The Palatine Chapel was the remains of the earlier version of Charlemagne’s Palace of Aachen. This is now currently in Germany. The palace does not exist anymore‚ however the remains and the central part of the Palace was used to create the Chapel. This is considered the city’s landmark. The design was mainly used because the early churches that were built inspired them. The main design of the Chapel is octagonal and it was later enlarged. Charlemagne was the one who start building the Palatine Chapel
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kind of escape. Jean Monnier the product of a stock market crash and failed marriage was left with what seemed no other choice then to escape the misery through death. He finds the perfect means to in what seems to be the perfect place‚ Thanatos Palace Hotel in New Mexico. They promise him many things but most importantly to be rid of his present worry‚ forever. The whole idea of such a place could be considered not far from a retirement home or hospice‚ where the sick and elderly await their
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The City of Palaces : Mysore Shobit Nair 9th - IGCSE Candidate no: 0033 Word count – 730 INFORMATIVE
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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Christ with "bas" relief animals attached to gate walls. During the Assyrian Era‚ Lamassu guarded the gates of Sargon II in Bet-Nahrain. Lamassu is a Neo-Assyrian and/or Akkadian term used to designate a creature‚ combined of a winged lion or bull figure with a human head. As protective deities‚ it was a larger than life statue block that was placed on either side of a late Assyrian palace. It was usually depicted as a "double-aspect" figure‚ apparently possessing five separate legs when viewed from
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Discuss the design and function of the Minoan palaces with emphasis on the palace of Knossos. The design and function of the Minoan palaces found throughout Crete enable modern day archaeologists to help determine possibilities of what life was like and how the civilization was portrayed as a group and society. What is known about Minoan palaces is based purely on what we know as archaeological findings and here say from various archaeologists throughout more recent years. From what little information
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Palaces and Pyramids: A Deeper Look Pyramids have long been an image of ancient Egyptian lands and culture‚ being one of the most recognizable aspects of their life and culture. Huge man made buildings give tourists and many alike a view into the past the dedication these ancient people put-forth to their craft and cause. Not long before these great pyramids were raised‚ another people like the ancient Egyptians built huge complexes themselves. Great palace structures like that of Sargon II‚ discovered
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ANCIENT EGYPT AND ASSYRIAN PALACE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS In studying the decorative techniques used within Assyria and ancient Egypt‚ we see vast similarities in the use of materials and basic ornamental styles‚ that suggests that the two styles may have been influenced by one another at some point in time. Specifically‚ the Assyrian palace at Persepolis and those found at Mesopotamia‚ Megiddo and Sargon‚ are comparable to Malkata‚ the ancient Egyptian palace built for Amenhotep III‚ (Wikipedia‚
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Palace of Knossos The Palace of Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and possibly the political and cultural centre of Minoan civilisation‚ possibly the oldest in Europe. The ruins of Knossos were first discovered by a Cretan merchant called Minos Kalokairinos in 1878. After Kalokairinos‚ Heinrich Schliemann had shown an interest but it wasn’t until March 16‚ 1900 that archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased the site and started the excavations. Arthur Evans is famous
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The Palace of Versailles As we begin to talk about the Palace at Versailles‚ one should be aware of the what architecture meant to the time that it was built‚ the History of the Chateau‚ the Main Palace Buildings and Rooms‚ and the purpose of the Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles is located outside of Paris at Versailles‚ France‚ and was built in 1631 in the order of Louis XIII. It has served as the royal palace and numerous other purposes‚ which include it being a museum now in which
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