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Symbolic dome

The unique dome of the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has 64 evenly spaced ribs, each of which is supposed to represent one year of the Prophet Mohammed’s life. Credit: Akbar Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)

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