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Kailasa Temple Was Carved Out of One Rock from the Top Down!

... This shrine was carved with niches, plasters, windows, columns, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, images of ...

Veronica Parkes - 16/07/2018 - 14:00

Secretum: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Anatomy of the Soul

... city. The façade of St Peter’s Basilica with Corinthian columns and inscription. Credit: Ioannis Syrigos The greatest ...

Pierluigi Tombetti - 27/12/2019 - 23:04

“Et tu, Brute?” Rome to Reopen Square of Julius Caesar’s Assassination to Public

... characterized by its circular shape, houses six remaining columns. It is widely believed to have been constructed as a ...

Sahir - 20/06/2023 - 23:00

The True Age of the Osirion at Abydos, an Antediluvian Temple

... (Public Domain ) The Osirion consists of two rows of columns connected by substantial architraves upon which once ...

Freddy Silva - 05/08/2019 - 16:00

Stunning Sabratha: Discovering an Ancient Roman Port Through Its Ruins

... central nave and two side aisles supported by a series of columns. The interior of the basilica is adorned with ...

Lex Leigh - 18/07/2023 - 14:54

Conspiracy: Meriwether Lewis And Thomas Jefferson’s Missing Documents

... common English words in the left-hand column and blank columns to the right. The idea was to fill in equivalent ...

jim willis - 13/12/2023 - 14:47

World's oldest temple, Göbekli Tepe, built to worship Sirius?

... the assistance of extraterrestrials. The finely chiselled columns and other features are believed to have only been ...

aprilholloway - 19/08/2013 - 10:29

As Old As Time: Ancient Invention of the Water Clock

... King Amenhotep III. The water clock features 12 carved columns with 11 spaced markings, representing the hours of ...

dhwty - 29/04/2024 - 14:45

The Arch of Caracalla, Theveste, Algeria – The Soul of Romanized Africa

... feet cube with two pairs of monolithic unfluted Corinthian columns on two sides. Over the keystones on the three visible ...

Michelle Freson - 07/09/2018 - 01:47

The Lost Zapotec: Vibrant Mesoamerican Civilization of The Cloud People

... Aztec writing systems. Their writings were to be read in columns, from top to bottom. The Zapotec used their writing ...

mrreese - 30/11/2014 - 21:52

Chichen Itza: Ancient Maya City Built Above A Gateway to the Underworld

... this is a large, stepped pyramid with rows of carved columns portraying warriors. The columns are located in front and on the side of the temple. ...

dhwty - 03/07/2020 - 02:07

Objects of Wonder: The Symbolism and Suspense behind Ancient Egyptian artifacts

... job of usurping the monuments of his predecessors, and columns from the location clearly carry his names. The ...

anand balaji - 06/10/2017 - 15:28

Chichen Itza's Shadows: Unexpected Light Shed on Ancient Maya

... appears profusely on numerous stone stelas, temple columns and painted on ceramics. The shedding of the ...

george fery - 21/02/2020 - 21:34

The Arch and Rotunda, Remains of a Vast Palace Complex Built by Galerius

... monument originally consisted of two parallel rows of four columns each. The four central pillars were higher and ...

Ed Whelan - 03/06/2020 - 02:02

Why the Amphiareion of Oropos Was A Dream Destination

... to Amphiaraus. Built in the Doric hexastyle it had six columns across the front facade. This style was widely used ...

Ed Whelan - 07/10/2020 - 00:52

Putting the Horse Before the Chariot: Gorgeous Ancient Roman Mosaics Unearthed in Cyprus

... of them is “topped with egg-shaped objects, and three columns seen in the distance hold up dolphin figures with ...

Natalia Klimczak - 13/08/2016 - 03:47

Maya Gateway to the World Below: Balankanché Cave, Throne of the Tiger Priest

... naturally raised as a mound, holds massive twin limestone columns made of both stalactites and stalagmites linked in ... place the ‘storeroom’. At the foot of the limestone columns were placed ceramic urns, set there to collect virgin ...

george fery - 19/06/2019 - 14:03