1.   A woman walks past a faded mural off of Hollywood Boulevard.

2.   Just a year ago, the faded murals in the grand ballroom of this larger-than-life apartment not only depicted ruins - they were ruins.

3.   The sole reminders of that era today are faded murals featuring Che Guevara, Ho Chi Minh and Vladimir I. Lenin on Corbeil walls.

4.   To help bring the faded mural to life and possible understanding, an artist working with the researchers has studied photographs and drawn outlines of the scenes.

5.   Traces of grandeur remain in the high-ceilinged lobby and in the faded murals and frescoes of the second-floor breakfast and conference rooms.

6.   On the wall is a badly faded mural of Iraqi soldiers and their rifles.

7.   Faded communist murals to peace and the cultural delights of Dom Tehniki, or House of Technology, do little to cheer up the bleak Soviet streets.