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The east gate of King Suddhodana's Palace at Tilaurakot archaeological site in Taulihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal.

An 1822 CE painting by Eugène Delacroix showing Dante and Virgil in Hell, a scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, c. 1319 CE. (Louvre, Paris)

Colombus Monument, Barcelona

Nautical chart of the North-East Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, accompanied by a circular world map. Alleged author: Cristopher Columbus (l. 1451-1506 CE) Gallica Digital Library

Mosaic at the Metro Station Avenida de America, Madrid, representing the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus (l. 1451-1506 CE).

Dante Alighieri by Domenico di Michelino. The scene, painted in 1465 CE, shows the poet in front of the mountain of Purgatory as described in his Divine Comedy, a copy of which he is holding. The cathedral of Florence can also be seen on...

This 4,000-year-old pine tree unearthed from the nearby bogland makes a stunning centrepiece for the Ceide Fields Interpretative Centre, near Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

The Ceide Fields, near Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, on the western coast of Ireland, are recognised as one of the oldest and largest Stone Age farming sites in the world, dating back to c. 3700 BCE. The walls that have been discovered so far, rest...

The Ceide Fields Interpretative Centre was opened in 1993 CE and received the Europa Nostra Diploma of Merit in 1997 CE. This impressive pyramid-shaped building is a 60 ft high, multi-award-winning centre, which explains the background and...

An artist's impression of what the Athenian Acropolis may have looked like at the time of classical Greece. From the game Old World.