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Tag Archives: Historic Sites
Baghdad Kiosk at Topkapi Palace
The Topkapi Sarayi – Topkapi Palace – is a vast rambling complex built after the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II conquered Constantinople – Istanbul – in 1453. It differs from any royal palaces in its seeming lack of symmetrical order. This … Continue reading
Blarney Castle, Ireland
The castle and its grounds are imbued with legends. One says that it was brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah, and claims it as the stone pillow on which Jacob slept in the desert when he had his dream … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Historic Sites
Tagged Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Castles, Cork City, Historic Sites, Ireland, Legends, Palaces, prophet Jeremiah, Sacred
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Tower Houses – Yemen
[/caption] For centuries the need for security has driven the fiercely tribal inhabitants of Yemen to live together in towns that can be easily defended. Although there are distinct regional differences, the vernacular house is a tower, built to a … Continue reading
Old Jerusalem – Israel
[/caption] The biggest face-off these days in Old Jerusalem may be between archaeologists, who want to preserve the city’s priceless antiquities, and modern developers. How far can they go before the essential character of Jerusalem is destroyed forever? Everybody wants … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Sites
Tagged Christianity, Dome of the Rock, El Aksa Mosque, Historic Sites, Islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Judaism, Palestine, Temple Mount
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Qui Nhon Ban It Towers – Vietnam
The Qui Nhon Ban It Towers, a group of four towers better known as the Silver Towers, are one of the best surviving examples of late Cham architecture. The Cham kingdom of Champa flourished in south and central Vietnam from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cham Architecture, Cham Kingdom, Hinduism, Historic Sites, Vietnam
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