Before the altar, before any prayer, the architecture itself speaks. You are entering holy ground.
The Parthenon was revolutionary in its design but there were a few buildings equally as impressive built during the same time...
Before Oxford was even a dream, Nalanda lit the world with knowledge—until its libraries burned for months and its monks were slaughtered, silencing a civilization’s soul in smoke and ash.
The boldness of the enterprise, the solidity of the execution, and the uses to which they were subservient, rank the aqueducts among the noblest monuments of Roman genius and power.
It may look like any ordinary ancient wonder, but this is the largest monolithic building in the world (meaning it was built in its entirety from just a single piece of rock) ...
Exactly 2,778 years ago...
It’s not just about admiring feats of engineering or building the longest road over water (which still comes across as pretty impressive) but it’s about engraving poetry in stone, brick and steel...
In southern Greece, archaeologists have discovered ruins they believe belong to the long-lost Temple of Poseidon described by ancient writers.
But 136 years ago, when the tower was built, the story was different... people hated it.
The answer is actually quite straight forward but it’s not as it appears on the surface — you literally have to look underwater...
It’s more than just columns and symmetry — it is a philosophy in stone. Born in the mid-18th century, a movement that very much opposed the excesses of Baroque and Rococo, that were so prevalent prior to the Enlightenment.
