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16 Th And 17 Art And Architecture
5,151 words... mi sphere set on the larger circle is intersected by vertical planes rising from the sides of the square, forming four arches. A horizontal plane is then passed through the hemisphere at the tops of these arches, providing a ring on which is built the dome, which has a diameter equal to the circle inscribed within the square. The pendentive's are spherical triangles, the remaining portions of the first, or outer, hemisphere. At Hagia Sophia, two opposing arches on the central square open int...
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Several Beautiful Sights In North Sumatra
525 wordsI believe that every country has its own unique and beautiful sights for people to visit. For example, in my country, Indonesia has many popular destinations for visitors. For decades, tourism in my country has become an important sector in foreign exchange earner. A lot of significant progresses have been made to meet the demand in tourism sector. One of the most popular areas that provide visitors with the beautiful sights is North Sumatra. North Sumatra is one of the biggest provinces at Indo...
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The Dome Of Rock Jerusalem Israel
909 wordsThe Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel The Dome of the Rock (also known as Qubbat as-Sarah) is a sacred shrine built in the seventh century (688 to 691 AD) by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik. The exterior of The Dome of the Rock is octagonal. It has seven windows and one door on each side. The interior is circle-shaped. The mosque is made of marble and decorated with mosaics, painted stucco, tile, and gilded wood. It is believed that people, who built the Dome of the Rock, arrived from differen...
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Religion Of Islam Place To Live
2,102 wordsTitle: World Religion Report [Date] World Religion Report Introduction Islam in Arabic is derived from the word Sale which means peace, purity, submission and obedience or in its religious sense as the submission to the will of God and obedience to His law. Islam as a religion dates back to the times of Adam and its message has been conveyed by Gods prophets and messengers who include Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad for mankind and according to Islam Gods last prophet and messenger was Muhamm...
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Encyclop Dia Britannica Infant Mortality
1,575 wordsDelhi The History of Delhi Delhi is one of the most ancient cities in the world. The city witnessed blossoms and collapses of many world civilizations. Yet, there is no consensus among the scientists as to the history of Delhi and exact quantity of settlements in the territory of Delhi. According to Said Ahmed Chan, the cities replaced each other in the following order: Indraprastha (Indrapat) ruled by Pandavas brothers (approximately 1450 BC), Lal Kot (or Qila Rai Pithora) approximately 1060 AD...
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Holy Eucharist Islamic Faith
1,914 wordsWorld Religion Religion has been playing a tremendous role in world affairs since almost the beginning of time, and is still a very influential subject today. Nowadays many of these peoples hate to each other is based on the origins of their religions. The main religions of the worlds, namely, Christianity, Islam and Judaism, have similarities and disparities because they all essentially began in the same parts of the world, but more significantly Islam and Christianity are based on the religion...
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Early Christian East End
922 wordsTom Johnson Kathy Porter Art And Western Civilization Test III Early Christian Romanesque A. Chapter 10 - Early Christian and Byzantine. Discuss the influence of Roman basilica on Early Christian church architecture. One of Romans many public buildings were called basilica. The Roman basilica was used for a market place later becoming a municipal hall and law court. The large roof buildings provided for a covered gathering place for the towns people and tradesmen. In 313 A. D. Constantine issued...
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Passage To India Rudyard Kipling
2,969 wordsEast vs. West Amar BalikaiMrs. HeyleEnglish 11 April 12, 1999 The popular quote, The sun never sets on the British Empire, refers to the vast territory that the British government controlled either directly or indirectly. During the Age of Exploration, European powers struggled for as much foreign land as possible. The desire for more land was driven mostly by their greed for Eastern spices. India was in a prime location for trading these spices, and almost all the major European powers were fig...
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Shah Abbas Reign Islamic Arts London Phaidon Mosque
899 wordsThe Great Shah Abbas and His Buildings in Isfahan The Great Shah Abbas I reigned from 1588 - 1629. He was a ruler who relocated the capital from Saljuq to Isfahan, in the center of the country. This was his attempt to centralize political and religious authority, develop capital, and institute Safavid Iran as a world power, both economically and politically. Shah Abbas began his renovations with the transformation of the little Timurid palace into the Ali Qapu, or sublime port an entrance to the...
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Islam And Christianity Islam Teaches
2,142 wordsThere are hundreds of religions in this world. Of them two are the most prominent. Islam and Christianity. It is averaged that there are 750 million people practicing Islam, and another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The start of Islam is actually derived form Christianity, history books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this is the same Angel which brings the news of Jesus birth, Jes...
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Sun And Moon Taj Mahal
1,450 wordsThe Taj Mahal Love at first sight. Such a sensation does exist as one approaches the purely, white, marble Taj Mahal and is overtaken by its immense size and beauty [Fig. 1 ]. The Taj Mahal can be referred to as a symbol of eternal love since Shah Jahan built it for his princess upon her death in 1631 A. D. Located in Agra, India, and considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World; the Taj Mahal was built by Prince Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal. The funerary compl...
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