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Edward Poynter (1836-1919) "The Ides of March" Oil on canvas Located in the Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England

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Budapest, Hungary (by Mihaly Koles)

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Vilnius Bernardine Cemetery covered in blue scillas Vilnius, Lithuania | April 2025

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Forum Ruins Rome, Italy

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Ruperto Banterle

Anelito Fuggente, 1914

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Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

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Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany

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Gene Tierney as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

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Stressing that the memory seemed so fresh and vivid in their minds, the confused nation announced Monday that they could have sworn British entertainer Russell Brand was already a convicted sex offender. “Interesting…so Russell Brand definitely wasn’t already found guilty of sexual assault back in, like…2016, 2017?” said 39-year-old New York resident Scott Hasard, echoing the thoughts of 330 million Americans as he noted that when he saw allegations emerge about the actor, comedian, and podcast host, he had assumed it was simply repackaged content from nearly a decade ago.

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Schlosstheater Schwetzingen,

Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,

Florian Merdes Photography

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Schlosstheater Schwetzingen,

Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,

Florian Merdes Photography

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Damiansburg, Bruchsal, Germany

Schloss Bruchsal was built during the first half of the 18th century for Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Speyer.

Damian Hugo went through a string of architects, many of whom had been employed on other Schönborn family projects, before ultimately settling on Balthasar Neumann, who had built the Würzburg Residence for Damian Hugo's older brother, Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.

Schloss Bruchsal is most famous for its staircase, seen here, which was built by Neumann between 1731-1732 as an ingenious solution to a design problem created by Damian Hugo.

The original design for the staircase had been drawn up by Anselm Franz Freiherr von Ritter zu Groenesteyn and was far more conventional. However, Damian Hugo realized that Groenesteyn's design did not leave enough room for his dressing rooms, so during a period when Groenesteyn was absent from court, Damian Hugo had a mezzanine floor built between the first and second floors to make room for his dressing rooms and additional servants quarters.

The new floor made Groenesteyn's design for the staircase impossible, and when he could not devise a new plan, he resigned.

Neumann was brought in and came up with the double spiral staircase seen here, which has been widely praised since its construction.

Sadly, on March 1, 1945, only two months before the end of WWII, much of the palace was destroyed in an American air raid directed against nearby railway installations. It has since been completely rebuilt in a restoration project that lasted until 1996. The interiors have been partly restored and the palace now houses two museums.

Credit: Kevin Mu

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Alexander Polovtsov the elder's Mansion, Saint Petersburg, Russia,

Andrey Mikhailov Photography

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Myanmar Dance Workout during the military coup (2021)