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  • Book cover of "Drawing Parallels: Architecture Observed" by Quintin Lake
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  • Marble astronomical scale of the Samrat Yantra (the Supreme Instrument) is the world's largest sundial, standing 27 meters tall. Its shadow moves visibly at 1 mm per second at the Jantar Mantar, a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II between 1727 and 1734. Jaipur, India, 2002
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  • Drawing board and architect's drawings on tracing paper. Pick Up Sticks Enterprises, Studio & Workshop of Architect & Artist Christopher Dukes, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Architect's drawing. Pick Up Sticks Enterprises, Studio & Workshop of Architect & Artist Christopher Dukes, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Architect's drawing. Pick Up Sticks Enterprises, Studio & Workshop of Architect & Artist Christopher Dukes, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Pick Up Sticks Enterprises, Studio & Workshop of Architect & Artist Christopher Dukes, Kingsford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Aerial view of the centre of Oxford, which has a population of 165,000. Many of the buildings are part of Oxford University, the oldest university in the Englishspeaking.world. They are recognisable by the golden Cotswold limestone and private Quads (an abbreviation of quadrangle), used to describe a college court completely surrounded by buildings and approached through a gateway. Oxford, UK, 2004
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  • Kalyan minaret and Kalyan Mosque Dome. Bukhara is the capital of Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. It is the nation's fifth largest city, with a population of 238,000. Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1999
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  • Downtown São Paulo seen from the top of the Edificio Italiano. With a population of eleven million residents São Paulo is the most populous city in the Southern hemisphere. São Paulo, Brazil, 2008
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  • Path through an overgrown lawn. Stockwell, London, UK, 2009
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  • Stepped Throne of the Incas cut into the Rodadero, a giant diorite rock hill, exactly opposite Sacsayhuamán, an Inca walled complex built in the 15th century near the old city of Cuzco, at an altitude of 3,701m. Its function prior to the conquest remains a mystery. But if the outcrop represents the back of a snake, as has been suggested, the throne is riding on its back. The throne faces east towards the rising sun, which was of the greatest importance to the Inca. Cuzco, Peru, 2008
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  • Statue of Lenin at Sculpture Park (Fallen Monument Park), Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Detail of glazed tile and terracotta script view of khanqah portal on the right flank of the 13th century Shaykh 'Abd al-Samad Shrine complex. The central part is made up of a square kufic pattern meaning "There is no God but Allah, Mohammed is the prophet of God and Ali is the Imam from Allah." The left script reads "in the year of sixteen." The sentence is incomplete. Natanz, Iran, 2008
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  • Temporary football pitch for the road builders of the Interoceanic Highway next to a recently completed stretch of road. In the Andes near Cuzco, Peru, 2008
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  • Bricked up windows of a ruined façade in an abandoned building. Cordoba, Spain, 1993
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  • Detail of aluminium sunscreens on the façade of the Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Singapore. The shields are set to be more open or closed depending on the angle.at which the sun hits them, affording the glass façades protection from direct sunlight without limiting the view. Many Singaporeans casually refer to the Esplanade as the Durian because of its resemblance to the tropical fruit. Architect: Michael Wilford & Partners & DP Architects Singapore. Singapore, 2003
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  • Koto-In Buddhist temple, detail of tatami mat and sh?ji (paper) screen runners. The edge of the tatami mat is finished with linen bearing a 'Kourai Beri' design (Korean pattern). In polite society the edging was not walked on when moving around the room. Kyoto, Japan, 2004
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  • Red tiles, shaped and patterned like fish scales, on the roof of the National.Museum of Cambodia, constructed 1917-24 and inspired by Khmer temple architecture. The roof tiles have sections offset for ventilation, which incidentally provide entry and exit points for bats. For years the building was infested with bats and until 2003 it housed the world's largest bat enclave - numbering two million - inside a man-made structure. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2003
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  • Timber roof tiles of the Refectory (Trapezna) of St. John the Divine in St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. Kiev, Ukraine, 2007
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  • A man ascending an arch of Lupu Bridge over the Huangpu River. Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • Highway in downtown São Paulo. Brazil, 2008
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  • Phnom Bakheng was built more than two centuries before AngkorWat at the end of the 9th century. It was the principal temple of the Angkor region, and a symbolic representation of Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods. Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2003
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  • Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire (550-330 BC) during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis, Iran, 2008
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  • Apartments on Hong Kong Island, which has a population of 1.3 million. Hong Kong, China, 2004
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  • Rock-cut dwellings in Cappadocia. Turkey, 1994
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  • An area of Yongsan-gu, south-west of Namsan Park seen from the Seoul Tower..Seoul, South Korea, 2007
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  • Dubrovnik, located on the Adriatic Coast, has a population of 44,000. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2005
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  • The upmarket Elahieh district of Tehran next to the Alborz mountains. Tehran, Iran, 2008
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  • With a population of over 10 million Seoul is home to a quarter of South Korea's population and is bordered by eight mountains. Seoul, South Korea, 2007
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  • Granada, the capital of the province of Granada, has a population of 230,000. It is seen here from the Alhambra. Granada, Spain, 1993
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  • Terracotta rooftops in Bologna seen from the top of the medieval tower Asinelli. The city is the capital of Emilia-Romagna region and has a population of 370,000. Bologna, Italy, 2000
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  • City of London skyline from Sydenham Hill. The city has a population of 7.5 million within the boundaries of Greater London making it the most populous municipality in the European Union. London, UK, 2009
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  • Tehran seen from Bam-e-Tehran (the roof of Tehran). Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East and the most populated city in south-west Asia with a population of 7.5 million (approximately 15 million in Greater Tehran). Tehran, Iran, 2008
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  • Huangpu River seen from Jin Mao Tower observation deck. Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million inhabitants. Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • Cuzco seen from Christo Blanco. The city has a population of 350,000 and is located at an altitude of 3,300m. Peru, 2008
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  • A tour group outside Injeongjeon Hall (the throne hall), Changdeokgung palace. Originally built 1405, destroyed in the ImjinWars, restored 1609, destroyed by fire 1803. The current structure dates from 1804. Seoul, Korea, 2007
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  • Seated viewers in front of Formal Session of the StateCouncil on May 7, 1901, in honour of the 100th Anniversary of Its Founding by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, 1903, oil on canvas, State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia, 2007
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  • The Finnish Parliament Building (Eduskuntatalo) built in 1931. Architect: Johan Sigfrid Sirén. Helsinki, Finland, 2007
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  • Rodadero, a huge glacially striated diorite rock opposite Saqsayhuaman, the Inca complex, during Inti Raymi (the festival of the sun). Cuzco, Peru, 2008
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  • Graffiti in the South Bank Skatepark below the Queen Elizabeth Hall. It is an area of unused architecture that has been used by the skateboarding community since the early 1970s. London, UK, 2009
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  • Front doors,Walthamstow. London, UK, 2009
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  • Posing for a photograph by the Dogana di Mare, located at the tip of Dorsoduro. Saint Mark's Basilica and Campanile are visible behind. Venice, Italy, 1991
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  • Posing for a photograph in front of the ruins of the gatehouse. Persepolis, Iran, 2008
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  • Sculpted heads surrounding a front door in Lambeth. London, England, 2009
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  • Fibreglass shark sculpture erected in 1986, on the 41st anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Created by sculptor John Buckley for Bill Heine, who lives in the house. Neighbours tried to force Heine to remove the shark, but after an appeal to the UK's Secretary of State for the Environment, it was allowed to remain. Oxford, England, 2009
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  • Concrete table tennis table outside the Unité d'habitation built in 1963 by Le Corbusier. Briey-en-forêt, France, 2005
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  • This rapidly decaying rock painting, which may be up to 2000 years old, depicts two elands (antelopes) and two half-animal, half-human shaman figures. Recorded during the Lesotho Rock Art Survey, 2000. Lesobeng Valley, Lesotho, 2000
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  • Concert hall with water-damaged Soviet relief sculpture and piano. Pripiat, Ukraine, 2007
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  • Billboard with posters removed at Green Park Underground Station. London, UK, 2009
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  • Lightswitch in a bedroom of the Hotel Polissia 21 years after the Chernobyl.disaster. Pripiat, Ukraine, 2007
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  • Hammer and Sickle crest from the Soviet era that ended in 1991. The slogan reads "USSR: Stronghold of Peace". Sculpture Park, Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Cast iron floor in Saint Basil's Cathedral. Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Brick floor in Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square. It consists of nine intimate chapels built from 1555 to 1561. Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Gymnasium, 21 years after the Chernobyl disaster. Pripiat, Ukraine, 2007
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  • Former high school that was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. An estimated 17,000 prisoners were held there with only 12 known survivors. The building is now Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2003
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  • World Trade Center, built 1966-73, destroyed in 2001 killing 2,750 people. The tube-frame design allowed open floor plans as the loads were carried via perimeter columns forming a Vierendeel truss. Architect: Minoru Yamasaki..Engineer: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson. New York, USA, 2000
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  • An area of low-rise housing is demolished for development. The writing on the wall reads, "Overusage of Electricity Prohibited". Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • A silver birch tree growing through the floor on the terrace of the Hotel Polissia 21 years after the Chernobyl disaster. Pripiat, Ukraine, 2007
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  • A doorway in Ta Prohm to a temple built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries as a monastery and university. The door is surrounded by silk cotton tree roots encased by strangler figs roots, which develop their own underground root system. They then grow quickly, often strangling the host tree, which in time dies and rots away. The strangler fig continues to exist as a hollow tubular lattice that provides shelter for many forest animals. Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2003
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  • right: A derelict Portuguese hospital in the jungle above Cubatão. Brazil, 2008
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  • Sandstone and laterite blind window in Beng Mealea Temple, built in the early 12th century. Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2003
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  • Doorbells for apartments. Budapest, Hungary, 2005
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  • Disused doorbell in housing. Venice, Italy, 1991
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  • A dry fuel storage facility built in 1999 but later found to be unsuitable for some of the Chernobyl fuel assemblies because they had cracked, soaked up water, changed shape. The facility now stands idle. Pripyat, Ukraine, 2007
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  • House, sculpture by Rachel Whiteread. London, England, 1993
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  • Grave stone, Tende cemetery. Tende, France, 1992
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  • A shop adjacent to the Interoceanic Highway. Quince Mil, Peru, 2008
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  • Wakuden Restaurant. Reinforced concrete and chestnut timber. Architect: KishiWaro, K Associates. Kyoto, Japan, 2004
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  • Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with apartments above. Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • Town house with Japanese black pine tree which also may act as a barrier to prevent people climbing over the outer wall. The curved structure is an inuyarai (a lightweight removable bamboo screen) to prevent rain splashes from the ground hitting the wall and causing the timber to rot. Kyoto, Japan, 2004
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  • Chastleton House dovecote built of Cotswold stone in the 17th century. Chastleton, UK, 2007
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  • Gonbad Ali Dome tomb tower. Abarqu, Iran, 2008
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  • Vila dos pescadores favela on the banks of the Casquerio River. Cubatão, Brazil, 2008
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  • Buyong-jeon pleasure pavilion in the Biwon or secret garden in Changdeok-gung.palace. It is cantilevered over the edge of a lotus pond with two pillars in the water..The garden was first landscaped in 1623 and served for centuries as a royal retreat..Seoul, South Korea, 2007
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  • General Store Acrijur. Cubatão, Brazil, 2008
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  • A Japanese lacquer shop. Kyoto, Japan, 2004
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  • Alpine hay barn. South Tyrol, Italy, 2002
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  • One of 500 or so 19th century wooden buildings in Riga. Latvia, 2007
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  • The Gallarus Oratory (Irish: Séipéilín Ghallarais meaning "The Church of the Place of the Foreigners") is believed to be an early Christian church built between the 6th and 9th centuries. It has a corbelled roof and is built with stones laid at a slight angle - lower on the outside than on the inside - to allow rainwater to run off and thus keep the interior relatively dry despite the lack of mortaring. The building has remained in excellent condition for 1300 years. Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, 1991
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  • A house surrounded by banana plants in Jardim São Marcos favela. Cubatão, Brazil, 2008
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  • A boulder framed by a tent opening, at the foot of Hvannadalshnúkur mountain on Vatnajökull glacier. Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, 1999
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  • Jag Mandir palace viewed across Pichola Lake framed by a window in Shiv Niwas Palace, Udaipur. Rajasthan, India, 2002
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  • Two caravans on Akerman Road, Camberwell. London, UK, 2009
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  • Big Chute Marine Railway, a ship lift at Lock 44 of the Trent-SevernWaterway in Ontario. It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in a cradle over a change 18m high. Although a conventional lock would have been simpler, the marine railway was chosen to prevent the possible migration of sea lamprey from Georgian Bay into the Trent-Severn system. Built in 1977. Ontario, Canada 1990
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  • A tufa fairy tower dwelling in Cappadocia sculpted by wind and flood water. Turkey, 1993
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  • The cathedral of Saint Peter in Vysokopetrovsky Monastery was one of the first rotundas in Russian architecture. Built in 1517. Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Thabang and family outside their home in Ha Motenalapi in the Senqunyane valley. They are wearing their Basotho tribal blankets. The door and window mouldings demonstrate Litema, the mural art of the Basotho. The hut floor and window mouldings are made from Daga, a mix of earth and dung. The high ammonia content of the dung acts as an antiseptic. The patterns engraved around the doorways may represent the surrounding furrowed fields. Ha Motenalapi, Lesotho, 2000
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  • Raised concrete road at dawn. Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Damming the river flooded Glen Canyon and created a large reservoir called Lake Powell. Built 1956-66. Page, Arizona, USA, 1990
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  • Path through the rubble of demolished houses that are still inhabited before the.construction of new buildings. Shanghai, China, 2007
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  • Photographs of catholic hierarchy from the Pope to the altar of Igreja Nossa Senhora Aparecida. Cubatao, Brazil, 2008
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  • Cars parked along a pavement. Prague, Czech Republic, 2006
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  • The Interoceanic Highway runs across freshly deforested rock cut into gigantic terraces to try to control rock fall. Sometimes these terraces extend many hundreds of metres up the mountain. Andes, Peru, 2007
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  • Scaffolding surrounding the second temple of Hera. The Greek Doric temple was built in about 450 BC. Paestum, Italy, 2001
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  • A corral of llamas on the high Puna at approx. 4000m in the Andes. Peruvian Andes, 2008
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  • Workers' camp on the Interoceanic Highway. Peruvian Andes, 2008
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  • Victory Park Metro Station opened in 2003. Moscow, Russia, 2007
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  • Internal corridor between the split-level apartments of the Unité d'habitation.built in 1963 by Le Corbusier. Briey-en-forêt, France, 2005
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  • Shadow of the belltower of Saint Sophia Cathedral across Bohdan Khmelnytsky.Square. Kiev, Ukraine, 2007
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  • A large rock shelter its surface scattered with Middle Stone Age artefacts. The walls containing a number of Bushman Rock paintings recorded during the Lesotho.Rock Art Survey, 2000. Lesobeng Valley, Lesotho, 2000
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