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Harking Back: The Ancient Pagan Festivities in our Christmas Rituals
... atmosphere. Ruins of the Temple of Saturn (eight columns to the far right). Wikimedia Commons Saturn, once ...
ancient-origins - 23/12/2016 - 03:56
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Scientists find 15th century town near historic Irish castle
... the Giant’s Causeway World Heritage site. Black basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway, a natural formation, in ...
Mark Miller - 18/01/2015 - 00:30
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The Mahavamsa: An Epic Poem that Sheds Light on Sri Lankan History
... source of information for his work. Ruins of stone columns at Mahavihara temple of Anuradhapura in the Sacred ...
dhwty - 06/02/2019 - 02:03
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Discovery of 1,000 Sealings Reveals an Ancient City’s Devotion to the Graeco-Roman Pantheon
... 150 square meters of the large central nave bordered by columns have been uncovered. Engelbert Winter: "Apart from ... Symbols – Part I Part of the mosaic floor surrounded columns excavated in 2015 . (Image :© Peter Jülich ) "City ...
ancient origins - 12/12/2017 - 01:56
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Throne Hall of Dongola: Hidden Christian Beginnings Revealed in the Walls of the Oldest Preserved Mosque in Sudan
... the Coptic and Byzantine Church . The church of granite columns, Dongola (Lucia A / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) There were three ...
Ed Whelan - 23/02/2019 - 01:57
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Apollonia, The Once Eminent Greek City
... Doric style temple from around 300 BC. The Corinthian columns of the temple have been beautifully restored. There ... discover 2,400-year-old Terracotta Baby Bottle Magnificent columns that once graced the Basilica of Apollonia ( Guimas / ...
Ed Whelan - 19/10/2019 - 02:05
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Remaking the Mausoleum: One of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World to be Revived
... next 1/3 of the monument consisted of a set of 36 Ionic columns. Between each column was a statue, and a solid block was constructed behind the columns to bear the bear the weight of the structure’s ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/01/2017 - 21:46
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Ancient Rainwater Harvesting: It Fell From The Sky and Became Worshiped by Every Civilization
... 336 Ionic and Corinthian styled marble and granite columns measuring 9 meters (30 ft.) high are arranged in 12 rows of 28 columns, each one spaced by 5 meters (16 ft). The majority of the columns were recycled from older buildings through a ...
ashley cowie - 26/10/2018 - 22:56
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Punkva Caves and the Doctor Who Wouldn’t Give Up
... Alive Ten Amazing Caves of the Ancient World Incredible columns and stalactites within the Punkva cave system ( ... underground cave is the Masaryk Dome, which has immense columns formed over millennia when stalactites and ...
Ed Whelan - 01/11/2019 - 00:46
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Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond: Waters that Reflect the History of South Korea
... Kingdom of Silla The slanted roof and many supportive columns of the Donggung pavilion ( Peter Zyuzin / Adobe ... Chinese style slanting rooves, supported by numerous columns. These structures have been restored in an authentic ...
Ed Whelan - 18/01/2020 - 02:01
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Unraveling Tutankhamun’s Final Secret: Enigmatic Sarcophagus the Key to Proof of a Double Burial? – Part II
... of the lid; and the inscriptions, cut in three vertical columns on it, name Tutankhamen. The texts on the basin also ... at the Museum of Museums, Manchester. Two of the three columns of text on the top of the lid invoke Anubis and ... is adorned with one horizontal and six vertical columns of deeply incised hieroglyphs and at its westernmost ...
anand balaji - 28/04/2017 - 15:45
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The Temple Of Diana And The Witch Of Évora
... long by 15 meters (49 feet) wide. Six fluted Corinthian columns, topped with white marble capitals with decorative ... roses, marigolds) form the north side; originally 10 columns were placed on the east and west sides; today, four partly ruined columns remain on the east and four on the west. Recent ...
Elyn and Gary - 10/09/2021 - 19:30
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Akhenaten, the Savior of Karnak: Sun God Vs the Hidden One - Part I
... (“most select/sacred of places”). The 134 gigantic columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Temple complex ... Museum of Art can be accessed here .] Top Image: Enormous columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Temple complex, ...
anand balaji - 26/02/2018 - 22:53
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Two Roman Ships that Were Lost in WWII: What Destroyed the Floating Palaces of Emperor Caligula?
... was set a vestibule open in front, but having a row of columns on the sides; in the part which faced the bow was ... entrances was the largest cabin; it had a single row of columns all round, and could hold twenty couches. The most of ... red copper, which had been gilded in the fire. As for the columns, their shafts were of cypress-wood, while the ...
Natalia Klimczak - 21/03/2017 - 00:52
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Garshu, Gerasa, Jerash: the Everchanging City of the Ancient World
... Biblical Scenes in Ancient Synagogue in Galilee A view of columns at Jerash ruins. ( CC BY 2.0 ) In the 4th century BC, ...
Caleb Strom - 27/02/2018 - 14:00
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Discovery of Kouros Statues Puts Euromos Temple of Zeus Lepsynos on the Map
... actually completed due to the fact that not all of the columns were fluted. Even so, this is one of the most ... . The rectangular peripteros structure is decorated by 11 columns on the longer sides and six on the shorter sides. Of these, 16 columns are still standing today. What makes these columns ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 13/07/2021 - 15:02
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The Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles: A Roman-style Macedonian Grave?
... of enlarging a space through illusionary windows, columns, and realistic depictions of everyday items. ... Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles is painted with a peristyle (columns enclosing a space) that seems to come out of the ... walls seems to hang in free space between the pilasters (columns that are not freestanding, but are “submerged” ...
Mark Johnston - 23/06/2022 - 18:56
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Questions Arise Over Biblical Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem
... lie in the architectural elements. The tomb contains Ionic columns and Doric friezes, elements from ancient Greece which ... carved into the rock. The exterior is adorned with Ionic columns, reflecting classical architectural influences. The four Ionic columns flanking the entrance give the monument an imposing ...
Aleksa Vučković - 09/01/2024 - 23:56
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Gammel Estrup Manor: Alchemy, Astronomy, and Secret Symbolism Revealed
... but Gammel Estrup’s style didn’t incorporate classical columns. Instead it mirrored the Renaissance’s dawning ... emphasized, having yin-yang-like opposite joints where columns meet vaults. (Author provided) The room is composed ...
Niels Bjerre Jorgensen - 13/04/2020 - 11:31
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Amazing Anazarbus: Digs Uncover Gladiatorial Ring, Triumphal Arch, and More in Ancient Anatolian City
... huge and unique structure decorated with Corinthian heads, columns, pilasters [rectangular columns] and niches. Because of these features, it is the ... meters (8,858 ft.) long and was lined with monumental columns. First Known Ancient Underground City in Turkey used ...
Mark Miller - 17/07/2019 - 18:23