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The Likir Gompa (temple) in Ladakh, India

December 1969 Issue

The Likir Gompa (temple) in Ladakh, India

Love and laughter. . . January’s picture shows the 25-meter-tall statue of the Maitreya Buddha at the Likir Gompa (temple) in Ladakh, India. Maitreya is also known as “the laughing one” and “the compassionate, loving Buddha.”

Five readers sent in correct answers, and RICHARD WALKER of La Jolla, California, won the drawing. We thank Anita Lees of Vista, California, for sending us the photo.

"Lady with the seagull" statue, Opatija, Croatia

December 1969 Issue

"Lady with the seagull" statue, Opatija, Croatia

The “Lady with the seagull” statue has greeted visitors to Opatija, Croatia, since 1956, when she was placed above the Lungomare Promenade. Sculptor Zvonko Car created the work.

Twenty-one readers correctly guessed the picture’s locale, and GLADY LEARNED of Geneva, Illinois, won the drawing.

We thank Daissy Owen of Iowa City, Iowa, for sending in the picture.

Market Cross in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.

December 1969 Issue

Market Cross in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.

November’s photo is of the Market Cross, which marks the market square in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.

Three readers sent in correct answers, and BARBARA CARLITZ of Palo Alto, California, won the drawing.

We thank Valerie Pacheco of Zephyrhills, Florida, for sending in the picture.

Karen Blixen House in Nairobi, Kenya

December 1969 Issue

Karen Blixen House in Nairobi, Kenya

A masterful storyteller lived in the house pictured in the October ’06 issue. It’s the Karen Blixen House in Nairobi, Kenya.

“Out of Africa” and “Babette’s Feast” are two of her best-known works.

Forty-five readers sent in correct answers, and EMILY BARLOW of Middletown, Rhode Island, won the drawing.

We thank Richard Alvernaz of Lakeside, California, for sending us the picture.

The Wailing Wall or Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel

December 1969 Issue

The Wailing Wall or Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel

Prayers going high-tech — September’s photo shows part of the Western Wall (a.k.a. the Wailing Wall or Kotel), the last remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Israel.

A sacred site in Judaism, it is open 24 hours a day for visits by the faithful, many of whom write prayers on pieces of paper and place them in the wall.

However, you don’t have to get on a plane to send a prayer to the Wall. Several websites have live “Kotel cams”; you can send your prayer via e-mail, and a live person will print it and place it in the wall.

Ninety-one readers sent in correct answers, and LEE COOPERMAN of Los Angeles, California, won the drawing. We thank Gordon Schalla of West Bend, Wisconsin, for sending us the photo.

Abu Darwish Mosque, Amman, Jordan

December 1969 Issue

Abu Darwish Mosque, Amman, Jordan

August’s photo depicts the Abu Darwish Mosque on Jebel al-Ashrafiyaeh hill in Amman, Jordan.

Six readers sent in the correct answer, and SIGNE HAUGEN of San Carlos, California, won the drawing.

We thank Mark A. Varnau of Indianapolis, Indiana, for sending in the photo.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi

December 1969 Issue

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi

Sixteen readers sent in the correct answer for July’s picture, the Bahnar communal house at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi. JANET TANNE of Simi Valley, California, won the drawing.

We thank Jackie Korbholz of Stockton, California, for sending the picture. She tells us, “This spectacular communal house was built in 2003 by 42 villagers from Kon Rbang, Kongum town, Central Highlands.

At a height of 19 meters, this is the dominant construction in the open-air museum. According to the Bahnar, the communal house is a symbol of male power.”

“Post Office Bay” on Isla Floreana, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

December 1969 Issue

“Post Office Bay” on Isla Floreana, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Faster than a speeding tortoise…. It seems amazing that letters left at the location pictured in the June issue — “Post Office Bay” on Isla Floreana, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador — ever get delivered, but many of the 18 readers who sent in correct answers can testify that they do.

They’ve participated in the tradition of taking letters they’ve found there addressed to someone near their home and delivering them, or “mailing” letters of their own at the “post office” and later hearing that they got through — often very quickly! (Hey, maybe this should be the place to send us our 2007 tax refunds.)

ANITA LEES of Vista, California, won the drawing. We thank Nell McCombs of Ventura, California, for sending in the photo.

St. Donat's Cathedral in Zadar, Croatia

December 1969 Issue

St. Donat's Cathedral in Zadar, Croatia

Religion in the round. . . Twenty-one readers correctly guessed that May’s photo depicts St. Donat’s Cathedral in Zadar, Croatia.

RICHARD & BERNITA BREWER of Pleasant Hill, California, won the drawing.

We thank Robert Golden of San Francisco, California, for sending in the picture.

The Ta Dzong, or the National Museum, in Paro, Bhutan

December 1969 Issue

The Ta Dzong, or the National Museum, in Paro, Bhutan

The Ta Dzong, or the National Museum, in Paro, Bhutan, is the subject of April’s photo.

Thirty-two readers sent in the correct answer, and the winner of the drawing is BETTE EVANS of Richland, Washington.

We thank Leslie Fry of Scottsdale, Arizona, for sending in the photo.