The effects of erosion
The Caryatid
Ganymede (and his little pecker)
Detail from the 's-Hertogenbosch Choir Screen
The Cast Court
The shadow bird (Explored)
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Buddha Mahavairocana
Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati (Explored)
He had a dream
On patrol
King Kamehameha
Jack Swigart - To the moon and back
Eclectic
Buddha
Monument to anesthesia
Kokopelli (Explored)
A peaceful garden
Stairway to the sea (Explored)
Shield
Ancient carving
Triad
King Khufu (Cheops) (Explored)
Protective Sphynx
Room sized sphinx
Men and women
King Userkaf
Shadows of the pharoahs (Explored)
Vestal Virgin
Emperors and churches
Diptych (Explored)
Virgin Mary with wreath
Moses in the shade
Oceanus
Buddha (Explored)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Sukhothai
Paying Respect
And Neptune watches over
Looking down from the roof
Statues and spires
Mali in the City
The Lion of Venice
Guardians of the staircase
The fortress
Ornate Fireplace
Elephant on the roof
The Porch of the Caryatids
Fair maiden
And the angels sing
Saintly statue
Galileo's tomb
The Ruins of Pompeii
Leonardo Da Vinci
Rossini's tomb
Triton
Friends, Romans, Countrymen
Grumpy face
A head for eternity
Play on
Blow that horn.
Forever in the rain
Incongruous
Forever in the rain
Native Americans
Victor Emmanuel
Samuel de Champlain Statue
Swayambhunath Buddha
The Vanquished
Quite a figure for 1000 years old
Interior of the temple
Inside the Mulagandhakuti Vihara
Pigeon throne
The guardians
Ganesha
Honor the brave
The guardian
From the statue's perspective
The lion
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Buddha with offering
Buddha's Hands
The creatures at Angkor Wat
Twins
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Along the atrium (Explored)
Roman Forum East - House of the Vestal Virgins
The House of the Vestal Virgins was a 50 room palace in ancient Rome where the priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, resided.
There were only 2-6 Vestals at any time. They were "committed to the priestesshood before puberty (when 6–10 years old) and sworn to celibacy for a period of 30 years. These 30 years were divided in turn into decade-long periods during which Vestals were respectively students, servants, and teachers. Afterwards, they were retired and replaced by a new inductee. Once retired, a former Vestal was given a pension and allowed to marry. The Pontifex Maximus, acting as the father of the bride, would typically arrange a marriage with a suitable Roman nobleman. A marriage to a former Vestal was highly honored, and – more importantly in ancient Rome – thought to bring good luck, as well as a comfortable pension."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestal_Virgin
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The House of the Vestal Virgins was a 50 room palace in ancient Rome where the priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth, resided.
There were only 2-6 Vestals at any time. They were "committed to the priestesshood before puberty (when 6–10 years old) and sworn to celibacy for a period of 30 years. These 30 years were divided in turn into decade-long periods during which Vestals were respectively students, servants, and teachers. Afterwards, they were retired and replaced by a new inductee. Once retired, a former Vestal was given a pension and allowed to marry. The Pontifex Maximus, acting as the father of the bride, would typically arrange a marriage with a suitable Roman nobleman. A marriage to a former Vestal was highly honored, and – more importantly in ancient Rome – thought to bring good luck, as well as a comfortable pension."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestal_Virgin
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