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Vor 22 Stunden · The graceful Bidadari Majapahit, golden celestial apsara in Majapahit style. A silver-alloyed gold mask from East Java, Indonesia, 14th century. A statue of bronze elephant with riders, made in the 13th–14th century East Java (Singhasari and Majapahit era). Gold Kāla rattle, 11th–14th century, from Malang, East Java.
- Native gold and silver coins, Kepeng
Vor 22 Stunden · Ottoman 17th century tile depicting the Kaaba, in Mecca. In the early spring of 1326, after a journey of over 3,500 km (2,200 mi), Ibn Battuta arrived at the port of Alexandria, at the time part of the Bahri Mamluk empire. He met two ascetic pious men in Alexandria. One was Sheikh Burhanuddin, who is supposed to have foretold the destiny of Ibn ...
- The Islamic Marco Polo, Ibn battuta al-Tanji
- Rihla
Vor 22 Stunden · Etymology Firenze comes from Florentiae, locative form of Florentia, in turn a name conveying good luck, from Latin: florēre, lit. 'to blossom'. History Main article: History of Florence For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Florence. Timeline of Florence Historical affiliations Roman Republic, 59–27 BC Roman Empire, 27 BC–AD 285 Western Roman Empire, 285–476 Kingdom of Odoacer ...
Vor 22 Stunden · This magnificent structure fascinated architects in the centuries that followed and has been considered one of the most important examples of Persian architecture. Many of the palaces contain an inner audience hall consisting, as at Firuzabad, of a chamber surmounted by a dome. The Persians solved the problem of constructing a circular dome on a square building by employing
Vor 22 Stunden · Das Bodiam Castle und seine eindrucksvollen Mauern. Es beeindruckt mit hohen Mauern, Zinnen und Türmen: das Bodiam Castle. Die Burg liegt in der Nähe des Flusses Rother in East Sussex. Sie ist umfangen von einem Wassergraben und hat natürlich Zugbrücke und Barbakane, ein massives Verteidigungswerk vor dem Burgtor.
Vor 22 Stunden · Gothic revival architecture (often linked with the Romantic cultural movement), a style originating in the 18th century which grew in popularity throughout the 19th century, contrasted Neoclassicism. Whilst Neoclassicism was characterized by Greek and Roman-influenced styles, geometric lines and order, Gothic revival architecture placed an emphasis on medieval-looking buildings, often made to ...
Vor 22 Stunden · The Kingdom of Prilep was one of the short-lived states that emerged from the collapse of the Serbian Empire in the 14th century, which was seized by the Ottomans at the end of the same century. Gradually, all of the central Balkans were conquered by the Ottoman Empire and remained under its domination for five centuries as part of the province or Eyalet of Rumelia .
