Those were the days!

Those were the days!
Those were the days!

Sunday, 11 July 2010

Madonna with child and two angels. Fra Filippo Lippi. 1445

Madonna with child and two angels. XV century. 

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

EGYPTIAN WONDERS. By courtesy of Luis Enrique Blas Barba.

Kom Ombo. Temple of Hororis and Sobek.



Pyramids of Gizeh

Abu Simbel Temple.

Philae Aswan Temple.

Philae Aswan Temple.


Temple of Edfu. Temple of Horus.


Temple of Edfu. Temple of Horus.


Hatschepsut´s Funerary Temple.


Artisans Valley.



Medinat Habu. Funerary temple. Ramses III


Luxor Temple.

Karnak. Temple of Amon.

Karnak. Temple of Amon.

Luxor Temple.



Medinat Habu. Funerary temple. Ramses III



Medinat Habu. Funerary temple. Ramses III



Pyramids and sphinx

Rosetta stone.


Sunday, 2 May 2010

Rome. Roman wonders.

Coliseum.
Coliseum basement.
The Catacombs.
Roman Forum
Trajan´s Column
Trajan´s column in detail.
Roman Theatre. Parts.
Roman Theatre. Mérida.



Aqueduct.

The Three Greek Orders. Doric, Ionian, Corinthian.

The Three Greek Orders can be shown in the columns.
Hephaistos Temple. Doric.
Erectheium. Ionian (Jónico)
Zeus Temple. Corinthian

Monday, 12 April 2010

Alexander the Great (Alejandro Magno)


Answer the following questions on the video:
*How long did Alexander the Great live for?
*What was he able to do?
*How long did he remain unbeaten?
*Who was his father?
*What kind of books did he read when he was young?
*How do you think these readings influenced him?
*What famous teacher did he have? How old was he?
*What did Alexander learn from his famous teacher?
*Why did he take his father´s throne?
*How old was he  by that time?
*Which city did he destroy before he started his campaign to the East?
*Which famous sentence did he say about the worlds in the Universe?
*Why did he prove to be "the father" of his soldiers?

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Sunday, 28 March 2010

My historical venues.

David´s courtesy.
Florence. Firenze. Florencia.
Santa Croce
Piazza della Signoria
Savonarola´s execution spot.
Library
Piazza Santissima Annunziata
Duomo at the back. My crest on my heart.


San Marcos and San Marcos. Venice. Venezia. Venecia.
Palazzo Ducale

Visconti´s location.
Bridge of the Sighs.
Venice´s veins.
Via della Conciliazione. Rome. Vatican at the back.
Pietá. Right there!
Bernini´s Solomonic columns.

Fontana di Trevi.
Coliseum.
Dam Square. Amsterdam.
Paris at night and .... in winter.

 Arch de triumph.

At the Opera. Paris.

Place Vendôme.

Rockefeller Center. New York.

At Birdland. The Jazz Corner of the World.

Gary Peacock. Paul Motian and Paul Bley.



San Juan de Duero. Soria.
Calatañazor. Soria.
San Sebastián.

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