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FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. AT THE CROSSING OF THE TRANSEPT, THE BASE OF THE SPIRE RECREATED BY VIOLLET LE DUC IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND DECORATED WITH TWELVE COPPER STATUES OF THE APOSTLES - ALTITUDE 60 M (ARCHIVE PHOTO TAKEN BEFORE THE VIOLENT FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, WHICH RAVAGED THE CATHEDRAL'S ROOF STRUCTURE AND DURING WHICH THE SPIRE, ONE OF THE SYMBOLS OF PARIS AT 93 M HIGH, COLLAPSED). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statues of baby founders of Kyiv in vyshyvankas

The statues of the founders of Kyiv - Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and their sister Lubid - wear vyshyvankas (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts) in Poshtova Square on Vyshyvanka Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Statues of baby founders of Kyiv in vyshyvankas

The statues of the founders of Kyiv - Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and their sister Lubid - wear vyshyvankas (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts) in Poshtova Square on Vyshyvanka Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Statues of baby founders of Kyiv in vyshyvankas

A woman poses for a photo by the statues of the founders of Kyiv - Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and their sister Lubid - clad in vyshyvankas (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts) in Poshtova Square on Vyshyvanka Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Statues of baby founders of Kyiv in vyshyvankas

The statues of the founders of Kyiv - Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and their sister Lubid - wear vyshyvankas (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts) in Poshtova Square on Vyshyvanka Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Statues of baby founders of Kyiv in vyshyvankas

The statues of the founders of Kyiv - Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and their sister Lubid - wear vyshyvankas (traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts) in Poshtova Square on Vyshyvanka Day, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restored Apollo Belvedere returns to Vatican Museum

Vatican city shows the marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return at his original place following its restoration, at the Vatican, The statue, discovered in Rome in 1489 on the Viminal Hill, was brought to the Vatican between 1508 and 1509 at the behest of Pope Julius II, who was setting up the Courtyard of Statues in Belvedere with a composite iconographic program focused on the mythical origins of ancient Rome. An extraordinary discovery in the 1950s allowed the recovery among the ruins of the imperial palace of Baia, north of Naples, which enabled the creation of faithful marble copies among these plaster fragments was recognized the missing left hand of the Apollo Belvedere. Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade

STORY: Hong Kong celebrates Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Dragon Boat Water Parade 3 SOUNDBITE (English): SANJAY, Indian expat STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YU LIZHEN, Xinhua correspondent "Here in Hong Kong, we're witnessing a centuries-old tradition come alive -- the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade. This is a unique sacrificial ceremony that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, deeply rooted in Hong Kong's cultural heritage. In 2011, this traditional ritual was inscribed on China's third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Let's take a look." Tai O, a village in the deep south of Lantau Island, hosts one of Hong Kong's most special dragon boat events. During the festival, three fishermen associations paraded statues of deities from local temples on sampans towed by traditional dragon boats, p

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Football match at Buddha site in Afghanistan promotes cultural relics protection

STORY: Football match at Buddha site in Afghanistan promotes cultural relics protection SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the football match at the giant Buddha relics site in Bamyan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED HASSAN, Football player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD TAQQI TAQADOSI, Organizer STORYLINE: A football match was held Sunday at the giant Buddha relics site in Bamyan, Afghanistan on Sunday. The game was backed by a team of Chinese archaeologists and Bamyan University. Aimed at raising awareness on preserving the cultural heritage, the activity inspires more young people to join in. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYED HASSAN, Football player "Since the Buddha site is a worldwide popular cultural heritage and registered by UNESCO, it is important for us to hold the football competition in front of one of the statues, and we want to send a message to the world that we will protect our cultural

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N. Korea marks 78th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of the country's former leaders -- its founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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Wax statues of art, sports figures exhibited in Baghdad

STORY: Wax statues of art, sports figures exhibited in Baghdad DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of wax statues on display and audiences at the Wax Museum STORYLINE: For the first time in Iraq, wax statues of Iraqi and foreign art and sports figures are exhibited at the Wax Museum in Baghdad. Aalaa al-Khalidi, a media employee at the park, said that it is Iraqi families' first experience at the country's amusement parks. She added that the museum will be expanded with more statues of celebrities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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Birth anniv. of N. Korea's founder

People prepare to offer flowers in front of statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2023, as the country marks the 111th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung (back L) and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il (back R) stand, on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to lay flowers before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers salute and citizens bow to bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women lay flowers before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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N. Korea celebrates birthday of late leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People head for Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where giant statues of North Korea's state founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il, on Feb. 15, 2014, a day before the birthday of the late Kim Jong Il, known as "the Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a floral tribute standing before the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans salute or bow in front of the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military personnel carry flowers for placement near the bronze statues of the country's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

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Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers salute and citizens bow to bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit Mansu Hill, where bronze statues (seen in the background) of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. Stands selling drinks are also seen in the background.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans holding flowers walk toward Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. Stands selling drinks are seen in the background.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues (seen in the background) of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans offer flowers at bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues (seen in the background) of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Pyongyang on anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers lay flowers on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il stand, on the morning of April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang with statues of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong Il on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang with statues of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong Il on April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Pyongyang on anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers lay flowers on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il stand, on the morning of April 15, 2013, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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People in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows children near bronze statues of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 15, 2012. The children were there to offer flowers at the statues.

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People in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows soldiers near bronze statues of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 15, 2012. The soldiers were there to offer flowers at the statues.

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People in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children offer flowers at bronze statues of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 15, 2012.

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People in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows people near bronze statues of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 15, 2012.

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Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Monks carefully dust Buddhist statues using 5-meter-long sticks topped with thin strips of Japanese paper in the main hall of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Dec. 15, 2009. Due to restoration work in the main hall, the annual cleaning of the Buddhist statues took place for the first time in 10 years.

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N. Korea marks 77th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 77th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 77th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 76th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2021, the 76th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 76th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

Military personnel visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2021, the 76th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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N. Korea marks 76th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2021, the 76th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.