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Ashoka Pillar
Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, India, 3rd century BCE.
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Göbekli Tepe Pillar 27, Enclosure C, Layer III
Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the youngest and Layer III the oldest and deepest. Layer III is also the most sophisticated level...
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Abacus of an Ashokan Pillar
Abacus of an Ashokan Pillar. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd century BCE.
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Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar, constructed 298-302 CE, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Basalt Pillar with Cuneiform, Armenia
An ancient balsalt pillar in the southeastern section of the Erebuni Fortress, located on the outskirts of present-day Yerevan, Armenia. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)
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Palace of Facets Pillar
The central pillar of the Palace of Facets in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. The Palace of Facets was completed in 1492. Photo taken in 2007.
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Chinese Pillar Support in the Form of a Kneeling Demon
This pillar support comes from the Buddhist caves at Xiangtangshan, Hebei Province, China and is shaped like a kneeling demon. It is made of limestone and dates from the era of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557 CE). (Royal Ontario Museum...
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Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar
Pillar at the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones), Evora, Portugal showing human skulls and bones. The Chapel of Bones was constructed by Franciscan monks in the late 16th century CE. Photo taken 2016 CE.
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The Pillar of Apollo
The Pillar of Apollo on Kolona Hill, Aegina, Greece. The last remnant of the Temple of Apollo and Acropolis complex which stood on the site in the days of Aegina's glory.
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Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (UNESCO/NHK)
This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. Source...