A dramatic blue sky and bleached stone ruins come together at Lisbon, Portugal's Convento do Carmo runis, the stark reminder of the 1755 earthquake.

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A dramatic blue sky and bleached stone ruins come together at Lisbon, Portugal's Convento do Carmo runis, the stark reminder of the 1755 earthquake's destruction; a scene of simultaneous beauty and horror.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Rick Menapace / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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