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  • A wooden cross standing in a paddy rice field in the ethnic Kayan village of Lo Pu, Kayah State, Myanmar on 16th November 2016. In Catholic villages farmers erect wooden crosses two or three weeks before harvest to pray for more grains
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  • A khuru dart embedded in a small wooden target in a remote rural village in the Haa valley, Western Bhutan. Khuru is a darts game played by men on a field about 20m long with small wooden targets. The darts are usually homemade from a block of wood and a nail, with chicken feathers or plastic for flights.
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  • Early morning sun shines on a wooden pier, Oct 29th 2019, Skæring, Denmark. The sea is calm on an early autumn morning. The sea is blue and the wooden pier reflects in the sea. Across the bay is Mols, a part of Denmark opposite Århus.The beach is nearly deserted and is between Århus and the neaby coal power plant Studstrup.
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  • A navigational wooden structure shaped like the letter T on the shingle beach of Dungeness, Kent. Originally these structures were used for navigation as boats approached the shore. When Dungeness A power station was built it obscured the church steeple at Lydd, a previously prominent landmark to the north. Lining up these wooden structures would allow boats to safely find their route home.
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  • The Ponte degli Alpini over the River Brenta in north Italian town of Bassano. During World War I Bassano was in the front area, and all industrial activities were halted. In World War II, after the Armistice with Italy, the city was invaded by German troops, who killed or deported numerous inhabitants. This symbol of Bassano is the covered wooden pontoon bridge, which was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio in 1569. The bridge was destroyed many times, the last time during WWII. The Alpine soldiers, or Alpini have always revered the wooden bridge and Bassano del Grappa. After the destruction of the bridge, they took up a private collection and had the bridge completely rebuilt. Often soldiers flock to the bridge to remember and sing songs from their days as alpine soldiers.
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  • Ornate wooden rooves at the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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  • Ornate wooden rooves at the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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  • Ornate wooden rooves at the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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  • Autumn leaf on wooden floor.
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  • In afternoon heat, baked hard paint textures on village closed wooden shutters, on 25th May, 2017, in Lagrasse, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France. Lagrasse is listed as one of Frances most beautiful villages and lies on the famous Route 20 wine route in the Basses-Corbieres region dating to the 13th century.
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  • Workmen deliver a wooden box to an events venue, on 4th May 2017, in London, England.
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  • A hand painted decoration on a traditional wooden house in Radhi village, Eastern Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) includes painting of religious pictures, murals and frescoes in temples and dzongs as well as the colourful images on the exterior walls of Bhutanese houses.
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  • A Red traditional red lanter hang from a wooden roof of a walled city in Sha Tin.
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  • A Khmu ethnic minority woman pounds sticky rice with a traditional wooden mortar and pestle outside her home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Her family have recently moved from their remote mountain village to the riverside village of Ban Pakpok which is located on a road nearby Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5 construction site.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • Detail of a No Parking stencil lettering on wooden slats in south London. Stenciled in yellow letters, the words habe been sprayed on to the faded old panels of a fence in a south London industrial yard.
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  • A Romanian peasant wearing a flowery apron holds a wooden washboard and a bowl of clothes for washing in the river, Botiza, Maramures, Romania.
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  • A selection of old, traditional  wooden, gardening tools from the potting shed, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • Intricate wooden carvings on the end of pews in the Church of St. Michaels, on 10th August 2020, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England. The Church of St Michael and all Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham.
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  • Rowers at pass a wooden pier early in the morning, Oct 29th 2019, Skæring,Århus,Denmark. The sun is rising over Århus Bugten on an autumn morning. The bay is much used by kayaks, rowers and small sailing boats with Kalø Vig Marina nearby. It is autumn and the sailing and rowing season is nearly over. The beach is nearly deserted and is between Århus and the neaby coal power plant Studstrup.
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  • An exterior of the Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Debno Podhalanskie, Malopolska, Poland. The church is one of the most highly regarded examples of wooden Gothic architecture in Europe. The ceilings and walls are covered with geometric, figural and floral motifs painted in around 1500.
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  • A professional BMX athlete doing a tail stall manoeuvre at a wooden skate park on the 25th November 2012 in Benfleet in the United Kingdom.
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  • Autumn leaf on wooden floor.
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  • Autumn leaf on wooden floor.
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  • In afternoon heat, baked hard paint textures on village closed wooden shutters, on 26th May, 2017, in Villerouge-Termenes, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • In afternoon heat, baked hard paint textures on village closed wooden shutters and doorway, on 26th May, 2017, in Villerouge-Termenes, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.
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  • In afternoon heat, baked hard paint textures on village closed wooden shutters, on 25th May, 2017, in Lagrasse, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France. Lagrasse is listed as one of Frances most beautiful villages and lies on the famous Route 20 wine route in the Basses-Corbieres region dating to the 13th century.
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  • Wooden architecture in Durbar Square, Patan, Nepal.
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  • Wooden architecture in Durbar Square, Patan, Nepal.
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  • A Khmu ethnic minority woman pounds sticky rice with a traditional wooden mortar and pestle outside her home in Ban Pakpok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Her family have recently moved from their remote mountain village to the riverside village of Ban Pakpok which is located on a road nearby Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 5 construction site.
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  • Wooden boats on the Nam Ou riverside in the remote and roadless Lao/Khmu village of Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river, one of the Mekong's major tributaries connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam. Ban Mouanghoun will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
    A0026916cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
    A0026915cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • A wooden bed in a house in the Hmong village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Detail of a No Parking stencil lettering on wooden slats in south London. Stenciled in yellow letters, the words habe been sprayed on to the faded old panels of a fence in a south London industrial yard.
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  • A Romanian man sits outside his wooden home with a string of beans hanging above his head, Botiza, Maramures, Romania
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  • An elderly Romanian woman sits on a wooden bench holding a cross on blue plastic rosary beads in her hands; Botiza, Maramures, Romania
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  • A wooden chair engraved with a verse from the Koran that states "With the remembrance of God's name, one's heart feels safe" in the Gold Star cafe, Cairo, Egypt
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  • A set of hand carved and painted Pinocchio wooden dolls on display in a shop window in Florence, Italy.
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  • Old fashioned wooden cart sits falling apart in the countryside near Lagrasse, France. In a scene which looks almost like it could have been painted by an impressionist.
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  • A dragon fly sits on top of a wooden stick in a school playground on the 2nd of October 2018 in Satkhira District, Bangladesh. Satkhira is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division. It lies along the border with West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Wooden sign along circular walking route on Carreg Cennen Castle on 18th February 2019 in Trapp, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
    20200522_coronavirus nhs door_005.jpg
  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
    20200522_coronavirus nhs door_003.jpg
  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Dark wooden pannelling at the traditional Simpsons Tavern on the 24th September in East London in the United Kingdom. The Simpsons Tavern is a traditional chop house dating back to 1757. A chop house is a restaurant that specialises in steaks and chops.
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  • Dark wooden pannelling at the traditional Simpsons Tavern on the 24th September in East London in the United Kingdom. The Simpsons Tavern is a traditional chop house dating back to 1757. A chop house is a restaurant that specialises in steaks and chops.
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  • Musician and instrument maker Jose Otaiza, 43 in front of his ancestral homes entrance, 20 Kms outside Villarica town. José grew up in the poorist neighbourhood on the outskirts of Santiago. Hes a mestizo, mother being a Mapuche, father is a white Chilean. José quit schooling at an early age, to dedicate himself to music and became a street musician. He then joined a group and began touring, particularly in Argentina. He then followed his ambition and traveled across Latin America, mainly Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to further his knowledge of Indigenous musical expressions. Following on he traveled to Europe, principally Germany  for several years before returning to reconnect with his  Mapuche  heritage which he strongly missed. Seen here with wooden stakes which in Mapuche culture have religious and mystical dimensions.  Loncoche, Chile, February 9, 2018.
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  • The detail of two sad bunting Union Jacks on the exterior of a red and white striped wooden beach hut, on 31st March 2019, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
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  • A female couple on a wooden pier overlooking Loch Fyne in Otter Ferry on the 3rd November 2018 on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
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  • Firends toast one another over pints of real ale at Kays Bar on the 9th November 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom. A cosy Victorian pub with wooden barrel decor and a library for guest draught beers and plain lunches.
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  • An old wooden jetty contrasts old with new against the Thames Barrier in London, United Kingdom. This is the flood defences for the capital. On high tides and when water levels are high, the barrier raises to hold back the water level.
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  • An old wooden jetty and metal gantries show of an industrial past and present on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. Here, aggregate is taken to and from ships.
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  • A group of young Koreans in Leicester Square pray and gently spread their faith in Christ and Christianity in London, United Kingdom. Carrying a wooden cross to mark the life of Jesus, they gather in prayer as a very public display of their religion and religious belief.
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  • A group of young Koreans in Leicester Square pray and gently spread their faith in Christ and Christianity in London, United Kingdom. Carrying a wooden cross to mark the life of Jesus, they gather in prayer as a very public display of their religion and religious belief.
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  • The wooden roof of a municipal building beneath the highest peaks in the Slovenian Julian Alps, on 22nd June 2018, in Trenta, Triglav National Park, Slovenia. Nearby mountains are Kreiski 2050m, Pihavec 2419m, Dolina Zadnjica and Triglav 2864m.
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  • The wooden roof of a municipal building beneath the highest peaks in the Slovenian Julian Alps, on 22nd June 2018, in Trenta, Triglav National Park, Slovenia. Nearby mountains are Kreiski 2050m, Pihavec 2419m, Dolina Zadnjica and Triglav 2864m.
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  • Worn ancient wooden door with hand knocker and letterbox, 19th July 2015, Lagrasse, France.
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  • Worn ancient wooden door with letterbox, 19th July 2015, Lagrasse, France.
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  • Typical wooden doorways in a backstreet courtyard of the modern town of Klausen-Chiusa in south Tyrol, north Italy. This tiny courtyard has been swallowed up into the more modern parts of town but the history and architectural style of past centuries can still be seen from the weathered wood and peeling plaster walls. Klausen (Italian: Chiusa) is a commune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano. In the 2011 census, 91.3% of the population speak German, 7.9% Italian and 0.8% spoke the ancient Ladin langauge as their mother tongue.
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  • Modern Tyrolean house architecture in Leonhard-St Leonardo, a Dolomites village in the Badia region of south Tyrol, Italy. Wooden panelling and slats have been retained as the traditional style of the area has seen over centuries. Life expectancy for south Tyroleans is 85 for females and 80 for males, higher than Italian national averages. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol, the same as Dublin, Copenhagen and Dresden. In the 2011 census, 91.3% of the population speak German, 7.9% Italian and 0.8% spoke the ancient Ladin langauge as their mother tongue. San Leonardo is in the municipality of Badia populated mostly by people who speak the ancient Ladin language.
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  • Modern Tyrolean house architecture in Leonhard-St Leonardo, a Dolomites village in the Badia region of south Tyrol, Italy. Wooden panelling and slats have been retained as the traditional style of the area has seen over centuries. Life expectancy for south Tyroleans is 85 for females and 80 for males, higher than Italian national averages. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol, the same as Dublin, Copenhagen and Dresden. In the 2011 census, 91.3% of the population speak German, 7.9% Italian and 0.8% spoke the ancient Ladin langauge as their mother tongue. San Leonardo is in the municipality of Badia populated mostly by people who speak the ancient Ladin language.
    badia_abtei43-19-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Modern Tyrolean house architecture in Leonhard-St Leonardo, a Dolomites village in the Badia region of south Tyrol, Italy. Wooden panelling and slats have been retained as the traditional style of the area has seen over centuries. Life expectancy for south Tyroleans is 85 for females and 80 for males, higher than Italian national averages. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol, the same as Dublin, Copenhagen and Dresden. In the 2011 census, 91.3% of the population speak German, 7.9% Italian and 0.8% spoke the ancient Ladin langauge as their mother tongue. San Leonardo is in the municipality of Badia populated mostly by people who speak the ancient Ladin language.
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  • City of London bench and modern city background. With sunlight illumination the wooden slats and cross-bar, we see the modern city in the background and the carved lettering of the Corporation of London's on the bench, used by passers-by at lunchtimes. The City of London is the capital's historic centre and financial heart, first occupied by the Romans in AD43 then expanded during following centuries until today. The Square Mile, as the City is also known, has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
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  • Beach scene in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, The Philippines. A man sitting on a wooden bench watches while school girls walk along the beach and fishermen prepare their nets to go out to sea.
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  • A roadside stall selling locally made cheese, sausage and fruit juices on the Rucar pass in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. Some of the actual produce on this roadside stall is replaced by wooden replicas so they won't spoil in the sun.
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  • A wooden mask made by the Taliang people, a sub-group of the Ta'Oy in Saravanh province, Lao PDR. Originally used for ritual puposes and worn by villagers for New Year and harvest festivals, the masks are now mainly sold to tourists.
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  • After drying on the upland field for several days, an Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman threshes the rice sheaves with a wooden threshing tool to remove the grain before carrying back to the village in sacks.  Swidden cultivation or ‘hai’ in Lao consists of cutting the natural vegetation, leaving it to dry and then burning it for temporary cropping of the land, the ash acting as a natural fertiliser. Shifting cultivation practices, although remarkably sustainable and adapted to their environment in the past, have come under increasing stress in recent decades and are now starting to be a major problem in Lao PDR, causing widespread deforestation and watershed degradation.
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  • Ms Vanthone, a metalworker prepares a wooden mould with ash to make bracelets from recycled aluminium sourced from Vietnam War debris and melted in an earthen kiln in Ban Naphia, a remote Tai Phouan village in mountainous Xieng Khouang Province in Northern Laos. Laos is the most bombed country, per capita, in the world with more than two million tons of ordnance dropped on it during the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1974. 12 artisan families began transforming war scrap into spoons (150,000 per year) in the 1970s to supplement subsistence farming activities. Supported by the Swiss NGO Helvetas, the project works to make the scrap metal supply chain safer for artisans and scrap collectors by collaborating with organisations such as Mines Advisory Group (MAG) that specialise in unexploded ordnance removal and education. More recently the villagers have started making bracelets and other items.
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  • A wooden mould and ash for casting spoons made from recycled aluminium sourced from Vietnam War debris and melted in an earthen kiln in Ban Naphia, a remote Tai Phouan village in mountainous Xieng Khouang Province in Northern Laos. Laos is the most bombed country, per capita, in the world with more than two million tons of ordnance dropped on it during the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1974.12 artisan families began transforming war scrap into spoons (150,000 per year) in the 1970s to supplement subsistence farming activities. Supported by the Swiss NGO Helvetas, the project works to make the scrap metal supply chain safer for artisans and scrap collectors by collaborating with organisations such as Mines Advisory Group (MAG) that specialise in unexploded ordnance removal and education. More recently the villagers have started making bracelets and other items.
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  • A wooden mould for casting spoons made from recycled aluminium sourced from Vietnam War debris and melted in an earthen kiln in Ban Naphia, a remote Tai Phouan village in mountainous Xieng Khouang Province in Northern Laos. Laos is the most bombed country, per capita, in the world with more than two million tons of ordnance dropped on it during the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1974.12 artisan families began transforming war scrap into spoons (150,000 per year) in the 1970s to supplement subsistence farming activities. Supported by the Swiss NGO Helvetas, the project works to make the scrap metal supply chain safer for artisans and scrap collectors by collaborating with organisations such as Mines Advisory Group (MAG) that specialise in unexploded ordnance removal and education. More recently the villagers have started making bracelets and other items.
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  • A young Nepali man peers out from a curtain to talk to an unseen neighbour in a remote village near Ulleri, in the Himalayan foothills, Nepal. It is a colourful (colorful) scene as the curtain fabric is a striking blue with mauve leaf motifs drawn in but it is a natural opposite colour against the badly-painted yellow wooden walls of his shack. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. Tea houses are dotted along the trail offering lodging, refreshments and basic, but delicious food to the weary traveller.
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  • A detail of a green, wooden garden shed's domestic chemicals lined-up on the sill inside. We see through the window, slug pellets, weedkiller and stain remover - all household products that are dangerous to the young and so remain out of reach to small hands.
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  • Neglected but expensive real estate beach hut at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk. With peeling paint and a boarded up rear window, the property has been allowed to deteriorate, upsetting locals who value their standards and aware of the hut's value and demand. A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box. The huts are an iconic image resorts such as Southwold, the most quintessential of British beach holiday destinations. Today Southwold’s beach huts are most likely to hit the national media because of their value meaning that they sell for large sums of money. Estate agents Durrants say huts on the promenade behind the sale item can go for £100,000. In 2012 a derelict beach hut in Southwold was on the market for £40,000.
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  • Expensive real estate beach hut at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk, known for its lack of branded commercialism. A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box. The huts are an iconic image resorts such as Southwold, the most quintessential of British beach holiday destinations. Today Southwold’s beach huts are most likely to hit the national media because of their value meaning that they sell for large sums of money. Estate agents Durrants say huts on the promenade behind the sale item can go for £100,000. In 2012 a derelict beach hut in Southwold was on the market for £40,000.
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  • Expensive real estate beach hut at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk, known for its lack of branded commercialism. A beach hut (also known as a beach cabin or bathing box) is a small, usually wooden and often brightly coloured, box. The huts are an iconic image resorts such as Southwold, the most quintessential of British beach holiday destinations. Today Southwold’s beach huts are most likely to hit the national media because of their value meaning that they sell for large sums of money. Estate agents Durrants say huts on the promenade behind the sale item can go for £100,000. In 2012 a derelict beach hut in Southwold was on the market for £40,000.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Garth Pier over the Menai Strait on 16th September 2020 in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom. Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the 1,550 feet (470 m) pier has cast iron columns, with the rest of the metal structure made in steel, including the handrails. The wooden deck has a series of octagonal kiosks with roofs, plus street lighting, which lead to a pontoon landing stage for pleasure steamers on the Menai Strait.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Tiny home made wooden door attached to a tree, painted in rainbow colours and with a heart shaped hole in support of NHS workers during the Coronavirus pandemic in Highbury Park, Kings Heath on 22nd May 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has put in place more stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Green Summer leaves against a red wooden fence in perfect complimentary colours in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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  • Morning sunlight on traditional wooden Polish mountain architecture, on a house in the village of Jaworki, on 22nd September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • An ornate wooden window of the Bocowka restaurant, a traditional mountain log cabin in southern Poland, on 21st September 2019, in Jaworki, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Exterior of the wooden Church of St. Kazimierz built 1910-1916, on 17th September 2019, in Koscielisko, Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
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