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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is d

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The nave of the Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image o

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is d

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Anonymous painting representing the Purgatory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and c

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Anonymous painting representing the Purgatory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and c

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Burn mark left by a deceased on a German language prayer book to solicit Masses of suffrage for his memory. (Subject to further analysis insights). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is di

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared. In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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Grottoes Art Exhibition at Hangzhou West Lake Museum

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 10, 2024 - Visitors walk past the east wall of the front room of Cave 12 of Yungang Grottoes, which was reproduced using 3D printing technology, at Hangzhou West Lake Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 10, 2024.

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Grottoes Art Exhibition at Hangzhou West Lake Museum

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 10, 2024 - Visitors look at the east wall of the front room of Cave 12 of Yungang Grottoes reproduced by 3D printing technology at Hangzhou West Lake Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 10, 2024.

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Grottoes Art Exhibition at Hangzhou West Lake Museum

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 10, 2024 - Photo taken on July 10, 2024 shows the North tower of the east wall of Cave 13 of Yungang Grottoes, reproduced by 3D printing technology, at Hangzhou West Lake Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

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"First-store economy" stimulates urban consumption in Chongqing, China

STORY: "First-store economy" stimulates urban consumption in Chongqing, China SHOOTING TIME: March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:55 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of Chongqing city 2. various of scenes of Chongqing World Financial Centre 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAO YU, General manager of Chongqing World Financial Centre STORYLINE: The first stores of many new brands have been gathering in the western part of China, boosting the consumer market. After the Spring Festival, CURIEL, a century-old Italian fashion brand, opened its flagship store at Chongqing World Financial Centre. The store restored the iconic Roman column structure of Italy, reproduced the city style of Milan, and perfectly integrated Western and oriental furniture. At the same time, the first store of Italian luxury brand COLOMBO in Chongqing has also opened grandly. This user of cashmere and rare fabrics has inherited the most traditional Italian handicraft. Chongqing Jiefan

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Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

A replica of a wooden ship that carried a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (17-19 century) departs a port in the southern South Korean city of Busan for Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Aug. 1, 2023. The ship reproduced in 2018 traces the sea route the Korean emissaries took in the old days.

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Historical ship replica sails from Busan to Japan

A replica of a wooden ship that carried a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (17-19 century) departs a port in the southern South Korean city of Busan for Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Aug. 1, 2023. The ship reproduced in 2018 traces the sea route the Korean emissaries took in the old days.

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Snow sculpture of Quebec Winter Carnival mascot displayed in NE China

STORY: Snow sculpture of Quebec Winter Carnival mascot displayed in NE China DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a giant snow sculpture STORYLINE: A giant snow sculpture of the mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada has been put on display in Harbin, capital of China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province. The mascot, a friendly snowman named Bonhomme Carnaval, has been reproduced in snow on a grand scale, making its debut at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo. Measuring 10 meters high and five meters wide, the sculpture used 200 cubic meters of snow in total. The public display is also among the events of the ongoing 39th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. Heilongjiang Province is a popular destination for winter tourism in China. The provincial capital, Harbin, has gained international attention for its ice and snow festival, which features massive, elaborate ice sculptures, competitions and winter

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Audubon's 'Birds of America' reproduced in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - One of the reproduced illustrations of John Audubon's "The Birds of America" is shown on Dec. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry who sailed to Japan in 1853 gave the book to the Tokugawa shogun. The year 2014 marks the 160th anniversary of the conclusion of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Peace and Amity.

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Garden designer's sand ripple marks reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - The sand ripple marks of a Tofukuji Temple garden in Kyoto, western Japan, initially laid out by famous garden designer Mirei Shigemori in 1939, are reproduced on Oct. 24, 2014, in commemoration of the garden's designation as Japan's scenic beauty spot in June this year.

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Dainippon Printing's art gallery opened in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Various reproduced artworks using printing technologies are on display at Dai Nippon Printing Co.'s newly opened Kyoto Uzumasa cultural legacy gallery on the premises of its Kyoto plant, western Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa (R), a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

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Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa (R), a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, prepares to answer a question during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

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Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa, a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

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Riken team has not reproduced STAP cells

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Niwa, a researcher at the Riken research institute who heads the team reexamining the so-called STAP cells, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. He said the team has yet to reproduce through ongoing experiments the cells described in Haruko Obokata's research papers, which she subsequently withdrew amid allegations of misconduct.

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Daughter of U.S. commander Delnore in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (R) and Patricia Magee, daughter of U.S. Lt. Col. Victor Delnore who came to Nagasaki following the end of the Pacific War, stand by a reproduced street sign honoring her father on Aug. 8, 2014, the day before the Japanese city holds its annual atomic bomb memorial service. Delnore was highly regarded by citizens in Nagasaki for allowing the first peace memorial ceremony to be conducted in the city in 1948.

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Hideyoshi's golden tea room reproduced at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - An exhibition of a reproduced model of a golden tea room believed to have been made by Japanese feudal lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi started at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7. 2014.

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Kyoto Univ's tsunami breakwater model tested

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University's Disaster Prevention Research Institute conducts an operation test of a tsunami breakwater model at the Ujigawa Open Laboratory in Kyoto City on July 16, 2014, using an artificially reproduced tsunami.

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Kyoto Univ. lab tests movable tsunami breakwater

KYOTO, Japan - An artificially reproduced tsunami is weakened by a prototype movable breakwater developed by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University during a test operation at the Ujigawa Open Laboratory in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 16, 2014.

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Important cultural property reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - Replicas of "Daigo Hanami Tanzaku" (below), a collection of waka, Japanese traditional poems, written at a feast held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598, are shown at Daigoji, a World Heritage temple in Kyoto City, on June 3, 2014. Fuji Xerox Co. reproduced the collection.

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Important cultural property reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - Replicas of "Daigo Hanami Tanzaku" (below), a collection of waka, Japanese traditional poems, written at a feast held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598, are shown at Daigoji, a World Heritage temple in Kyoto City, on June 3, 2014. Fuji Xerox Co. reproduced the collection. Shown above is the original work, a national important cultural property.

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'Daigo Hanami Tanzaku' reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - Replicas of "Daigo Hanami Tanzaku" (below), a collection of waka, Japanese traditional poems, written at a feast held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598 in Daigoji Temple in Kyoto, are shown at the World Heritage temple on June 3, 2014. Fuji Xerox Co. reproduced the collection. Shown above is the original work, a national important cultural property.

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Ex-Toyota employees reproduce small sports car

NAGOYA, Japan - A team of former Toyota Motor Corp. employees including Kazuo Moroboshi (R) pose for photos with a reproduced Toyota Publica Sports in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on July 13, 2012. The original vehicle was a small sports car that was displayed as a concept vehicle at a domestic motor show in 1962.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. On the left is Masaaki Miyasako, a professor at the university.

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Doraemon cartoonist's museum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, shows the reproduced atelier of late Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of his original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Aquarium atop Roppongi high-rise is hot date spot

TOKYO, Japan - A couple stares at an undersea landscape reproduced inside a cylindrical tank housed in the Sky Aquarium III on the 250-meter-high observation deck atop Mori Tower, a landmark high-rise of the Roppongi Hills business and entertainment area on July 17. The aquarium is part of an annual summer event held inside the tower and will be open until Oct. 4.

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'Last Supper' reproduced with Japan dying technique

KYOTO, Japan - Leonardo da Vinci's ''The Last Supper,'' reproduced with a Japanese dying technique, is on display at an exhibition in Kyoto that opened May 1. Paintings by Claude Monet, Jean Francois Millet and other masters were also reproduced with the technique. The show ends June 30.

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Medieval poetry competition reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - As crowds of tourists watch, two persons (far left and far right) clad in aristocratic attire write down their waka (poems) at a Kyoto garden on April 29 in a reproduction of a poetry competition popular among the nobility in the Heian period (794-1185).

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Japan's 1st railroad depot reproduced in Shimbashi

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony to celebrate the completion of a reproduction of Japan's first railroad depot is held at its original location in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 7. The reproduction of the original station house, which dates back to 1872, will be opened to the public April 10.

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Kirin reproduces ancient Egyptian beer

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University Prof. Sakuji Yoshimura, a noted scholar of ancient Egypt, tastes on Aug. 2 the ancient Egyptian beer which Kirin Brewery Co. has reproduced from a recipe dating back to more than 4,000 years ago. The brewer has no plans to commercialize it but expects to release details of the product at an academic conference to be held in the United States in October.

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Medieval court game reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - Three men play kemari in a reproduction of the traditional ball game at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4. Kemari attained wide popularity among court nobles during the Nara (710-794), Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1333) periods. People form a circle and kick a deerskin ball to prevent it from falling to the ground.

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Harbin Ice and Snow World under construction in N China

STORY: Harbin Ice and Snow World under construction in N China DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Harbin Ice and Snow World under construction STORYLINE: The Harbin Ice and Snow World, a renowned seasonal theme park opening every winter, is under construction in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Every winter, people gather in this ice wonderland to see the world's famous architectural sites reproduced in ice or to play on ice slides that measure hundreds of meters in length. This year the theme park covers an area of 810,000 square meters. Harbin Ice and Snow World has now developed into a combination of folk customs, tourism, culture and industry, boosting the local economy. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LANGXI-YANGTZE ALLIGATORS-RELEASE TO THE WILD (CN)

(220602) -- LANGXI, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows an artificially-bred Chinese alligator released to a pond at a national nature reserve in Langxi County, east China's Anhui Province. Over 370 artificially-bred Chinese rare alligators, also known as the Yangtze alligator, will be released to the wild at a national nature reserve from June 2. The Yangtze alligator has lived on earth for over 200 million years. It is a first-class protected animal endemic to China. Since 2019, protections of the species, including reintroduction to the wild and habitat conservation, have been implemented in the province to restore its population. Thanks to the efforts, the population of the Chinese alligators living in the wild has surpassed 1,000. Those alligators have adapted to the wild environment and successively reproduced. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LANGXI-YANGTZE ALLIGATORS-RELEASE TO THE WILD (CN)

(220602) -- LANGXI, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows artificially-bred Chinese alligators to be released to the wild at a national nature reserve in Langxi County, east China's Anhui Province. Over 370 artificially-bred Chinese rare alligators, also known as the Yangtze alligator, will be released to the wild at a national nature reserve from June 2. The Yangtze alligator has lived on earth for over 200 million years. It is a first-class protected animal endemic to China. Since 2019, protections of the species, including reintroduction to the wild and habitat conservation, have been implemented in the province to restore its population. Thanks to the efforts, the population of the Chinese alligators living in the wild has surpassed 1,000. Those alligators have adapted to the wild environment and successively reproduced. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-LANGXI-YANGTZE ALLIGATORS-RELEASE TO THE WILD (CN)

(220602) -- LANGXI, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows an artificially-bred Chinese alligator released to a pond at a national nature reserve in Langxi County, east China's Anhui Province. Over 370 artificially-bred Chinese rare alligators, also known as the Yangtze alligator, will be released to the wild at a national nature reserve from June 2. The Yangtze alligator has lived on earth for over 200 million years. It is a first-class protected animal endemic to China. Since 2019, protections of the species, including reintroduction to the wild and habitat conservation, have been implemented in the province to restore its population. Thanks to the efforts, the population of the Chinese alligators living in the wild has surpassed 1,000. Those alligators have adapted to the wild environment and successively reproduced. (Xinhua/Du Yu)