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Erzählen ist oft wie ein Geschenk, das größte Geschenk, das man machen kann, die größte Loyalität, der größte Beweis der Liebe und Hingabe.

~ Javier Marias, Mein Herz so weiß

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Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, El Guinardó, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Manuel Torres Garcia

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Palau de la Musica en BARCELONA

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Mosaic columns at "PALAU DE LA MUSICA" in BARCELONA ,Spain.

Architect: DOMENECH i MONTANER .

1905 - 1908

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Der Wohlgeschmack eines Weines gehört nicht zu den objektiven Bestimmungen des Weines, mithin eines Objekts so gar als Erscheinung betrachtet, sondern zu der besonderen Beschaffenheit des Sinnes an dem Subjekte, was ihn genießt.

- Immanuel Kant, Kritik der reinen Vernunft (A 29)

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𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒙, 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 — 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ❦✧

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Swan Lake (detail), c. 2011. Anna Vinogradova (Russian, b. 1975)

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Swedish warship Vasa

built in the 1620s, sank on its first voyage in 1628, & salvaged in 1961 with a near full intact hull (last image is a model painted in what’s thought to be its original colors)

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Stockholm, Sweden (by alh1)

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Drottningholm Palace

Drottningholm Palace is located in Drottningholm, Sweden. The royal castle was built on Lovön Island in the 1600s upon an earlier stone palace. Queen Hedvig Eleonora purchased the castle a year after her role as queen ended, but it burnt to the ground the year she purchased it. She commissioned the palace to be built, and work began in 1662. The palace has a long history and was abandoned in the 19th century as it served as a symbol of the old dynasty. King Oscar I, took an interest in the palace and began repairs to preserve the structure. However, Oscar I and II were criticized for modernizing the palace instead of restoring it to its original state. It was King Gustav V who reconstructed the palace to its 18th century appearance. The palace has French Baroque and Italian Classical elements and a Nordic sateri roof. The 1,400-acre property has a church, a 1766 theater, formal gardens with water features, and a Chinese Pavilion. The palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family, who live in the southern wing of the palace. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Swedish Military guards the palace. Drottningholm Palace is open to the public. 

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"Die Seele findet sich mit der Verzweiflung nicht ab, bevor sie sich nicht allen Illusionen hingegeben hat."

- Victor Hugo: "Les Misérables"

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Dancer in Front of a Window (Dancer at the Photographer’s Studio) c.1874-77 by Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

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A Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional de Mafra, PORTUGAL

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Palacio da Bolsa, Porto, Portugal