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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 of emperors and the statue of emperor Charles...

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Separation of the Church and the State
Caricature depicting the separation of the church and the state, published in Le Rire, 1905.
National Library of France, Paris.

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Medieval Azerbaijani Helmet, State of Atabegs
Medieval Azerbaijani helmet related to the period of Eldiguzids, State of Atabegs (12th century).
National Museum of Art, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Fort Mose Historic State Park: St. Augustine, Florida, USA: The clump of trees is where the remains of the fort are located. Fort Mose, the first Free Black Community in North America, was most likely the destination of the rebels under Cato/Jemmy...

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Ottoman Sword of State
An Ottoman sword of state, used during inauguration ceremonies for sultans. The sword was refitted in 1876 CE for the planned inauguration of the Ottoman sultan Murad V (r. 1876 CE). The sword is comprised of a 17th Century CE Iranian steel...

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Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State
A detail of a plate commemorating the 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy showing a priest swearing allegiance to the French state. The text translates as "I swear to maintain with all my power the Constitution". (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)

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James Monroe as Secretary of State
Portrait of James Monroe as Secretary of State in 1816, the year he was elected president of the US. Oil on canvas portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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King Mongkut of Siam in State Robes
A photograph of Mongkut (also called Phrachomklao, posthumous name Rama IV) King of Siam (r. 1851 – 1868 CE). This photograph has been taken from a glass negative by John Thomson (1837 - 1921 CE) in 1866 CE and shows King Mongkut in state...

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Homolovi State Park, Arizona
Homolovi State Park in Winslow, AZ, in the US serves as a center of research for the late migration period of the Ancestral Puebloan people and the Hopi from the 1200s to the late 1300s CE. (Video produced by KAET-TV Eight PBS. Used with...

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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (UNESCO/NHK)
Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800—1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some...