"Monuments"

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27 Jun 2026

A gondolier secures a rope while maneuvering a gondola through a narrow canal near the Bridge of Sighs, visible in the background, in Venice, Italy, on April 5, 2026. The Bridge of Sighs, built around 1600 and connecting the Doge's Palace to the Prigioni Nuove, is one of Venice's most iconic Baroque monuments.

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#13882087

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A yellow warning sign displaying a red bear illustration alerts visitors near an ancient stone lantern and Shinto-Buddhist roadside deity altars at the edge of a dense forest on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026.

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#13882090

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A yellow warning sign displaying a red bear illustration alerts visitors near an ancient stone lantern and Shinto-Buddhist roadside deity altars at the edge of a dense forest on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026.

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#13882010

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A row of three carved stone Jizo Bosatsu statues seated in meditation positions, dressed in traditional red knitted hats along with pink and orange fabric bibs, stands in front of ancient five-tiered gorinto pagoda monuments at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882016

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A serene stone statue of a seated Jizo Bosatsu, wearing a bright red knitted cap and a floral-patterned pink fabric bib, stands in the foreground near heavily moss-covered gorinto pagoda monuments at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882025

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A dense collection of ancient, heavily moss-covered gorinto pagoda monuments and weathered stone gravestones stands beneath the canopy of a towering cedar forest at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882040

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A traditional stone lantern with a glowing window stands illuminated in the foreground of ancient grave plots, where small Jizo Bosatsu statues wearing red caps sit nestled amongst moss-covered fences and gorinto pagoda monuments at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882048

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: Two heavily weathered, leaf-shaped stone Jizo Bosatsu statues dressed in elaborate red and gold floral-patterned fabric bibs stand near a metal dish containing coin offerings at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882033

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A tall stone statue of Kannon Bosatsu (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) stands gracefully upon an elevated stone pedestal next to a massive, ancient cedar trunk at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13882057

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A collection of carved stone Jizo Bosatsu statues, adorned with pink and floral fabric bibs, stands arranged alongside small porcelain offering cups at the base of ancient, towering cedar trees and a large stone Kannon statue at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13881887

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: The massive, heavily gnarled root system of an ancient cedar tree spreads across the ground among centuries-old stone monuments and gravestones at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13881982

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A group of travelers walks along a stone-paved pathway winding past centuries-old monuments and beneath towering ancient cedar trees at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13881888

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: Hundreds of small, moss-covered stone statues of Jizo Bosatsu, many adorned with weathered traditional cloth bibs and knitted caps, sit stacked in dense tiers at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13881889

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: Hundreds of small, moss-covered stone statues of Jizo Bosatsu, many adorned with weathered traditional cloth bibs and knitted caps, sit stacked in dense tiers at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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#13881890

25 Jun 2026

MOUNT KOYA, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A meditative bronze statue depicting the grand master Kobo Daishi (Kukai), founder of Shingon Buddhism, sits in a lotus position while holding prayer beads atop a stone pedestal at Okunoin Cemetery on Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations

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#13881833

25 Jun 2026

KOYASAN, JAPAN - JUNE 13: A masked uniform operator sits inside the driver's cabin of an ascending Nankai Cable Car as it climbs the steep incline tracks toward the mountain station at Mount Koya in Koya-cho, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 13, 2026. This steep valley settlement along the Nankai Koya Line railway corridor serves as the historical gateway and trailhead for the ancient Choishi-michi pilgrimage route up to Mount Koya (Koyasan), preserving traditional Japanese mountainside architecture featuring tiled roofs and terraced foundations.

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