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Unesco: India: Fatehpur Sikri
Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural...
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Unesco: Chile: Rapa Nui National Park
Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental...
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Unesco: Netherlands: Defence Line of Amsterdam
Extending 135 km around the city of Amsterdam, this defence line (built between 1883 and 1920) is the only example of a fortification based on the principle of controlling the waters. Since the 16th century, the people of the Netherlands...
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Unesco: Mexico: Historic Centre of Morelia
Built in the 16th century, Morelia is an outstanding example of urban planning which combines the ideas of the Spanish Renaissance with the Mesoamerican experience. Well-adapted to the slopes of the hill site, its streets still follow...
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Unesco: Turkey: Selimiye Mosque and Its Social Complex
The square Mosque with its single great dome and four slender minarets, dominates the skyline of the former Ottoman capital of Edirne. Sinan, the most famous of Ottoman architects in the 16th century, considered the complex, which...
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Unesco: Romania: Villages With Fortified Churches in Transylvania
These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The seven villages inscribed, founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, are characterized by a specific...
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Unesco: Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas: Parkin Indian Mound
A Late Mississippian and protohistoric palisaded village with one mound; may be the town of Casqui mentioned by 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Piilanihale Heiau
Ancient temple in Polynesia; constructed from lava blocks; dates from the 16th century.
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Web Gallery of Art: Last Supper (Copy)
An image of "Last Supper (copy)", created by Leonardo Da Vinci 16th century (Oil on canvas, 418 x 794 cm).
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I biblio.org: Expanding Horizons
IBiblio.org offers insight to the science, beliefs, and technologies of 15th and 16th century Europeans. Provides excellent images and examples.
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I biblio.org: Expanding Horizons
IBiblio.org offers insight to the science, beliefs, and technologies of 15th and 16th century Europeans. Provides excellent images and examples.
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I biblio.org: Expanding Horizons
IBiblio.org offers insight to the science, beliefs, and technologies of 15th and 16th century Europeans. Provides excellent images and examples.
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Luminarium: Elizabethan Playhouses
Author provides a comprehensive description of theaters and public playhouses popular in England in the 16th century. Hyperlinks are provided for the Rose, the Fortune, the Swan, and The Second Blackfriars Playhouse designed by James...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Chief Quoniambec
Chief Quoniambec was ruler of Brazil during the 16th century.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Orlando Di Lasso
A Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He is considered to be the most famous and influential musician in Europe at the end of the 16th century.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Wilibald Pirkheimer
This is an engraved portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer a wealthy prominent figure in Nuremburg, Germany. He was a German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist during the 16th century. This portrait was created by German artist...
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Violin
16th Century Violin, made in Italy.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Virginal
16th Century Double Virginal, made in Flanders.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Spinetta
16th Century Spinetta, made in Italy.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance:cornetto
16th Century Cornetto in A, made in Germany.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Regal
16th Century Regal, a keyboard instrument made in Germany.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Lute
16th Century Lute, made in Germany; later turned into a guitar.
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Music in the Renaissance: Recorder
16th Century Tenor Recorder, made in Germany.
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