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    Sphinx Of Giza Essay

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    A lot of people become amazed when they see how majestic the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx are. Have people ever thought of how or why those huge monuments were built? These structures, which had an important role in history, now become a great form of tourism for Egypt. There are a lot of mysteries regarding the pyramids and the Sphinx, and many humans may not understand some of these things. Why is the peak of the Pyramid of Giza not completed? Or why isn’t Khufu’s body in his burial chamber

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    just for practicing their religion is extremely heartbreaking. After walking away from the statue, we entered a colonnade. The first thing you notice is the beautiful vines surrounding the columns, but once you look at the other side, you are reminded that even if the colonnade is beautifully decorated they stand to commemorate the people that lost their lives. As we walked along the colonnade there were many pictures with descriptions below them about what happened. The first picture we saw as we walked

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    Pompei Culture

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    Introduction Pompeii is a small city in Italy near Bay of Naples next to Herculaneum. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 29th August 70 A.D, it was excavated in 1748. how amazed people were how old Pompeii is Architecture/housing They found a roman house architecture in Pompeii during the excavation these ranged from magnificent villas, modest house dwellings, workmen’s houses to elegant residences, and the home of merchants which were built around their workshops, and those who had their own vegetable

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    based on theater architecture. He was also well known for leading to the popularization of the form of medieval staging in which “the back of a wide but shallow raised stage was composed of either a straight-line colonnade with curtains covering the resulting four or five openings or a colonnade that angled forward so that the central one or two openings were closer to the audience and the others were at an angle to them. In either arrangement, each curtain opening served the same purpose as a medieval

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    Welcome good friend to the brand new state of New Canada! What once was a corrupt country north of the center of the world (U.S.) is now the 55th state to the American Empire. The year is 2050, and almost five years since the ending of the Third World War. Five years post war and civilization is still in a state of recovery, which is why we bring Americans a piece of the past and a bit of familiarity with the grand opening of New Canada’s capitol building. We do this to honor the fallen and help

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    leads them to a small courtyard, with gardens and decorative fountains. Above the main door, my tugra marks the complex, visually demonstrating the importance of this site. The main entrance leads into a reception hall, a long and narrow room with colonnades marking off smaller side rooms for guests to interact and marvel at the decorations and beauty of the room. Through the utilization of spoila, the columns appear in various shades of marble, adding to the regality of the space. Muqarnas consistently

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    Doryphoros Analysis

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    both amazing work, were made differently. but were made special, as both have an impression of balance in their own view. doryphoros (fig5.33) is a sculpture that is an ideal for s good balance design of life size model, despite being copies by romans. To figure out the right balance to create the most accurate life design sculpturing skill. the artist polykleitos put some a mathematical theory by examining the anatomy, and exploring principles of commensurability, symmetria, where parts are related

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    Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas are two different phrases that are almost of identical meaning. Both of Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas have few things in common, but on the other hand they have a lot of major differences. They are constructed according to the cultures they are found in and the time period they were built in. During that time period, both cultures’ religions had great impact on everything they built. These two cultures believed to have a god for everything existed on earth. Their

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    The Panthéon

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    The Panthéon is one of the most popular attractions in Paris. It is famous for a fabulous 19th century church and now a civil temple. The Panthéon is located near the Sorbonne University and the Jardin du Luxembourg and looks over the Quartier Latin. According to history, King Clovis was chosen this place as a minster to build up his tomb. This construction was started building in 1575 by Paris architect Jacques Germain Soufflot. He designed and took charge of it. This task takes during 34

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    The visual narratives of The History of Cuernavaca and Morelos: Crossing the Barranca (ravine), fresco detail, used by Rivera challenge the Western expansion and “settlement” by Europeans is historically based. The street of the several individuals coming from the right to the left of the fresco, we see people climb on an oak, that is curving to go to the other side of the land separated by a river, trying to put feet down after the colon push them from the territory. We understand the meaning of

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