Architecture

He used modern techniques and materials, including iron construction (a pioneering solution also use ...

The work was completed by four other sculptors: Pietro Bracci, Filippo della Valle, Giovanni Grossi and Andrea Bergondi. The work was supervised by the architect Giuseppe Pannini.

At the time, it constituted defensive ramparts made of compacted earth. They were meant to separate the empire from neighboring tribes and emphasize the ruler's power.

The Nomads' descendants, who guarded the city's secret location, killed all foreigners who wandered into their land, and that is why the West never heard about Petra.

This is the largest acquisition of any administration. First Lady Pat Nixon renovated the Green Room ...

Its height is 96,3 m, and each of the four clock faces is 7 m in diameter. A spiral staircase of 334 ...

The Romans continued to develop there the cult of the Sun god, whom they called Mithras. Local legend has it that Julius Caesar was buried on the hill in golden shoes and a coffin.

It is unknown how big the destruction of the temple after the Goths' invasion was. It unquestionably has been repaired after the 268 damage but never restored to its breathtaking original form.