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History: Sample images
amphitheatre
The ancient amphitheatre at Dodona, in Greece. This spectacular site is one of the best-preserved classical amphitheatres in the country.
(Image © Helicon)
Auschwitz gate
Entrance gate to Auschwitz concentration camp, Auschwitz, Poland. The words above the gate read 'work makes us free'.
(Image © Corel)
Eleanor Roosevelt: Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt holding a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Mrs Roosevelt was chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights 1946–51, and was instrumental in the preparation of the declaration.
(Image © Corel)
medieval wall painting
In this 15th-century painting on the walls of South Leigh church in Oxfordshire, St Michael, with wings and sword raised, weighs a departed soul in the balance. On the left, the Virgin Mary uses rosary beads in an attempt to tip the balance in favour of salvation. On the opposite side, devils with trumpets and pitchforks try to ensure the soul is damned.
(Image © Helicon)
Ming dynasty tomb
The Xian Ling tomb, where the Ming emperor Hongxi was buried. The imperial tomb complex, situated 50 km/30 mi northwest of Beijing, is the burial place of 13 of the 16 emperors of the Ming dynasty. Several tombs in the necropolis have been restored, but Xian Ling has not.
(Image © Helicon)
Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru (left) with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
(Image © Indian Information Service)
Palais des Nations interior
The League of Nations at its opening session in 1920 in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization was dissolved in 1946 and superseded by the United Nations.
(Image © Corel)
statue of Ramses II
Statue at Luxor of Ramses II who ruled Egypt for 66 years in the 13th century BC. Ramses II lived to 90 years of age and fathered more than 170 children. His reign was one of prosperity for the country and was marked by the building of two huge temples at Abu Simbel.
(Image © Corel)
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