Eiffel Tower and Building, 7th Arrondissement, Paris, Ile-de-France, France | Garry Black | AssetID: 136593726
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Eiffel Tower 9 Poster
Amazing Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on cloudy day, edited, toned, paris 2007 | Alexander Hafemann | AssetID: 76040898
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Italy, Rome, Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica Post Card
AssetID: 132268466 / {f_s.displayNode(‘holidayShip’,f_c);}0 / Italy, Rome, Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica
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the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol building and the Posters
AssetID: 124941682 / {selectorRealviewBg:e_V,workspaceRealviewBg:e_V}7 / the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol building and the The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States , Abraham Lincoln . It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. across from the Washington Monument The architect was Henry Bacon , the sculptor of the primary statue – Abraham Lincoln , 1920 – was Daniel Chester French , and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin . It is one of several monuments built to honor an American president . The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address . The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King 's “I Have a Dream ” speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom . Like other monuments on the National Mall – including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial , Korean War Veterans Memorial , and National World War II Memorial – the memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 1966. It is open to the public 24 hours a day. In 2007, it was ranked seventh on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects . Description above from the Wikipedia article Lincoln Memorial, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here. This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.
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Paris, France 3 Postcard
The interior of a second-hand bookshop Sweden. Post Card
AssetID: 98413158 / Alexander Crispin / The interior of a second-hand bookshop Sweden. Stockholm Public Library (Swedish : Stockholms stadsbibliotek or Stadsbiblioteket ) is a library building in Stockholm , Sweden , designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund , and one of the city's most notable structures. The name is today used for both the main library itself as well as the municipal library system of the City of Stockholm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stockholm Public Library, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here. This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.
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