St. Mary’s Basilica One of the most recognizable and the biggest churches in Poland. It was built in 14th century in the Gothic style has two towers. The bigger one is 82meters high and the smaller is 69 meter. Inside the church visitors can admire the famous alter made by Wit Stwosz. This is the biggest gothic alter in Europe which measure 11 x 13 meters. Main Market Square Main Market Square in Cracow is perfectly square (200 x 200 meters). This is the crossroads of 11 streets. In the past
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Machu Picchu is an absoultely stunning travel destination. Why? The stonework is some of the finest. The location was once a mystery and what it used to be is exhilarating. And last‚ there is just such beautiful artwork. One of the the amazing things is that the stoneworks at Machu Picchu is in the finest quality. In the article The Stones of Machu Picchu‚ Duane Damon states‚ "...walls of white granite ashlars [stone building blocks] carefully cut and exquisilely bitted together" (Damon). What
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Located in Southeastern Turkey‚ about 15 km from Sanliurfa‚ an ancient city which was also referred to as "City of the prophets‚" is Gobekli Tepe‚ the oldest man-made temple founded today (2). It dates back to 10‚000 BCE‚ and was discovered by Klaus Schmidt beginning with his excavations in 1995 with his team from the German Archeological Institute. The time period of Gobekli Tepe was put under category of the Pre-pottery Neolithic A Period‚ dating from 9600-7300 BCE (1). Schmidt explains
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The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilization with many inventions. Each invention ignited an idea to create one after another. Three inventions that were erected was the pyramids‚ the hieroglyphics‚ and the process of mummification. One of the advanced inventions in Ancient Egypt were the pyramids. Stone and limestone were used to construct the the pyramids. The blocks had to be cut perfectly‚ and each block was two and a half tons. In total‚ a pyramid was built to house the pharaohs‚ as well
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structures. Egyptians believed that the life continues unchanged after death; therefore they built large pyramids in honor of their pharaohs. Pyramids were monumental tombs that were built to contain the bodies of the pharaohs. The great pyramids at Giza were made of limestone blocks‚ the largest covering thirteen acres at the base‚ and were built with more than two million stone blocks. They would often put the pharaoh’s belongings in with him so he could be happy after death. Many different cultures
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blind. So‚ I can’t see anyone ‚ anything.moreover‚ I don’t know where am I now! I can’t see any light although it’s morning. I haven’t seen sunrise‚ sunset. It may sound amusing. If I will say‚ my one desire is to see greatness of The Great Pyramid of Giza. Do activity with my friends in physical section or be a good doctor Although I wish I could be. All this makes me sick altogether. I ever blamed God that He is not fair to me. Why did you not love me at all. I wonder what I’m doing wrong? I tried
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The pyramids of Giza The pyramids of Giza are perhaps the only true rival to the Great Sphinx when one thinks of ancient Egypt and its architecture. The Valley of Giza-- with its wonderful monuments-- is truly a marvel of architectural prowess. The three largest pyramids located in the valley consist of the Great Pyramid of Khufu‚ the Pyramid of Kafhre and the Pyramid of Menkaura. Each Pyramid is a tomb dedicated to a different king of Egypt. The pyramids of Giza are the only surviving Ancient
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What a good city to live in means? A good city to live in means a lot ‚Especially after that modern technology which we have nowadays that can help us to make an optimum city although can destroy the nature if it’s used in the wrong direction and drive us totally to a bad polluted city to live in. In short notes I will try to write a summary about an optimum city to live in. Sure the location and the nature of the city plays important role to reach that perfect city to live in‚ from my point of
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In the Giza Plateau‚ located in Egypt‚ resides a monstrous and mysterious monument known as the Sphinx. Characterized by its human-like face and cat like body‚ there has been much controversy regarding its origin. Questions about its purpose and who built it are very popular among the topic of the Sphinx. Although some scientists and geologists agree to disagree‚ most have come to one conclusion. The Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre originally ordered the Sphinx to be built as part of a tomb for his father
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How were the Pyramids in Giza constructed? Teresa Walker Dr. Dwight Webster Hum 111 Sunday‚ February 03‚ 2013 How were the Pyramids in Giza constructed? There has always been great interest in knowing how the ancient pyramids were built centuries ago. Some of the greatest pyramids are located in Giza‚ Egypt. One theory‚ by a man named Dr. Joseph Davidovits‚ stated that the bricks used to build the pyramids were not carried‚ but instead the Egyptians carried buckets of slurry‚ made of lime
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