VENICE, ITALY - MAY 26, 2015: A tourist approaches the closed door to the Iceland Pavilion at the Venice Biennale art festival.

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VENICE, ITALY - MAY 26, 2015: A tourist approaches the closed door to the Iceland Pavilion at the Venice Biennale art festival. The exhibit by Christoph Buchel involved creating a mosque inside the Santa Maria dell Abbazia della Misericordia church. Controversy has led authorities to close the building.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Location: Santa Maria della Misericordia, Campo de l’Abazia, Cannagregio, Venezia, Italy
Photo credit: © BasPhoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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