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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal Arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and The Palatine Hill. It was erected by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine’s Victory over Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312. The Arch is 21m high, 25,9m wide and 7,4m deep. It has three archways, the central one being 11,5m high and 6,5m wide, the lateral archways 7,4m by 3,4m each. The top, called attic, is a brickwork reveted with marble. A staircase formed in the thickness of the each arch is entered from a door at some height from the ground, in the end towards the Palantine Hill. Rome, Italy. 

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German officers playing cards wearing gas masks, WW1 ,

via reddit

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Gustav Klimt Brought to Life by Photographer Inge Prader.

Austrian photographer Inge Prader recently recreated Gustav Klimt’s masterworks for Style Bible, a part of the Life Ball Charity Event in Vienna, Austria.  A team of over 50 professionals worked on the demanding photography project which raises funds to help those with HIV/AIDS.  Makeup artists, costume designers, set designers, lighting specialists and many others worked with models and fully ornamented props to bring to life the fascinating, erotically charged work that Klimt is known for during his “Golden Phase.”

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Sculptures by Ronit Baranga

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The ruined Minoan palace of Knossos.  Abandoned in the 14th century BC.

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YOSHIMOTO Gesso（吉本月荘 Japanese, 1881-1936）

Pine Tree at Karasaki   1910-1930′s  woodblock  print   via   more

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Alphonse Mucha

Laurel (1901)

(via @lonequixote)

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Nigeria. Warri region. Niger river delta. 1977. Bruno Barbey.

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Roj Friberg (Swedish, 1934-2016, b. Uddevalla, Sweden) - Untitled  Paintings 

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 Tokyo - Japan (by B Lucava) 

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Somewhere around the Premich river in the Rhön. The Rhön Mountains are a group of low mountains (Mittelgebirge) in central Germany, located around the area where the states of Hessen, Bayern and Thüringen meet. The highest mountain is the Wasserkuppe (950 m) in Hessen. The area is a popular tourist destination for hiking and biking. 

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Itzpapalotl - Mariposa obsidiana Acrylic, chalk, graphite and watercolour on paper 9 x 16 inches / 23 x 41  cm 2017

A bit more than a year ago I had recurring dreams where I wandered into a rainforest and stumbled upon a beautiful, opalescent lake or pond. I dove in and ended up swimming underneath a rock formation, leading into a cave, all the way fascinated by the beautiful water and plants. When I surfaced I was in a strange cave and totally entranced by hypnotic patterns in the rock walls for an un-tellable amount of time. I had this strange but ecstatic feeling that I belonged and should stay. Then I looked back at the water and noticed dark shadows lurking in the water and realized they had been watching me the entire time. Perhaps they led me there into a trap.

If I were to go back to home and reality, I would have to return to the water being aware of these dangerous beings following me. If I stayed in the cave I wouldn’t be able to survive, perhaps I’d die of the beauty.

In following dreams I would go to the cave as a silent, dark butterfly, but my presence was something terrified people who saw me. They could only sense me through my shadows and the sound of droplets hitting the water. I learned later that these caves are called cenotes and after seeing the painting, my friend Claudia pointed me to the direction of Itzpapalotl via Octavio Paz.

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - Onoe Kikugorō V in the Role of the Witch of Adachigahara. 1890

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Graham Sutherland (British, 1903-1980), Hanger Hill, 1929. Etching, 14.1 x 13.2 cm.

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おもてなし　A Kyoto Starbucks Staff by sunnywinds* Via Flickr: well done wholeheartedly in a morning.