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The unfinished obelisk in its quarry at Aswan, 1990. The obelisk and wider quarry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite the quarry site being neither Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae). [2]
Great amounts of granite were quarried from Aswan at an extent only comparable to ancient Egypt's limestone and sandstone quarries. [13] The quarry sites were active in the Old Kingdom through the Late Period, and continued to be active in the Greco-Roman period of Egypt. [1] In the present days, the quarry area is to become an open-air museum ...
Long Beach Firefighter's Museum Long Beach: Los Angeles Harbor Region: Firefighting: website: Long Beach Museum of Art: Long Beach: Los Angeles Harbor Region: Art: American decorative arts objects, early 20th-century European art, California Modernism and contemporary art of California Lopez Adobe: San Fernando: San Fernando Valley: Historic house
Whether you’re looking for a free dance class or to learn about the city’s history, here are the 20 best free things to do in LA. 12 Excelle 20 Free Things to Do in Los Angeles Skip to main ...
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial: Various: Firefighting: Old Fire Station 27 is located on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, history of the department, antique equipment and fire engines; Old Fire Station 36 is located in San Pedro, also called the Harbor Museum Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum: Griffith Park: Railroad
California art from the impressionist period 1890–1930 to contemporary works. Major collections are the Irvine Museum collection and the Buck Collection Kawasaki Museum: Lake Forest: Motorcycles: Laguna Art Museum: Laguna Beach: Art: California art Los Alamitos Museum: Los Alamitos: Local history: Lyon Air Museum: Santa Ana: Aerospace
The museum split in 1961 into The Los Angeles County Museum of History and Science and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). LACMA moved to new quarters on Wilshire Boulevard in 1965, and the Museum of History and Science was renamed The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Eventually, the museum renamed itself again, becoming ...
The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. [2] One of two campuses of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Villa is dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.