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  • Visitors to the ancient site of Stonehenge celebrate the Summer Solstice on the morning of June 21st - the longest day - by dancing in circles while holding hands. The Stonehenge site is a place of pilgrimage for neo-druids and those following pagan or neo-pagan beliefs. The midsummer sunrise began attracting modern visitors in 1870s. Today the stones are owned by English Heritage, the guardians of ancient and historical structures. Most years, substantial police and barriers prevent on-lookers from approaching the stones but on this occasion, revellers were allowed to party long after the early 4.15am sunrise. Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire. Composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones it is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC and served as an outdoor observatory from where to watch the constellations. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986.
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  • In the foreground a local dog lies down in the afternoon heat on rutted ancient Roman flag stones while in the background tourists walk down the old highway in Pompeii, Italy. Next to his exhausted body, the grooved ruts carved by wooden wheels can still be seen next to a large stepping stone which let chariots ride over the stone yet allowed pedestrians to step over the road. Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. It was completely buried during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD. The volcano covered Pompeii under many metres of ash, and it was lost for over 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is a main tourist attraction of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pompeii has become a popular tourist destination; with approximately 2.5 million visitors a year, it is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.
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  • Visitors cross Patio das Escolas to admire the bell tower and Via Latina of Coimbra University, one of the oldest and illustrious universities and places of learning in the world, on 17th July, at Coimbra, Portugal. King Dinis founded a university in 1290 and transferred it to Coimbra in 1537 where theology, medicine and law were mostly studied. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • The ancient Parthenon (circa 400 BC, the largest Doric temple ever built) sits on Acropolis hill surrounded by global tourists and scaffolding. Here the modern world's philosophy was born, once the centre of classical Greek culture which the world has inherited for its laws and forward-thinking. Mounted above the Athenian city within fortified 60m high walls, its history is a World Heritage Site, important because of its "universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex." The establishment of democracy, took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world.
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  • Interior of the Kitchen at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
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  • Interior of the Physician's Room at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
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  • Reconstructed huts of the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
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  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
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  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
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  • The vaulted roof and tall columns in the central nave of Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Austere architecture is in keeping with the Cistercian regard for simplicity. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-14-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, German spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Names of those who died from injuring while at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
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  • Interior of the Cabin for the Wounded at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
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  • Interior of the Cabin for the Wounded at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-157-20-06-2018.jpg
  • Interior of the Cabin for the Wounded at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-156-20-06-2018.jpg
  • Interior of the Surgery Cabin at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-154-20-06-2018.jpg
  • Reconstructed huts of the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-153-20-06-2018.jpg
  • Reconstructed huts of the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-152-20-06-2018.jpg
  • Visitors climb steps between the rocky gorge at the WW2-era Franja Partisan Hospital, on 20th June 2018, near Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia. From December 1943 until the end of the war as part of a broadly organized resistance movement against the Fascist and Nazi occupying forces, the hospital was set in a deep gorge in rural Slovenia where fighters were brought in from many areas to be treated in this secret location. 578 were treated here but the mortality rate were only 10% and the site was never discovered by German forces. Franja is in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites.
    slovenia-150-20-06-2018.jpg
  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
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  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
    leuven_beguinhof-08-24-03-2017.jpg
  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
    leuven_beguinhof-07-24-03-2017.jpg
  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
    leuven_beguinhof-02-24-03-2017.jpg
  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
    leuven_beguinhof-05-24-03-2017.jpg
  • The protected UNESCO World heritage Site at the Grand Beguinage in the historic city of Leuven, on 24th March 2017, in Belgium. The Grand Béguinage of Leuven, or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets south of the city. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining béguinages in the Low Countries. Founded in 1232, it was a community for women (Beguines), widows or spinsters wishing for a religious but independent life. It is now an area for professors, students and staff of Leuven University.
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  • Beneath statues outside the library, Pharmacy students in traditional uniform await fellow-musicians before performing to tourist coaches in Praca da Porta Ferrea, on 17th July, at Coimbra University, Portugal. King Dinis founded a university in 1290 and transferred it to Coimbra in 1537 where theology, medecine and law were mostly studied. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A carved statue outside Coimbra University's Faculty of Letters on Praca da Porta Ferrea, on 17th July, at Coimbra, Portugal. King Dinis founded a university in 1290 and transferred it to Coimbra in 1537 where theology, medicine and law were mostly studied. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Statue of King Dinis with the exteriors of the Department of Mathematics on the left, and the Faculty of Science and Technology to the right, on Largo D. Dinis in Coimbra University, on 17th July, at Coimbra, Portugal. King Dinis founded a university in 1290 and transferred it to Coimbra in 1537 where theology, medicine and law were mostly studied. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_coimbra-08-17-07-2016.jpg
  • A carved statue outside Coimbra University's Faculty of Letters on Praca da Porta Ferrea, on 17th July, at Coimbra, Portugal. King Dinis founded a university in 1290 and transferred it to Coimbra in 1537 where theology, medicine and law were mostly studied. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_coimbra-14-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Beneath tall columns and pillars is the altar and crucifix in the central nave of Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Austere architecture is in keeping with the Cistercian regard for simplicity. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-03-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Tiles and polychrome terracotta statues of Portuguese kings adorn the walls of the former 18th century chapel, King's Hall (Sala dos Reis) in Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-12-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Beneath tall columns in the central nave and surounded by angels, is the tomb of Pedro I in Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Austere architecture is in keeping with the Cistercian regard for simplicity. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-15-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Seen through restored cloister pillars of the cloister of Dom Dinis, is the main church of Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Austere architecture is in keeping with the Cistercian regard for simplicity. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A foot-worn tomb on the ground of the cloister of Dom Dinis at Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-08-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Polychrome terracotta statues of Portuguese kings adorn the walls of the former 18th century chapel, King's Hall (Sala dos Reis) in Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-04-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Beneath tall columns and pillars is the altar and crucifix in the central nave of Alcobaca Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca), on 16th July, at Alcobaca, Portugal. The monastery was completed in 1223 for the Cistercian order and added to further by King Dinnis (Dennis) who built the main cloister and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Austere architecture is in keeping with the Cistercian regard for simplicity. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_alcobaca-02-16-07-2016.jpg
  • Spectators watch live TV coverage of the Diving event at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Spectators watch live TV coverage of the Diving event with young Team GB athlete Tom Daley at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Spectators watch live TV coverage of the Diving event with young Team GB athlete Tom Daley at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics43-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Spectators watch live TV coverage of the Diving event with Team GB athletes Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics41-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Spectators watch live TV coverage of the Diving event at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics40-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Direction signs and spectators at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics38-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, spectators and other sports fans stand or sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics27-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics24-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs and benches at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics26-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics23-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Olympic 2012 banner and Sir Christopher Wren architecture at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics19-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Direction signs and spectators at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics18-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, Swedish spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics17-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, British spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
    greenwich_olympics13-30-07-2012.jpg
  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, British spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Watching live TV coverage of Equestrian events, British spectators and other sports fans sit in summer deckchairs at the old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Greenwich Park is hosting the Olympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event of the Modern Pentathlon. The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.
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  • Elite ceremonial soldiers called Evzones or Proedriki Froura (Presidential Guard), parade on Acropolis Hill, Athens. This special contingent of the light infantry unit are on duty at the Acropolis during the national holiday of 'No Day,' celebrating the day when Mussolini was denied a marching route through Greece in 1941. The Acropolis was once the centre of classical Greek culture which the world has inherited for its laws and philosophical thinking. Mounted above the Athenian city within fortified 60m high walls, its history is a World Heritage Site, important because of its "universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex." The establishment of democracy, took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world.
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  • In the peristyle of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii is a fresco  where an ancient painted mural to the Greek Goddess Urania was unearthed from volcanic ash after 2,000 years. In Greek mythology, Urania which stems from the Greek word for 'heavenly' or 'of heaven', was the muse of astronomy. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus, usually depicted as having a globe in her left hand, she can foretell the future by the arrangement of the stars and is often associated with Universal Love and the Holy Spirit. Those who are most concerned with philosophy and the heavens are dearest to her. Painted before the catastrophic eruption of Versuvius in AD79, the frescoes have been uncovered from metre-layers of ash and pumice but are now fading from moisture and cracked plaster.
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  • Having just unearthed more bodies from layers of volcanic ash and pumice, an archaeologist's assistant pauses for a cigarette, kneeling beside a victim of the AD79 eruption of Mount Versuvius over the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. Buried beneath huge amounts of toxic material this person was suffocated and crushed from falling debris. Preserved in a shell of volcanic material it is to be removed from this site on top of a villa roof where, it is calculated, this citizen was one of the last to die, having climbed 4 metres above ground level to await its fate. The Italian man ears a red t-shirt and holds a pick that has scraped and brushed away the soil to reveal the human form which also shows another body beneath. Others litter the rooftop too proving that many survivors of the first eruption perished after the second many hours later.
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  • In an archaeologists' shed at the site of further excavations in Pompeii, Italy, the bones of an ancient Roman citizen is spread out on a metal sheet after being uncovered from Volcanic ash and pumice. Pompeii was buried beneath metres of toxic material from Mount Versuvius in May AD79 and this person was suffocated then crushed from falling debris. Preserved in a shell of volcanic material it is to be examined for desease yielding clues as to its lifestyle and eating habits. The skeletal remains are clearly identifiable with spinal column vertibrae, one jaw still containing teeth and various pieces of bone have been recovered. Many bodies littered a rooftop here proving that many survivors of the first eruption perished after the second many hours later.
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  • In the Villa of the Vettii in Pompeii we see a fresco in the lararium where a shrine to Roman guardian spirits of the household was situated. Family members performed daily rituals here to guarantee their protection by these domestic spirits. The first two characters are the deeply venerated 'lares' (presumed sons of Mercury and Lara) depicted as two young men in dancing postures, holding drinking horns that guaranteed prosperity. In the centre is the 'genius'. She is another guardian and fertility spirit ensuring the family line (gens) would continue and she wears the 'toga praetexta', bordered in purple, the garment of high-ranking Roman magistrates. Painted before the catastrophic eruption of Versuvius in AD79, these frescoes have been uncovered from metre-layers of volcanic ash and pumice but are now fading from moisture and cracked plaster...
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  • Local schoolchildren watch Irish ploughman Tom Nixon leading Shire horses Nobby and Heath as they plough an on-going heritage wheat-growing area in Ruskin Park, a public green space in the borough of Southwark, on 9th February 2018, in London, England. The Friends of Ruskin Park are again growing heritage wheat and crops together with the Friends of Brixton Windmill and Brockwell Bake Association. Shire horses are descended from the medieval warhorse but are a breed under threat. Operation Centaur, which maintains the last working herd of Shires in London is dedicated to the protection and survival of the breed. It is an organization set up to promote the relevance of the horse as a contemporary working animal in partnership with humans. This takes the form of heritage skills in conservation and agriculture, transportation, discovery, learning and therapy.
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  • Local schoolchildren watch Irish ploughman Tom Nixon leading Shire horses Nobby and Heath as they plough an on-going heritage wheat-growing area in Ruskin Park, a public green space in the borough of Southwark, on 9th February 2018, in London, England. The Friends of Ruskin Park are again growing heritage wheat and crops together with the Friends of Brixton Windmill and Brockwell Bake Association. Shire horses are descended from the medieval warhorse but are a breed under threat. Operation Centaur, which maintains the last working herd of Shires in London is dedicated to the protection and survival of the breed. It is an organization set up to promote the relevance of the horse as a contemporary working animal in partnership with humans. This takes the form of heritage skills in conservation and agriculture, transportation, discovery, learning and therapy.
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  • Local schoolchildren watch Irish ploughman Tom Nixon leading Shire horses Nobby and Heath as they plough an on-going heritage wheat-growing area in Ruskin Park, a public green space in the borough of Southwark, on 9th February 2018, in London, England. The Friends of Ruskin Park are again growing heritage wheat and crops together with the Friends of Brixton Windmill and Brockwell Bake Association. Shire horses are descended from the medieval warhorse but are a breed under threat. Operation Centaur, which maintains the last working herd of Shires in London is dedicated to the protection and survival of the breed. It is an organization set up to promote the relevance of the horse as a contemporary working animal in partnership with humans. This takes the form of heritage skills in conservation and agriculture, transportation, discovery, learning and therapy.
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  • A Paddy Power betting outlet and the mural about Dartford's industrial heritage by Gary Drostle on One Bell Corner in the Kentish town’s pedestrianised High Street, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. The mural is entitled 'One Town That Changed The World' (2000) and celebrates the unique Industrial heritage of Dartford in Kent. London artist Gary Drostle is an award winning artist specialising in site specific art, painted murals, floor and wall mosaics and mosaic sculptures.
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  • An engineer polishes a Thomas the Tank Engine locomotive whilst in sidings on the Bluebell Railway at Kingscote, England. The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex, England. Steam trains are operated between Sheffield Park and Kingscote, with an intermediate station at Horsted Keynes. The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers. It has the largest collection (over 30) of steam locomotives in the UK, the first preserved standard gauge steam-operated passenger railway in the world to operate a public service, running its first train on 7 August 1960.
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  • A male passenger is asleep with his mouth open, leaning his head on a bus window as it passes the background pillars of the Bank of England in the financial district City of London. On the exterior of the bus are the words: "We've got to get this city to work," an advertising slogan used by London Transport to seduce commuters from their cars and back on to public transport which is one of the most expensive world capitals on which to travel by bus, train or underground. This style of bus is a traditional design called a 'Routemaster' which has been in service on the capital's roads since 1954 and is nowadays only seen on heritage routes such as these destination: Victoria, Bond Street, Oxford Street, Holborn and Bank (the Bank of England). From any angle, the bus is easily recognisable as that classic British transport icon.  The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • Marking the centenary of the the beginning of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, visitors to the Heritage Lottery funded, Fields of Battle Lands of Peace Street Gallery in St James's Park, central London, an outdoor exhibition of photography by Michael St Maur Sheil's 7-year project recording the landscapes of battefields along the Western front. Aerial views of Beaumont Hamel trenches include scarring in the land by shell holes. Across the world, remembrance ceremonies for this historic conflict that affected world nations.
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  • The day after its catastrophic blaze, firefighters continue to assess fire damage from their ladders, to the Queen's official residence at Windsor Castle, on 20th November 1992, in London, England. The most northerly corner of this old building that caught fire in a private chapel on the first floor of the north-east wing. Spreading quickly, damaging St George's Hall, which is often used for banquets. In all, one hundred rooms were damaged in the fire and intense public debate was sparked about whether the taxpayer should foot the repair bill, as the castle is owned by the British Government and not the Royal Family. But the Queen agreed to meet 70% of the costs, and opened Buckingham Palace to the public to generate extra funds. The £40m restoration took five years. Windsor is the largest inhabited castle in the world and partly dates to the time of the Norman King William the Conquerer.
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  • A detail of a second world war Canadian veteran's chest, festooned with gleaming military campaign medals that symbolise an era of conflict, warfare and especially of survival. Seen as a close-up of polished silver, gold and zinc-alloy, we see only the upper body minus the face of this old soldier whose campaigns include the D-Day landings at Normandy in 1944 because at the bottom of his rack of fine insignia is a badge denoting the Normandy Veterans Association. Elsewhere, a medal is worn for service in Palestine. The unseen gentleman wears a Canadian pin at the top and the contribution of his fellow-countrymen as members of the British Commonwealth is recognised in battlefield cemeteries around the world. But on this day, the 11th November, old soldiers like him march past London's Cenotaph to remember friends who did not return from war.
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  • 1990s staff of the BBC work at the broadcaster's World Service station, 21st June 2018, in London, England. The BBC World Service occupied four wings of the building. Broadcasting from Bush House lasted for 70 years, from winter 1941 to summer 2012. Sections of Bush House were completed and opened over a period of 10 years: Centre Block was opened in 1925, North-West Wing in 1928, North-East Wing in 1929, South-East Wing in 1930, and South-West Wing in 1935. The full building complex was completed in 1935. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • The two iconic towers of Wembley Stadium are demolished during the the large regeneration of the famous football venue and surrounding district, on 6th December 2002, in London, England. Wembley Stadium, was the most famous football ground in the world. Because England was the birthplace of the modern game and shared with Scotland the founding role in international football, Wembley, as it evolved into England's national stadium, gained worldwide regard as the citadel of football and as hallowed ground. After England began playing teams other than Scotland at Wembley in 1951, the world's national sides considered an invitation to play there a great honour. England played 223 matches at old Wembley including the historic 1966 Jules Rimet World Cup Final.
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  • First World War memorial soldier beneath the Bank of England (L) and the columns of Royal Exchange. The tall and solid Corinthian pillars of the 3rd Royal Exchange built in 1842 by Sir William Tite. Looking upwards towards a memorial that commemorates the dead from the First World War of 1914-18 between the converging pillars of the Cornhill Exchange building and beyond, to the famous Bank of England in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. It is wholly owned by the Treasury Solicitor on behalf of the Government, with independence in setting monetary policy.
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  • The rare Victoria Cross is worn on the chest of the celebrated Nepali war veteran Bhanu Bhagta Gurung (also written Bhanubhakta), an ex-soldier of the British Gurkha regiment who in the second world war, earned his medals from repeated bravery against Japanese positions in Burma. He sits here on the terrace of his home, above the misty valley of Gorkha, Central Nepal. He is one of the last survivors of the remarkably brave men  who helped defeat the enemy in the jungles of south-east Asia. Gurung is the name of his Nepalese tribe (like the Sherpas who also come from the high Himalayan Kingdom). His company commander described him as "a smiling, hard-swearing and indomitable soldier who in a battalion of brave men was one of the bravest". Born September 1921 - died March 1 2008.
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  • Two heads wearing aviation caps seen just over the striped wings of a WW2-era P-51 Mustang fighter plane during the world's largest aviation airshow at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, at Oshkosh Air Venture, the world’s largest air show in Wisconsin USA. Close to a million populate the mass fly-in over the week, a pilgrimage worshipping all aspects of flight. The event annually generates $85 million in revenue over a 25 mile radius from Oshkosh. The event is presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), a national/international organization based in Oshkosh. The airshow is seven days long and typically begins on the last Monday in July. The airport's control tower is the busiest control tower in the world during the gathering
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  • The names of battles in nothern France, scenes of slaughter and sacrifice for young men of the First World War, seen on a memorial at Wincheters College, England where many old boys schooled here and who went on to become leaders and officers in the trenches. The lost generation of British youth is displayed on such memorials across the country, killed at Arras, Bapaume and Vimy - and especially on the Somme during the conflict called 'the war to end all wars'. World War I (WWI) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. Ultimately, more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed.
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  • A pedestrian points towards a London site next to a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • An elderly couple walk past a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • A 1990s exterior of Bush House, 21st June 2018, in London, England. The BBC World Service occupied four wings of the building. Bush House is a Grade II listed building at the southern end of Kingsway between Aldwych and the Strand in London, previously served as the headquarters of the BBC World Service. Broadcasting from Bush House lasted for 70 years, from winter 1941 to summer 2012. Sections of Bush House were completed and opened over a period of 10 years: Centre Block was opened in 1925, North-West Wing in 1928, North-East Wing in 1929, South-East Wing in 1930, and South-West Wing in 1935. The full building complex was completed in 1935. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • The field of stelae of the outdoor Holocaust Memorial, a reminder of Jewish persecution and anti-Semitism in Europe during the second world war. U.S. architect Peter Eisenman's controversial design was chosen as a fitting tribute to the Jews that died before and during World War II as part of Hitler's plan to exterminate them. Eisenman's design is quite unique and has drawn both praise and criticism. Occupying about 205,000 square feet (19,000 square meters) of space near the Brandenburg Gate and just a short distance from where the ruins of Hitler's bunker is buried, the Berlin Holocaust Memorial is made up of 2,711 gray stone slabs that bear no markings, such as names or dates.
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  • Visitors pay respects to the war dead from the first world war at the Sir Edward Lutyens designed Thiepval memorial, the largest British war memorial in the world ? there were more than 57,000 British casualties in a single day during the battle of the Somme. A total of 700,000 troops were killed on the Western Front, of whom 300,000 have no known grave..
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  • A lady stoops to fetch something from her bag at a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of Eros, the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • An adult points out a London site next to a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • Pedestrians point towards a London site next to a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • A pigeon takes off from approaching pedestrians next to a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • A pedestrian points towards a London site next to a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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  • A couple walk past a temporary construction hoarding beneath the partially hidden statue of the world famous London Victorian-era landmark, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, on 25th February 2020, in London, England. Eros, or the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom. Moved after World War II from its original position in the centre, it was erected in 1892–1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury, who was a famous Victorian politician and philanthropist. The monument is surmounted by Alfred Gilbert's winged nude statue generally, though mistakenly, known as Eros. This has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture."
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