The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion (also “Hephesteum”; Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστεῖον, Greek: Ναός Ηφαίστου) or earlier as the Theseion (also “Theseum”; Ancient Greek: Θησεῖον, Greek: Θησείο), is the best-preserved ancient temple in Greece. It was de.....
The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός, Naós tou Olympíou Diós), is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens; it is also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus. It was dedicated to “Olympian” Zeus, a name ori.....
Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: ‘Shahi Qila’, or “Royal Fort”) was originally designed to protect the Northern-Western entrance to the walled, old city of Lahore in Pakistan. It is a citadel in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore is a historical city filled.....
Lahore Fort (also known as ‘Shahi Qila’, or “Royal Fort”) was originally designed to protect the Northern-Western entrance to the walled, old city of Lahore in Pakistan. It is a citadel in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore is a historical city filled with landmarks. People can .....
Jama Masjid (Mosque) at Agra also known as “Friday Mosque” is a seventeenth-century structure and is one of the largest mosques built by the Mughals in India. It is opposite the Agra fort and overlooking the Agra Fort Railway Station. Built by Shah Jahan in 1648 AD, it was dedicated to his da.....
Agra Fort (also called Red Fort) is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It is the large 16th-century fortress of red sandstone located on the Yamuna River in the historic city of Agra, west-central Uttar Pradesh, north-central India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mu.....
The Red Fort, also called Lal Qalʿah, also spelled Lal Kila or Lal Qila, is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on 12th May 1638, when he decided to shift his [&he.....
Prague (Czech: Praha (ˈpraɦa), German: Prag), city, capital of the Czech Republic, and it is one of the most charming cities in central Europe. Situated on the Vltava River, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.7 million......
In the past, hunting has played an important role in leadership and community formation. Before the agricultural revolution (around 10,000 years ago), primitive humans relied on the hunting of food for survival, however, since the agricultural revolution, the need for hunting has reduced majorly .....
The history of Antarctic exploration includes national and international politics, social change, scientific and technological advances, economics, and even the exploration of the Arctic. Although the first humans explored its interior only a 100 years ago, interest in the continent has existed f.....
The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BC). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself. It is generally considered .....
Abu Simbel (also Abu Simbal, Ebsambul or Isambul; Arabic: أبو سنبل, romanized: Abū Sinbal or Arabic: أبو سمبل, romanized: Abū Simbal) is a small village with beautiful views of the desert and lake, about 240 kilometers southwest of Aswan and near the border with Sudan. As of.....