gurudwara (the Golden Temple)‚ we had arrived in the proud city of Sikhism. Was this India too? That warm and romantic feeling towards travel came over me again. India had surprised me with a different face again. Amritsar was nicer and proudly distinct over other Indian cities and towns I’d been to layers cleaner too! The best vacation I had; even though it was short. But what can you see in Amritsar‚ if you’re short on time? The Golden Temple is an enormous Sikh Temple located in the heart of
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City descriptions: Uruk – Temples: Ishtar/Inanna‚ Goddesses of Love and War Capitol and largest city of Arkadia‚ located where the two major rivers meet. The palace was located in the center of the city with the temples to Ishtar and Inanna on either side of it. The temple of Ishtar was there before Gilgamesh took the throne but after he saved Inanna from the demon attack‚ Gilgamesh built a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones
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Greece‚ people saw architecture as an art for the gods and goddesses of Greece. To capture the heart of many Greek citizens‚ Iktinos used different orders of architecture and added special touches to each building‚ he designed‚ including the Parthenon‚ Temple of Epicurean Apollo‚ and the Telesterion. Iktinos ’ works are compared by Ionic‚ Doric‚ and Corinthian Orders of Architecture‚ and by the layout and by decoration. According to Byers‚ there is not much written biographical information on Iktinos
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occured. Operation Bluestar‚ was the code name given by the Indian government. It was an operation to evict Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple. The Golden Temple is one of the most sacred places of worship for the Sikh community. It is also one of the oldest Sikh temples around. The Golden Temple is known has the Harmandir Sahib‚ and is located in the city of Amritsar. Many questions arise to why something like this would happen in the first place. Bhindranwale
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point‚ it had two temples and a double staircase. Each temple was dedicated to a separate god. The one on the left was dedicated to Tlaloc and was decorated with blue and white paint to signify water and moisture. The Aztecs worshiped him for his connection with the life-giving and taking qualities of the rain. The right temple was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and was painted in red and white to honor war and sacrifice. This pyramid was so steep that one could not see the temple on top unless they
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historical importance. The Newars used to live in the Nepalese valley since a long time and thus they developed the culture of Hindus and Buddhists. This country holds great importance for the Buddhists worldwide. There are many Buddhist pilgrimage sites‚ temples‚ pagodas and shrines. Historical monuments give a glimpse of Buddhism in some way or the other. Ten historical sites which are there
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Deir el Bahri The Deir el Bahri is a temple at the base of the Theban cliffs which faced the Nile on the west bank. The temple was intended to be the funerary temple of Thutmose II although served the purpose of carrying out daily offering to Hatshepsut after her death. The temple had significant priority as it was dedicated to Amun‚ holiest of holies. The temple demonstrated her devotion to the gods and reflected the general prosperity of her reign. The temple was significant as a protective device
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The Parthenon was a temple that was built on top of the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece. Greece was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian war in 480 B.C.E. An effort to rebuilt Athens was started and the whole population of the city was put to the task. At first‚ the city’s walls were restored and then the focus was turned to the marketplace (agora). The marketplace was also finished but the temples remained untouched. The Athenians left the foundations of the temples as they were because
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working wholeheartedly towards reconstruction and economic development through its tourism sector. As Siem Reap province endowed with vast tourism assets including historical‚ natural and artificial resorts such as Angkor Wat temple‚ Kulen mounts‚ Bonteay Srey temple‚ Bayon temple and so on‚ Cambodia has a great opportunity to attract more and more tourists both domestic and international because tourists bring a lot of advantages to a place or country in which they have been to. How’s to attract them
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money to build temples‚ obelisks‚ etc. to give thanks for their success to the gods. These temples to the gods were one of the main architectural innovations of the New Kingdom. The temples of ancient Egypt are all widely recognizable. The two temples that stand at Abu Simbel and the figures carved and depicted there are no exception. These twin temples were carved out of the mountainside in 1264 BC and was known as the “Temple of Ramesses‚ beloved by Amun.” Ramessess II had these temples erected to
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