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  • London c. 1700

    London c. 1700

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    London c. 1700

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    By the beginning of the 18th century, London was a sprawling metropolis of around 600,000, extending far beyond its original walled boundaries. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed around 60 per cent of the pre-existing, mainly wooden, housing stock. In the rebuilding, a city ordinance specified the use of stone... More
  • London Plan c. 190 CE

    London Plan c. 190 CE

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    London Plan c. 190 CE

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    By 190 CE, Londinium had cemented its place as the capital city of Roman Britain. Although, following the Antonine plague, the city had passed its zenith in terms of size and population towards the first half of the second century, the infrastructure was demonstrative of its importance in the Roman... More
  • Marienburg Castle 1450

    Marienburg Castle 1450

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    Marienburg Castle 1450

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    Construction of Marienburg Castle, also known as Malbork Castle, began in 1276 to serve as a stronghold for the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Originally engaging in conquests to bring Christianity to the pagan peoples of eastern Europe, the order established their own kingdom in 1283. The castle complex was... More
  • Meadow Lakes Retirement Community 1998

    Meadow Lakes Retirement Community 1998

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    Meadow Lakes Retirement Community 1998

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    The antecedents of the USA’s Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) can be traced to the mutual aid societies developed by 19th-century immigrants. Many states began to introduce old-age assistance legislation as a response to indigence in the Great Depression, while early forms of CCRCs were pioneered by professional or religious... More
  • Nîmes Aqueduct c. 19 BCE

    Nîmes Aqueduct c. 19 BCE

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    Nîmes Aqueduct c. 19 BCE

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    A key element in Roman pacification of Gaul was largesse. Colonia Nemausus (Nȋmes) the ex-capital of the Celtic Volcae that was occupied by the Romans c. 42 BCE, is a prime example. Under Emperor Augustus, it was endowed with city walls punctuated by 14 watchtowers, an amphitheatre, temple and grand... More
  • Paris c. 1700

    Paris c. 1700

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    Paris c. 1700

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    In 1700, Paris was the second largest city in Europe, with London the first. In 1701 it expanded into twelve suburbs (faubourgs), which formed a clockwise spiral within and beyond the old city wall, which Louis XIV (1638–1715) had pulled down and replaced with boulevards. Despite moving his court to... More
  • Persepolis

    Persepolis

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    Persepolis

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    The Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great had a number of capitals, in part, because the Achaemenids rotated their court between regional centres according to the season, but also because certain locations became functionally specialized. Ecbatana was the favoured summer residence, Susa for Spring, while Babylon was the commercial... More
  • Plan of Baghdad City 762 CE

    Plan of Baghdad City 762 CE

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    Plan of Baghdad City 762 CE

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    In c. 758–762 the Islamic Abbasids built Baghdad, the capital city of their empire. Located next to trading routes and the River Tigris, the city took four years to build, with construction beginning under the astrological sign of the lion, Leo, signifying fire and strength. The original city plans show... More
  • Plan of Mecca c. 1900

    Plan of Mecca c. 1900

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    Plan of Mecca c. 1900

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    Mecca, in modern Saudi Arabia, is the Prophet Muhammad’s birthplace and the place where he received the revelation of the Quran. Pilgrims have travelled to Mecca as part of an annual pilgrimage, known as the Hajj, since 700 CE. In 1900, Hajj pilgrims travelled to the shrine city of Mecca... More
  • Pompeii Plan c. 79 CE

    Pompeii Plan c. 79 CE

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    Pompeii Plan c. 79 CE

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    Preserved with eerie delicacy in volcanic lava and ash, the remains of Pompeii provide an intimate and detailed insight into life in a Roman resort town in the 1st century CE. Over 1,100 bodies have been found in the areas so far excavated, suggesting on overall death toll within the... More
  • Royal Tombs of Abydos c. 2900–2650

    Royal Tombs of Abydos c. 2900–2650

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    Royal Tombs of Abydos c. 2900–2650

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    Umm El Qa’ab is the necropolis at Abydos housing the tombs of the earliest dynastic rulers (1st and 2nd Dynasty). The area also has predynastic grave sites, indicating that its significance predated Narmer, the first acknowledged pharaoh. Whilst the attribution of Narmer’s tomb is not definitive, there appears to be... More
  • Stonehenge, Wiltshire from 3000 BCE

    Stonehenge, Wiltshire from 3000 BCE

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    Stonehenge, Wiltshire from 3000 BCE

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    There is evidence for Stonehenge being a place of congress dating back 10,000 years, but the main enclosure (originally comprising a circular bank of chalk surrounded by a ditch, with two entrance points) dates to around 3000 BCE. Over the next few hundred years, concentric rings, first of timber and... More