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Under Fire at El Alamein
A photograph showing Allied troops under Axis fire during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) in the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)
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Iktomi Sitting by the Fire
The supernatural entity/trickster-spirit Iktomi (Unktomi) depicted sitting in human form in front of a fire cooking ducks. Image taken from modern artist Gertrude Spaller's illustration of the story of Iktomi and the Ducks included in The...
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House on Fire
House on fire.
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Fire at the Riverbank by Gauguin
An 1886 oil on canvas, Fire at the Riverbank, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Brittany using the quickly applied brushstrokes typical of the impressionism technique. (Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza...
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The Central Fire
Central fire. Image by Pixabay on Pexels.com.
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Ten Great Stupas from Around the World
A stupa is a reliquary containing the remains (relics) of an individual associated with great spiritual power and insight, most often (since the 3rd century BCE) with the Buddha (l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE). The form, a hemisphere topped by a...
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The White Tower, the Tower of London
The White Tower of the Tower of London castle, first built c. 1077-1110 CE by William the Conqueror.
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Tower of London Aerial View
An aerial view of the Tower of London castle, first built c. 1077-1110 CE by William the Conqueror. The castle was then extended and modified over the subsequent centuries.
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Toilet, Tower of London
A typical medieval toilet or garderobe. Tower of London. 11th century CE.
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Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London
A 19th century CE painting by Edouard Cibot showing Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536 CE), the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) prior to her execution in 1536 CE in the Tower of London. (Musée Rolin, Autun, Burgundy, France)
