Memorial to Victims of Communism finally unveiled, but controversy lingers
They got it done, at long last, well sorta…
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A megalithic monument in Spain, older than the Pyramids was uncovered from its watery hiding place by a drought.
The “Spanish Stonehenge” is about 7,000 years old, some 2,000 years older than Stonehenge itself.
See more: https://themindcircle.com/spanish-stonehenge/
When it comes to the mysteries of Britain's #Neolithic past, Stonehenge is probably the structure people would recognise the most.
But archaeologists are now beginning to unravel the secrets of an even stranger structure, built off the coast of #Norwich 4,000 years ago.
Researchers believe that ' #Seahenge' and a second nearby #monument were built by ancient Britons during a period of extreme cold, in an effort to try and bring back the warm weather.
https://www.sott.net/article/492229-Unravelling-the-mystery-of-Seahenge-Timber-structure-was-built-off-the-coast-of-Norwich-4000-years-ago-during-an-extreme-cold-spell
'Memorial to Internees and Fighters of the People's Liberation Struggle'.
Sculpture by Janez Boljka
Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana I Slovenia, 1965.
#JanezBoljka #ljubljana #slovenia #monument #memorial #sculpture #architecture #art
Vor tausenden Jahren errichteten Jäger eine Mauer dort, wo heute die Ostsee schwappt. Der Wall sollte die Rentierjagd erleichtern – und könnte das älteste Monument Europas sein.#Ostsee #MecklenburgerBucht #Steinzeit #Mesolithikum #Jäger #Sammler #Wildbeuter #Eiszeit #Jagd #Treibjagd #Wüstendrachen #Lauer #Meeresgrund #Echolot #Taucher #Archäologie #Monument #Bauwerk #Europa #Deutschland #Mecklenburg-Vorpommern #Kultur
Liegt Europas ältestes Bauwerk am Grund der Ostsee?
Palestinian statues torn down by Israeli forces | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Israeli forces have been destroying statues and monuments of Palestinian resistance during raids in the occupied West Bank. Among them is this well-known cul...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Art #Artists #Culture #Heritage #Horsestatue #Israel #Jenin #Monument #Occupied #OccupiedWestBank #Palestine #Statue #WestBank #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #latestnews #newsheadlines
Palestinian statues torn down by Israeli forces | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
#monument #art #sculpture
Rock Creek Cemetery. Washington, D.C.
Title: GRIEF
Photograph shows memorial to Marian "Clover" Hooper Adams, commissioned by her husband Henry Adams, with allegorical sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and base designed by Stanford White.
Seen today while on a #bike trip in #Ottawa. In a city of #monuments this is our most generic-looking monument. It could be anything at all. Most people can't guess that it is the #Monument to Canadian Foreign Aid Workers killed in the line of duty, both of them.
