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Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea, by sculptor Auguste Ottin—Fontaine Medicis, Le Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France 2015

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Kilt Rock 🌊

🌍 Isle of Skye, Scotland 📷 Altar Wind

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Huế, Vietnam. Credit to thanhbinh3010 (Instagram).

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Any Japanese garden fans out there? This one is a beauty. This is Oyakuen in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture. One of the kanji characters from the name Oyakuen (御薬園) means “medicine," referring to the medicinal herbs grown here.

Samurai of the Aizu clan started growing medicinal herbs in this garden in the 17th century in an effort to help the local people combat sickness and disease.

Oyakuen features a pond shaped like the kanji character for “heart.” On a small island in the center of the pond is a tea house which still reveals the scars of the Boshin War, when imperial troops defeated the Aizu samurai during the Meiji Restoration.

The garden has been designated a Site of Scenic Beauty.

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Amalfi, Italy

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Two eras meet—Paris, France 2012

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The Grande Singerie at the Château de Chantilly was decorated in 1737 with murals by Christophe Huet depicting monkeys performing human actions, making fun of men and their foibles.  Asian motifs and monkey paintings were very fashionable in Europe from the late 17th to the early 18th centuries.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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Shimla

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Đà Lạt, Vietnam. Credit to Như Như Ý.

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Tower Bridge, London

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