Ten Off-the-Beaten Hikes for Your Bucket List

Wouldn’t it be great to leave all your stress behind and travel to where no one knows you? Detach from the every day and reinvigorate yourself with the magnificence of nature on some of the most out of the way treks. Go from Africa’s 3rd greatest summit to the Australian deserts or visit the most southern point in

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10 of the Greatest Off-the-Beaten-Track Treks

Would you love to get away from your life and travel to a place where you can be alone? Separate yourself from the every day and get back to the beauty of the outdoors on some of the most isolated tracks. Visit Africa’s 3rd highest peak, the Australian deserts, or make your way the world’s most southerly peak in Pa

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Attributes of Outdoor Statuary in Archaic Greece

The first freestanding sculpture was designed by the Archaic Greeks, a recognized achievement since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and columns. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. Symbolizing beauty to the Greeks

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Statues As a Staple of Vintage Art in Historic Greece

The initial freestanding sculpture was developed by the Archaic Greeks, a recognized accomplishment since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the greater part of the statues. The kouroi, considered by the Greeks to ex

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Quattro Fontane

The four fountains that make up the Quattro Fontane in Rome had been built by one of many architects of modern Rome, Pope Sixtus V, and his architect of selection, Domenico Fontana. They were at first developed to enhance the crossing of selected routes in the city. Made from travertine, the fountains below were made to show two virtues and two riv

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