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Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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Remains of the much-vaunted German "Westwall" which could not stop the Allies' invasion and liberation of France. Today the concrete fortifications disappear in the dunes of fashionable beaches. Dunes near Cap Ferret.
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Remains of the much-vaunted German "Westwall" which could not stop the Allies' i...

Austrian soldiers take a Venetian battery installed on the roof of the defense barracks of Fort Malghera at 6 o'clock in the morning, May 27 1849.
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Austrian soldiers take a Venetian battery installed on the roof of the defense...

Double spout and bridge vessel with hummingbirds, Nasca culture, Peru, 200 BCE-600 CE. Decorated with several hummingbirds flying around two flowers at the base of the spouts. Hummingbirds were considered intermediaries or manifestations of the mountain gods. After painting, slip was applied and the vessel fired and burnished to a characteristic glossy finish. Ethno 1913.10-29.1
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Double spout and bridge vessel with hummingbirds, Nasca culture, Peru, 200 BCE-6...

Lintel 24, one of three panels from structure 23 at Yaxchilan, Mexico. It represents a bloodletting ritual performed by the king of Yaxchilan, Shield Jaguar II, and his wife, Lady K'ab'al Xook. The Maya king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. The glyphs in the text at the top indicate the event and the date, 709 CE.
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Lintel 24, one of three panels from structure 23 at Yaxchilan, Mexico. It repre...

Stone stele depicting Mayan ruler "Kan Boar" ( K'an-Ak, 458-486) holding staff or spear. Maya classic era. Tikal, Guatemala; 5th century BCE.
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Stone stele depicting Mayan ruler "Kan Boar" ( K'an-Ak, 458-486) holding staff o...

Stone stele depicting Mayan ruler Stormy Sky II (Siyaj Chan K'awiil II, 411-456) holding chain. Maya classic era. Tikal, Guatemala; 5th century BCE.
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Stone stele depicting Mayan ruler Stormy Sky II (Siyaj Chan K'awiil II, 411-456...

Stone carving with Maya script inscriptions from Tikal. The Maya script, commonly known as Maya hieroglyphs, was the writing system of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. Maya classic era. Tikal, Guatemala; 5th century BCE.
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Stone carving with Maya script inscriptions from Tikal. The Maya script, common...

Stone carving with a depiction of what is believed to be rain god Tlaloc. Maya classic era. Tikal, Guatemala; 5th century BCE.
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Stone carving with a depiction of what is believed to be rain god Tlaloc. Maya c...

Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on July 1st, 1520. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm. Montezuma II (or Moctezuma, 1480-1520) was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America, their capital being at the great city of Tenotchitlan (Mexico City). The story goes that when Cortes arrived in 1519, Montezuma thought the Spanish conquerors were descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl. Montezuma allowed the Spaniards to enter Tenotchitlan unopposed, and he was captured and held hostage by Cortes. Montezuma was either killed by a rock in the head from a crowd of his own people, or he was stabbed by the Spaniards, depending on who tells the story.
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Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on Ju...

Gilded gate opening on the gardens of Herrenhausen. The summer residence of the Princes of Hannover was begun in 1638.The gardens were magnificently enlarged by Sophie,wife of elector Ernst August.In 1714 her son became king George I of England.
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Gilded gate opening on the gardens of Herrenhausen. The summer residence of...

Herrenhausen palace and formal garden. The summer residence of the Princes of Hannover was begun in 1638.The gardens were magnificently enlarged by Sophie,wife of elector Ernst August.In 1714 her son became king George I of England.
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Herrenhausen palace and formal garden. The summer residence of...

One of 8 baroque vases(1710/11)in Herrenhausen gardens. The summer residence of the Princes of Hannover was begun in 1638.The gardens were magnificently enlarged by Sophie,wife of elector Ernst August.In 1714 her son became king George I of England.
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One of 8 baroque vases(1710/11)in Herrenhausen gardens. The summer residence of...