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India: Taj Majal, Agra. Design inlaid in pietra dura.

Taj Majal, Agra. Design inlaid in pietra dura. India.

Tochigi-ken, Japan: The Avenue of Giant Cryptomerias.

The Avenue of giant cryptomerias that leads up to the Temple of Nikko, from a town at least twenty-four miles away. These trees are three hundred years old, and majestic in their height Tochigi-ken, Japan.

Itsukushima, Japan: Another view of the great red Torii at Miyajima, this time from the shore, showing a couple of fishing boats anchored off it.

Another view of the great red Torii at Miyajima, this time from the shore, showing a couple of fishing boats anchored off it. Itsukushima, Japan.

Peking, China: The Summer Palace.

A section of the covered gallery running through the grounds of the Summer Palace in Peking, China. The ceiling and rafters are decorated with scenes of the surrounding country.

Photographs and captions by Elizabeth K. Roys
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