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The Fountain of the Lions, at the center of the Court it names, is the heart of the Alhambra. The palace, the court, and the 12 different lions around the dodecagonal fountain date from the 14th century and represent the summit of architecture and art of the Kingdom of Granada.
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Su Nuraxi in Sardinia is a settlement consisting of a 17th century BC nuraghe, a bastion of 4 corner towers plus a central one, and a village inhabited from the 13th to the 6th century BC, developed around the nuraghe. The 2nd image is what the settlement would have probably looked like
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Treasury chamber portal and round window, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, 1st c. AD. Jordan. The two side portals are richly decorated. The pilasters end in floral capitals as those of the upper order of the building. Large volutes carry a wide cornice with winged creatures at the corners.
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This incense burner, depicts one of the Palenque Triad of deities that the Maya called Kinich Ajaw, or "Sun Lord." He is shown here with his trademark nose, and shell and fish symbols around his mouth. The stacking of faces is a hallmark of incense burners from Palenque. 600-900. Walters
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Cordoba Mosque, Spain. The mihrab and the dome above the private praying place of the caliph, in the expansion built by Al-Hakam II in 975 AD. The golden mosaic surrounding the horseshoe arch and the dome was made by artists sent from Constantinople by emperor Nicephorus II Phocas...
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Detail of one long side of Hagia Triada Sarcophagus, a Minoan limestone sarcophagus from c. 1400 BC, 54" long, excavated from a tomb at Hagia Triada, Crete. Coated in plaster and painted in fresco on all faces, It is the only limestone sarcophagus of its era discovered to date...
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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton
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Cordoba Mosque, Spain. Entrance arch to the expansion built by Al-Hakam II around 970 AD, seen from inside. With the original building as starting point, this phase was defined by innovation, richness and creativity that added a new dimension to its already universal architecture.
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