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The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in southern Jordan. It is a narrow gorge that winds its way approximately 1.2 kilometres (3/4 mi) and ends at Petra's most elaborate ruin, the Treasury (Al Khazneh). The...

The first glimpse of Petra's Treasury (Al-Khazneh) upon exiting the Siq. The famous façade, known today as the Treasury, was originally a rock-cut tomb with a two-story façade, 24.9 m wide and almost 40 m high. Both stories are embellished...

Monument at the Site of the Battle of Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina.

Patriot soldiers are slaughtered by British and Loyalist dragoons at the Battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina (29 May 1780), wood engraving by John Reuben Chapin, 19th century. New York Public Library.

The cockpit of a Lancaster bomber, the main strike bomber of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (1939-45).

A Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber about to take off to bomb Duisburg during the battle of the Ruhr (March-July 1943) in the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums, London)

A photograph of the damage inflicted on the Essen Krupps AG locomotive factory by the Royal Air Force during the battle of the Ruhr (March-July 1943) during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums, London)

A 1943 photograph of an 88mm anti-aircraft gun used by Germany during the Second World War (1939-45). These guns were usually placed in batteries of six or eight guns.(German Federal Archives)

North American grizzly bear and her cub, photo taken by Tim Rains. Denali National Park and Reserve.

Bear Dance, hand-colored lithograph by George Catlin, 1844. Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, USA.