Monument

in Ancient Greece. Connotations: Colossus of Rhodes was a statue in Greece that had huge significance, it represented their victory over Cyprus. This suggests the poem could be about a new monument that represents a significant event. Such as gaining independence or victory in a battle. Colossus: Monuments in a country tell us a lot…

As the conflicts of the past exist today in the form of Confederate monuments for Black Americans, indigenous people continue to be the victims of these long ago actions, with Native Americans still confined to small parcels of land returned to them by the federal government. In both instances, Westerners cited their fear…

Pharaoh Khufu died in twenty five sixty six before Christ, and was mummified and placed in his tomb. There he rested, surrounded by his relatives, which supposedly helped him in the afterlife. In conclusion, the Great Pyramid of Giza is a stunning monument that lies in Egypt. The skilled workers put in their time and efforts to make this pyramid happen. It is the most significant and earliest structure in the world. All of the mysteries about this pyramid, along with the size and…

The Ruthwell cross is a stone, Anglo-Saxon monument which breaks down and disrupts several different societal and culturally defined binaries and is an example of how one object can exist as multiple things/ideas at once. This essay will focus on the disruption of the narrative of past and present, human and non-human, male and female, and wood and stone. Many different aspects and elements of the cross come into play when doing a diffractive reading of the Ruthwell cross. The cross was created…

particular aspects affecting each open space can vary between the urban and suburban due to factors that can have a different effect depending on location. A factor that plays the role in shaping public spaces is surrounding monuments and their purpose in their location. Each monument can attract varying numbers of crowds and also suggest a specific emotion or energy in the space surrounding. Another aspect that can affect a public space is density and the physical properties of surrounding…

Afghanistan in the west to Bengal in the east. Eventually, the emperor Aurangzeb moved the capital from Agra to Delhi and pushed the empire’s borders far to the south, but many Mughal constructions remained in Agra. The tour will focus on a variety of monuments; including gardens, tombs, and forts,…

(…) Inside Peter’s monument is found part of a small building attached to a certain red wall which was the background of the first monument of Peter. In the interior of the building there is a wall filled with graffiti (…) dating before Constantine’s monument (…). The density of graffiti on the wall testifies to the devotion of the faithful. The first monument of St. Peter has a lid on the floor, covering an ancient tomb…

In the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, a large granite peak was dedicated in 1925 to be sculpted into a monument. That monument today is one of the most visited monuments in the United States. Mount Rushmore is a staple of the United States. On it, it has the faces of four of the most important Presidents of the United States. According to the Sculptor Gutzon Borglum “The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification…

be done save the human common heritage ? Who can do it ? What is nature of the data that she uses to address the questions ? Many different types of data are used by Dr. Rousseau : frescoes, journal articles recounting looting or destruction of monuments and objects as well as diverse records on objects found/protected, statues, paintings, satellite images, pictures of destroying places/acts of destruction, etc. What do you perceive to be the challenges she faces in conducting her research ?…

As one of the most historic and famous ancient cities of all time, Rome was successful and flourishing through their efficient and militaristic society. Seizing an enormous amount of land throughout its history, Rome worked efficiently and is known for its effective strategies of living and militaristic actions (Perry). With such an enormous amount of land and power throughout the world, the Roman society was a very militaristic one. In order to keep their immense power throughout the world,…