It is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Warsaw. The heart of the area is the Old Town Market Place, rich in restaurants, cafés, and shops. Surrounding streets feature medieval architecture such as the city walls, the Barbican, and St. John’s Cathedral. Source: Deposit ...
Its Gothic-inspired buildings sprawl across a 1,000-acre rural campus on a hilltop surrounded by wooded areas in the central Ohio city of Gambier. Rosse Hall, built between 1829 and 1845 in Greek Revival style, is Kenyon College's first chapel, according to the Society of Architectural ...
As we look back into history, the most prominent era for the explorers was without a doubt a time between 15th and 17th century, when European countries began exploring the continents of Americas. However, those discoveries would never be made without the efforts of theancient explorersfrom the...
Phoebus, born and raised in Athens, is a highly accomplished Greek composer, producer, and songwriter whose innovative approach to music has indelibly shaped the country's music scene. Working with some of Greece's most prominent artists, including Sakis Rouvas, Despina Vandi, and ...
Throughout her illustrious career spanning over six decades, Dickinson has worked with some of the most prominent figures in Hollywood including Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Burt Bacharach, to whom she was married from 1965 to 1981. Off-screen, Dickinson was known for her bold persona...
Painting restoration on a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province had begun May 3, local authorities said Monday. Chinese, U.S. scientists make first reversal of pest resistance to GM cotton The issue of pest resistance to genetically modified (GM) crops has recei...
One of the most prominent was Lucius Caecilius Jucundus who lived in a house known as (what else?) the House of the Lucius Caecilius Jucundus. He is often called a banker but seems to have been more of an all around businessman, agent, and broker....
Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades islands, figures prominently in Greek mythology (it’s the childhood home of Zeus) and also was invaded in the Crusades during the Middle Ages. Some locals still wear traditional clothing on this island that is both mountains and green valleys. The capital ...
The capital is a city called Tirana. Some other major cities in Albania are Durrës, Elbasan, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania gained its independence in 1912... read more We drove from Switzerland down to greek for vacation and had to drive over albania because the Macedonian boarder was...
The political significance of Delphi in the ancient Greek world was immense. The Oracle’s pronouncements could sway alliances, shape military strategies, and influence the establishment of overseas colonies.City-states and rulers sought to gain favor with the Oracleand used her prophecies to legitimi...