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Seeing with Fresh Eyes
Who would stop today even for a moment before making a phone call, turning on a TV, placing milk in the fridge or boarding a plane to travel half across the globe in several hours?

Edward Porper

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Monarchs
When it comes to the "monarch - subjects relationships", there has historically been a lot of variety, depending on the part of the world.

Edward Porper

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Changing of the Guard
A ceremony known as "the changing of the guards" takes place on any given day at noon sharp...

Edward Porper

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Christiania
Many rulers had nicknames. Some were known as "Greats", others as "Conquerors" - and the "greatness" of the former almost inevitably implied the achievement associated with the latter.

Edward Porper

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Christian X
Not every nominal leader (as in "Head of State", "Chief of Staff" and such) is a Leader. Christian X of Denmark, who reigned for 20 years in the first half of the 20th century, was.

Edward Porper

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Merchants’ Harbor
The statuary features a strong, muscular woman vigorously lashing four lathery oxen – and the whole group exudes power, energy and purpose.

Edward Porper

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Happy New Year!
May 2022 turn out to be a WONDERful year full of beauty, joy and happiness!

Edward Porper

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Merry Christmas
Wikipedia readily tells us that a statue of Her was created in 1913 by Edvard Eriksen – and Ellen Price, the ballet-dancer, who was posing for the statue, lived a long a productive life...

Edward Porper

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A "Wonder of Convention"
It was on a rather nice and not even especially cold evening that I found myself strolling along St. Catherine...

Edward Porper