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A row of lit candles along the embankment parapet, with passersby on the right. Far off over the river, a monument shaped like a sailing ship stands against the evening sky.

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Candles on the Moskva River embankment and the Peter the Great monument at dusk

Hagia Sophia, filmed from a helicopter

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Hagia Sophia, filmed from a helicopter

Hagia Sophia, filmed from a helicopter. Just imagine how beautiful it was before the seizure

Abstract canvas with black, grey and white brushstrokes in a light wooden frame on a dark grey wall. The canvas edges are rolled at top and bottom like a scroll.

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Abstract painting in grey tones in a wooden frame on a museum wall

Thank you, Donald Sutherland, for the many brilliant performances you have left us

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Thank you, Donald Sutherland, for the many brilliant performances you have left us

Black-and-white photograph of two girls dancing on a curving street beside a fountain, with the tall bare wall of a demolished house and an old car nearby.

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Robert Doisneau photographs two girls dancing on a Paris street in 1950

Two girls dancing in the street, Paris, 1950. Photo by Robert Doisneau

A large black-and-white panel hangs on a gallery wall, showing a wooded ravine with bare, ivy-covered trees and a narrow path between overgrown slopes.

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Black-and-white forest landscape on a textile panel in a gallery

Copper octopus sculpture with outstretched tentacles set against an arched window with a dark grille and a border of shells.

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Octopus in the decor of the main entrance of the Oceanographic Institute in Paris

The octopus decorating the main entrance of the Oceanographic Institute in Paris. Dedicated to lovers of Art Nouveau

On the eve of the Italy v Spain match at Euro 2024, supporters of the Italian national team unfurled an Italian shirt, apparently of American size, on the Spanish Steps in Rome

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On the eve of the Italy v Spain match at Euro 2024, supporters of the Italian national team unfurled an Italian shirt, apparently of American size, on the Spanish Steps in Rome

I do not know who first devised this design, but I support it wholeheartedly

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I do not know who first devised this design, but I support it wholeheartedly

Thank God, Another Day Has Dawned

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Thank God, Another Day Has Dawned

Matted watercolour: an illuminated domed basilica, obelisk, colonnades and fountains on a square, small figures and carriages, with dark smoke rising over the rooftops.

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Night view of St. Peter's Square and Basilica in Rome with smoke and lights, watercolour

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