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Portugal, Sintra National Palace
The history of the castle begins in the Moorish Al-Andalus era, after the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 8th century, when Sintra had two castles. One was located atop of a hill overlooking Sintra. It is known as the Castelo dos...
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The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe
Famous American author Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting death may have been a result of cooping, a violent form of voter fraud practiced in the 19th century.
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Romanticism Explained Through Paintings
This is just one example of how you can use visual art to examine literary Romanticism. Main elements of Romanticism: Love of Nature Focus on Emotion Fascination with the Sublime Individualistic Byronic Heroes Interest in the...
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Legacy: Ozymandious
Ozymandias is a narrative sonnet about a traveler who found a broken statue of Ozymandias in the dessert. While initially quite confusing, the the poem shows Percy Shelley at his best: bringing low the ambitious dictators of the world.
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Portugal, Sintra - Quinta da Regaleira Palace
The Regaleira Palace bears the same name as the entire estate. The structure's facade is characterized by exuberantly Gothic pinnacles, gargoyles, capitals, and an impressive octagonal tower. The palace contains five floors .The ground...
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The Case for Surrealism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in post-World War I Europe and as it has infiltrated our...
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William Wordsworth Home and Grave
Tourists visit the Poet Wordsworth home / Tombstone of Wordsworth in Grasmere / English Lake District / William Wordsworth Home and Grave on September 01, 1955 in Grasmere, England (Footage by Getty Images)
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Couple's shadows projection kissing and hugging
Couple's shadows projection kissing and hugging
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Valentine's day - 2
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flirting
young woman with red hair leans against the railing of a bridge, a passing men blinks at her
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Cheers for our relationship.
Happy young couple celebrating their relationship in a beautiful sunny day.
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MS ZO Arched entryway to Edicule of Holy Sepulchre / Jerusalem, Israel
MS ZO Arched entryway to Edicule of Holy Sepulchre / Jerusalem, Israel
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WS AERIAL View of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
WS AERIAL View of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
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WS AERIAL DS ZO View of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
WS AERIAL DS ZO View of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
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MS External view of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
MS External view of National Palace / Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sintra, Pena National Palace, view of the decorated gate
Sintra, Pena National Palace, view of the decorated gate