Sentences with phrase «many old monuments»

Lincoln Park will be without one of the city's oldest monuments for the foreseeable future, since vandals tipped over the statue and its pedestal recently, a Chicago Park District official said.

This 5,500 - year - old monument, recently uncovered about 206 miles northwest of Lima, Peru, is part of what could be the oldest settlement in the Americas.

April 17, 2018 - A nearly century - old monument in West Side County Park in Fennville that is dedicated to those who served in World War I is getting some much needed repairs.

«I had always loved walking through the cemetery, looking at the old monuments and appreciating the artistic detail of some of the older ones,» Prather told Education World.

Known as one of the oldest monuments in Hué, its name is legendary, although its beauty remains genuinely real, extending towards the skies with all the aestheticism of such a picturesque creation.

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A built - up area of around 45,000 sq. ft., this 110 year old monument is a popular tourist attraction.

This piece of timeworn rock rests at an angle, as an old monument dug out of a crowded graveyard might lean against the cemetery wall.

Robert Smithson seems to have identified it long in advance: «Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future.»

Through encaustic, collage and drawing, we see items like wallpaper test strips, knot tying diagrams, and old monument maps of Paris, London, and Rome peeking through the graphical details.

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The temples, built between the 9th and 15th centuries, combine both Hindu and Buddhist influences, and collectively are the oldest religious monument in the world.

Originally built in 1927 and remodelled in 2008, this old — world hotel is now a national monument.

From the moment its doors opened more than a century ago, the Lord & Taylor building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan has stood as a monument to old - school retail.

CT's coverage of terrorism against Christians includes the viral video of a 10 - year - old Iraqi girl forgiving ISIS, how modern - day «Monuments Men» are trying to save Biblical - era artifacts from ISIS, and the death of the first American volunteer to die fighting terrorism in Iraq and Syria.

Nostalgia for the old, monuments of spiritual aspiration, the worldwide revival of ancient religious forms, the power of orgiastic political movements of destruction, and the protest impulse that has driven artistic expression for more that a century all testify to the profound ambivalence with which the success of instrumental rationality has been greeted.»

R.D. Wilson who wrote «A Scientific Investigation of the Old Testament» pointed out that the names of 29 Kings from ten nations (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon and more) are mentioned not only in the Bible but are also found on monuments of their own time.

(CNN)-- Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice made famous by a Ten Commandments monument, is one step closer to getting his old job back.

The old testament's accounts are clearly based on the script on Thutmose's war monument walls.

A short walk from the Old Town Northern Gateway Arch is quot; They Passed This Way» monument.

Just beyond Old Town Temecula's northern Gateway Arch, is Sam Hicks Park, with the «They Passed This Way» monument, a testament to the brave explorers and pioneers who traveled through Temecula in the years as the West was being settled.

«On the gravesite of the old economy, where Republic steel stood, now rises, literally, a beautiful monument to Buffalo's future,» the governor proudly proclaimed.

It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.

Mystery void is discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza High - energy particles from space called cosmic rays helped scientists uncover a previously unknown cavity inside one of the world's oldest and largest monuments (SN Online: 11/2/17).

The stunning, centuries - old trees are more than agricultural champions, too; they are cultural monuments that are as vital to the «heel» region of Italy's «boot» as its conical - roofed stone trullo houses and its many castles.

Taking into account the height of the sand and the rate of accumulation, researchers deduced that the monument is several thousand years old.

There are also two Scheduled Ancient Monuments and five listed buildings which includes Bradgate House and Old John.

This Neolithic monument is known Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú), and was built around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and even the pyramids in Egypt!

There are a number of historical buildings, shopping streets, monuments, old churches and public fields.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham now believe this monument could be the worlds oldest calendar and dates back 10,000 years.

By 1932, it was In 1984 we conducted radiocarbon dating on material from Egyptian Old Kingdom monuments (financed by friends and supporters of the Edgar Cayce Foundation).

Scotland (/ ˈ s k ɒ t. l ə n d /; Scots: [ˈskɔt.lənd]; Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə](listen)-RRB- is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and... Spanned by a series of bridges and studded with museums and monuments, the old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site... most Read More...

Parish church Listed as an historical monument in 1913, the church proudly carries its old Lombard bell tower, with its very unusual structure -LRB-...) Valentine's Day is just around the corner — and if you're without a special someone, online dating might sound like a viable option.

The pyramid at Abydos, Egypt In 1984 we conducted radiocarbon dating on material from Egyptian Old Kingdom monuments (financed by friends and supporters of the Edgar Cayce Foundation).

George Clooney is co-writing, directing and starring in an adaptation of Robert M. Edsel's non-fiction WWII book The Monuments Men, which reunites the Oscar - nominated Hollywood power - player / humanitarian with a number of old friends and familiar faces — including Matt Damon, who is in talks to reunite with Clooney after appearing alongside him in the Ocean's Eleven trilogy and Syriana.

As the director behind two effective series reboots, Campbell surely deserves a little monument in some corner of the Fleming - verse, but where GoldenEye revelled in old - school cartooniness, Casino Royale was calibrated for (relative) seriousness from the get - go — a tone very much in vogue in the mid-2000s after the critical and commercial success of Batman Begins.

Martin Scorsese, Wolf of Wall Street George Clooney, The Monuments Men David O. Russell, American Hustle Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips Ridley Scott, The Counselor Jason Reitman, Labor Day Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave Spike Lee, Old Boy Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

Five years ago, the nearly 60 - year - old school was a monument to failure.

Now over 50 years old, this monument to the westward expansion of our nation is open to visitors who can ride trams to the top of the arch, and then visit the history museum beneath the arch.

I'd been to DC before, but I got to see more of the monuments and museums and that gave me ideas on what career to choose when I get older.»

The old S / C RR was an almost surreal experience as it hurtled towards the horizon like an ancient monument on four wheels, and the new RR S / C just exaggerates that perception.

As these obscure Americans find their way in the unwinding, they pass alongside new monuments where the old institutions once stood — the outsized lives of their most famous countrymen, celebrities who only grow more exalted as other things recede.

There was the requisite monument to the wars, and the requisite square where pigeons pecked gravel around a fountain, and old people sat on benches, looking lonely.

Although Dane - like dogs have been portrayed in Oriental writings and on Egyptian monuments dated prior to the birth of Christ, the breed is considered to be about 400 years old.

Spend a free day relaxing on the beach or opt to visit the many Portuguese - built monuments, wander around the churches of Old Goa (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), or discover Panjim, the capital.

Opt to visit the many Portuguese - built monuments, wander around the churches of Old Goa (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), or discover Panjim, the capital of the state.

Depart early to visit the Petrified Forest national monument, a stunning collection of fossilized tree trunks approximately 280 million years old.

Depart early to visit the 280 - million - year - old Petrified Forest national monument before continuing to our lodge in the Etosha National Park area.

Thanks to its privileged location in the heart of the historic district, Rector Hotel is within walking distance to the main landmarks of Salamanca, such as the old and the new Cathedrals, the Casa de las Conchas monument, or the main square, known as Plaza Mayor.

History fans will enjoy visiting old buildings and monuments that hark back to the Byzantine period and it's well worth popping into some of the great craft shops in the town.

The Maiden Tower is a UNESCO World Heritage historical monument in the old city of Baku.