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April 22, 2026

Full outdoor shot shows a cobbled stone street leading back to the middle background where a white marble monument stands, a pillar with a human figure at the top and a square, multi-tiered base, visible in full, in an old European city. On the left side, two to four-story yellow and grey stucco buildings run front to back; on the right side are three to four-story white buildings. The square base of the monument is directly in front of and in the bottom foreground is a cafe patio filled with red table cloths and umbrellas and about eight to twelve patrons sitting and dining. Many tourists are walking around, facing different directions and in small clusters, mostly wearing colorful t-shirts, some with bags slung over their shoulder. Behind the patio on the left side of the street is a white van. The street is lined with multiple black, antique lamp posts. Small terracotta tiled roofs are visible behind and to the left of the monument. A light blue sky is visible at the very top. At the bottom of the street is patterned white and black tile, while the foreground is cobblestone. All sides of the street run front-to-back, giving a funnel shape, and are full of shadows but still brightly lit in a warm, summer sun. The monument pillar is detailed with multiple carvings of human figures.

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