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This is Mount Nemrut in Turkey, one of the strangest ancient ruins in the world. It's a colossal, 2,000 year old burial mound on top of a mountain, surrounded by huge stone heads. Who built it? A king who wanted to become a god... https://t.co/nUQ6tE4NSG

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This approach grew more sophisticated as the Renaissance progressed. Consider The Agony in the Garden by Andrea Mantegna, from 1456 — it has a full, albeit heavily stylised, landscape. But notice how (in order to tell the story more clearly) its proportions have been warped. https://t.co/2mRyGsYNSw

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In the year 1712 something incredibly strange happened in Sweden. For the first and only time in history, February had 30 days. Here's the story of what happened — and why... https://t.co/vKcXcldFuq

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That explains its overall form, but what about its details? Well, the most striking thing about the American Radiator Building is surely its colour scheme: a combination of black bricks and golden decorations, which were made using bronze paint. https://t.co/Vc5NWIk7kk

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Why Brutalism isn't as bad as you think... https://t.co/ZBgJpaHmxJ

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8. Human Scale That being said, even more important than its roof is a building's ground floor — because that's the part people see and interact with. Hence many buildings have a colonnade, loggia, or shopfronts at ground level, or least make some architectural distinction. https://t.co/vVo5BEoT56

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The shift in where skyscrapers were built is surely best captured by the construction of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, completed in 1998. They overtook the Willis Tower in Chicago to become the world's tallest building — a title which has never since returned to the US. https://t.co/7HnfoYgVWl

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The H?tel Solvay also speaks to the unity of Art Nouveau. This was an all-encompassing design philosophy that placed particular emphasis on quality craftsmanship. Doors, furniture, balconies, and even doorbells: every detail was given the same, cohesive, original aesthetic. https://t.co/AN2TpasjKu

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Islamic Calendar: 1446 Used to determine Islamic holidays and for other religious purposes. It dates history from the Hijra, when Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina and established the first ummah, or Muslim community.

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24. Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2024) The world's second tallest building and structure, at 678 metres tall, Merdeka 118 was inspired by the posture of Tunku Abdul Rahman — Malaysia's first prime minister — when he declared Malaysian independence in 1957. https://t.co/NGyIktz9dx

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The Notre-Dame is France's most famous cathedral, but it isn't the biggest or even the best. So here are some of France's other (and less well known) Gothic wonders... https://t.co/3tEp3AhX18

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To create such models these artists used many of the techniques and tricks that have been employed by sculptors and painters for centuries. Not to mention the endless research into everything from botany to Medieval weaponry to Romanesque architecture. https://t.co/huCnM5swxr

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The Colosseum wasn't the biggest stadium in Ancient Rome — it was the Circus Maximus, where chariot races took place. It once held 250,000 spectators. Why so big? Because chariot racing — not gladiatorial combat — was the most popular Roman sport... https://t.co/Fh4wZtRH3f

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The First World War ended 106 years ago today. Here are some ways it has been remembered since, in art and architecture — beginning with this simple but moving memorial in Hungary... https://t.co/s7qzVZxE4a

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The Museum of Modern Art in New York opened 95 years ago today. So, from Vincent van Gogh to Minecraft, here's a brief tour through MoMA... https://t.co/Cr3B2qFRKj

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10. Ghost of Oiwa, from One Hundred Ghosts Stories by Hokusai (1830) Another, gloriously bizarre and quite terrifying example of yūrei-zu, and by none other than the legendary Hokusai, most famous for The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. https://t.co/2HqU0mSmf4

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19. Smoking Skeleton by Vincent van Gogh (1886) Not exactly frightening, but suitably macabre — and totally unlike the van Gogh of swirling vivid colours so beloved around the world. https://t.co/I3A4syO3Ok

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But Erasmus outlived his generation. By the end of his life Europe had been plunged into civil and religious strife: war, executions, book burnings... His belief that it is no great feat to burn a man, but it is a great achievement to persuade him had fallen on deaf ears. https://t.co/XXFJX6rBR6

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This is Borobudur in Indonesia, one of the world's most important and mysterious buildings. Why? Because it's the largest Buddhist temple ever built — and it was also abandoned for nearly one thousand years... https://t.co/n1sm8WSvwc

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A short guide to Neoclassical Architecture... https://t.co/6wDhBfYB9M

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