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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of private J. F. H. Mc Carthy from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of Sergeant S. E. Tilley, wireless operator / air gunner from the Royal Air Force at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of solider L. R. Atkins from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of two soliders from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of a Greek seaman from the Greek merchant navy at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of L.R. Feasey, a New Zealand Flight Sergeant from the Royal NZ air force at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of G.R. Sutherland, private from the Australian Imperial Forces at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. Tombstone and grave of gunner F. C. Russell from the Royal Artillery at the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Benghazi. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
    Libya_Benghazi_Commonwealth_War_Ceme...tif
  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
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  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
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  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
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  • Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Benghazi. Libya.
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  • The HMAS Castlemaine, now a museum ship, permanently docked at the HM Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Launched in 1941, the Bathurst-class corvette operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor.
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  • The HMAS Castlemaine, now a museum ship, permanently docked at the HM Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Launched in 1941, the Bathurst-class corvette operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor.
    Sea_Shepherd_Melbourne_Australia_040.jpg
  • The HMAS Castlemaine, now a museum ship, permanently docked at the HM Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Launched in 1941, the Bathurst-class corvette operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor.
    Sea_Shepherd_Melbourne_Australia_044.jpg
  • The HMAS Castlemaine, now a museum ship, permanently docked at the HM Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Launched in 1941, the Bathurst-class corvette operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor.
    Sea_Shepherd_Melbourne_Australia_043.jpg
  • The HMAS Castlemaine, now a museum ship, permanently docked at the HM Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Launched in 1941, the Bathurst-class corvette operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor.
    Sea_Shepherd_Melbourne_Australia_041.jpg
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Greece Air Force Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter 689071, which is on permanent outdoor display.
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  • War memorial. Pythagoreio. Samos. Greece.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Greece Air Force Republic F-84F Thunderstreak which is on permanent outdoor display.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Greece Air Force Republic F-84F Thunderstreak which is on permanent outdoor display.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 6695 on permanent outdoor display.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_058.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 6695 on permanent outdoor display.
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  • War memorial. Pythagoreio. Samos. Greece.
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  • War memorial. Pythagoreio. Samos. Greece.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Detail closeup of the obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Detail closeup of the obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Detail closeup of the obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Detail closeup of the obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Detail closeup of the obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Fethiye. Turkey. Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
    Turkey_Fethiye_032.jpg
  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Tall obelisk war memorial monument beside the new town square. Fethiye. Mugla Province. Turkey.
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  • Base of a memorial monument honouring fallen warriors in the stadium complex.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 3rd century BC, the limestone base is in a shape of a cube, dressed with four plaques, each one carrying a shield in relief. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of crowds of people tourists at the Roman Forum walking towards the Arch of Titus. The Arch of Titus is Rome’s oldest triumphal Arch and was erected in 81 AD by Domitian after the death of the emperor Titus to honour his victory (Titus) in Judean War. The Roman Forum was the centre of political, commercial and judicial life in ancient Rome.
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  • Rome. Italy. Close-up view of the artistic detail of well-preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
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  • Rear and side view of the Palazzo dei Congressi, the congress palace in the heart of the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The building, a convention and reception hall, was a modern interpretation of the Pantheon by architect Adalberto Libera. Construction began in 1938 but was interrupted during the World War II and was finished in 1954. It lies in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
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  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Tzannetakis tower built in 1826 on the Islet of Marathonisi at the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The fortress was built by the general of the war of independence Tzannetakis Grigorakis and is a three storied structure with a terrace, battlements and four circular turrets.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. The arched entrance to the gothic Knights hospital upper floor infirmary hall in Rhodes Old Town. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. Ornate gothic arches line the stunning internal courtyard of the gothic Knights hospital in the Old Town. The hospital is now is the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_106.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Internal courtyard of the gothic Knights hospital in the Old Town; now the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Completed in 1484; the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved; oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Turkey. Ephesus. The columned parapet in front of the ruins of Temple of Domitian through the arch of the fountain of Domitian. The fountain of Pollius was built in 97 AD by Caius Sextilius Pollio who was a wealthy nobleman. Situated in a primary position, the fountain had a small pool in its front and it was adorned with a series of statues representing episodes described in Homers Odyssey following the Trojan War.
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  • Church of Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) and war memorial in the village of Pyrgos, Sanorini, Greece. The church dates back to 1660.
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  • Positano. Campania. Italy. Panoramic view on a misty cloudy day of the picture postcard town of Positano. Positano climbs upwards from the Mediterranean Sea in a maze of steps and narrow streets that snake between the steeply stacked white and pastel coloured painted houses. Once a sleepy old fishing village, Positano became the favoured getaway of film stars and jest set crowd after World War II and is the most popular sea side destination on the spectacular Amalfi coast.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the Dea Roma sculpture which is located in the niche between the two River Gods Nile and Tiber at the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio which is a building on Michelangelo’s magnificent 16th century Renaissance Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square). Dea Roma is a red and white stone composite of two earlier statues of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and war.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio staircase which is the central building on the Piazza del Campidogli. The fountain features the reclining river gods of the Tiber and the Nile and in the niche in between is the Dea Roma, a red and white stone composite of two earlier statues of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and war.
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  • Rome. Italy.  View of the 14th century Palazzo Senatorio staircase which is the central building on the Piazza del Campidogli. The fountain features the reclining river gods of the Tiber and the Nile and in the niche in between is the Dea Roma, a red and white stone composite of two earlier statues of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and war.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of the equestrian monument statue to heroine Anita Ribeiro Garibaldi on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). Anita was the Brazilian wife of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi and fought with him against in 1849 the French in the Italian war of independence. The sculpture was built in 1932 by Mario Rutelli and contains the remains of Anita in the base.
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  • Rome. Italy. View of Porta S. Pancrazio a 1854 reconstruction of the Aurelian wall gate on Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo). The original gate was built in 1644 and almost completely destroyed during the Italian war of independence against the French, however it was never taken.
    Gianicolo_Rome_Italy_025.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of crowds of people tourists at the Roman Forum walking towards the Arch of Titus. The Arch of Titus is Rome’s oldest triumphal Arch and was erected in 81 AD by Domitian after the death of the emperor Titus to honour his victory (Titus) in Judean War. The Roman Forum was the centre of political, commercial and judicial life in ancient Rome.
    Roman_Fourm_Rome_Italy-018.tif
  • Rome. Italy. Close-up view of the artistic detail of well-preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_029.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_024.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_022.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_021.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_016.tif
  • Rome. Italy. View of the well preserved Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) which is a triumphal arch situated beside the Colosseum.  It was erected in 315 AD to honour Constantine's victory over co-emperor Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Most of the reliefs on the war memorial were taken from older buildings from previous centuries which were probably disused and demolished.
    Colosseum_Rome_Italy_018.tif
  • Front view of the Palazzo dei Congressi, the congress palace in the heart of the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The building, a convention and reception hall, was a modern interpretation of the Pantheon by architect Adalberto Libera. Construction began in 1938 but was interrupted during the World War II and was finished in 1954. It lies in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
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  • Front view of the Palazzo dei Congressi, the congress palace in the heart of the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The building, a convention and reception hall, was a modern interpretation of the Pantheon by architect Adalberto Libera. Construction began in 1938 but was interrupted during the World War II and was finished in 1954. It lies in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
    EUR_Rome_Italy_075.tif
  • Side view of the Palazzo dei Congressi, the congress palace in the heart of the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The building, a convention and reception hall, was a modern interpretation of the Pantheon by architect Adalberto Libera. Construction began in 1938 but was interrupted during the World War II and was finished in 1954. It lies in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
    EUR_Rome_Italy_010.tif
  • Front view of the Palazzo dei Congressi, the congress palace in the heart of the EUR district. Rome. Italy. The building, a convention and reception hall, was a modern interpretation of the Pantheon by architect Adalberto Libera. Construction began in 1938 but was interrupted during the World War II and was finished in 1954. It lies in the district of Rome known as E.U.R., the acronym of Esposizione Universale Roma.
    EUR_Rome_Italy_009.tif
  • Memorial statue of Staikos Staikopoulos, hero of the Greek War of Independence. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. Στάικος Σταϊκόπουλος, 1799-1835
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  • Philellinon Square or Plateia Iatrou of the marble pyramid Monument. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The obelisk shaped memorial was erected 1903  in honour of French philhellenes who assisted during the war of independence
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  • Memorial statue of Staikos Staikopoulos, hero of the Greek War of Independence. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. Στάικος Σταϊκόπουλος, 1799-1835
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  • Rhodes. Greece. Gothic windows inside the Infirmary hall of the gothic Knights hospital in the Old Town. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_110.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Entrance to the Knights hospital in the Old Town which now is the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_111.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Infirmary hall with its central colonnade inside the gothic Knights hospital in the Old Town. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_109.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Ancient marble lion in the internal courtyard of the old town gothic Knights hospital. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_101.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Ancient marble lion in the internal courtyard of the old town gothic Knights hospital. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_100.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Internal courtyard of the gothic Knights hospital in the Old Town, now the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_095.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Entrance to the Knights hospital in the Old Town which now is the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Completed in 1484, the hospital was used in times of war to nurse the sick and injured from all over Christian Europe. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage listed site and the best preserved, oldest and largest living medieval city in Europe. The 4km defensive walls were built by the Knights of St John during the 13th to 15th century to defend Western Europe against the expanding Ottoman Empire. Within the walls are a medieval warren of small alleyways and magnificent historical buildings. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Rhodes_Town_094.tif
  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a scene from the war of Troy detailed on a Sarcophagus in the museum. Dating from the 3rd century AD, the Sarcophagus was found in the Wadi Khamish, west of Ptolemias.  Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. Close-up view of a figure from the war of Troy detailed on a Sarcophagus in the museum. Dating from the 3rd century AD, the Sarcophagus was found in the Wadi Khamish, west of Ptolemias.
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  • Sofia. Bulgaria. View of the stunning Aleksander Nevski Memorial church adorned with gold laden domes and the most famous landmark of Bulgaria. Named after a revered medieval Russian general and statesman, the outstanding church was built between 1882 and 1912 and commemorates the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died in the 1877-78 War of liberation. The city of Sofia is the capital of the East European country of Bulgaria.
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  • Sofia. Bulgaria. View of the tomb of the unknown solider beside the south wall on the Church of Sveta Sofia. The monument has an eternal flame and honours the Bulgarian soldiers who lost their life during World War 1. The city of Sofia is the capital of the East European country of Bulgaria.
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  • Sofia. Bulgaria. View of the stunning Aleksander Nevski Memorial church adorned with gold laden domes and the most famous landmark of Bulgaria. Named after a revered medieval Russian general and statesman, the outstanding church was built between 1882 and 1912 and commemorates the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died in the 1877-78 War of liberation. The city of Sofia is the capital of the East European country of Bulgaria.
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  • Sofia. Bulgaria. View of the stunning Aleksander Nevski Memorial church adorned with gold laden domes and the most famous landmark of Bulgaria. Named after a revered medieval Russian general and statesman, the outstanding church was built between 1882 and 1912 and commemorates the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died in the 1877-78 War of liberation. The city of Sofia is the capital of the East European country of Bulgaria.
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  • Sofia. Bulgaria. View of the stunning Aleksander Nevski Memorial church adorned with gold laden domes and the most famous landmark of Bulgaria. Named after a revered medieval Russian general and statesman, the outstanding church was built between 1882 and 1912 and commemorates the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died in the 1877-78 War of liberation. The city of Sofia is the capital of the East European country of Bulgaria.
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  • Aptera. Crete. Greece. A Machine gun installation from the German occupation period during World War two.  The ancient city of Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
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  • Church of Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) and war memorial in the village of Pyrgos, Sanorini, Greece. The church dates back to 1660.
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  • Public Park which houses the Maldon Museum and War Memorial, Maldon, Victoria, Australia. Maldon is a historic goldrush town and in 1966 was classified by the Australian National Trust as Australia's First Notable Town.
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  • Positano. Italy. View towards the Spiaggia Grande or large beach which is a hype of activity. Once a sleepy old fishing village, Positano became the favoured getaway of film stars and jest set crowd after World War II and is the most popular sea side destination on the spectacular Amalfi coast.
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  • Positano. Campania. Italy. View of the colourful Spiaggia Grande or large beach. The area is a hype of activity with swimmers, sunbathers, and colourful boats and shadowed by the steeply stacked white and pastel coloured painted houses of the picture postcard town of Positano. Once a sleepy old fishing village, Positano became the favoured getaway of film stars and jest set crowd after World War II and is the most popular sea side destination on the spectacular Amalfi coast.
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