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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. INDRE ET LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE - THE CASTLE OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: THE GRAND STAIRCASE (16TH CENTURY) ON THE 1ST FLOOR. DESIGNED ON AN ITALIAN STAIRCASE MODEL, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RENAISSANCE CREATIONS IN THE REGION. THE COFFERED VAULTS ARE DECORATED WITH ANTIQUE MEDALLIONS REPRESENTING THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS FANTASTIC CHARACTERS AND ANIMALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Cardinals in the Clementine hall at the second floor of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican. - The Clementine Hall was established in the 16th century by Pope Clement VIII in honor of Pope Clement I, the third successor of St. Peter. The Clementine Hall is covered in Renaissance frescoes and valuable works of art. It is used by the pope as a reception room and in some cases, site of various ceremonies and rituals. The Clementine Hall is the chamber in which the body of the pope lies for private visitation by officials of the Vatican upon death. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss guards in the Clementine hall at the second floor of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on November 28, 2002. - The Clementine Hall was established in the 16th century by Pope Clement VIII in honor of Pope Clement I, the third successor of St. Peter. The Clementine Hall is covered in Renaissance frescoes and valuable works of art. It is used by the pope as a reception room and in some cases, site of various ceremonies and rituals. The Clementine Hall is the chamber in which the body of the pope lies for private visitation by officials of the Vatican upon death. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss guards in the Clementine hall at the second floor of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on November 28, 2002. - The Clementine Hall was established in the 16th century by Pope Clement VIII in honor of Pope Clement I, the third successor of St. Peter. The Clementine Hall is covered in Renaissance frescoes and valuable works of art. It is used by the pope as a reception room and in some cases, site of various ceremonies and rituals. The Clementine Hall is the chamber in which the body of the pope lies for private visitation by officials of the Vatican upon death. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for 2-Year-Old Girl Killed by Israeli Forces - Jenin

The body of two-year-old Layla Khateeb lies on the floor in Jenin on January 26, 2025. Two-year-old Layla Khateeb, the 16th victim of Israel's ongoing Operation Iron Wall in Jenin, was killed by a bullet to the head, leaving her mother bereaved after losing her father in infancy, while Israeli forces continue bombing civilian homes and forcibly displacing families. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for 2-Year-Old Girl Killed by Israeli Forces - Jenin

The body of two-year-old Layla Khateeb lies on the floor in Jenin on January 26, 2025. Two-year-old Layla Khateeb, the 16th victim of Israel's ongoing Operation Iron Wall in Jenin, was killed by a bullet to the head, leaving her mother bereaved after losing her father in infancy, while Israeli forces continue bombing civilian homes and forcibly displacing families. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kaylia Nemour of Algeria poses for photos after the awarding ceremony for the women's floor exercise final event at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kaylia Nemour (C) of Algeria, silver medalist Ruby Evans (L) of Great Britain, and bronze medalist Laura Casabuena of Spain pose for group photos during the awarding ceremony for the women's floor exercise final event at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kaylia Nemour (C) of Algeria, silver medalist Ruby Evans (L) of Britain, and bronze medalist Laura Casabuena of Spain pose for group photos during the awarding ceremony for the women's floor exercise final event at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ruby Evans of Great Britain competes during the women's floor exercise final at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kaylia Nemour (C) of Algeria, silver medalist Ruby Evans (L) of Britain and bronze medalist Laura Casabuena of Spain pose for group photos during the awarding ceremony for the women's floor exercise final event at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FIG ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP

(240421) -- DOHA, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laura Casabuena of Spain competes during the women's floor exercise final at the 16th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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Tanaka 16th in women's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Japan's Rie Tanaka's sequence of a floor exercise performance (from R to L) during the women's gymnastics all-around final at the 2012 London Olympics at North Greenwich Arena in London on Aug. 2, 2012. She finished 16th.

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Tanaka 16th in women's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Rie Tanaka performs in the floor exercise during the women's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. She finished 16th.

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Tanaka 16th in women's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Rie Tanaka performs in the floor exercise during the women's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. She finished 16th.

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Tanaka 16th in women's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Rie Tanaka performs in the floor exercise during the women's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. She finished 16th.

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Abeno Harukas to mark 1st anniversary

Kindergarteners celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, on the 16th floor of the skyscraper in Osaka's Abeno Ward, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, the day before its commemoration day. A total of 300 birthday cakes were prepared for a display in tribute to the 300-meter height of the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abeno Harukas to mark 1st anniversary

Kindergarteners celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, on the 16th floor of the skyscraper in Osaka's Abeno Ward, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, the day before its commemoration day. A total of 300 birthday cakes were prepared for a display in tribute to the 300-meter height of the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo