The Medieval Period – Carolingian Art Welcome back to the Art 101 series, where we will be talking about Carolingian Art.. This week we will talk about the first of our three topics for the Medi...
Notre-Dame de la Garde is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France. Its official name means “Our Lady of the Guard”, but locals know it as la Bonne Mère (“the Good Mother”) because they regard the bui...
Part 2 of the first instalment in the Art 101 series In this post we will look at the ancient art from three of the most advanced and celebrated ancient civilisations in Western Art history, sp...
The first instalment of the Art 101 series The first post of this week will look at Ancient Art – focusing briefly on each of the following: Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age art.  ...
As we walk by the busy streets, we are constantly being narrated stories from the past. Stories that we might not be able to understand. Even trees might be whispering tales from the past that they wi...
Famous Church Of Sicily? The Church of San Bartolomeo is located in Ragusa, Sicily. Between two hills, the Church and the natural environment surrounding it create an incredible landscape and unseen b...
Constantinople changed the history of the World Constantinople, known as Istanbul, is a strategic city in nowadays Turkey. It was the city that changed the history of countries and the world. Byzantin...
The Colosseum, as one of the most magnificent structures from ancient history, was built between 70/72 CE under the heel of Vespasian and was finished under Titus, his son in 80/81 CE. The Colosseum i...
Theseus’ paradox is an ancient Greek legend, which we know by Plutarch, the Ancient Greek historian. The great hero Theseus sailed on his ship to Athens from Crete where he conquered the Minotau...
We all use emojis in daily life to express our feelings and emotions in text messages and they are really helping us with that. We just choose one that looks exactly how we feel, but are you sure abou...
Ever enjoyed the beauty of an Indian classical dancer fully groomed in the traditional costume and with the bells that give the soul to the music. The Ghungroo is a kind of musical anklet that is tied...
Fear is a feeling of anxiety. It expresses concern and sadness at the possibility of something dangerous happening. Gilgamesh is a folk hero that everyone who has a fear or encouragement will embrace ...
Archaeologists provided information about the relationship between settlement communities and temples. From the evidence that they have, they argue that the construction of temples and social structur...
In the same dream I’ve seen more than once in the past, I held Horus’ Eye in my hand as a symbol, and I wanted it to be my guide. In this article, I want to make a brief debrief and offer ...
FROM THE ABSEBCE OF MATTER TO THE METAPHYSICAL RUIN Matter is essential to architecture, be it palpable or not. Our traditional understanding of what a building is, and its purposes, is ...
The intriguing nature of the ancient monuments and their history never cease to amaze us. It doesn’t matter in which part of the world we grew up, we all seem to be attracted by the mystery of o...
We all love music and it brings a lot of light and meaning to our lives. Through music, we can learn so much about a person, a different culture, a language, etc. and for the ancient Egyptians, music ...