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The City of Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. The city has a population of 2.48 million and its metro region, the Greater Toronto Area, has a population of 5.9 million; Toronto is at the heart of the Golden Horseshoe, a region in south-central Ontario with roughly 8 million people . Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians.

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant reacts after drawing a foul during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 19, 2010.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant reacts after drawing a foul during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor walks past a prince's robe found in a tomb in northwestern China at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor walks past a prince's robe found in a tomb in northwestern China at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A steel-plate standard from 16th century Iran rests behind glass at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A steel-plate standard from 16th century Iran rests behind glass at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor looks at an 18th century painting of Karim Khan Zand at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor looks at an 18th century painting of Karim Khan Zand at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A 16th century Turkish plate depicting a lion rests behind glass at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A 16th century Turkish plate depicting a lion rests behind glass at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A visitor looks at exhibits at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor looks at exhibits at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A woman walks past wooden, triangular ceiling panels from 15th century Muslim Spain at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A woman walks past wooden, triangular ceiling panels from 15th century Muslim Spain at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A visitor looks at 17th century Mughal dragon goblets with jewelled cups at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor looks at 17th century Mughal dragon goblets with jewelled cups at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  The hand of the photographer rests on a touch-sensitive screen showing the Anvar-i-Suhayli ('Lights of Canopus') collection of 15th century fables at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: The hand of the photographer rests on a touch-sensitive screen showing the Anvar-i-Suhayli ('Lights of Canopus') collection of 15th century fables at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A visitor looks at exhibits at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor looks at exhibits at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A woman looks at a Mihrab panel at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A woman looks at a Mihrab panel at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  Karim Khan Zand looks out from an 18th century painting from Iran at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: Karim Khan Zand looks out from an 18th century painting from Iran at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A visitor walks past a 13th century monumental jar from Iran at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor walks past a 13th century monumental jar from Iran at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A television cameraman films a pair of 18th century wooden and mother of pearl doors from Gujarat at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A television cameraman films a pair of 18th century wooden and mother of pearl doors from Gujarat at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A woman walks past a 17th century Ottoman quilt cover at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A woman walks past a 17th century Ottoman quilt cover at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16:  A visitor, at the photographer's request, walks past a pair of 18th century wooden and mother of pearl doors from Gujarat at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor, at the photographer's request, walks past a pair of 18th century wooden and mother of pearl doors from Gujarat at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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This undated image provided by University of Toronto shows Professor Natalie Zemon Davis. American historian Natalie Zemon Davis won Norway's 4.5 million kroner ($785,000) Holberg International Memorial Prize on Tuesday March 16, 201 for her narrative approach to the field of history. The Norwegian awards committee said the 81-year-old Detroit native "shows how particular events can be narrated and analyzed so as to reveal deeper historical tendencies and underlying patterns of thought and action.

This undated image provided by University of Toronto shows Professor Natalie Zemon Davis. American historian Natalie Zemon Davis won Norway's 4.5 million kroner ($785,000) Holberg International Memorial Prize on Tuesday March 16, 201 for her narrative approach to the field of history. The Norwegian awards committee said the 81-year-old Detroit native "shows how particular events can be narrated and analyzed so as to reveal deeper historical tendencies and underlying patterns of thought and action.

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant reacts after drawing a foul during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 19, 2010.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant reacts after drawing a foul during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 19, 2010.

The Canadian Press 

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

Ron Ellis, the director of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, holds the puck used when Canada's Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver Olympics, before it is placed in a glass display cabinet on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young.

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BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor walks past a prince's robe found in a tomb in northwestern China at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

BERLIN - MARCH 16: A visitor walks past a prince's robe found in a tomb in northwestern China at the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art' exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau on March 16, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin exhibition, which runs from March 17 to June 6, 2010, is from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and shows some of the most important works of art from traditionally Islamic countries. The approximately 200 objects document more than one thousand years of cultural history. Karim Aga Khan IV, owner of the collection, is the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, and is also regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. His collection is considered to be one of the world�s largest and most valuable collections of Islamic art and will be housed from 2013 onwards in the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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