Sentences with phrase «ancient walls still»

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A groundbreaking report by the Wall Street Journalwriter, Andrew Higgins, makes the astonishing claim that a priceless photo archive of ancient manuscripts of the Qur» an, which were considered to have been destroyed in the bombing of the Bavarian Academy of Science, is still in existence.

(This fact is still visible to us in the thick battlements by which the walled cities of ancient and medieval Europe vainly tried to repel generations of hostile invaders.)

At the western edge of the rotunda, however, some ancient rock - hewn tombs are still to be seen, showing conclusively that the area was used as a burial ground before it was enclosed within the city wall.

Although the ancient Jewish temple no longer stands in Jerusalem — only the outer Western Wall remains — descendants of the male priests who served in it can still be found in the Jewish community.

Still, for every Breath of the Wild there's also a Horizon Zero Dawn, and though enamouring and immersive, the post-apocalyptic setting finds itself rife with a glut of metal flowers, ancient vessels, and Banuk artefacts that do little than to add minor lore amongst walls of text.

You can also explore the ancient ruins of Kydonia, a Minoan settlement, which is in the historic Kastelli district, still ringed by 12th - century walls.

And if you like your entertainment more historic still, then you'll be interested to hear that Newcastle was founded over 2000 years ago, and is pretty close to Hadrian's Wall - excursions are organised there on a daily basis by the tourist board if you don't have a car, or you can visit Segedunum, which is an ancient tower at the beginning of the wWall - excursions are organised there on a daily basis by the tourist board if you don't have a car, or you can visit Segedunum, which is an ancient tower at the beginning of the wallwall.

This city on the Rhine River was founded by the Romans in 38 B.C., and parts of the ancient Roman wall and aqueduct are still evident.

The setting for fictional King's Landing from the popular television series Game of Thrones, Dubrovnik's ancient walls are still sun - baked in the autumn, with warm yet pleasant temperatures common and many tourists still willing to take a dip in the sea at this time of year.

Tabarca Island: protected marine environment with ancient walled village where time stands still.

As in ancient times one enters the house through a little shop on the ground floor where food stored in barrels was sold by the yard — the yard stick can still be seen on the wall.

The oldest part of Chania is Kasteli, which is still wrapped in 12th - century walls, and contains the vestiges of an ancient Minoan settlement.

Petrolio was once the site of an ancient Roman spa and bits of crumbling wall still surround the steamy little spot.