sites. The wall is believed to have once been a Jewish temple. The wall extends about 62 feet above the ground and is made of complete stone. The site of the wall is considered to be holy ground. Every year thousands of people travel to Jerusalem to mourn the temples destruction and to pray.This site is significant to the Jewish religion because it is believed to be the closest point to the Holy of Holies‚ the holiest room of the old temple. This old tradition of praying at the wall began around
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different from our own that we find few references in those works to our time. Greek architecture‚ sculpture‚ and painting‚ however‚ are immediately recognizable as the ancestors of Western civilization‚ despite their debts to earlier art. A Greek temple reminds us of countless government buildings‚ banks‚ and college campuses; a Greek statue recalls countless statues of our own day; and a Greek coin is a little different from those we use today. This is neither coincidental nor inevitable. Western
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Innovation in Religious Roman Architecture Throughout human history man has been finding ways of doing art and figuring different ways of doing over time‚ one such form of architecture that man has discovered long ago and has extensively worked hard in is the art of architecture. One of the definitions of “architecture” is the profession of designing‚ communities‚ open areas‚ and other artificial constructions and environments.[1] Architecture also involves the design or selection of furnishings
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account exists of his sexual abuse of a male member of his congregation in front of the followers‚ ostensibly to prove the man’s own homosexual tendencies.[98] While Jones banned sex among Temple members outside of marriage‚ he himself voraciously engaged in sexual relations with both male and female Temple members.[99][100] Jones‚ however‚ claimed that he detested engaging in homosexual
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Jerusalem’s name has been historical linked to two concepts; the “City of Peace” and the “City of God.” Although history has proved the “City of God” to be true‚ the former has rarely occurred for continuous decades. Jerusalem is constantly a city in dispute‚ where even the age of the city is an example of this concept. Jews consider Jerusalem’s history to start 3000 years ago when David established the city as capital of the United Kingdom of Israel. Palestinians‚ believing they are the descendants
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goddess’ are seen wearing a variety of toga styles‚ some featuring a deep v-neck‚ while others wide arms holes with open sleeves with slits such as the one depicted in Athena‚ Herakles‚ and “Atlas with the Apples of the Hesperides” metope from the Temple of Zeus in Olympia‚ Geece (Figure 1). Zesus’ throne room at Mount Olympus has large gold griffins guarding entrance reminiscent of Babylonian works at Lamassu‚ citadel of
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like below‚ a portion of Troy at Hissarlik before the second millennium B.C. The rooms placed behind one another‚ with a porch leading into a main chamber and sometimes a room further behind. We will see that the Greek ‘megaron’ plan and ‘in antis’ temple plan is based on this scheme‚ although A.W. Lawrence (p.7) says there is ‘no firm evidence’ that Trojan culture directly influenced Greek
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C.E. “The Architectural Perfection of The Parthenon” Description: The Parthenon has the reputation of being “the most perfect Doric temple ever built.” And by looking at it with the naked eye‚ one could most certainly agree. A closer look at the Parthenon’s structure and proportions reveals that there is not a single straight line within the temple; that small fact alone is what sparked my interest in this topic. The genius architects truly out did themselves with the clever use of optical
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Plea in Mitigation in favour of Mr A Your honour‚ please grant me permission to make a plea in mitigation in favour my client Mr A‚ who has been charged with the offence of rape on Miss B ‚ an ex-member of a temple and the offense is punishable under Criminal Code sec 249 which refers to Rape wherein it is mentioned that : (1) Any person who is guilty of the crime of rape shall be liable to penal servitude for a term which shall not be less than 10 years. The substance of my plea is that
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were also some priestesses. Generally‚ priests were seen as “god’s servant”. Their main duty was to look after the holy statues of gods and goddesses in the temples. They were the only ones allowed to touch the statues. Many priests were needed and they all had different jobs. Lector priests could read and copy sacred books in the temple library. Hour priests watched the moon and stars to hep predict the right time for festivals. “God’s singers” played the harp and sang during services. Finally
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