Tag: palace
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199 | Palaces and Stuff :: Paris, France, 2009
I always associated Marie Antoinette with extravagance, given the whole “let them eat cake” thing. So when I saw this tiny little cottage in the garden of Versailles, I was quite surprised that it belonged to the infamous queen.
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198 | Palaces and Stuff :: Moscow, Russia, 2013
Sometimes I find it strange that I’ve been inside the Kremlin before I ever got to visit the White House. Now that I think of it, I’ve never even been inside the Texas State Capital building. And given the current situation, I really highly regret not visiting the White House during the previous presidency. Sigh.
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197 | Palaces and Stuff :: Tibet, 2014
The Potala Palace used to be the political center of Tibet, and the abode of the Dalai Lama, before the current Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959. It sits majestically atop the Red Hill in the center of Lhasa Valley, and is named after the home of Bodhisattva Chenresi (or Guanyin). Of all the palaces…
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195 | Palaces and Stuff :: Vienna, Austria, 2016
The Belvedere palace was built in the 18th century as a summer residence for some prince. As an UNESCO World Heritage Site, it boasts one of the best art collections in Austria. We arrived too late (and honestly too tired of museums) to look at the actual art. Walking through the gardens though, we were…
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037 | Words :: Istanbul, Turkey, 2013
In Islamic culture, the pictorial depiction of creatures with souls has been historically discouraged, which includes God, humans, and sometimes animals. The adoption of aniconism originated as a measure against idolatry per Quran’s instructions, although different schools of thoughts have various interpretations as to the extent of enforcement. As a result, Muslim artists turned their…