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The Tales Of Old Times

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Gustav III Museum in Stockholm's Royal Palace, Sweden These statues tell the story of a lifetime.. The stories of the past, the tales of unending festivities and never-resting place (become the symbol of culture relics), where merriment and laughter still bounce back, through these stone cold walls and marble floors when the rest of the world goes to slumber. The ghosts of the past (emperors and empresses) still embrace this place when no one is there to witness them and nobody is there to hear their wails of sorrow and regrets. This place tells the tales of old times..    King Gustav III of Sweden has been criticized for his extravagant life, but he has a natural appreciation for Italian marble sculpture.  Two years after Gustav's death, in 1794, the Swedish royal family opened the Stockholm Royal Palace to the public, establishing one of the oldest museums in Europe.  This is the Gustav III Museum of Cultural Relics. 

Roman Theatre, Cartagena, Spain

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In 1988, a surprising secret was discovered when a new shopping mall was built in the city of Cartagena.  The remains of this ancient Roman theater have been found buried underground and have been hidden there for centuries, part of which is covered by the city's ancient cathedral and rest area.  Since then, the theater has been carefully restored and completed in 2003.  In addition, the theater can accommodate 6000 audiences at a time.  (© Luis Davilla / Getty Images)

Temple Of Saturn

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Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, Italy. The temple is built in the honor of Saturn which is standing in the East corner of Rome. The eight gigantic pillars stand tall and represent the ancient tales of gods and imperial period. The mythical Saturn is one of the pioneer figure of Roman Religion. He was worshiped and adorned in the 5th BC in a festival called Saturnalia which started at 17th December and lasted for many days. It was the most joyous festivals among the others as it provided freedom to the slaves, people wore informal clothes instead of toga wears and then there were partying and merrymaking thing that made it different.