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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Tomb of Emperor Gaozong (649-683 CE) and his wife and successor, Empress Wu Zetian, in Qianlang, Province of Shaanxi. The "Road of Spirits" leading to the tomb is lined with stone statue of kings, princes and mandarins who attended the funeral. See 05-01-02/42-45
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Tomb of Emperor Gaozong (649-683 CE) and his wife and successor, Empress Wu Ze...

Tomb of Emperor Gaozong (649-683 CE) in Qianlang, Province of Shaanxi. The "Road of Spirits" is lined with statues of dignitaries who attended the funeral. A group showing foreign envoys was decapitated by superstitious local farmers. See 05-01-02/42-45
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Tomb of Emperor Gaozong (649-683 CE) in Qianlang, Province of Shaanxi. The...

Life-size clay soldiers from the tomb of the first Emperor of a united China, Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE) discovered in 1974. Three different sites around the tomb hill contain some 8.000 infantrymen, cavalry, archers, charioteers and officers. See 05-01-02/46-49
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Life-size clay soldiers from the tomb of the first Emperor of a united Chin...

Life-size clay soldiers from the tomb of the first Emperor of a united China, Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE) discovered in 1974. Three different sites around the tomb hill contain some 8.000 infantrymen, cavalry, archers, charioteers and officers. See 05-01-02/46-49
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Life-size clay soldiers from the tomb of the first Emperor of a united Chin...

Head of a crossbowman of the clay army, found in three sites around the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE). The heads were individually modelled and show the different nationalities which composed the Imperial army. See 05-01-02/46-49
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Head of a crossbowman of the clay army, found in three sites around the tomb of...

Head of an officer of the clay army, found in three sites around the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (246-210 BCE). The heads are modelled individually amd show the different nationalities which formed the Imperial army. See 05-01-02/46-49
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Head of an officer of the clay army, found in three sites around the tomb of...

A statuette of Bodisatthva Quanjin, a Buddhist deity. White porcelain. Late Ming period, 17th
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A statuette of Bodisatthva Quanjin, a Buddhist deity. White porcelain....

Sixteen years after the Cultural Revolution and its destruction of religious sites and works of art, rebuilding has begun in many monasteries and in Potala Palace. Here, singing workers pound the gravel floor of a hall.
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Sixteen years after the Cultural Revolution and its destruction of religiou...

Sixteen years after the Cultural Revolution and its destruction of religious sites and works of art, rebuilding has begun in many Tibetan monasteries and in Potala Palace. Workers sift gravel, women carry heavy loads of building materials on their backs.
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Sixteen years after the Cultural Revolution and its destruction of religious...

Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his residence at the end of the 12th century. Sandstone, H: 42 cm P 430
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Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his resid...

Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his residence at the end of the 12th century. Angkor period, end 12th, early 13th Sandstone 41,5 cm
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Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his resid...

Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his residence at the end of the 12th century. Side-view of 05-01-04/52 Angkor period, end 12th, early 13th Sandstone, 41,5 cm Ka 989
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Jayavarman VII, last great Khmer king who built Angkor Thom as his resid...