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Budapest - Raven with gold ring

In the middle of the 15th century, Hungary had bad luck hanging on to its foreign kings: Two of them died unexpectedly within seven years. They suffered amidst plague, treachery, and foreign encroachment and seemed all but doomed to lose their hold on bloodline and border. At this dark moment, the Hungarians looked to a 15 year old boy, Matthias for salvation. According to legend, Matthias’ mother sent for him with a raven with a ring in its beak.

​  The raven supposedly flew non-stop from Transylvania to Prague and thus the boy king of Ravens was crowned. The raven-with-ring motif became part of the family crest, as well as the family name: Corvinus (Latin for “raven”).
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St Petersburg - twin rostral towers

   A rostral column is a type of victory column, originating in ancient Greece and Rome where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. Traditionally, rostra – the prows or rams of captured ships – were mounted on the columns. Rostral columns of the modern world include the Columbus Memorial at Columbus Circle in New York City,  and the paired Saint Petersburg Rostral Columns.

​   ​Once, at this point where the River Neva splits in two - the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva, St. Petersburg's main port was located. During the planning of Birzhevaya Ploshchad in 1810 the decision was taken to install two beacons indicating the two channels. The architect of the Old Stock Exchange, decided to build the towers in the style of Roman rostral columns - victory columns on which the prows ("rostra") of captured enemy ships were mounted. 
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Cesky Krumlov - Czech Republic.  Torture museum.

   Českyý Krumlov is a city in the South Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. It’s bisected by the Vltava River, and dominated by its 13th-century castle.

   ​Seen here is a torture spiked chair at the museum.
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Puente Nuevo - Spain
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The Puente Nuevo is one of three bridges that span the 120-metre-deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain.
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Buskers in Prague
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What is this?  Undoubtedly a very hard way to earn a buck.
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Port Arthur,  Australia
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Remains of the old convict prison building. 

(Perhaps busking is not such a bad idea)
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Petra - Jordan
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The entrance to the old Nabataen city of Petra, and originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu.  It is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan.
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Olive tree, Bar,  Montenegro.

​The Old Olive Tree, a symbol of the city of Bar, is the oldest tree in Europe and is believed to have stood in the same position for over 2,000 years!
It still bears fruit.
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The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India

​  The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is a heritage   five-star hotel in the Colaba region of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, next to the Gateway of India.
  Historically it was known as the "Taj Mahal Hotel"  or the "Taj Palace Hotel" or simply "the Taj".
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Tree carvings - Legerwood Tasmania, Australia

   Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees are trees sculpted into World War One soldiers in Dorset, Tasmania. The 25 statues depict the fallen men they were planted for in 1918.

​   In 2001, a report indicated that the trees were no longer safe and the community were devastated that the memorials would be lost. By 2004, it was decided that each of the stumps would be carved into the likeness of each soldier.

   A chainsaw carver, Eddie Freeman of Ross, was asked by the Legerwood Hall and Reserves Committee to sculpt the masterpieces. Various scenes depicting world War One were also carved.
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Departmental store,  Paris, France
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Inside of the The Galeries Lafayette - an upmarket French department store chain located  on Boulevard Haussmann 
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Royal Cenotaph - Rajasthan - India
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Considered as one of the finest examples of Rajasthani art and architecture, Devi Kund Saga attracts large number of tourist every year. It is a cremation ground of the royal family of Bikaner. Various cenotaphs in the memory of kings and queens are built here.
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Holocaust Monument - Budapest

Found in the rear patio of the Dohány Street Synagogue. The garden is named after Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of lives.

The Holocaust Memorial Park was built in memoriam of the Hungarian Jewish victims murdered by the Nazis. The centre piece is a metal weeping willow – funded by American actor Tony Curtis whose father was a Hungarian Jew – with the name of each of 30,000 victims delicately inscribed on each metal leaf.

Upside down, the tree resembles a menorah, while in front of it are Tablets of Stone, symbolically stripped of inscriptions. Behind the willow tree you find the symbolic tomb of Raoul Wallenberg, as well as the Serpent Slayer statue built in his honour
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Disneyland Park, Hong Kong
It has to be a Disney park, only which one was the decision.
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Astronomical Clock,  Old Town Square,  Prague

The Prague astronomical clock, or Prague, is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. 

In the Middle Ages this 600 year old clock was considered one of the wonders of the world.
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Porto, Portugal

Barrels of port, waiting to be tasted. They can't see my hand is up as a volunteer taster
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Porto,  Portugal

The Maria Pia Bridge is a railway bridge built in 1877, and attributed to Gustave Eiffel, situated over the Portuguese northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
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Town Square - Siena - Italy
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Piazza del Campo is the principal public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity.

​Salone del Gran Consiglio; the largest council chamber of this palace, was built in the early 14th century. The style and design of the palace still holds originality and presents a panoramic view of the surrounding areas.
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Torri di San Gimignano - Italy

   San Gimignano holds its fame in Tuscany due to its numerous towers that form a skyline that can be seen for miles from the surrounding towns and countryside.  Most of the towers are constructed during the Medieval Age and a lot of Gothic and Romanesque architecture can also be found here.

   A dispute started between two economically powerful families living in San Gimignano, namely the Guelphs and Ghibellines. As a result of this rivalry, each family built better and higher towers to show its economical stability and power.

  "Whatever you can do, I can do better"
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