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House of the Black Hall, Herculaneum
View from the tablinum to the peristyle of the House of the Black Hall in Herculaneum.
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Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in, Uji
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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Seiden Hall, Shuri Castle
The Seiden royal audience hall of Shuri Castle, Okinawa, Japan. Today's building is a fully reconstructed version of the medieval building which was destroyed in 1945 CE.
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Persepolis
Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire from the reign of Darius I (the Great, r. 522-486 BCE) until its destruction in 330 BCE. Its name comes from the Greek Perses-polis (Persian City), but the Persians knew...
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Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera, otherwise known as the 'Temple of the Pure Water Spring', is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The site is famous for its impressive viewing platform, three-storey Koyasu pagoda and the medicinal pure waters of the...
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Byodo-in
Byodo-in is a Buddhist temple complex at Uji, south of Kyoto, which was founded in 1052 CE by the important court official and regent Fujiwara no Yorimichi. The large Phoenix Hall is one of the finest surviving examples of architecture...
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Stein-am-Rhein's Town Hall Square
The riverside town of Stein-am-Rhein, located in the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, is arguably the country's best-preserved (and prettiest) medieval town. Lying at the point where the Rhine River...
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L'Anse aux Meadows - Reconstructed Hall
Reconstructed Viking dwelling from the archaeological site of L'Anse aux Meadows, a Viking settlement in Newfoundland, North America, which was built and occupied around 1000 CE. It could house up to 70-90 people...
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View of Main Hall at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple
Founded in 645 CE, Sensoji Temple grew in popularity in the mid-9th century CE and remained a center of culture and worship in Tokyo. The temple is located in Tokyo's historic Asakusa ward.
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Main Hall, Ninna-ji
The Main Hll or Kondo of the Buddhist temple site of Ninna-ji just outside Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 888 CE.