Architectural Statues in Historic Greece

A good number of sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods until the time period came to a close and many Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to represent ordinary men and women as well. Portraitur

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Adventures Await in the Americas and the Caribbean Islands

You will find great cultural diversity throughout the many different countries that make up the Americas and the Caribbean, from the northern tip of Canada to Cape Horn in the south, as well as dazzling landscapes. The Caribbean is certainly deserving of its reputation for a laid-back, calm lifestyle, though each island from Aruba and Antigua to St

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The Dissemination of Fountain Design Knowledge

Dissiminating useful hydraulic knowledge and water feature design ideas throughout Europe was accomplished with the written papers and illustrated books of the time. An internationally recognized innovator in hydraulics in the late 1500's was a French fountain engineer, whose name has been lost to history. His competence in designing gardens and gr

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