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Valkyrie
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Valkyrie

A Valkyrie is a figure in Norse mythology depicted as a warrior woman on horseback, a wolf or boar, and armed with a spear, who decides the fate of warriors in battle and carries the dead to Odin’s Valhalla. Valkyrie means "chooser...
Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall
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Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall

A reconstruction of a Viking longhouse or mead hall, the great hall of rulers and scene of Norse drinking parties or sumbl. This example, at the ring castle Fyrkat near Hobro, Denmark, is 28.5 metres long.
Togudo Hall, Ginkaku-ji
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Togudo Hall, Ginkaku-ji

The Togudo Hall, Ginkaku-ji. It was originally the private residence of the retired shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (l. 1436-1490 CE, r. 1449-1474 CE). Built in the late 15th century CE, the hall contains the oldest surviving...
Main Hall, Horyuji
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Main Hall, Horyuji

The Main Hall (aka Golden Hall) or Kondo of the Buddhist Horyuji monastery, Nara, Japan. 607 CE.
Prunksaal (State Hall), Austrian National Library, Vienna
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Prunksaal (State Hall), Austrian National Library, Vienna

Prunksaal (State Hall) is the central structure of the old imperial library and part of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. It was build between 1721-1723. Located in the hall are marble statues...
Haakon's Hall, Bergen
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Haakon's Hall, Bergen

Haakon's Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Bergen, and the symbol of the monarchy in the city. The medieval royal residence and banquet hall was built from stone during the 13th century by King Håkon Håkonsson (r.1217-1263...
Main Hall, Daigoji
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Main Hall, Daigoji

The Main Hall (Kondo, aka Golden Hall) of the Buddhist temple complex Daigoji, Kyoto, Japan. Kamakura Period (1185-1333 CE).
Great Hypostyle Hall Columns, Karnak
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Great Hypostyle Hall Columns, Karnak

Low-angle view of the columns at the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple, Egypt, built during the 19th Dynasty (c. 1290-1224 BCE).
Djed Pillars, Hall of Osiris, Abydos
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Djed Pillars, Hall of Osiris, Abydos

A scene from the Hall of Osiris at Abydos which shows the raising of djed pillars, symbols of stability.
Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in
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Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in

The Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in, Uji, founded in 1052 CE by Fujiwara no Yorimichi during the Heian Period. A Buddhist temple site dedicated to Amida. South of Kyoto, Japan.
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