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الصفحة الرئيسية 43613
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It burned down in 1805 and again in 1853
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It flourished as a religious centre until an invasion by a Cromwellian army in 1647
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It grew from a humble 8th century oratory to become a Benedictine monastery [Mont-St-Michel - France]
![It grew from a humble 8th century oratory to become a Benedictine monastery [Mont-St-Michel - France]](../../../_data/i/galleries/France/MontStMichel/Fr_0388-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It grew from a humble 8th century oratory to become a Benedictine monastery [Mont-St-Michel - France] (1499 visits) It grew from a humble 8th century oratory to become a Benedictine monastery [Mont-St-Michel - France...")
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It had its greatest influence in the 12th and 13th centuries [Mont-St-Michel - France]
![It had its greatest influence in the 12th and 13th centuries [Mont-St-Michel - France]](../../../_data/i/galleries/France/MontStMichel/Fr_0389-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It had its greatest influence in the 12th and 13th centuries [Mont-St-Michel - France] (1669 visits) It had its greatest influence in the 12th and 13th centuries [Mont-St-Michel - France] It had its gr...")
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It is believed that Cleopatra bathed in a pool here
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It is believed that statues of Emperor Hadrian and his family decorate the top level of Hadrian's Gate
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It is divided into a bustling upper district and the quieter lower Sassi district
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It is fronted by a Corinthian colonnaden
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It is one of the most perfect Basilicas in Ravenna
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It is set by the estuary of River Suir and is a major seaport
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It landed in the hands of John Stuart, son of the Earl of Bute in 1766
[Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]
![It landed in the hands of John Stuart, son of the Earl of Bute in 1766
[Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]](../../../_data/i/galleries/EnglandWales/Cardiff/GB_0510-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It landed in the hands of John Stuart, son of the Earl of Bute in 1766
[Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales] (1090 visits) It landed in the hands of John Stuart, son of the Earl of Bute in 1766
[Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - ...")
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It may be safe to drink, but I'm not taking any risk
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It may look deserted, but 4,000 judges and officials work at the Palais de Justice
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It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
![It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../_data/i/galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4768-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (1079 visits) It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Eg...")
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It was 5 pm and 40C in Seville
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It was a hot day and the ice-cream was popular
/trocadero_HLP3855-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It was a hot day and the ice-cream was popular (297 visits) [Palais de Chaillot - Trocadéro - Paris]")
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It was awfully cold, but these girls brought up the temperature
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It was believed that King Menes founded Memphis around 3100BC.
[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]
![It was believed that King Menes founded Memphis around 3100BC.
[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt]](../../../_data/i/galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1365-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It was believed that King Menes founded Memphis around 3100BC.
[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village - Memphis - Egypt] (2706 visits) It was believed that King Menes founded Memphis around 3100BC.
[Temple of Ptah - Mit Rahina village...")
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It was built for Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III.
[Marriott Hotel - Cairo - Egypt]
![It was built for Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III.
[Marriott Hotel - Cairo - Egypt]](../../../_data/i/galleries/Egypt/Cairo/Mariott/DSC_0459-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It was built for Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III.
[Marriott Hotel - Cairo - Egypt] (1256 visits) It was built for Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III.
[Marriott Hotel - Cairo - Egypt]")
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It was common for walls and floors in pyramids to be covered by alabaster.
[Alabaster factory - Egypt]
![It was common for walls and floors in pyramids to be covered by alabaster.
[Alabaster factory - Egypt]](../../../_data/i/galleries/Egypt/ValleyKings/IMG_4283-cu_s9999x250.jpg "It was common for walls and floors in pyramids to be covered by alabaster.
[Alabaster factory - Egypt] (1620 visits) It was common for walls and floors in pyramids to be covered by alabaster.
[Alabaster factory - Egy...")