Byzantine two-headed eagle, the symbol of the Byzantine Empire, as seen on the gate of the Monastery of Archangel Michael, or Taksiarchis, in Mantamad

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Mantamados, Lesvos island, Greece, Europe
Photo credit: © Ioannis Mantas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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