Sentences with phrase «cultural monuments from»

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Granted, the national cathedral is more like a cultural heritage so the fact it's damaged is not much different from the fact that the Washington monument was damaged.

The monument's wealth of patterns reflect cultural influences from a lucrative trading network that once stretched to Cairo, Istanbul, Iran, and India.

That monument has come under fierce attack these days — from postmodernists (to whom truth is subjective and cultural), from creationists (to whom truth is biblical), and from religion in general (where faith is often seen to compete with reason as the fount of ultimate answers).

From the magnificent beaches of the entire coast, perfect to practicing water sports, to the majestic cultural patrimony, with outstanding blockhouses and religious monuments.

Bar, a popular coastal resort in Montenegro, with remnants from the 15th - century fortress and castle of King Nikola, represent the historic and cultural monuments of this town.

Besides these most popular destinations, an array of World Heritage Sites, Spiritual retreats of Pushkar, Varanasi and Rishikesh, yoga & Ayurveda and several monuments of immense heritage and cultural value sprinkled across this vast country appeal hugely to the tourists from around the world.

Central India, which is Madhya Pradesh, will allow you to be away from the most frequented spots and give you an insight of India's rich cultural heritage and it will be interesting to be amongst the statues depicting sexual positions at the monuments of Kamasutra.

CODE: 5184990002 Archaeological Cusco (04 Days / 03 Nights) from USD $ 270 This is one of the favorite cultural programs which allows you to penetrate the Incan World, discovering its emblematic monuments, like Machu Picchu, Saqsaywaman, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, the city of Cusco, as well as the handicraft of the picturesque village of Pisaq, which generate a mixture of history, art and admiration for the architectural wonders built by the Incas, combining them with the monumental witnesses of the Colonial and Republican time periods, wh

Just steps away from ancient and cultural monuments.

Centrally located in Oviedo, the NH Principado hotel is within walking distance from the Gothic Cathedral, the Campoamor Theatre, as well as many other interesting cultural sights.Boasting a convenient location, just in front of the Historic Building of the University of Oviedo, this 3 star hotel is the perfect starting point to discover this ancient city and its important monuments, UNESCO World Heritage.On site amenities include airport shuttle service, car rental service, Wireless Internet access throughout the building, meeting rooms equipped with congress and banqueting facilities, medical service, restaurant and coffee bar.

From the historic monuments of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, to the cypress lined stretches of the 101, to the cultural icons of beach life like the VW Bus and the classic Woody surf - mobile, Jon Francis gets outside and paints it all.

2008 Selective Knowledge, Institute for Contemporary Art and Thought, Athens, Greece Zones of Conflict, Pratt Gallery, New York, NY Ours: Democracy in the Age of Branding, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, organized by Parsons School of Design and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York, NY Crossroads: Interfaces between rock and contemporary art, Domus Artium Museum / Center of Contemporary Art of Salamanca, Spain 2008 California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Proyecto civico / Civic Project, CECUT, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Mexico 8 Bienal de Arte de Panamá, 8th Panama Biennial, Panama 16th Biennale of Sydney: Forms that Turn, Sydney, Australia Close Encounters, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C. Freedom, Stichting Den Haag Sculptuur, The Hague, Netherlands Ohio, curated by Brad Killam and Barb Wiesen, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL Peripheral vision and collective body, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen, Bolzano, Italy The Old, Weird America, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX Since we last spoke about monuments, Stroom den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands Jeremy Deller: Marlon Brando, Pocahontas, and Me, Aspen Art Museum.

In his solo exhibition at Singapore's STPI — Creative Workshop & Gallery, titled «Monuments and Memorials,» multidisciplinary artist Dinh Q. Lê pursued the cultural and political trajectories of Cambodia through distinct moments in its history, interweaving lovely imagery of stone friezes from the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex with stark photographs of victims taken at S - 21, a notorious prison run by the Khmer Rouge during its genocidal regime.

Washington DC tax credit finance and syndication partner Andrew Potts, a former executive director of the United States National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, is quoted in this article about the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nation's cultural organization, by the end of this year.

Each monument is carefully documented, presented with high quality photographs and accompanied by the most interesting aspects from architectural, cultural and historical points of view.