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| The
full-length portrait: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2002,
oil on canvas |
Featured
in the background of the painting, from left to right, are:
The
Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is one of the world’s great
natural attractions. The falls are 1.7 kilometres across and the
drop below into the Zambezi Gorge is over 100 metres. Half a million
cubic metres of water fall every minute.
The
Greek-Roman amphitheatre in the ancient city of Kourion in the
south of Cyprus is one of the Mediterranean’s most majestic
sights.
Great
Zimbabwe is the greatest medieval city in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Situated in the south-east of Zimbabwe, its impressive structures,
such as the Great Enclosure and the Conical Tower, date back to
the 13th and 15th centuries.
The
twin Petronas Towers skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
are the world’s tallest buildings.
King
Njoya’s Palace is situated in the ancient Kingdom of Bamun,
in the mountains of western Cameroon and was a renowned centre for
culture and education.
Australia’s
Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable images
of the modern world and was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.
The
Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
It is a mausoleum situated near Agra in India and was built by the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The
Houses of Parliament were built in the mid-19th century on the
site of the old Royal Palace of Westminster, and is one of London’s
best-known buildings. A Victorian gothic masterpiece, it accommodates
the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The
Kasubi Tombs are on the site of a royal palace enclosure on
Kasubi Hill in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The painting shows
a traditional reed and barkcloth building of the kings of the Baganda
people.
Montego
Bay in the north west of Jamaica is one of the country’s
principal tourist resorts.
The
totem pole on the far right of the painting is a First Nations
Totem Pole from British Columbia, Canada.
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The
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