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PMR-D10579 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Lake Starnberg: Possenhofen Castle, birthplace of Sisi, the future Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Franz Joseph I. Dating back to 1536, but rebuilt many times, it is now used for apartments. Keywords: picturesque, royalty, Schloss, architecture, historic, heritage
PMR147K-33 Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Bamberg: statue of Kaiserin Kunigunde, wife of Kaiser Heinrich II, who founded the town in 1007 AD. Keywords: picturesque, Empress, monument, sculpture, Franconia, national heritage, mediaeval, historical
PMR110K-29 Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: the 460-room Empress Hotel was opened in 1908 by Canadian Pacific Railway. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, quay, jetty, promenade
PMR110K-28 Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: Inner Harbour Promenade with the Empress Hotel in the background. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, national heritage, quay, jetty
PMR012K-17 Turkey, Istanbul: Byzantine mosaics in the Aya Sofia, built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Justinian, and consecrated on 26th December 537 . It has the second largest dome in the world. The mosaics were added in XI-XIII centuries. Illustrated here are Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, the Virgin and Child, and Empress Zoe. Keywords: Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Church, Cathedral, Holy Place, Historic building, architecture, Christianity
PMR012K-16 Turkey, Istanbul: Byzantine mosaics in the Aya Sofia, built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Justinian, and consecrated on 26th December 537 . It has the second largest dome in the world. The mosaics were added in XI-XIII centuries. Illustrated here are Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, Christ, and Empress Zoe. Keywords: Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Church, Cathedral, Holy Place, Historic building, architecture, Christianity
PMR043K-15 Russia, St. Petersburg: Pushkin Palace (Tsarskoye Selo), built for Empress Catherine I between 1718-1724, but acquired its present form from architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1752. Here, the Grotto, also by Rastrelli, on the Great Pond in Catherine Park.
PMR043K-14 Russia, St Petersburg: Pushkin Palace (Tsarskoye Selo), built for Empress Catherine I between 1718-1724, but acquired its present form from architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1752. Here, the golden domes on the Catherine Palace.
PMR043K-13 Russia, St. Petersburg: Pushkin Palace (Tsarskoye Selo), built for Empress Catherine I between 1718-1724, but acquired its present form from architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1752. Here, the golden gate made by Cordoni.
PMR658-11 Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria BC: the Empress Hotel, opened in 1908 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, has 460 rooms on offer. Keywords: architecture, mansard roofs, hotels

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