. Israel.
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Ancient bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran