Sparkling treasures

RIDE IN STYLE: A sculpture of a stallion with a harness consisting of crystals at the Swarovski Crystal Worlds museum, near the plant of Austrian crystal glass manufacturer Swarovski in Wattens, Austria. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ALL THAT GLITTERS: Gems in the museum include tiaras (above), a crystal shoe and the Crystal Dome, modelled after American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome and consisting of 595 mirrors. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ALL THAT GLITTERS: Gems in the museum include tiaras, a crystal shoe (above) and the Crystal Dome, modelled after American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome and consisting of 595 mirrors. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ALL THAT GLITTERS: Gems in the museum include tiaras, a crystal shoe and the Crystal Dome (above), modelled after American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome and consisting of 595 mirrors. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Jan 02, 2021, 05:00 AM
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Jan 02, 2021, 05:00 AM

RIDE IN STYLE: A sculpture of a stallion with a harness consisting of crystals at the Swarovski Crystal Worlds museum, near the plant of Austrian crystal glass manufacturer Swarovski in Wattens, Austria.

ALL THAT GLITTERS: Gems in the museum include tiaras, a crystal shoe and the Crystal Dome, modelled after American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome and consisting of 595 mirrors.

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