The Dome of the Rock is a shrine in Jerusalem built in the late 7th century CE that is the oldest extant Islamic monument in the world, believed to be the site of Muhammad’s ascent to heaven (the Mi‘raj). Its structure and ornamentation are rooted in t
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History of Iron Age Art and Classical Antiquity (c.1500-200 BCE) Art of Classical Antiquity witnessed a huge growth during this period, especially in Greece and around the eastern Mediterranean. It coincided with the rise of Hellenic (Greek-influenced) culture. Mycenean Art (c.1500-1100 BCE...
the early era of iron and steel construction. The modernreinforced concreteslab used in vaulting can be curved in length as well as width to form a dome. Here the distinction between vaults and domes has lost its original significance, being based only on the type of curvature in the slab....
HISTORY OF JAPANESE NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH S. SuGASAWA Tokyo Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Toda-machi, Saitama-ken, Japan INTRODUCTION It is a privilege and great honour to be invited to speak about our research on natural products at this symposium. To be honest, however, , it ...
This is an excellent, accessible account, even just the title clarifying a misquotation many of us learned in school (Otto von Bismarck spoke of iron and blood, not blood and iron, in his famous 1862 speech, a reference to an 1813 poem). Read expert recommendations Buy now Emperor of ...
Spurred by a building boom, archaeologists are plumbing the deep past of one of Europe’s oldest capitals.
A nickname, connected to Prince Albert (beloved husband of Queen Victoria), which was given to an area of South Kensington centred on Exhibition Road which is packed with various cultural and educational institutions. The land, which had been the Kensington Gore Estate, was purchased by the Roya...
The point about building a Botanical Gardens on the site of a country estate is that you have ridiculous amounts of space. So yes, there are ornamental gardens. There are also tree collections. In the back of the picture you can seen the dome of the giant greenhouse that has plants from...
surface of materials, as a result of theaging process or original production.Authentic paint craquelure occursbecause paint dries and becomes less flexible as it shrinks with age.Inthe case of paintings on canvas, the canvas slackens as it ages andcannot endure the long-term stress of stretching...