Bellas Artes and a tall view

01/03/2008 | Location: Mexico City, Mexico

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Initially commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller for the Rockefeller Center, the original version of "Man, Controller of the Universe" was destroyed because of detailed images of Leon Trotsky and Lenin. Diego Rivera later painted this version of the mural for the palace in 1934.

(Photo and caption by Thushan Amarasiriwardena / LongJaunt.com)

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