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The Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale) hails from the cold, mountainous regions of the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran.⁠
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Unlike the myth and ancient folklore surrounding the Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), the story of the Orient
Flora! Detail of an 18th-century painting called "Dawn," by Dutch artist Jacob de Witt. The woman in the red dress, holding flowers, is Flora, the Roman goddess of Spring.⁠
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The painting is from an 18th-century townhouse in Amsterdam and w
A peek inside the "Cathedral of Commerce" during a fascinating tour I recently went on.

The Woolworth Building earned its nickname, the "Cathedral of Commerce," thanks to its extraordinary Neo-Gothic design, complete with vaulted
Love and marriage, love and marriage⁠
They go together like a horse and carriage...⁠
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✨ Young Lady with a Rose, 1732, Attributed to Pieter Vanderlyn, American, The Metropolitan Museum of Art⁠
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#loveandmarriage #roses #americanportrait #colonialamer
World Monuments Fund is partnering with @historicroyalpalaces to support new environmental monitoring and water reuse strategies to help the moat area at the Tower of London adapt to the changing climate, while also enhancing public access and biodiv

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