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19th century illustration of flax and jute mills in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Published in 'The Practical Magazine, an Illustrated Cyclopedia of Industrial News, Inventions and Improvements, collected from foreign and British sources for the use of those concerned in raw materials, machinery, manufactures, building, and decoration.' (Wedwood, Watt & Co./ W.P. Bennett & Co., London/Birmingham, 1873).

View of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House from the building's observation deck

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China- October 16, 2022: Other than Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an, there many small but with long history cities or towns. Zhengding, a county under Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is a remarkable ancient city with over 3000 years long history. Here is the south gate tower of the ancient city wall.

Tarrant Hinton.Dorset.United Kingdom.August 25th 2022.A cannon used during the first world war is on display at the Great Dorset Steam Fair

Great Wall of China Pattern Design on RMB CHINA YUAN

Wesselton diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa. Vintage photo etching circa 19th century.

Forbidden City palace in Beijing; stylized and filtered to resemble an oil painting

Vintage photograph of Sailing Ships in the Harbour of Hamburg, Germany,19th Century

Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

Pingyao, Shanxi, China- May 2, 2023: Located very close to Pingyao Ancient City, Shuanglin Temple is hailed as “the Oriental Treasure House of Painted Sculptures” and “A Museum of Ancient Statues” where keeps over 2,000 exquisite ancient painted sculptures and lots of beautifully preserved frescoes from Yuan to Ming Dynasty (13th -17th century). It is also named as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. These masterpieces of art and the entire architecture complex are ancient cultural splendors, infrequent folk art estates and great window to learn Buddhist culture in China. Here is the entrance of the Temple.

canon at Phra Chulachomklao Fort, Thailand

Israel's march in the wilderness in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

Forbidden city in Beijing viewed from Jinshan Park

Vintage photograph of Constantinople and the Bosphorus, Turkey,19th Century

Illustration captures the panorama from Mount Nebo. Rolling hills and valleys stretch towards a distant horizon, depicting the vastness of the Promised Land as seen from the holy site in Madaba, Jordan.

Pingyao, Shanxi, China- May 1, 2023: Pingyao Ancient City is listed as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. It was founded in Western Zhou Dynasty in 8th century BC, and got extension in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Up to now, it has survived from wars and modernization, being an older well-preserved ancient city in China. Here is the city wall of Pingyao.

Temple restoration in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

Vintage photograph of Hue, Vietnam, Victorian 19th Century

A group of diverse individuals are gathered in front of a majestic building with a balcony, showcasing beautiful architecture and design

Palace Museum, Forbidden City, Beijing, China

The ancient city walls at sea and the watchtower on the mountain, the Penglai Pavilion in Yantai

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