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This is one of two Art Deco-style concrete arches; the second, now demolished, facing Harbour Road as it reaches Barry Island. Once adorned with the writing WHITE'S Cosy Corner. And at one time, the ...
There’s something undeniably magnetic about Italy’s iconic cities - Florence’s Renaissance flair, Rome’s ancient ruins, and ...
St John’s Jerusalem is approached by a long driveway winding through a former deer park, currently used to keep horses. Its ...
The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of Israel, a year after a family bought it for a whopping multimillion-dollar sum.
On June 4, 2024, PM Modi will inaugurate the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The bridge, the world's highest railway arch, spans the Chenab River and boosts regional connectivity. It's ...
Excavations uncover medieval church history and over 300 burials at University of Gloucestershire’s new City Campus. Discover key historical findings.
More Than 300 Skeletons Uncovered From Medieval and Post-Medieval Eras in UK This southwest England area has served as a crossroads for multiple civilizations, dating back 12,000 years.
A short teeter down the steep incline of the Clivo di Scauro — a Roman street spanned by medieval arches — landed us at the new Museo della Forma Urbis, which showcases a huge marble city map ...
Similarly, the old town features storybook sights like medieval arches, narrow flagstone streets and colourful facades, meaning tourists can get lost for hours wandering through its romantic ...
Pointed arches made arches into active parts of buildings, opposing vault to vault, thrust to thrust, reducing thrust by about a fifth, and thus creating the method of construction of all succeeding ...
Diana Darke's monumental book argues the world of construction in medieval Europe involved a significant Muslim contribution ...