GREAT PYRAMID
ARCHITECT UNKNOWN The first great monumental structures in the world, the pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for the rulers of the Old and Middle Kingdoms between about …
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STYLE AND SUBSTANCE
Secular buildings, from houses to palaces or seats of government, can be equally lavish in detail. A palace may be full of paintings that glorify its royal patron, or …
PANTHEON ITALY
Pantheon c. 110-124 CE TEMPLE ROME, ITALY ARCHITECT UNKNOWN The best preserved of all Roman temples is the Pantheon in Rome. It is famous for its massive entrance portico …
King’s College Chapel CHAPEL CAMBRIDGE, UK
REGINALD ELY King’s College, which is part of the University of Cambridge, was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, and the jewel at its heart is the college chapel, …
Belem Tower FORTRESS LISBON, PORTUGAL
FRANCISCO DE ARRUDA This fortified tower near the mouth of the Tagus River was a key part of Lisbon’s defense system. Although the original idea came from King John …
Haiti Metro Map
The Haitian Revolution, 17901804 The tremors of the French Revolution, starting in 1789, tempted different social groups in Saint-Domingue to improve their position. Italy Map Analogous to the French …
Italy Map
Visitors to Florence find the place jammed in the summer, the prices and temperatures high. They have great difficulty in finding a table in the town’s most famous square, …
Milan Map
Venice, the city without roads, has some of the most modern garages to be found anywhere. Motorists can enter Venice on a two-mile bridge crossing the Venetian Lagoon. The …
Italy Map Tourist Attractions
The place smells of history. (Some of the canals just smell.) A city-state no more than three miles long and scarcely two miles wide, a world power for several …
Italy Metro Map
Autostradas (superhighways) traverse Italy and all are toll roads. Four of the European superhighways terminate in Italy: the E 2 runs from London to Brindisi; the E 6 from …