The architectural work depicted in this photograph may be covered under United States copyright law (17 USC 120(a)), which states that architectural works completed after December 1, 1990 are protected. However, architectural copyright in the United States does not include the right to prevent the making, distributing, or public display of pictures, paintings, photographs, or other pictorial representations of the work. See COM:CRT/United States#Freedom of panorama for more information.
This law only applies to architectural works (such as buildings or other structures) and not other forms of 3D or 2D artwork such as sculptures, paintings, or posters. Images of these artworks taken in the US must be deleted unless they are in the public domain, or their presence is trivial.
This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Monack. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Monack grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
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2006-07-16 01:16 D Monack 2272×1704×8 (1446749 bytes) {{No rights reserved}} Taken by [[User:D Monack]], July 15, 2006.
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