HistoryMission San Gabriel was founded on September 8‚ 1771 by fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera. The planned site for the Mission was along the banks of the Río de los Temblores (the River of the Earthquakes—the Santa Ana River). The priests chose an alternate site on a fertile plain located directly alongside the Rio Hondo in the Whittier Narrows.[11] The site of the Misión Vieja (or "Old Mission") is located near the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue in Montebello‚ California
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marble church has no equal." The Baptistery The Baptistery‚ a lovely circular building‚ contains the most important work of art in Pisa--a hexagonal marble pulpit built by Nicola Pisano‚ father of Giovanni. The pulpit represents the transition from Romanesque to Gothic art‚ and its polygonal form is quite rare for its period. The walls of the pulpit are decorated with scenes from the life of Christ. Cemetary Of the Campo Santo Campo Santo‚ the 13th-century cloistered cemetery‚ is reputedly built on
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the development of Catholic Religion and the Byzantium Empire. Byzantium Art had characteristics of religious art‚ somber tones‚ flat‚ one dimensional‚ no shadows‚ narrow‚ and solemn faces. Medieval Gothic Art broke away from Byzantium Art and Romanesque styles. Changes included: Brighter colors‚ sculptures‚ metal work out of bronze‚ stained glass‚ use of shadows and light‚ use of symmetry‚ and depiction of animals and mythological scenes (middle-ages.com‚ 2013). Giotto di Bondone’s The Last Supper
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but she also often made his art seem less important than it really was. Gala died in 1982 and Dali was crushed by this‚ but he was also partly to blame. Dali sadly died on the 29 January 1989 at the age of eighty-five‚ he is buried in his native Catalan town of Figueros in the Dali Museum. I have chosen this particular Dali painting to write about because I thought it was eye catching and a bit different to his other paintings. Usually Dali paintings have many things happening in them or have hidden
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different countries did with each other. This made the languages and customs of the Romans spread to others that already had their own language and cultures. Over the years it has become a part of modern languages of today like Spanish‚ Italian‚ French‚ Catalan‚ Romanian and
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SPANISH MUSIC & DANCE CULTURE Spain is known for it’s unique music and dance culture that has helped influence the way we see music today. The Spanish culture is filled with traditional music and dance that many other Spanish speaking countries have taken the art and modified it into their own culture. Music and dance‚ a huge part of the Spanish culture‚ has many different varieties that gets the whole Spanish community up out of their seats‚ partying. The music of Spanish culture is mostly
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bustling crowds. The seagulls were children enjoying all the attention and the endless amount of bread being thrown at them from tourists‚ and natives. Later my family and I went into the Cathedral and were blown away by the intricate sculptures and Romanesque architectural features the cathedral boasted. We ended the day at the best pizzeria
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and Navy Pier. Additionally‚ many of the Gold Coast architectural buildings‚ mansions‚ and homes are registered in the National Historical Registry. Place Relevance The Gold Coast house three honored architecture styles: Queen Anne‚ Richardsonian Romanesque‚ and the Georgian Revival. However‚ the John Hancock building 12th largest building in the world nests within this community. Movement
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French catholic cathedral that is distinctively Gothic. Because Notre Dame has seen many reconstruction in its days‚ its early construction in the period 1160s is characterized as Early Gothic and adopt similar pointed arch that transcends from late Romanesque. Notre Dame’s early gothic style then slowly evolved in 13th century when High Gothic began to achieve further light‚ tall and yet majestic. Clerestory windows had changed from one window holed in a wall‚ into two windows united by elaborate window
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Name: Zereth Tirzah R. Saratorio Grade & Section: IX – Emerald Teacher: Mrs Mona Liza A. Catalan Date: March 2‚ 2015 Education in the 21st Century When the word education is mentioned‚ the first thing that will pop out of our minds is what we know as school — the way it has always been‚ but we have to make a fundamental change to 21st century education. So‚ what is 21st century education? What do you think about it? What importance does it gives to the young? Does it help the young
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