Close-up details of artwork from miscellaneous pinball machines.
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Portal
Pantheon, Rome, Italy.
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Ancient cave dwelling in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, U.S.A., and a clock tower in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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Story
“Angel of Grief”, or the “Weeping Angel”, monument in the Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy.
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Oasis
Sunset at Zzyzx Oasis in the Mojave Desert.
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Smallest Bird in the World
Pinocchio’s Horse
Giant rocking horse on the backlot of Cinecittà film studio in Rome, Italy.
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Havana Time Machine
Antique Cars in Havana, Cuba (February 2018).
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Papel Picado
Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA.
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BIO
Bio Rex (Cinema), Helsinki, Finland.
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The Light of Cinema
Statue from Ben Hur (1959) on the backlot of Cinecittà film studio, Rome, Italy.
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Death's Door
Bernini's sculptures for the Tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The bronze figure of death hovers above the entrance holding an hour glass, draped with a shroud of red Sicilian jasper.
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Doric
Bernini's colonnade at night, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
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Buddha at Kamakura
The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kamakura was constructed out of bronze in the year 1252 AD and stands (sits?) nearly 50 feet tall. A notice at the entrance to the site reads:
"Stranger, whosoever thou art, and whatsoever be thy creed, when thou enterest this sanctuary remember thou treadest upon ground hallowed by the worship of ages. This is the Temple of Buddha and the gate of the Eternal, and should therefore be entered with reverence."
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Mini Guardians
Fuji Instax photos of Jizō statues in Tokyo, Japan (Kṣitigarbha, a bodhisattva, or enlightenment being in the Buddhist tradition), protector of travelers and the souls of deceased children. It’s common to see these statues in Japanese cemeteries, where they’re often adorned with children’s clothing, such as a knit cap and bib, in addition to toys or other objects left by grieving parents. Ojizō-sama (as he is respectfully called), guards the souls of these children in the afterlife and helps them to cross the mythical Sanzu River (similar to the River Styx in Greek mythology), hiding them beneath the sleeves of his robe to avoid detection by demons.
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Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
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Sacro Sink
Cherubs exchange curious looks with a visitor by holy water font in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
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Instant
Fuji Instax photos of vending machines around Shinjuku.
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Head of a Snake
Street art detail in the Quartiere Quadraro, Rome, Italy.
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Immaculate
“The Conception” (1740) by Pietro Bianchi, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
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