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The weaving workshops mostly employed women. [20] In the 1960s, Masyaf's Ismaili community largely identified with the Nasserist movement, in contrast to the Alawites who dominated the surrounding villages who were mostly associated with the Baathists. [22] In 1970, much of the town of Masyaf still remained within the confines of the city walls.
In 1260, Masyaf and three other Nizari fortresses were surrendered to the Mongols. [1] Later that year in September, the Nizaris allied with the victorious Mamluks to drive the Mongols out from Syria, reclaiming four of their castles, including Masyaf. [1] After a decade, in February 1270, Mamluk sultan Baibars took hold of the castle. [1]
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
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Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge 1980 32°50′36″N 97°28′38″W / 32.843450°N 97.477225°W / 32.843450; -97.477225 ( Fort Worth Nature Center and
Throughout his early years as an artist, Jones served on the staff of the University of Texas at Austin as a supervisor to the Texas Union of Arts and Crafts. [4] During this time he discovered the great painters of light, in particular, Childe Hassam, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and J.M.W. Turner; he also became interested in the works of Luigi Loir, Jean-Bernart Duvivier and Edouard Cortès.
Pages in category "Artists from Texas" The following 126 pages are in this category, out of 126 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Julianne Aguilar;
The landscape in the painting is not the actual landscape as it appears at Lander's Peak but rather an ideal landscape based on nature, altered by Bierstadt for dramatic effect. [4] Bierstadt's painting hit a nerve with contemporary Americans by portraying the grandeur and pristine beauty of the nation's western wilderness.