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    Statues of David

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    burst of energy and a moment of suspense as well. Bernini’s David is different from that of other artists because there is an expression of concentration that makes the statue a more imposing piece of artwork. Donatello’s David was created for the courtyard of the Palazzo Medici. The statue takes on a different pose‚ and was one of the first free-standing nude statues of the ancient world. l when compared to Bernini’s‚ it is more classical. Bernini’s rendition is posing and relaxed like a Greek god

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    Alvar Aalto

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    Alvar Aalto [pic] Life of Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born on February 3rd‚ 1898 and passed away May 11th‚ 1976. He was a brilliant Finnish architect and designer. Most of his work was a combination of architecture‚ furniture and glassware. Alvar Aalto was born in Kuortane‚ Finland. He returned to Jyvaskyla where he opened his first architecture office in 1923. He then later moved his office to Turku in 1927 and teamed up with another architect Erik Bryggman.

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    The Pyramids Place- Egypt They were built as tombs. Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of 7 wonders of ancient world. It is the tallest man- made structure in the world. It took 15- 20 yrs in its construction. The Taj Mahal Place- Agra (bank of river Yamuna)‚ India. The tomb is made up of white marble. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It’s the symbol of eternal love. It took 22 yrs & 20‚000 workers to complete it. The Great Wall of China

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    opened only once to bring the Emperor’s coffin to the tomb‚ and had been tightly closed since then. Visitors have to use the two side-gates Ta Hong Mon (Left Gate) and Huu Hong Mon (Right Gate). Bi Dinh: Behind Dai Hong Mon (big gate) is the Honour Courtyard with its two rows of mandarins‚ elephants and horses’ statues. Bi Dinh (Stele Pavilion) is on Mount Phung Than. Inside is the stele "Thanh Duc Than Cong"‚ inscribed with the Emperor’s biography and merits written by his son Thieu Tri. The temple

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    beautiful Cinderella was so they ripped the dress to pieces and yanked the jewels from her neck to where she had nothing to wear. Cinderella was crushed. The stepmother and stepsisters went to the ball laughing. While Cinderella was crying in the courtyard a fairy godmother came and made her a beautiful dress and a carriage to the ball. She went to the ball and danced with Prince Charming and he knew he was in love‚ but when the clock hit midnight she ran away and left a glass slipper‚ that prince

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    Renaissance Comparison

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    Donatello was an artist in the early Renaissance. His interpretation of David is the earliest known life-size bronze nude European art (Stokstad and Cothren 321). The sculpture stands over five feet tall. Originally it was documented in the courtyard of Medici Palace in Florence in 1469. Florentines thought Donatello’s David to represent heroism and virtue (Stokstad and Cothren 321). During high Renaissance in 1501‚ Florentine commissioned Michelangelo for a statue of David (Stokstad and Cothren

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    restaurant‚ 464-seat theatre and more. In addition to the "standard" (We’re talking Elvis standard here) rooms‚ the property also features themed VIP suites with design supervised by Priscilla Presley. Our room was absolutely beautiful and it faced the courtyard and pool area. The kiddo and I both enjoyed our stay although for different reasons. I loved the comfort of the space and he the fact that we could access Netflix from our TV. Because of that‚ we were able to binge watch Santa Clarita Diet and even

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    Unity and judgment tend to be the ambiance that my community gives off. Andalusia offers numerous opportunities for the city to connect. Every Thursday in July‚ almost everyone will be sitting on a blanket with a group of friends in the Springdale courtyard‚ with a snow cone slowly dripping down their chins‚ live music carrying throughout the air. When the daylight starts to fade and the stars begin to sparkle

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    Bihu Dance of Assam

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    three Bihu festivals of Assam are related to harvesting. Being a agriculture based state‚ Assam‚ has always marked this Bihu as the symbol of joy. Traditionally Bihu is celebrated with Bihu dance and Bihu Geets (songs) in the village fields and courtyards‚ with groups of youths going from house to house‚ singing Bihu songs‚ which are known as Husori. Husorti is just a form of singing in the Indian culture. The same practice slowly got transformed to holding community functions mainly in towns and

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    Oflag IV-C‚ The German Struggle for Control David Finn-Orde Acknowledgements Professor Geoffrey Roberts Doctor Michael Cosgrove Mr. Mike Kimble Mr. Tony Cutcliffe Oflag IV-C‚ The German Struggle for Control “We kept them in with rifles and machineguns. We searched them day and night‚ and yet they got out!” Reinhold Eggers‚ Security Officer‚ Oflag IV-C 1943-45 Oflag IV-C more commonly known as Colditz Castle was a Prisoner of War (POW) camp for the duration of World War Two (WWII) strictly

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