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PMR-D12827 Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Heilbronn: brass plates inlaid in the pavement near former Jewish residences to commemorate their former occupants who were murdered by the Nazis. Keywords: concentration camps, culture, fascist, victims, WWII
PMR120-11 Germany, Bavaria, Wurzburg: inside the Marienberg Fortress: Schonborn Gate, built by Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Schonborn (1642-73) near the mass grave of the victims of the massacre. (The fortress was stormed by the Swedes in 1631 and the 600-man garrison was massacred). Keywords: defence, fortifications, architecture, national heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, Würzburg, Franconia, historic
PMR048-10 Poland, Warsaw: one of dozens of wall plaques all over the city, each marking the site of the execution of 50 hostages by the Nazis. Out of the original population of 1.3 million, 800,000 died, the rest being forcibly transported (1977) Keywords: architecture, historic, memorial, tragedy, barbaric, victims, holocaust
PMR-D7991 Germany, Bavaria, Wurzburg: inside the Marienberg Fortress: Schönborn Gate, built by Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1642-73) near the mass grave of the victims of the massacre. (The fortress was stormed by the Swedes in 1631 and the 600-man garrison was massacred). Keywords: defence, Romantische Strasse, Romantic Road, historic, Franconia, mediaeval, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, fortifications
PMR-D6400 Germany, Bavaria, Mittelfranken, Dinkelsbühl: Dreikönigskapelle (Three Kings Chapel) dates back to before 1378. Today it houses a memorial to victims of the NAZI regime. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture
PMR-D5340 Uzbekistan, Tashkent: memorial pavilion for the the victims of the earthquake on 26th April 1966. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam
PMR-D5234 Uzbekistan, Province Bukhara, Maklikrabot: sparse remains of the former fortified caravanserai, which probably fell victim to Genghis Khan in the 14th century. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, aqueduct, canal, reservoir
PMR-D5229 Uzbekistan, Province Bukhara, Maklikrabot: monumental iwan records the site of the former fortified caravanserai, which probably fell victim to Genghis Khan in the 14th century. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, aqueduct, canal, reservoir
PMR-D4859C People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Turpan: Bezeklik Caves, in the valley of the Flaming Mountains, on the edge of the Taklmakan Desert, were occupied by Buddhist monks from the 5th to 14th centuries, when they fell victim to Genghis Khan's hordes. The best murals were removed to museums in the early 20th century Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, archeology, ancient, historical, antiquity, culture, heritage, architecture, adobe, erosion, weathered, Uighur
PMR-D4859B People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Turpan: Bezeklik Caves, in the valley of the Flaming Mountains, on the edge of the Taklmakan Desert, were occupied by Buddhist monks from the 5th to 14th centuries, when they fell victim to Genghis Khan's hordes. The best murals were removed to museums in the early 20th century Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, archeology, ancient, historical, antiquity, culture, heritage, architecture, adobe, erosion, weathered, Uighur
PMR-D4859A People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Turpan: Bezeklik Caves, in the valley of the Flaming Mountains, on the edge of the Taklmakan Desert, were occupied by Buddhist monks from the 5th to 14th centuries, when they fell victim to Genghis Khan's hordes. The best murals were removed to museums in the early 20th century Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, archeology, ancient, historical, antiquity, culture, heritage, architecture, adobe, erosion, weathered, Uighur
PMR-D4643 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". Memorial, surrounded by marble slabs inscribed with the names of the victims. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR-D4642 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". Memorial, surrounded by marble slabs inscribed with the names of the victims. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR-D4641 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". Historical photograph of the population being driven out of the city. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR-D4640 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". The 2nd floor, where the rooms were divided into tiny individual cells, 1-metre wide. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR-D4639 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". The courtyard contains 14 anonymous graves - bodies found after liberation. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR-D4638 Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, formerly Svey Prey High School which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge regime and used as Security Prison 21. More than 17,000 people were held here for torture and later murdered in the "killing fields". The courtyard contains 14 anonymous graves - bodies found after liberation. Keywords: capital city, Khmer, kingdom, Indo-China, orient, Buddhist, metropolis, Pol Pot, inhumanity, cruelty, victims, barbarity
PMR252-03 Germany, Upper Bavaria: dead and dying trees on Mount Brauneck (1540 metres). Victims of acid rain? Keywords: alpine, outdoor life, nature, countryside, mountain range, ecology, sustainability, global warming, environment, ecological, biotope
PMR-D3570 People's Republic of China, Jiangsu Province, Wuzhen, a historic village with wooden buildings dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, made prosperous by its former silk trade: tableau illustrating the stunted feet of a girl, victim of the former "foot binding" custom, in the local museum. Keywords: architecture, Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, national heritage, Venice of the East, ancient, superstition, tradition, barbaric
PMR503-10 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: memorial cemetery for victims of EOKA attacks in 1974, with the city wall and Canbulat Gate in the background. Keywords: Gazimagusa, graves
PMR125K-07 Germany, Berlin: the Brandenburg Gate, from Pariser Platz, with a civil-rights-campaigner, a victim of Polish state confiscation. Keywords: East Germany, metropolis, national heritage, historic, architecture, picturesque, capital city
PMR012K-33 Cyprus )North), Kyrenia: Memorial to 15 victims of the crash of Talia Airways Boeing 727 on 27th February 1988 in the Kyrenia Mountains.
PMR035K-10 Namibia, Windhoek: German equestrian memorial to the 50,000 victims of the Herero Uprising in 1904, with the Old Fort behind, and a class of picnicking schoolchildren in front.
PMR588-05 Mexico, Chichen Itza: On this wall was kept a gruesome record of the sacrificial victims of the Maya.

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