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Workers Dismantling Semna West temple
3500 years after its construction, the temple of the fortress of Semna West was dismantled in 1964 to be rebuilt in the gardens of the new Khartoum museum.
Semna West, Sudan (1964)
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Viking Age Trade Routes in North-West Europe
Map showing some of the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) trade routes that existed in North-West Europe during this time. Among the places depicted are such major trading centres are Hededy, Ribe, Birka and Kaupang from Viking Scandinavia; York...
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West Pediment of the Parthenon (Reconstruction)
A reconstruction of the west pediment of the Parthenon where Athena and Poseidon battle for the favour of the Athenians flanked by the ancient kings of Athens, including Kekrops.
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West Pediment, Temple of Zeus, Olympia
The west pediment of the temple of Zeus at Olympia representing the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs in Thessaly. Symbolic of the greek victory over barbarians or reason over savage nature. Severe style sculpture, c. 460 BCE. Olympia...
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West Rose Window, Chartres Cathedral
The West Rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1190-1220 CE. The stained glass window shows scenes of Jesus Christ and the Last Judgement
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West Rose Window at Chartres Cathedral
Outside view of the west rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France. The window is situated just above the main entrance or Royal Portal and was installed c. 1215 CE. It measures 15.42 metres in diameter.
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Colossal Statue of a Winged Lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Colossal statue of a winged lion from the North-West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 883-859 BCE. This is one of a pair of guardian figures that flanked one of the entrances...
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Queen Mother of the West
Earthenware figurine depicting the Queen Mother of the West.
c. 2nd century CE, Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cat # 2000.106.1740.
From the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut
Overview of the colossal heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now south-eastern...
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West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of Jordan, which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the Kingdom of Nabatea) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period). Inscriptions made by Tanukhid...
