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The Nikortsminda Cathedral, one of the most important medieval monuments in Georgia, was constructed in the early 11th century during the reign of King Bagrat III. The church has a hexagonal plan and is decorated with reliefs depicting religious themes. The interior is decorated with paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries. [19] Samtavisi ...
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). [1] The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge".
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark 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.
The cave's most famous painting is a frieze of five bison, although renditions of many other animals, including wolves, are featured. Kapova cave in southern Ural Mountains (Russia) – presently 173 monochromatic ochre rock paintings and charcoal drawings or their traces are documented, presenting Pleistocene animals and abstract geometric ...
The prehistoric landmark of Stonehenge is distinctive and famous enough to have been frequently referenced in popular culture. The landmark has become a symbol of British culture and history, owing to its distinctiveness and its long history of being portrayed in art, literature, and advertising campaigns; and in more recent media formats such ...
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus: Cultural: 287 Morocco: Medina of Marrakesh: Cultural: 331 Norway: Rock Art of Alta: Cultural: 352 Peru: Chavín (Archaeological Site) Cultural: 330: Huascarán National Park: Natural: 333 Spain: Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain: Cultural: 310: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of ...
Although having given its name to the word henge, Stonehenge is atypical in that the ditch is outside the main earthwork bank. Hengiform monument (5–20 m (15–65 ft)). [2] Like an ordinary henge, except the central flat area is between 5 and 20 m (16–66 ft) in diameter, they comprise a modest earthwork with a fairly wide outer bank.
Textile artists from Georgia (U.S. state) (6 P) Pages in category "Artists from Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.