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PMR-D3218 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Schleissheim - Fly-in (Flugtag) 4-5th July 2015. Amateur design, assembled secretly by an East Berlin family for an attempt to fly over the Berlin wall. The aircraft was discovered before the first flight and the family arrested. Part of the Deutsches Museum collection. Keywords: aircraft, air transport, aviation, airplane, aeroplane, air show, fly-in, Flugtag, Oberschleissheim, historic, escape

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PMR106-12 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The main temple, dedicated to Amun-Ra, had 4 seated colossi of Ramesses II, with a row of baboons above. These greet the morning sun which shines directly into the sanctuary, deep inside the rock. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-11 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Row of Horus falcons at the feet of the colossi. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-10 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The two intact seated colossi of Ramesses II on the right of the entrance, each 65 feet high. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-09 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Figures of Ramesses in the outer chamber of the main temple, with roof frescoes of Nekhbet, the vulture. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-08 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. A commemorative plaque, set into the cliff face, acknowledging the help of UNESCO, Cost was about US$ 36,000,000. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, architecture, culture
PMR106-07 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. View of the adjacent facades, with the Temple of Hathor in the foreground. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-06 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The smaller (wife's) temple. dedicated to Hathor, has 4 figures of Ramesses II and 2 of his wife on the facade. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR-D11874 Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Peenemünde on the Island of Usedom: inscribed stone commemorating the escape of nine Russian prisoners-of-war in a stolen Heinkel bomber. V-2 rocket in the background. Keywords: armament, Hitler, missile, NAZI, warfare, Werner von Braun
PMR-D5980 Oman: rugged limestone scenery of Wadi Shuwaymiyah, with its long escarpment; view from the oasis, where a trickle of water escapes into the desert. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, barren, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D3501 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Wernerscheshaus (1606), one of the best examples of timber-frame building which escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3498 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Kesslerstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3496 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Kesslerstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3495 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Knollenstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3492 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Kesslerstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3491 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Kesslerstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3490 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: timber-frame houses in Kesslerstrasse which largely escaped war-damage. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3459 Germany, Saxony, Colditz Castle: improvised escape tools used by prisoners of OFLAG IV-C bent on escaping before the end of the war. Keywords: historic, World War II, prison camps, NAZI Germany
PMR-D3458 Germany, Saxony, Colditz Castle: improvised escape tools used by prisoners of OFLAG IV-C bent on escaping before the end of the war. Keywords: historic, World War II, prison camps, NAZI Germany
PMR-D3457 Germany, Saxony, Colditz Castle: glider, built in an attic space by prisoners of OFLAG IV-C bent on escaping before the end of the war. However the war ended before it could be put to use. Keywords: historic, World War II, prison camps, NAZI Germany
PMR-D3456 Germany, Saxony, Colditz Castle: one of the tunnels dug through the rock by prisoners of OFLAG IV-C bent on escaping before the end of the war. Keywords: historic, World War II, prison camps, NAZI Germany
PMR075K-14 Spain, Lanzarote: an "Islote" - an island which escaped coverage by the last lava eruption in the Montanas de Fuego, Timanfaya National Park. Keywords: Canary Islands, geology, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine

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