Personalize Your Vacation

Think back to your last eventful trip. Why has it stayed in your head for so long? Was it the locale? That was probably a good part of it. Though, the people who accompanied you were instrumental in making it memorable. Sometimes a nice holiday with your friends and/or family is genuinely all you want. And at times a getaway is a chance to

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Back Story of Garden Fountains

Pope Nicholas V, himself a learned man, ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 to 1455 during which time he commissioned many translations of ancient classical Greek texts into Latin. It was important for him to beautify the city of Rome to make it worthy of being known as the capital of the Christian world. At the behest of the Pope, the Aqua V

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Setting up a Garden Fountain In Smaller Backyards

Since water makes a reflection, small spaces will appear larger. Water features such as fountains benefit from the reflective characteristics coming from dark materials. When the sun goes down, you can use submersed lights in a variety of colors and shapes to light up your new feature. Eco-lights powered by sunlight can be used during the day where

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Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the 2nd half of the 11th century irreparably improved The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. The talent of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. Nonetheless the Normans had to pacify the entire territory before they could concentrate on home life, domestic architecture,

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Architectural Statues in Ancient Greece

Sculptors garnished the complex columns and archways with renderings of the gods until the period came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that point, it became more standard for sculptors be compensated to depict ordinary people as well. Affluent families would sometimes commissio

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