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- 1- Then and Now: Nineveh
Nineveh , Oldest and most populous city of ancient Assyria, on the eastern bank of the Tigris River opposite modern Mosul, Iraq. Its greatest development was under Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal in the 7th century BCE. It was captured and destroyed by Nabopolassar of Babylonia and his allies, the Scythians and Medes, in 612 BCE. Excavations made in 1845–51 revealed palaces, a library, city walls, and many gates and buildings.
2- Then and Now: Tyre
Tyre is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world,though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Europa, her brothers Cadmus and Phoenix, as well as Carthage’s founder Dido (Elissa). The city has many ancient sites, including the Tyre Hippodrome, and was added as a whole to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984.The historian Ernest Renan noted that ”One can call Tyre a city of ruins, built out of ruins .
3 - Then and Now: Carthage
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Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city located on the northern coast of Africa. Its name means “new city” or “new town.” Before the rise of ancient Rome, Carthage was the most powerful city in the region because of its proximity to trade routes and its impressive harbor on the Mediterranean.
4 -Then and Now: Acropolis of Athens.
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
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- Then and Now: Persepolis
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Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a unique archaeological site.
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0 Comments 1 Shares 25 Views - The physics of a pendulum wave
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The dance comprises a 60-second cycle, with the longest pendulum completing 51 oscillations and each shorter pendulum having one additional oscillation than the previous.
Consequently, the 15th pendulum, the shortest, completes 65 oscillations. Although the pendulums initially fall out of sync due to their varied oscillation periods, after 60 seconds, they harmoniously return to their starting positions, prepared to repeat the synchronized dance.
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- The beauty of flowers merges with the enchantment of the moon to create a captivating painting that intertwines between the night's glow and the sparkle of vibrant colors.
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@skybyizzah0 Comments 1 Shares 251 Views - Pyramid Residential building, Kunshan, China
Standing 100 metres (330 feet) tall, the bizarre yet popular building in Kunshan’s Huaqiao district is a part of a residential and commercial complex, which was completed in 2013 and has two other 12-storey structures.
All three buildings have a protruding and slanted surface on two sides, and from some angle the buildings look like pyramids. The other two exterior walls of each building are normal vertical ones.
Masters’ Architectural Office, the firm that designed the complex, were inspired by the traditional Chinese terraced rice fields, which are built into mountain slopes.
The Shanghai-based firm said it also took ideas from parkour, an urban activity which sees people running and jumping between buildings and is loved by young Chinese city dwellers. Apparently, the firm hopes the buildings would be associated with the trending and modern sport.
Built : 2013
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: Instagram@st_ella check his account for more cool architectural imagery0 Comments 1 Shares 257 Views1 - Bluetooth technology was named after a Viking king by the name of Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson who died over 1,000 years ago. He unified factions of Denmark with those in Norway much like how the technology we use today unifies different electronic devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the Nordic runes for his initials—H.B. As for how he got his nickname in the first place is up todebate. Some sources say that he loved to eat blueberries, which permanently stained his teeth blue. Others speculate that he had a dead tooth, which had a dark blue/grey color .
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0 Comments 1 Shares 242 Views - Did you know that the moon is slowly moving away from Earth?
It’s true! The moon is drifting about 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) farther from Earth every year. So, in the future, it will appear slightly smaller in our sky.
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