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The painting was offered at auction at the Palais Dorotheum in Vienna. In one 2016 auction, the painting realized a price of €13,750.

The painting titled Sunrise (also known as Siren by the Sea), created by the German artist Leopold Schmutzler (1864–1940).

The artwork is an oil on canvas painting. It depicts a female figure, often interpreted as a siren, sitting on a rock by the sea at sunrise or sunset.

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Construction on the complex primarily occurred between 1966 and 1975, with the towers formally dedicated on April 4, 1973.

The complex was ultimately destroyed during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

The original World Trade Center complex consisted of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan. The iconic 110-story Twin Towers were the main feature, and at the time of their completion, they were the tallest buildings in the world.

The lead architect Minoru Yamasaki and his team posing with a large-scale model of the World Trade Center in 1964, New York City 🇺🇸

© Vintage American Photos

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Japanese Robot (1932) ...

Inventor Yasutaro Mitsui poses with his creation, a steel humanoid robot, in Tokyo, 1932. This fascinating piece of machinery highlights the early 20th Century fascination with automation and futurism.

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A full charge took 10 hours and provided only 30 minutes of talk time. The launch price was \$3,995, equivalent to over \$12,000 today.

The brick that changed the world...

The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, launched in 1983, the world's first commercially available handheld cellular phone. It weighed around 1 kg (2.2 lbs) and was nicknamed the "brick phone".

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Ceramics were a principal way Andean cultures recorded ideas, and this piece is an exceptional example of imagination and ingenuity.

A cat-shaped ceramic vessel (200-700 CE), likely depicting a jaguar, puma, or pampas cat, attributed to the Recuay or Paracas culture from the northern highlands of Peru 🇵🇪

The vessel features an oversized, toothy grin and a bird figurine perched on its head.

MET Museum

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These are dates from Pompeii, Italy, the town that was buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Subjected to high temperatures, the dates were carbonised during the pyroclastic event and thus preserved.

📷© Amedeo Benestante

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This rag doll (350-360 AD) was discovered from a child’s grave at Hawara (Egypt). The doll is 16cm tall and made from woven wool and flax, an human hair is attached to a colorful array of strips of cloth which form the top of its head.

Ashmolean Museum

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1970s Office....

A flashback to the corporate world of the 1970s. This office scene captures the era's distinct aesthetic, characterized by heavy beige technology, wood paneling, and an abundance of earth tones.

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This is not the first time that Trump attacks Venezuela ....

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Last time Mount Vesuvius erupted was in 1944, during WWII. But it was very active in 19th Century, erupting no fewer than 8 times.

This image shows most famous 19th Century eruption (1872). It is one of first photographs ever taken that shows Vesuvius erupting.

📷© Giorgio Sommer

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Some were clearly accidental but it appears that some were intentionally dropped based on false rumours claiming the Germans were hiding among the ruins and storing ammunition. Whatever the truth, over 1,300 artefacts were destroyed and many buildings damaged.

On the subject of the bombing of Pompeii in 1943, during WWII...

Up to 170 bombs were dropped on the archaeological site in August and September by the British, Canadians, and US.

© Daily Mail

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"Be Cheerful, Live Your Life"

Skeleton Mosaic (Cheerful Skeleton Mosaic) a significant Roman-era artifact found in Antakya, Hatay, Türkiye 🇹🇷

Scientific studies have definitively dated it to late 3rd - early 4th Century AD (approximately 276-337 AD).

Hatay Archaeological Museum

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South Korean soldiers overlook frozen DMZ, a tense remnant of Korean War.

Though war ended in 1953 with an armistice, no peace treaty was ever signed. Technically, North and South Korea remain at war making this silent, snowy standoff one of history’s longest unresolved conflicts

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The map also highlights the precariousness of this era by labelling the surrounding tribal groups (such as the Vandals, Franks, and Goths) who were poised to migrate into Roman territory, eventually leading to the collapse of the Western administration within the following century.

At this historical juncture, the Western Empire still retains its traditional territories across Britain, Gaul, Hispania, Italy, and North Africa, with its borders primarily defined by the Rhine and Danube rivers.

This map shows the Western Roman Empire in 395 AD, immediately following the death of Emperor Theodosius I and the final, permanent split of the Roman world into East and West.

© Exploring GB

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This example of his features was used in the interpretation of omens. The convolutions of the mask represent the intestines of a sheep examined for divination. There are five lines of cuneiform inscription on the back of this mask (not shown).

Face of the demon Humbaba (Huwawa), a monster featured and slaughtered in the Epic of Gilgamesh (Old Babylonian Period, 1800-1600 BC) from Sippar, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq 🇮🇶

British Museum

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Prior to the introduction of horses, dogs served as the primary pack animals, utilized to pull A-frame sleds that carried their belongings, including tipis, during migrations. They played a crucial role in daily life, providing support both in the camp and during journeys.

For the Cheyenne and many other tribes inhabiting the plains, dogs were not merely pets but essential companions...

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The image features two young women in traditional Palestinian attire from Bethlehem, possibly a malak dress, which was popular among brides from villages around Jerusalem and often featured intricate embroidery and coins as a display of status.

This photograph, titled Two Girls from Bethlehem, was taken by French photographer Félix Bonfils around 1870s.

The photograph is an albumen print, considered an important historical documentation of life and culture in region during late 19th Century.

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It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium (which was demolished, built over and renamed by Constantine as Nova Roma) as the new capital city of the Roman Empire.

Colourised photo from 1890's Constantinople (Istanbul) showing the remnants of the Column of Constantine with Nuruosmaniye Mosque in the background...

Also known as Burnt Stone, the monumental column was constructed on the orders of Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD.

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