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A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage that cuts through Fireland. The Channel is named after the ship on which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage...

Spiral staircase leading up to the great hall of the Bremen townhall. A sphinx among the ornate woodcarvings which flank the staircase. 1620
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Spiral staircase leading up to the great hall of the Bremen townhall....

Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate and Bavaria (1724-1799). Apollo-temple and sphinxes.
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Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Pala...

America, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Palace. Red-Indians with torches, a parrot, "America" with feather-crown rides an alligator. 1753 For Wuerzburg see 14-02-02/46-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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America, detail of the ceiling fresco, staircase, Wuerzburg Episcopal Pala...

Amalienburg, a small hunting lodge inside the Nymphenburg grounds, was built for Maria Amalia, wife of Bavarian elector Carl Albrecht. The balcony- like structure on the roof was used for pheasant- shooting. 1734-1739
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Amalienburg, a small hunting lodge inside the Nymphenburg grounds, was...

The Chapel in Charlottenburg Palace. On the canopy above the king's stall, the Prussian crown is carried by two putti and a Prussian eagle (18th).
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The Chapel in Charlottenburg Palace. On the canopy above the...

Lions' fountain in Court of Honour. Ludwigsburg Palace, Baden-Wuerttemberg, 1704-1711.
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Lions' fountain in Court of Honour. Ludwigsburg Palace, Bade...

Supraporte. Various animals, birds, and food. Augustusburg Palace, Bruehl (ca. 1750).
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Supraporte. Various animals, birds, and food. Augustusburg Palace, Bru...

Emblems of glory on the palace facade. Horizontal clock (1773).
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Emblems of glory on the palace facade. Horizontal clock (1773).

Garden scene with peacock and tent in the Garden Room of Schoenbrunn Palace (around 1770). Empress Maria Theresia used these rooms when the weather didnot permit walks in Schoenbrunn gardens.
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Garden scene with peacock and tent in the Garden Room of Schoenbrunn Pala...

Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. "Voltaire's room", the fourth guestroom in the palace, where the French philosopher lived during his stay with the King, his admirer. Birds, monkeys, and squirrels in bright colours before a yellow background.
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Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. "Voltaire's room"...

Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. The "Voltaire-room" where the French philosopher lived during his stay with the king. Ornamental woodwork on the bright-yellow walls: a crane.
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Sanssouci Palace, country seat of King Frederic II of Prussia. The "Voltaire-roo...