The medieval mind, just like the classical mind before it, was captivated by the wondrous things people had made. For much of the thousand-year perio…
Read moreStonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres north of Sa…
Read moreThe Colosseum or Coliseum , originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest…
Read moreAlexandria, Egypt, represented a melding of cultures in the late first century A.D. Traditions of Greece and Rome overlay the city, the cult of Chris…
Read moreThe Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 6th century BC and the …
Read moreThe Porcelain Tower (or Porcelain Pagoda ) of Nanjing, also known as Baoensi (meaning " Temple of Gratitude "), is a historical archaeolog…
Read moreHagia Sophia is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is c…
Read moreThe Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa . I…
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