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The Hope Diamond, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Posted (cold_eye) in Travel Destinations, USA on April-3-2008

The Hope Diamond, Smithsonian InstitutionThe 45.5 carat Hope Diamond is an exquisite steely blue. Said to be stolen from a statue of an Indian goddes, it has passed through the hands of many owners, including King Louis XIV, Pierre Cartier, King George IV, and Harry Winston. Winston donated it to the Smithsonian, where it continues to dazzle.

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