The devil and the hanged man, tarot cards, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Tiradentes Square where the martyr Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier was hanged in Ouro Preto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Clifford's Tower, the former Keep of York Castle, named after Roger de Clifford who was hanged there in 1322, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gallows where Rudolf Hoss, the camp commandant, was hanged, Auschwitz concentration camp, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Oswiecim, near Krakow (Cracow), Poland, Europe

Hanged stirrup, Israel

A dummy hangs where condemned prisoners were hanged at the West Virginia Penitentiary before an electric chair was installed; the prison was constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison's 5x7-foot cells were cruel and unusual

Pottery in a souvenir shop at Place Djemma el-Fna, Square of the Hanged, Square of the Jesters, Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa

Hamsas or Hands of Fatima, good luck charms, in a souvenir shop at Place Djemma el-Fna, Square of the Hanged, Square of the Jesters, Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa

Henna tattoo on the hand of a tourist, Place Djemma el-Fna, Square of the hanged, imposter square, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Threaded dried chilli peppers, garlic, bay leaves, market sale, Croatia, Europe

Water vendors, Djemaa el Fna, Square of the Hanged Men, Jugglers' Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Colorful striped cloths for sale at the street stall, Essaouira, Morocco, Africa

Hanging lanterns for the Hanami Festival, Sumida Park with flowering cherry trees, waterfront on Sumida River, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tobacco leaves hung to dry and tobacco plantation behind, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, Central America

Clotheslines stretched between houses, Castello/Giardini district, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Koutoubia Mosque illuminated with red light, Djemaa el-Fna "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Water vendors, Djemaa el Fna, Square of the Hanged Men, Jugglers' Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Hundred dollar bills hanging from a clothesline on a dark background

Djemaa el-Fna, "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrekech, Morocco, Africa

Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tobacco leaves hung to dry, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, Central America

Hundred dollar bills hanging from a clothesline on a dark background

Yugoslavia in 1959: Moscenicka Draga beach with suspended fishing nets, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Romanesque fresco depicting the legend of the hanged youth, Saint Jacob in Kastelaz, Tramin, South Tirol, Italy, Europe

Cod heads drying on wooden rack, Lofoten, Norway, Europe

Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tobacco leaves hung to dry, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, Central America

Koutoubia Mosque illuminated with red light, Djemaa el-Fna "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Pink paper hearts hanging from line with pegs and sugar sprinkles

The Hanged Man's House, Paul Cezanne, Musee d'Orsay, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, Europe