England, or the Roman baths at Bath, you’ll see in some of the rooms a series of piles of flat stones or cement stabs. That is the hypocaust: these tiles held up the floor above and created a channel underneath the room. Fires were lit and the heat forced through channels under the...
led to a villa mania in the Renaissance, when many wealthy Europeans began building replicas of Roman villas. These villas also took the form of country estates, with more of a focus on leisure than self-sufficiency. The homes often had Roman or Italianate influences, and they were also ...
The area, which had been a popular site for duelling, underwent development from the 1820s – some of the street names, such as Eton Villas and Provost Road reflect the area’s relationship with Eton College. This development received a considerable boost in the early 1850s when the London ...
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they just told us we could stay where we are we then had to eat and pack up our whole room in half an hour… We got on a private boat and there was a private car waiting for us that took us to Villas Rubin resort. The lady who greeted us here is lovely and very helpful if ...
Originally primarily used as a lumber camp thanks to its position along the Mopan River, the majority of the population were converted to Roman Catholicism in the mid 19th century. The Catholic Church continues to operate several churches and schools in the town. Due to its low cost of ...
Italian Villas snuggle up next to Elizabethan country homes. The Japanese gardens in San Marino. Hong Kong re-imagined in Chinatown butts up next to the glorious Spanish Revival cathedral that is Union Station. All at once in one epic sprawl, all of it is tacky, beautiful, insane, and wond...
Kaunas. My city, wherever I would be. Created by Monika Vilčinskienė there are many similar ads that superimpose famous places of Kaunas on the best-known wonders of the world (in this case, the War Museum and the Church of Christ Ressurection were moved to the landscape of ...
✨Roman Luxury and Countryside Charm ✨ Discover a cocktail of Roman luxury and architectural beauty with this visit to Rome's historic palazzos and nearby countryside villas. Click here to find out more Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi, otherwise known as Caravaggio, one of the most renowned arti...
Since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections. In England, ...