Images Dated 6th September 2006

Wimbledon Tennis No. 1 Court 24441_014

No.1 COURT, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Opened in 1997, No. 1 Court is the next most prestigious tennis court at Wimbledon after Centre Court, with a capacity of over 11, 000. In addition to grand slam matches it is often used for the home Davis Cup ties of the Great Britain team

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La Martorana

The ornate church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiragliato in Palermo, Sicily, circa 1900. It is better known as La Martorana, after the founder of a 12th century convent to which the care of the church was assigned. (Photo by Alinari/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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POTOSI SILVER MINE, 1581. The first printed view of the silver-mining town of Potosi in Bolivia

POTOSI SILVER MINE, 1581.
The first printed view of the silver-mining town of Potosi in Bolivia. Woodcut from Augustin de Zarate's The Strange and Delectable History of the Discoverie and Conquest of the Provinces of Peru. London, 1581

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