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• Rome: Ara Pacis in colour

  
  blogdolcevita — Authority: 142
  Now thanks to a new generations of scholars which have done groundbreaking work on the use of colour in ancient times, we know for sure that the famous Ara pacis in Rome was originally painted in bright colours. In fact last week we had the unique opportunity to see the Ara pacis in what might plausibly be the ...
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• Velociped-Fabrik

  
  Riga Daily Photo — Authority: 129
  Bilingual writing Фабрика велосипедовѣ А. Лейтнерѣ (Old Russian orthography) Velociped-Fabrik A. Leutner (German) is a good monument to the first Bicycle Factory in Russian Empire, which was founded in 1886.
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• An inconceivably bad monument.

  
  Althouse — Authority: 747
  We are entering Empire State Plaza, that heinous monument to government waste and stupidity : Just around that corner is the expensive toilet displayed in the previous post. But continue on a few steps, and you will arrive at something beyond comprehension. This is what the state of New York has in its ...
  1 day ago

• Florence: the Perfect Destination for your ideal Wedding

  
  Totally Weddings — Authority: 154
  Are you going to get married? If you are planning your wedding , or you’re just fantasizing about it, we suggest you a magical, enchanting and different location: Florence , the city of art and culture, where history comes to life. Jewel in Tuscany’s crown, Florence is a city rich of treasures to discover, ...
  4 days ago

• New National Monuments - Oei Tiong Ham Building

  
  The Keropok - Singapore Daily Photo — Authority: 128
  I shall not bore you with photos of the same thing all at one go. I shall stop at two photos of this series. :-) I know not everyone is interested in old stuff. This is the Oei Tiong Ham Building, at the National University of Singapores Bukit Timah Campus. This building was named after the donor who donated ...
  5 days ago

• Heritage Square Rail Car

  
  The City Project Blog — Authority: 125
  Heritage Square Rail CarLearn more about Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy.Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.
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• The Architecture of Morocco

  
  Nourishing Relationships — Authority: 125
  Morocco is shaded with a variety of colors yet cloaked with a blanket of mystery. The country proudly upholds its history, traditions and culture through its ancient monuments. And its charm is reflected in the distinctive and exotic mixture of Spanish, African and Islamic architecture. Enchanting courtyards ...
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• Belfast’s Other Murals

  
  Google Sightseeing — Authority: 417
  Belfast is well known for its many murals representing differing political and religious views of the city’s communities. However in recent years, thanks to the Good Friday Agreement , there has been a move away from the political murals to more community-based murals, and in this post we shall deal ...
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• Attractions of Kerala Vacations

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 433
  Situated on the southern tip of India, Kerala is one of the most well loved tourism & holiday destinations in the country. It is one of the most striking and gorgeous state of India. Trivandrum is the capital city of Kerala. Due to superb beauty and gorgeous landscapes Kerala is often described as the “God’s ...
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• Zahi Hawass denies forbidding tourists from picturing historic sites

  
  Egypt Then and Now — Authority: 133
  Comments have been circulating that Egyptian authorities have forbidden the use of any visual recording device (cameras, video cameras, cellphones, etc.) at the entire Valley of the Kings, both outside and inside the tombs. According to a statement by the Egyptian Culture Ministry, the Secretary General of the ...
  1 week ago

• Badr Mosque | RABAT

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 178
  Badr mosque in Agdal, Rabat http://www.flickr.com/photos/areza/
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• Agdal Gardens | MARRAKECH

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 178
  The Agdal Gardens cover about 400 hectares (4.0 km2; 1.5 sq mi) to the south of Dar El Makhzen, the Royal Palace, and the medina in Marrakech, Morocco. Their name derives from the Berber language for "walled meadow". The gardens were created as an orchard by Abd el Moumen of the Almohad dynasty in the 12th century. ...
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• LeFlore, OK: Monument unveiling planned

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 531
  Times Record Online : "The Ten Commandments monument proposed for the LeFlore County Courthouse lawn is supposed to arrive Dec. 5, and an unveiling is planned for 9 a.m. Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Day, Charlie Horsley said . . . In October, attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund asked the Supreme Court to review the ...
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• Around Town - Tis The Season Of So Much Stuff To Do

  
  BHB — Authority: 129
  Why do I find myself so busy at this time of year. Sometimes its as though Im making up for all of the events I missed earlier in the year. While I find my self more tired than usual when it starts to get dark earlier in the evening, it seems Ive got something scheduled almost every every night when I just feel like ...
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• Kingdom from Heaven

  
  Adventures of a Pinay Neska — Authority: 117
  Yesterday we went back to Loarre in the province of Huesca in the Aragon region. In there you’ll find the ruins of the Castle of Loarre constructed by the Navarre king Sancho III which was built in the 11th century. Last year when we visited the place, it snowed the night before and so the castle and it’s wall ...
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• Monuments of Buenos Aires: "Las Nereidas" Fountain by Lola Mora

  
  My Buenos Aires Travel Guide — Authority: 416
  This magnificent fountain, located at the intersection of Tristan Achaval Rodriguez and Padre Mingone Avenues in Costanera Sur, Puerto Madero, is the work of Dolores Mora de Hernandez, better known as Lola Mora, an artist from Tucuman. Lola Mora was the first Argentinian and Latin American female sculptor. In 1989, ...
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• Tazotas Pyramids | DOUKKALA

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 178
  http://www.jardinsdumaroc.com/Au-coe...tas_a1806.html Le pays est plat, de ce côté-ci des Doukala ; la terre est rouge, comme la latérite soudanaise, ou brune comme le limon du Nil. Et de loin en loin, près d’un douar ou dans un champ, des monticules pierreux, coniques ou rectangulaires. Comme des petites ...
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• What has Scotland contributed to the world? This could be the advancement of knowledge or something else.?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 170
  I can’t think of anything globally significant or significant to the advancement of humanity that has ever come from Scotland! Iraq was the cradle of civilisation, Egypt has the incredible history of the pharoahs and the fantastic monuments they built, England gave the English language to the world, as well as ...
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• National Briefing | Rockies: Wyoming: Snowmobile Lawsuit

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  The state has filed a federal lawsuit to block the National Park Service from restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park.
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• World Wall in Mexico City 2006

  
  The City Project Blog — Authority: 125
  Tlazolteotl: Creative Force of the Un-WovenLearn more about Monuments, Diversity and Democracy.Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.
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