Sentences with phrase «as ancient wall»

This section of the exhibition includes such major canvases as Ancient Wall, 1976 (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden); Pit, 1976 (National Gallery of Australia); Couple in Bed, 1977 (Art Institute of Chicago); and The Street, 1977 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Visit Cochem on the Moselle with its narrow winding streets, carefully restored half timbered houses with slate roofs, Town Hall square with its history - filled past, as well as ancient walls, gates and churches.

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Archaeologists have unearthed his ancient kingdom and its mighty walls, exactly as described in The Epic of Gilgamesh.

On the interior walls of these burial places were carved religious texts as well as many other things that tell of the life and thought of the ancient Egyptians.

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.

The television follows a winged Mexican through Mexico's jungles, over rivers and mountains, to the ancient cities and into the mighty pyramids, where (as pictured above) the ancient peoples of Mexico can be found, along with their occupiers, artfully disporting themselves in front of wall paintings.

Crowds of well - wishers cheered Britain's Prince Harry as he made an impromptu walkabout outside the ancient walls of Windsor Castle on the eve of his wedding to U.S. actress Meghan Markle.

Waller knew that echoes played a role in many ancient myths, such as Native American tales of sprites who speak through portals in rock walls.

As she pondered the nature of this little horse, Louise suddenly remembered seeing, on the walls of the ancient palace in Persepolis, relief carvings of a horse that looked very much like the one she had just found.

Noticeably absent from this ancient cluster were several breeds long regarded as the most ancient by breeders, including the Pharaoh Hound and the Ibizan Hound — depicted on Egyptian tomb walls.

However, The Great Wall (as evidenced by the teaser trailer, above) imagines a different, more fantastical explanation for the massive construction: A battle fortress created to repel not human invaders, but an attack by rampaging monsters of ancient Chinese mythology.

Carved into the wall — as if by something ancient and biblical or just some bored kid — is a series of numbers, placed in a very specific order.

The Great Wall, starring Matt Damon as China's last hope in their fight against some ancient creatures (huh?)

Paintings and prints frequently carry particular meaning within Petzold's films, as examples of the ancient tradition of ekphrasis, probably none more so than in Phoenix's immediate predecessor Barbara (2012) with its conspicuous Rembrandt print, but likewise in much earlier works like Die Beischlafdiebin (The Sex Thief, 1998) with a Gerard Richter on the wall — another artist conspicuously engaged with multiple forms of peculiarly German afterness.4

As the Americans fight their way inland, both sides understand that the inevitable final conflict will come at the gates and fortified walls of the ancient capital, Mexico City.

Dietrich has loved history since childhood and a 1996 visit to Great Britain led to the ancient Roman fortification across northern England known as Hadrian's Wall.

King David is the new Tower of David Museum night time experience in which the ancient citadel that guards Jerusalem's Old City will be illuminated at night with 250,000 lumens and 35 million pixels as the story of King David is projected onto the walls.

The ancient city walls offer a wind break as well as a glorious spectacle to glaze at from the comfort of an Azeri restaurant.

Don't miss the medieval fortress of Lovrijenac, a stroll along the ancient city walls (a filming location you may recognize), and the cozy restaurants and boutiques in the city known as the Pearl of the Adriatic.

Highlights include observation, interaction and diving with the ancient Nautilus, as well as clear water, plummeting walls and amazing shark action.

Few cities in the world enjoy such a dramatic setting and atmosphere as Marrakech where the rose - pink walls of the ancient city sit low beneath the soaring peaks of the Atlas Mountains and the towering palm trees jostle for position above the medieval ramparts where nesting storks colonise each vacant turret.

Cobbled lanes, walled courtyards and ancient architecture will transport you back in time as you uncover the delights of Prague's Old Town.

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.

Drawing upon Chiang Mai's iconic Wat Umong as inspiration: a forest temple known for its unique tunnels and meditation spaces, while also referencing Chiang Mai's ancient walled city; guests have a choice of chic and well - appointed rooms and suites each boasting subtle Thai décor touches and red brick walls to reflect the Lanna architectural influence.

Enjoy the relaxing experience of floating through a cave on a large inner tube or exploring one of the caves the ancient Maya utilized as ceremonial centers, where they left their artifacts and way of life etched into the walls and floors.

One of the oldest cities in the world, no trip to Israel is complete without visiting its ancient religious sites, such as the Wailing Wall and the Temple Mount.

As Sousse is one of Tunisia's oldest cities, there are countless historical attractions to visit on your stay, with most of them concentrated within the ancient walls of the medina.

Surrounded by ancient walls the town has other interesting sites like the old fortress near the harbour, recovered as a museum or beautiful churches decorated with azulejos.

Edinburgh Castle was next as I walked through the portcullis and the ancient castle walls.

History buffs will appreciate the prominence of nearby sights such as the 14th century Castle of Mora de Rubielos, the ancient walls which once surrounded the area as well as the many examples of Gothic and Renaissance architecture of the town center.

Dubrovnik offers a wealth of history, beginning with the ancient walls that surround the city and served as powerful protection against invaders.

There are many landmarks in Cyprus, especially in the capital city of Nicosia, such as ancient ruins, churches, mosques and striking Venetian walls.

Banderas Bay is home to an astounding array of unique underwater attractions, including unusual rock formations, expansive coral gardens, schools of exotic fish, pinnacles created by ancient lava flows, as well as undersea walls, cliffs, and shelves.

This peaceful location is only 2 km from the centre of Agios Nikolaos and sits beside the picturesque Almiros River with its abundance of wildlife and natural beauty.There are many attraction near the property such as ancient city Lato and Panagia Kera, a Byzantine church from the 13th century, with medieval wall paintings.

Talented people leaving making their own stuff then letting MS pay for ancient relics left on the wall as trophies.

Creatures When dropping Toki in a nest, birds now have a «cooldown», so they won't instantly pick you up again when walking out of the nest Birds don't stop anymore when they sense vibration, making them less annoying when accidentically stomping near them No more random sorting of creatures: they all appear on their assigned depth value, preventing smaller creatures from sometimes getting lost behind bigger creatures Fixed the «spawning multiple camera birds» bug Slug corpses can't kill anymore, so no more accidentally walking into them and dying Bugs When stomped, berrybugs and copybugs now always hop the same distance (3 tiles), making their behavior more predictible Berrybugs now briefly stop if they detect an edge above their heads while walking on the floor, making it easier to stomp them onto a wall Copybugs and berrybugs get stunned when they're in the trajectory of a to be spawned bubble, so they can't hop / roll away before bubble is spawned Glowy berrybugs now use the same turn animation as normal berrybugs, so no more faster glow bugs Frogs and bubbles Bubbles now prioritize Toki Tori over other entities, so no more accidental berrybug ballooning Added a small delay before catching an entity in a bubble to allow for catching Toki Tori, even if he's a little further away than an entity Added possibility to queue a «turn by whistle» while the frog is running towards a berrybug, so you don't have to wait before being able to let the frog face the desired direction Fixed a problem where a fat frog won't belch anymore Achievements In - menu achievements system, including progress achievements Added a number of new achievements Tokidex completion is now a progress achievement (you can see how far along you are) Fixed the Fried Chicken achievement, so it's less hard to get All electrocuted entities now count for the X-Ray Enthusiast achievement Menu Completely new, streamlined and fast to access menu system Ability to set language from menu New font Graphics Improved presentation of telepathic Ancient Frog messages, fixed a problem where sometimes they'd spawn multiple times Fixed black flickering when buttonbashing during fades and level transitions Screenfades are now 100 % black Added button prompts to the first time you need to use whistle and stomp Areas and puzzles Added l - ife area for Ife < 3 Added an extra landing stone in the wasteland area Added more snow globes: — RRB - Water mountain approach: berrybug in the «pro» puzzle can no longer be lost Water mountain top: frog for Ancient Frog puzzle now starts bloated, added light to make «pro» puzzle easier to execute Shaft top: Small tweak to make sure berrybug isn't killed by the slugs midway through the level Water cave: made the light shaft where you need to whistle the hermit crab a bit wider, created hole for frogs at end of level to prevent them from falling down, made some «pro» puzzles a bit more forgiving Dark forest: lowered warp when entering dark area, so it's easier to travel up with a bubble Lava cave: improved bat puzzle Meadow: made some pro puzzles less difficult Hideout: removed alternative solution for Ancient Frog puzzle Descent: made it easier to pick up fat frog at beginning

Test your reflexes as you race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs.

The game is described as follows: «Test your reflexes as you race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs.

Apart from the Venetian military, the problem was, as he wrote, «first from the numbers of modern houses built within the walls of the palace and even upon its old foundations; secondly from the inhabitants having pulled to pieces and utterly destroyed some parts of the antique work; and lastly from their having so blended the ancient and modern work together by repairs and alterations that it was not without great difficulty they could be distinguished.»

Using techniques developed in the ancient world to project an outdoor scene onto the walls of a darkened room, he creates a natural optical phenomenon that he then captures with a large - format camera, as seen in Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room that is part of SAAM's Latino and photography collections.

Wyle's imagery references current affairs and the media, as well as a diverse range of sources including ancient wall paintings, art history and film, celebrity culture, even football.

Artist Statement «poster for event called «exodus»; adobe illustrator and photoshop elements with a bas relief filter; wanted it simple and to the point; ancient looking; as if on the walls...

The inaugural 15 «exhibitions» range from murals to a vast array of musical instruments made from everyday objects recalibrated as sculpture to a virtual reality kiosk with an airplane «dissolving» around you to enlarged documents of redacted information from Guantanamo Bay prisoners» files reconstituted into something akin to ancient tablets lining wall after wall.

The 1,000 - square - foot basement had ancient wall - to - wall stained beige carpeting, a bathroom with a plastic shower and a laundry «hole» (as Christine puts it) concealed behind a curtain.