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    Almost everything that happened in ancient Greece influenced us‚ but art and architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. To begin with‚ the ancient Greeks influenced the way many of the sculptures are today. The sculptures that were men were called Kouroi‚ the women were called Korai. Back in ancient Greece the sculptors began to create and sculpt their statues in more relaxed postures. Occasionally‚ they constructed their sculptures in an action scene. Sculptors oftenly were

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    Roman Numerals advancing the knowledge of mathematics‚ more organized cities through grid plans‚ and strong roman structures from roman concrete‚ are three artifacts that are some of the most historically significant developments in the civilization of ancient Rome. Roman Numerals‚ symbols that represent numbers‚ originated around 8th century B.C. to 2nd Century AD‚ to help record numbers in coins‚ art and stones. They are one of the most significantly important artifacts not only for Rome but the

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    relates L.A.s history as a city without a distinctive cultural and academic history to show the hypocrisy and naivety of such a claim. Having no successive generations of academics to truthfully‚ study and establish facts has created a chasm of actual research recording L.A and Southern California’s evolution‚ development and change. This absence of research has allowed the myths created to‚ in some instances‚ cement themselves into the material landscape of the city resulting in ‘’not fantasy

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    Gothic Architecture The technical revolution in architecture known as "Gothic" began at the end of the 12th century and lasted just over two hundred years. The advances made in architecture paralleled those in intellectual life. Gothic architecture was generally tall and inspiring and was a significant structural improvement upon the Romanesque buildings that preceded it. Even though the Gothic era roughly lasted two hundred years (12th-14th century)‚ it was long enough to voyage deep into the

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    HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 Module 3 (Part One) FEATURES CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization

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    people find ways to do so through art‚ singing‚ sports‚ and any way imaginable. For certain people‚ it even means straying away from the norms of that activity to express themselves in their own unique way. For those some‚ it can be the combination of both chance and choice in their work that make them unique. A chance can be defined as to “do something by accident or without design” (Source). While a choice can be defined as “an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities”

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    Group: Monterrey Monterrey is a great city‚ full of beautiful people and one of the most awe-inspiring cities‚ because of its buildings and its hardworking people. Only by walking on Monterrey’s streets will you only be able to understand their importance and let work their magic on you. The first or second thing you should

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    THUA THIEN HUE AND HUE CITY 1. Basic information Area: lt has the natural area of 5‚053.9 square meters spread in the long and narrow land‚ with the average width of 60 km and the length of 127 km. It is along the direction of North West - South East parallel with the coast‚ with various terrains of mountains‚ hills‚ coastal plains and lagoons. 2. Location a.Geography location Locates in the North Central Coast of Vietnam‚ approximately in the center of the country at latitude of

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    modern architecture and traditional architecture concur? Nowadays‚ traditional ways of performing tasks are fading and very few parts of it still exists‚ now all types of machinery with the help of technology have been invented to make work easier for human beings. (7Ranchise 2011) Architecture has been divided into many categories to fit our life styles in a particular time at a particular place. (7Ranchise 2011) The main two well-known ways of recognising these are: Modern Architecture and Traditional

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    [pic] Solar City Project [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Company Info 3 II. Coporate Structure 4 III. Product/ Services 6 IV. Place 9 V. Finance 11 VI. Price 24 VII. Marketing Strategy 25 VIII. Promotion 27 IX. SWOT 28 X

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