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Muqarnas
Muqarnas is a three-dimensional architectural decorative element that flourished in its most complete form mainly during the Islamic period and is most pervasively used in domes and semi-domes. One of the key features of this mesmerizing...
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Lakota in America
"Lakota in America" is the third film in Square's For Every Kind of Dream series. See the other films at http://foreverydream.com. Genevieve Iron Lightning is a young Lakota dancer on the Cheyenne River Reservation, one of the poorest...
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Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
Naqsh-e Jahan Square is a public urban square situated at the centre of Isfahan in Iran. Constructed by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century CE, it is now an important historical site and one of UNESCO's World Heritage...
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Etruscan Square Tomb, Cerveteri
An example of the square stone tombs at the cemetery of Banditaccia at the Etruscan site of Cerveteri. The tombs were laid out in rows with streets between them. Mid-6th century BCE.
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The Square of Verulanus at Ephesus
The Square of Verulanus at Ephesus, was a spacious, arcaded courtyard for the training of athletes. It consisted of a number of buildings grouped around a central courtyard. The Great Baths or Harbor Baths, were built in the 2nd century CE...
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Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch
Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, 6th century CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Stein-am-Rhein's Town Hall Square
The riverside town of Stein-am-Rhein, located in the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, is arguably the country's best-preserved (and prettiest) medieval town. Lying at the point where the Rhine River exits the Bodensee, Stein-am...
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Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College is the only ancient university located in Ireland and was established in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) as the sole college of the University of Dublin. Most of the buildings date from the 18th and 19th...
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Mauritius Square
Ancient astronomical observatory near Mezhyrich Village, Pavlogradsky District, Dniprovsky Region, Ukraine. Built in the II millennium BCE by Indo-European tribes. It takes the form of a crab.
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Plan of Edinburgh Castle
A plan of the buildings and layout of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. Although occupied since the Bronze Age and site of a medieval castle from the 11th century, most of the structures today date from around 1500 with additions and modifications...