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Illustration - Fontainebleau

Illustration - Fontainebleau

FRANCE. SEINE-ET-MARNE (77). FONTAINEBLEAU. THE CASTLE. DETAIL OF THE ENTRANCE GATE IN THE HONOR COURTYARD: ONE OF THE METAL PILASTERS, DECORATED WITH THUNDERBOLTS FRAMING NAPOLEON'S CROWNED MONOGRAM (THE THREE EMBLEMS ARE SURROUNDED BY PALMS OF VICTORY) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Preparations - Italy

Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Preparations - Italy

People walk past the emblems of Olympic and Paralympic Games in front of the City Hall of Milan in Milan, Italy, Oct. 29, 2025. The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will open on February 6, 2026 at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Preparations - Italy

Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Preparations - Italy

People walk past the emblems of Olympic and Paralympic Games in front of the City Hall of Milan in Milan, Italy, Oct. 29, 2025. The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will open on February 6, 2026 at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE.YVELINES (78) PALACE OF VERSAILLES: AERIAL VIEW OF THE ROYAL EMBLEMS ADORNING THE ROYAL GATE, AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PALACE: CLOSED CROWN, LAUREL LEAVES, MEDALLION AND CROSS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: ON THE BALCONY RAILING OF THE KING'S BEDROOM, ROYAL EMBLEMS: HEAD OF APOLLO, LILIES, CLOSED CROWN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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100 Days To Go Celebration For Milano 2026 - Italy

100 Days To Go Celebration For Milano 2026 - Italy

People walk past the emblems of Olympic and Paralympic Games in front of the City Hall of Milan in Milan, Italy, Oct. 29, 2025. A ceremony marking 100 days to the opening of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was held at Palazzo Lombardia in Milan, where organizers unveiled the official podiums for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and introduced 12 "digital torchbearers", symbolizing the start of the final stage of preparations for the event. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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100 Days To Go Celebration For Milano 2026 - Italy

100 Days To Go Celebration For Milano 2026 - Italy

People walk past the emblems of Olympic and Paralympic Games in front of the City Hall of Milan in Milan, Italy, Oct. 29, 2025. A ceremony marking 100 days to the opening of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was held at Palazzo Lombardia in Milan, where organizers unveiled the official podiums for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and introduced 12 "digital torchbearers", symbolizing the start of the final stage of preparations for the event. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF BLOIS : MONUMENTAL STAIRCASE WITH SCREW, INTERIOR. "EXCAVATED LIKE AN IVORY FROM CHINA" ACCORDING TO BALZAC, COVERED WITH FINE RENAISSANCE SCULPTURES, ITALIANATE ORNAMENTS (STATUES, BALUSTERS, CANDELABRAS) AND ROYAL EMBLEMS (SALAMANDERS, CROWNS, "F" FOR FRANCOIS I, "C" FOR CLAUDE FROM FRANCE), IT OPENS BETWEEN THE BUTTRESSES BY LARGE BAYS ON THE COURTYARD OF THE CASTLE. ITS SLOPING, HELICALLY SHAPED VAULT, SUPPORTED BY EXTERNAL RECTANGULAR BUTTRESSES, MAKES IT A RECURRING SYMBOL OF FRENCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE RENAISSANCE AND HERALDS THE INNOVATIONS OF THE TIME ON STAIRCASE ARCHITECTURE, WHICH BECOME, MORE THAN FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, A MAJOR AESTHETIC ADDITION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE.YVELINES (78) PALACE OF VERSAILLES: AERIAL VIEW OF THE ROYAL EMBLEMS ADORNING THE ROYAL GATE, AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PALACE: CLOSED CROWN, LAUREL LEAVES, MEDALLION AND CROSS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

(230918) -- DOHA, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the "Hello, Beijing" photography exhibition in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023. The "Hello, Beijing" Photography Exhibition opened on Monday here in Doha, showcasing historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

(230918) -- DOHA, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the "Hello, Beijing" photography exhibition in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023. The "Hello, Beijing" Photography Exhibition opened on Monday here in Doha, showcasing historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

(230918) -- DOHA, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the "Hello, Beijing" photography exhibition in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023. The "Hello, Beijing" Photography Exhibition opened on Monday here in Doha, showcasing historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

(230918) -- DOHA, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the "Hello, Beijing" photography exhibition in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023. The "Hello, Beijing" Photography Exhibition opened on Monday here in Doha, showcasing historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

QATAR-DOHA-"HELLO, BEIJING"-PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

(230918) -- DOHA, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the "Hello, Beijing" photography exhibition in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 18, 2023. The "Hello, Beijing" Photography Exhibition opened on Monday here in Doha, showcasing historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Rays' Iwamura practices wearing 'World Series' cap and jersey

Rays' Iwamura practices wearing 'World Series' cap and jersey

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura of Japan practices wearing a cap and jersey with ''World Series'' emblems at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 21, one day before the start of World Series games against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Winter Olympics

An installation featuring the official emblems of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics is seen in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2022, just weeks before the Chinese New Year coincides with the Olympics.

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Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Winter Olympics

An installation featuring the official emblems of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics is seen in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2022, just weeks before the Chinese New Year coincides with the Olympics.

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Scene from Beijing ahead of Winter Olympics

Scene from Beijing ahead of Winter Olympics

Emblems of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics are seen on a signboard in Beijing on Dec. 8, 2021.

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WW1 Allies - Emblems of Freedom

WW1 Allies - Emblems of Freedom

WW1 Allied flags flying above a British Destroyer - Emblems of Freedom Date: circa 1915

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Just over four years until 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Just over four years until 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken July 23, 2016, shows the 2020 Tokyo Olympics emblems displayed on a building of the Tokyo metropolitan government. It is just over four years until the games' opening ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo 2020 unveils new logo shortlist

Tokyo 2020 unveils new logo shortlist

Chair of the Tokyo 2020 Emblem Selection Committee Ryohei Miyata (2nd from L) unveils four shortlisted logos for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2016. The four pairs of emblems selected from 14,599 entries are now open to public comment before the announcement of the final decision on April 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo 2020 unveils new logo shortlist

Tokyo 2020 unveils new logo shortlist

Chair of the Tokyo 2020 Emblem Selection Committee Ryohei Miyata (R) unveils four shortlisted logos for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2016. The four pairs of emblems selected from 14,599 entries are now open to public comment before the announcement of the final decision on April 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Designer of 2020 Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic emblems

Designer of 2020 Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic emblems

Japanese art director Kenjiro Sano poses for photos in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, after his designs were selected to be used as the official emblems of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic emblems unveiled

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic emblems unveiled

Japanese art director Kenjiro Sano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, after his designs were selected to be used for the official emblems of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The letter T in the Tokyo Olympic emblem represents Tokyo, Team and Tomorrow, conveying the message "TOKYO will create TOMORROW by becoming one TEAM." The equal mark in the Paralympic Games logo represents "universal equality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic emblems committee aims to decide new emblems next spring

Olympic emblems committee aims to decide new emblems next spring

Ryohei Miyata, head of the Emblem Selection Committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, addresses the 5th meeting of the committee in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2015. The committee aims to decide the Games' new emblems next spring. On the left is Toshiro Muto, director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Pool photo by Jiji Press)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Selection criteria for Tokyo 2020 emblems outlined

Selection criteria for Tokyo 2020 emblems outlined

Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee head Ryohei Miyata meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2015, after the committee's meeting in which potential selection criteria for the Tokyo 2020 emblems were outlined. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oh named as Tokyo 2020 emblems selection committee member

Oh named as Tokyo 2020 emblems selection committee member

Softbank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh, Japan's all-time home run king, is seen in this undated file photo. The Tokyo 2020 Executive Board on Sept. 28, 2015, approved the membership of the Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee comprising a total of 19 leading figures in Japanese society including Oh. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rays' Iwamura practices wearing 'World Series' cap and jersey

Rays' Iwamura practices wearing 'World Series' cap and jersey

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura of Japan practices wearing a cap and jersey with ''World Series'' emblems at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 21, one day before the start of World Series games against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Kyodo)

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Woman hanging kakejiku,a hanging scroll

Woman hanging kakejiku,a hanging scroll

A young woman wearing a furisode with hair done in takashimada style shows a middle-aged man a Bodhidharma scroll. It may be a dramatized photo of a geisha showing her knowledge off to her patron. The man has an emblems on his kimono and a muffler, and holds his hands over the brazier.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐8‐0]

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Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics emblems

Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics emblems

Photo taken June 2, 2021, shows the emblems of the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics printed on a driving school facility in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics emblems

Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics emblems

Photo taken June 2, 2021, shows the emblems of the Tokyo Olympics (L) and Paralympics printed on a driving school facility in Tokyo.

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

A man wearing a mask is reflected on a monitor displaying the Tokyo Olympic (L) and Paralympic emblems in Tokyo on March 13, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

2 years until Tokyo Olympics

Japan Airlines Co. officials pose in front of the emblems and mascot images of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics drawn on a JAL airplane on July 24, 2018, exactly two years before the Summer Games begin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

2 years until Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport shows a Japan Airlines Co. plane bearing the emblems and mascot images of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on July 24, 2018, exactly two years before the Summer Games begin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

2 years until Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken at Tokyo's Haneda airport shows a Japan Airlines Co. plane bearing the emblems and mascot images of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on July 24, 2018, exactly two years before the Summer Games begin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo marks 3 years before start to 2020 Tokyo Games

Olympics: Tokyo marks 3 years before start to 2020 Tokyo Games

Photo taken July 24, 2017, shows projection mapping of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic emblems shown during an event held in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government building to mark three years to the start of the Summer Olympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Cooking of "takoyaki" dumpling is demonstrated with a 43.2 million yen pure gold hot plate at Takashimaya Co. department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 17, 2016. Takoyaki, ball-shaped flour dumplings filled with diced octopus and other ingredients, is one of the emblems of Osaka's food culture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Visitors view a 43.2 million yen pure gold "takoyaki" dumpling maker at Takashimaya Co. department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 17, 2016. Takoyaki, ball-shaped flour dumplings filled with diced octopus and other ingredients, is one of the emblems of Osaka's food culture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

Pure gold commodities on display in Osaka

A pure gold "takoyaki" dumpling maker and toothpick are on display on Nov. 17, 2016, at Takashimaya Co. department store in the western Japan city of Osaka. The 21-centimeter in diameter and three-kilogram plate is priced at 43.2 million yen. Takoyaki, ball-shaped flour dumplings filled with diced octopus and other ingredients, is one of the emblems of Osaka's food culture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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