Donald MacGilleasbuig
Originally uploaded by arjayempee
Donald MacGilleasbuig gravestone at Finlaggan Castle, faintly reminiscent of the lovely Isle of Lewis chess pieces.
Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation
Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit
The modern convention of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The relay, captured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia, was part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(1938_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/summoning_ifrit/
Elizabethan silver four pence.
Elizabethan silver four pence.
Originally uploaded by John Guy2010
The four pence is the oldest English coin ever found in Canada and dates to between December 1560 and October 1561.
Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador
Archaeological dig of John Guy's Colony founded in 1610.
www.baccalieudigs.com
400th Anniversary of Cupids Cove
www.cupidscovechatter.com
Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców
Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców
Originally uploaded by magro_kr
Monument of Fallen Shipworkers, Solidarności sq., Gdańsk, June 4, 2006
Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée
Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée
Originally uploaded by saigneurdeguerre
Europe Europa
Belgique België Belgium Belgien Belgica
Bruxelles Brussel Brussels Brüssel Bruxelas
Musée de l'Armée (Cinquantenaire)
Statuette : Chien mortellement blessé alors qu'il accomplissait sa mission. Remarquez les roues enfoncées dans la gadoue
The mummy of Hornedjitef
The mummy of Hornedjitef
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris
From the exhibit: "This is the mummy of Hornedjitef, and Egyptian priest who was buried inside two different coffins. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-Rays revealed that he suffered from arthritis and osteoporosis, suggesting he was a mature man when he died. The embalmers have placed four packages inside his torso, probably his lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. He lived over a thousand years after Tutankhamen and Ramestes the Great at a time when Egypt was ruled by Greek kings."
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