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mercurialblonde:

Hiroaki Samura, Blade of the Immortal

Flawless Otonotachibana

FORMATIVE INFLUENCES

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nevver:

The Naked City

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Quinta da Regaleira-Sintra ~ Portugal

An underground tunnel with a spiral staircase, supported by carved columns, down to the bottom of the well through nine landings. The nine hole round landings, separated by fifteen steps, evoke references to Dante’s Divine Comedy, and may represent the nine circles of hell, paradise, or purgatory.

The well is connected to laberíticas caves that lead to a spooky garden surrounded by a lake.

The land that is now Quinta da Regaleira had many owners through time. But in 1892 it belonged to the Barons of Regaleira, a family of rich merchants from Porto, when it was purchased that year by Carvalho Monteiro for 25,000 réis. Monteiro wished to build a bewildering place where he could gather symbols that would reflect his interests and ideologies. With the assistance of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he designed the 4-hectare estate with its enigmatic buildings, believed to hide symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. The architecture of the estate evokes Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Manueline architectural styles. The construction of the current estate commenced in 1904 and most of it was concluded by 1910.

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likeafieldmouse:

The first ever photographs of lightning shot by amateur photographer William N. Jennings between 1885 and 1890

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dyuslovethebeauties:

Vietnamese Costumes Through The Ages

THIS IS SO GOOD!! I want something like this for about 1,000,000,000,000,000 cultures please and thank you

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sinuses:

Princess Yvonne und Prince Alexander by their mother, Princess Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, 1955.

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cocoroachchanel:

A dance preforming, Phnom Penh, 1924 

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Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket (and detail)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1872-77

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Morocco, 1930

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yapoos:

just wanted to make a quick photoset for the best color combo of all time UuU

AGREED.

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suicideblonde:

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YES

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