The Notre Dame Cathedral annually receives about 16 million tourists. The Notre Dame Cathedral Paris is by far one of the most famous cities in the world, and, of its vast heritage, we highlight the religious and panoramic itinerary of …
European architecture of the nineteenth century was deeply influenced by the industrial revolution . With the development of industry, transports and communications, such as the train, the automobile, the telegraph and the telephone, the world became smaller and the nineteenth …
The Gothic style arises from the Romanesque, after continuous technical and aesthetic improvements, in the middle of the Middle Ages. In the Île de France, near Paris, developing essentially between the thirteenth and fifteenth century in Western Europe. Gothic style …
Three kilometres north of Luxor, the Karnak complex, located on the east bank of the Nile, was the largest in the Kingdom, occupying an area of 100 hectares of land and having with 80’000 people at the service of the …
The great sphinx of Giza is one of the most iconic images in Egypt. By Diana Ferreira, online course TREASURES OF ARCHITECTURE | From Egypt to Byzantium The great sphinx of Giza A figure of great importance in the funerary complex is …
After being largely forgotten for a few centuries, Gothic was eventually appreciated again. In fact, people began to once again build in a Gothic-inspired style called Gothic Revival . By Alexandra Kiely, author of online course Gothic Architecture The Gothic …
Gothic Cathedrals main attributes are the verticality, the lightness and the weightlessness. Gothic architecture seems to be light as a feather. The vaults almost appear to stay up by magic. How was this possible? Alexandra Kiely (author of the online course …
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist. He is known for his discovery in November 1922 of the tomb of Tutankhamun. This was one of the most important archaeological descoveries in Ancient Egypt because …
Egypt Pyramids | Evolution of the funerary construction During the Ancient Monarchy, the Egyptians created the mastaba, the first type of funeral construction of Ancient Egypt. From this construction the Egypt Pyramids assume all kind of forms. From the online …
Paris of the boulevards, squares and bois | the great urban reform of Haussmann During the second half of the 19th century, the city of Paris was subject to a radical urban reform project, launched by the Emperor Napoleon III …