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The Peace Arch stands on a green lawn beneath Canadian and United States flags, with the inscription “BRETHREN DWELLING TOGETHER IN UNITY” visible across its upper facade.
A vaulted church interior features stone columns, colorful stained-glass windows, religious icon panels, and a pipe organ above wooden doors.
Ornate red brick buildings with arched windows frame a vaulted passageway beneath a clear blue sky.
The vaulted interior of St. Anthony of Padua Church features tall stone columns, stained-glass windows, wooden pews, and a red-carpeted central aisle leading to the altar.
Tall arched windows rise beneath a gilded vaulted ceiling with a circular ornamental mosaic, above veined marble walls.
The ornate interior of Hagia Sophia features a painted dome, hanging chandeliers, stained-glass windows, and large Arabic calligraphy medallions.
The Hagia Sophia’s mosaic of the Virgin and Child is framed by a marble arch above an ornate vaulted corridor with glowing chandeliers.
The interior of Hagia Sophia shows a gilded dome, patterned arches, and a large winged mosaic above rows of arched windows.
An ornate circular chandelier hangs beneath the richly patterned domes and arches of Hagia Sophia.
An arched marble interior passage rises to a patterned vaulted ceiling above a large gridded window.
The vast interior of Hagia Sophia rises beneath a decorated central dome, with marble columns, arched galleries, hanging chandeliers, and large Arabic calligraphy medallions.
An ornate mosque interior features painted arches, stained-glass windows, hanging lamps, and rows of green-covered tombs.
The elaborately carved stone entrance gate of Dolmabahçe Palace stands against a clear blue sky.
The soaring interior of Hagia Sophia features weathered painted domes, Arabic calligraphic medallions, marble arches, and glowing chandeliers.
A warmly lit stone corridor with a series of rounded vaulted arches leads to a distant doorway.
A vaulted stone corridor with arched columns leads to an ornate wooden structure beneath a yellow stained-glass window.
Arched stone ceilings are illuminated by two oval stained-glass skylights.
Rows of lit votive candles stand beneath vaulted stone arches and colorful stained-glass windows in a church interior.
The white domes of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica rise above terraced gardens and visitors beneath a cloudy blue sky.
The Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre interior rises above rows of wooden pews with massive stone arches, stained-glass windows, and a lofty dome.
The interior of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica features soaring stone arches, a domed ceiling, and a large golden mosaic above the altar.
Westminster Bridge spans the River Thames at dusk, with the illuminated Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster rising behind it.
A row of black-and-white timber-framed buildings stands beside a city street, with an ornate stone archway between them under a cloudy blue sky.

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