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From the outside, the Great Mosque of Kairouan is a fortress-like building with its 1.90 metres thick massive ocher walls, a composite of well-worked stones with intervening courses of rubble stone and baked bricks. [12] The corner towers measuring 4.25 metres on each side are buttressed with solid projecting supports.
The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [1] "Old Bridge") [2] is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
His brick model, 4.6 m (15.1 ft) high, 9.2 m (30.2 ft) long, was standing in a side aisle of the unfinished building, and had long been sacrosanct. [19] It called for an octagonal dome higher and wider than any that had ever been built, with no external buttresses to keep it from spreading and falling under its own weight.
Espantaperros Tower and Adarve Alcazaba of Badajoz at dusk Exteriors of the Alcazaba-Castle of Badajoz. The city of Badajoz, specifically the oldest area, located in the highest part of the promontory called Cerro de la Muela, was protected by an enclosure built during the Islamic period, with its fortress known as the Alcazaba.
Dusk Stone (Spanish: Piedra noche) is a 2021 Argentine-Chilean-Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Iván Fund. The film premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar. [1] [2] It was awarded best film at the 2022 Lima Film Festival. [3]
'The Last of Us' Season 2 teaser confirms April premiere, glimpses key game scenes. Entertainment. Entertainment Weekly. Johnny Depp warns of scammers impersonating him online to drain fans' bank ...
Ablaq (Arabic: أبلق; particolored; literally 'piebald' [1]) is an architectural technique involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. [2] [3] It is an Arabic term [4] describing a technique associated with Islamic architecture in the Arab world. [5]
2-Bite Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts. Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco. These mini pumpkin cheesecakes are a festive dessert for any gathering ...