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PMR-D8722 Chile. Chiloe, Castro: Plaza de Armas, with figure of La Pincoya, a mythical sprite of great beauty, who can bring good fortune to the Chilote, on the fountain. Keywords: South America, statue, legend, Latin America, culture
PMR-D8701 Chile. Chiloe, Ancud: bronze figure of "La Pincoya", a mythical water sprite of great beauty, with long, blond hair, who can influence the fortunes of Chiloe. She sits in the Plaza de Armas. Keywords: South America, Latin America, statue, folklore
PMR-D8699 Chile. Chiloe, Ancud: bronze figure of "La Viuda" (the widow), a mythical being used to frighten naughty children, in the Plaza de Armas. Keywords: South America, Latin America, statue, folklore
PMR-D8090 Norway, Telemark: Heddal Stave Church, the largest in the country, dates back to the early 13th century. It was restored in 1849-51 and again in the 1950s. Dragons' heads on the roof gables are intended to keep away evil spirits. Keywords: picturesque, mythical, superstition, culture, historic, timber, wooden, Scandinavia, architecture
PMR-D6516 England, Merseyside, Liverpool: two of the 25-foot-diameter clockfaces on the Royal Liver Building with one of the two mythical Liver Birds, itself 18 feet high. Keywords: historic, heritage, architecture, monument, memorial, sculpture, culture, UNESCO
PMR-D4156 Turkey, Aydin Province, Didyma: the huge Temple of Apollo, measuring 120 m. long by 60 m. wide, was begun in the 3rd century BC, worked on for 300 years,but never completed. The Oracle of Didyma may go back to 1000 BC, rivalling Delphi. Mythical sea creatures on a panel at the base of one of the columns. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, Roman, Greek, architecture, Aegean, sailing ship, Bahriyeli C, cruising, heritage, Hellenic
PMR-D0963 Myanmar, Bagan: a pair of chinthe (half lion, half dragon mythical beasts) guarding the stairway to Mimalaung Kyaung (Monastery), constructed in 1174 by Narapatisithu. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0833 Myanmar, Yangon: gilded mythical figure holding two nagas, on a pole on the platform of Shwedagon Paya. Keywords: Buddhist, Rangoon, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, metropolis, capital city, picturesque, temples
PMR-D3667 People's Republic of China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen: a large ceramic dragon in the pond near the entrance to Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, the country's largest producer of fine china. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, picturesque, photogenic, culture, tourist attraction, mythical beast
PMR135K-16 Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Khiid ("Great Place of Complete Joy"), one of Mongolia's largest and most important Buddhist monasteries. Started in 1838, it suffered under the Stalinist purges of 1937, when most other monasteries were completely demolished, but survived to resume its original purpose in 1990. It now has more than 600 monks. This picture: the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Temple contains a 26.5-metre-high gilded staue of Migjid Janraisag, a bodhisattva (a monk who has voluntarily decided not to enter Nirvana, but to devote himself to saving other souls). A mythical creature and a row of prayer wheels in the foreground. Keywords: Mongol, Chinggis Khaan, Genghis Khan, statue, monument, capital, steppe, Outer Mongolia
PMR125K-33 Germany, Berlin: bronze chariot pulled by two mythical beasts atop the Schauspielhaus in Gendarmenmarkt. Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city
PMR368-11 Thailand, Bangkok: the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Keo: two mythical bronze creatures guard the entrance to the Hall of Prayer. Keywords: Buddhist, far east, orient, Siam, picturesque, temples

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