Many modern civilizations have been influenced by earlier civilizations in history. These earlier civilizations have created many different ideas that are still used today. These ideas can be seen in governments‚ make-up of cities‚ and architecture. Architecture in particular is still very prominent from earlier civilizations such as the case in Al-Andalus. The most important building in Islamic Spain‚ like other centers of Muslim civilizations is the mosque‚ house of worship. The inside of a mosque
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Tragedy of Pu Fei-yen Name Course anme Professor name 30/11/2012 Tragedy of Pu Fei-yen The ancient Chinese love story "The tragedy of Pu Fei-Yan"‚ which is an ancient Chinese story‚ depicts the love between two people‚ Fei-yen and Hsiang. It follows their attraction‚ betrayal‚ romance and ultimate death. In this paper I will focus on the female paragon defined by Confucian code of womanly virtues and the use of words for subliminal seduction. I will also focus on the feudal structure of the
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Aldwin Ashley Abon Maj. 6 BSED-III Medieval Period What is it all about? - it is all about the period‚ age or era after the fall of Roman Empire and the beginning of "rebirth" or the Rennaisance period. - it is the bridge with these two very important eras in literature. What is the meaning of medieval and period? - the term medieval comes from the latin word "medium aevum" which means "middle age". Medieval was 1st used in the 19th century and the original spelling of it
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Architecture Ancient Egypt Architecture - is the architecture of ancient Egypt‚ one of the most influential civilizations throughout history‚ which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile‚ among the largest and most famous of which are the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptian Architectural Columns The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was probably completed c. 2580 BC‚ is the oldest and largest of the pyramids‚ and is the
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resolves to save La Esmerelda after hearing that Parliament has ordered that she be removed from Notre Dame. But when Quasimodo sees them attack the cathedral‚ he thinks they have come to kill La Esmerelda and he fends them off as best he can‚ killing a large number of them. Frollo has used the attack as a diversion to sneak La Esmerelda out of the cathedral. He offers her two choices: she can either say she loves him or be hanged. She demands to be executed and he leaves her with Sister Gudule. To their
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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON The Great Fire of London was a disaster that spread throughout the City of London in September 1666. Preceded by bubonic plague which struck England in 1665‚ the fire was another disastrous event that threatened Londoners in the seventeenth century. Medieval in its street plan‚ the City of London with timber buildings and very narrow streets had been threatened by several minor fires before. Yet the risk of the fire of 1666 was increased by a long period of severe drought
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high culture and high finance‚ becoming one of the world ’s major global cities. Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral O Masterpiece of Gothic architecture‚ the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris‚ imaginated by Bishop Maurice de Sully was built between the 12th and the 14th centuries (1163-1345). The French road distances are established from the "0 km" point located on the square in front of the cathedral entrance. Arc de Triomphe O Raised over command of Napoleon Ier‚ the Arch of Triumph dominates the
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the Gothic Cathedral of Florence‚ which is also known as the Duomo‚ in Italy. This particular subject fascinated me because I have had the privilege of being inside this cathedral in 2008. It is a magnificent structure‚ both in size and in beauty. Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377‚ and grew up studying drawing‚ painting‚ as well as wheels‚ gears and motion. He later worked as a silver and goldsmith before studying architecture. It was 1418 and the Florence cathedral that had originally
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the silentiary who lived in when the cathedral was completed the building itself represented a victory for both Justinian and Christianity. The building hagia Sophia build his cathedral and Justinian turned to two men named anthemius and isidore the elder. They have built the hagia Sophia in the great speed finished it in less than six years. To put this in the comparison took about nearly a century for medieval builders to construct the notre dame cathedral in the
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they live. What do the writers Chekhov and Carver say about the struggles of real life in the society around them? Discuss‚ using quotes and references to characters and scenes within the chosen short stories. The short stories‚ ‘The Bet’ and ‘Cathedral’ by Anton Chekhov and Raymond Carver respectively‚ both investigate the struggles of real life in society around them. Chekhov and Carver present the struggles created by greed and jealousy‚ how easily one takes things for granted and the affect
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