Saint Basil’s Cathedral: Historic Creativity St. Basil’s Cathedral considered a famous Russian symbol has a mysterious history that is accompanied by several legends. The cathedral is an atypical red brick building next to the famous Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The cathedral is identifiable by its ten diverse domes, each of varied color, shape, and size, which magnetizes (“Moscow’s Red Square”). The unusual and vivid multicolored exterior of St. Basil’s Cathedral offers visitors a view of past
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The earliest university to develop was in Italy at Salerno in the course of the ninth century. However, the university in Bologna was the first major university to arise. It was established by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in the mid-eleventh century. Medieval universities started as scholastic guilds, and developed on an analogy with the tradesmen's guilds and the later guilds of aliens in foreign cities which sprang up in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in most of the great European cities
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As an Italian immigrant coming from Italy to America, I was not treated with the respect as the earlier generation before me (Drutchas, 2011). Furthermore, Americans seems to reverence the immigrants from the British Isles, Germany, and Scandinavia better; they feel as though they have more to offer to the United States than the Italians (Drutchas, 2011). Also, the Americans feel as though I’m not capable of producing the same amount of work; and that I’m not as intelligent as those from Germany
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Things we see and hear today may have been around for thousands of years. Ancient Greek art has influenced the western world greatly. They left behind brilliant ideas for the future generations to admire. It’s amazing on how much the ancient Greeks accomplished in such a technology limited world at the time. Perhaps, that was the reason why they had their radar on the arts and imagination. The Greeks created classical construction masterpieces as their platforms of entertainment, such as the Panathenaic
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came and went but also focuses on the fear the people of Florence went through. The pandemic started with a trade route in what is now Italy. Marco Polo established these trade routes so that people would be able to travel safely and efficiently. That was all good and well until the plague first became apparent in Asia and those goods being traded from Asia to Italy were infectious without the peoples knowledge. When those goods were
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After the Etruscans, Rome adopted much of their culture, and as a result many aspects of their architecture. But, once the Romans had adopted their style of architecture they rarely changed it. A very important example of this exception is how they adopted their style with Greek elements that they liked. One instance in which this is shown is the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii. It is a rectangular building, with Doric columns surrounding the entire structure, as well as a large and intricate statue
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I turned fourteen, I began studying under Tobias Verhaecht, who taught me how to paint. I also looked to Adam van Noort and Otto van Veen as a source of study. Once I completed my apprenticeship in 1598, I joined the Guild of St. Luke. I moved to Italy in 1600 to study paintings from famous artists, such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. I also traveled
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Nationalism is a political idea based on the fact that people should be loyal to their nation rather than to a king or empire. Throughout Europe, this idea spread during the 1800’s after conservatives, liberals, and radicals debated political issues and called for a new form of government. During this time, many people took part in revolts in order to join or create independent nations. Some nationalist movements succeeded because they managed to unite entire nations, meanwhile, many movements failed
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The Middle Ages From the 5th to the 15th century A.D., a period known as the Middle Ages existed. Unfortunately, this period is also referred to as the Dark Ages, a depressing period. However, during this time three artistic styles took their turn in the spotlight. Each one became famous for its specific brand of art and architecture. The names of those three styles are Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic. Arriving in the spotlight first is Byzantine art. Originating from the Byzantine Empire, this
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Petrarch was an Italian Scholar who coined the term the "dark ages" in the 1300's to describe education (movie talk, dark ages). But in Europe was it really considered a "dark age" from 500 through 1500 AD? People debate the because of the Crusades and the black death it really did make Europe in a "dark age". One me argue that it was a growth age because of the building of the universities and the signing of the Magna Carta. The evidence shows that Europe really wasn’t in a "dark age", but in a
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