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This gate is located in the surrounding area at the six harmonies pagoda, the structure was built during the Southern Song Dynasty (420-589), and improved during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644 -1911). These rock carvings ("The Feilai Feng grottoes") have existed in the hillside at Lingyin Temple in HangZhou for almost 1,000 years. This scene is at the exit of the Nanjing Massacre museum, which is actually the site of mass graves from World War II. The statue and the dedication to peace is astoundingly moving but welcome. This is a HDR-processed shot of the arch of Septimius Severus located in the Roman Forum in the ancient part of Rome. The arch is still in excellent condition, especially compared to the rest of the forum. This is a tripod based long exposure shot of Sydney Harbour taken from the Taronga Zoo side (north harbour) around 10pm on New Year's Eve in 2007. There is a certain serenity to the place.