11.   A huge portrait of Masood was draped behind the podium.

12.   A huge portrait of Masood was hung behind the podium.

13.   Billboards dot the countryside bearing huge portraits of him standing in a lush wheatfield or striding purposefully in a business suit.

14.   Former heavyweight boxer Michael Spinks was also in attendance, as a huge portrait of his brother Leon towered above him.

15.   Hanging on one wall was a huge portrait of President John Quincy Adams, who followed his father to the White House.

16.   He was speaking from a platform decorated in the traditional Soviet style with a huge portrait of Stalin and a long table covered with a red cloth.

17.   Houses and cars throughout the country were draped in black cloth and huge portraits of the late president and his sons.

18.   Huge portraits of all the Caspian presidents hung in the grandiose government palace where the talks, due to start Tuesday evening, were to take place.

19.   Huge portraits of Niyazov adorn all major buildings in Ashgabat, reminiscent of Soviet-era portraits of communist leaders.

20.   Huge portraits of Assad blanket the main streets and government buildings.