symphonies to contemporary compositions. History buffs will be delighted to discover the Bronze Horseman, a magnificent equestrian statue of Peter the Great, and the Monument to Peter I, both paying homage to the city's founder. For a unique experience, visitors can explore the Planet Neptune ...
3On beholding a great statue of Xerxes which had been carelessly overthrown by a throng that forced its way into the palace, Alexander stopped before it, and accosting it as if it had been alive, said: “Shall I pass on and leave thee lying there, because of thine expedition against the...
Moses is prominently depicted in several U.S. government buildings due to his legacy as a lawgiver. In the Library of Congress, a large statue of Moses stands alongside a statue of the Apostle Paul. Moses is also one of the 23 lawgivers depicted in marble bas-reliefs in the chamber of...
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43 (1 & 2) A Statue of an Azteck Priestess. 49 (3) A View of the Great Square of Mexico. 53 (4) The Natural Bridges of Icononzo. 61 (5) The Passage of Quindiu, in the Cordillera of the Andes. 72 (6) The Water Fall of the Tequendoma. 81 (7) The Pyramid of Cho...
prayers before the statue of Buddha. (There’s a pool of water in front of the statue.) The old monk sweeps, and the boy sits with a dog that at first looks like a cat. The old monk puts on a cloth backpack, enters the small row boat tethered to the raft, and the boy follows...
“The objects have significance in themselves, and not just as signs to Shadow,” I said. The Lords often had trouble understanding ordinary art. “This statue of Apollo, for instance . . . ” They stood and listened, Altina resting slightly on Jurum’s arm, as I took them through Mart...
including the statue of the goddessesTeoyamiqui and Coatlicue as well as the “monstrous idol” in Plate XXIX.Likewise, the tomb of the sacred wolf unearthed in the same location pointsto comments on the different zodiacs by way of the Mexica signitzcuintli,meaning (feral) dog.In addition...
Revisiting the Sphinx They say theGreat Sphinxin Egypt also contains portals to the other side, hidden chambers, and/or a mystical Hall of Records that tells the story of humanity - who we are, why we are here, and where we are going. ...
Years after his death, Cassander, son of Antipater, a regent of the Macedonian empire under Alexander, could not pass his statue at Delphi without shuddering. Yet he maintained the loyalty of his men, who followed him to the Hyphasis without complaining and continued to believe in him ...