Herod I, or Herod the Great (c. 75 – 4 BCE), was the king of Judea who ruled as a client of Rome. He has gained lasting infamy as the slaughterer of the innocents as recounted in the New Testament’s book of Mathew. Herod was, though, a gifted administrator, and in his 33-year reign, he was responsible for many major building works which included a rebuilding of…
When we surf the web – what are we looking at? Does it change according to where we live? Alexa.com tracks millions of internet users and compiles lists of the most-visited websites by country, and globally. Unsurprisingly, Google shows up as the most popular site in many parts of the world – but not everywhere. Where Google isn’t number 1 Or you’re likely to be shopping…
The Watch seeks to promote heritage stewardship through three areas of activity: Advocacy and Outreach The announcement of the Watch is a major media event reaching a vast audience around the globe. World Monuments Fund works to raise international awareness through news outlets, social media, its website, and by coordinating with nominators to support your local…
Labor Force of Great Wall Construction The soldiers were the main power to build the Great Wall at that time. For example, Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the General Mengtian to lead around 300, soldiers to protect the defensive line and build the wall after defeating the Huns. This project took more than 9 years. In order to take care of the soldiers and make them…
While the topic hasn’t garnered much press coverage over the past 20 years, the stars of world architecture have been quite busy in Russia. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Since the earliest days, foreign architects have been active in the Russian lands. In the Middle Ages, Italians played an important role building the Kremlin and the earliest Moscow churches…
Washington, DC has some of the most famous monuments in the world, from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial and the ever-visible Washington Monument. In fact, there are more famous monuments in Washington, DC than in nearly any other city in the world and they are some of the most picturesque as well. A visit to Washington, DC would not be complete without visiting…
(CNN) — Still one of the world s most vibrant cities despite astronomical living costs, it s no surprise London is the world s second most visited destination. So what s the first? The emphatic answer, says market researcher Euromonitor International, is Hong Kong. Attracting an impressive 27.77 million international tourists in the space of a year, the Asian city…
Famous monuments around the world were Tuesday night paying tribute to the Manchester bombing victims, with landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to Burj Khalifa going dark completely dark or lighting up in the Union Jack flag. Twenty-two people—including children as young as eight-years old—were killed in the attack on Monday night when a suicide bomber blew himself up…
His buildings grace the skylines of cities around the world and are visited by over 350 million people each year. Internationally renowned architect, Curtis Fentress, calls Denver home and is responsible for designing and implementing the city’s most iconic landmarks including Denver International Airport, the Colorado Convention Center and Sports Authority Field…
Discovering something new about something, well, old is perhaps one of the greatest joys of architectural history. Trap doors, hidden rooms, secret bars uncovering the latent lives of great buildings is a tantalizing game for which there exists no shortage of subjects. Take New York’s Grand Central Terminal, whose “secrets” are plentiful: Accessible via a shared elevator…
