Author: Ms. R.

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a central location for political protest. Every day, thousands of commuters drive past an outsized tribute to Nepal’s rich Buddhist heritage. Lying in a traffic circle near Singha Durbar, the Nepali government palace, the recessed mandala is difficult to observe from street level while trying to negotiate the heavy traffic. However, it has played a central role in the civic life of the city…….

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In 2018, when an international team of anthropologists unearthed 9,000-year-old human remains in the Peruvian altiplano, on the western shore of Lake Titicaca, they assumed two things. Because the person was buried with a trove of hunting tools, the researchers figured the individual, dubbed WMP6, had been a powerful, male hunter, able to take down big game like deer and vicuña, a relative of the llama. Weeks later, however, the team walked back some of those assumptions. Based on……

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Believed to be one of the seven sons of King Seithenyn, Saint Tudno and his brothers all studied at St. Dunawd’s college. According to legend, this was done to repent for their father’s drunken incompetence. It’s said, Seithenyn failed to protect the legendary kingdom Cantref y Gwaelod in Cardigan Bay due to his drunkenness, and the kingdom was lost to the sea. Wishing to live a religious life, Tudno went to the Great Orme, to bring the message of Christianity……

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The Dallas suburb of Irving is home to a very clever sculptural fountain. Designed by Kenyan sculptor Robert Glen and installed in 1984, “Mustangs of Las Colinas” depict a herd of nine bronze mustangs galloping between a river, splashing water. This breathtaking illusion is created by small fountains strategically placed beneath the horses’ hooves, not to mention the lifelike details of the wild animals. The work commemorates the state’s mustangs, who represent the unfettered lifestyle that was fundamental to……

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This New York City park is named for its dominant feature: massive storage silos and hoppers that were once part of a batch-mix concrete plant that operated from the late-1940s until 1987. At that time, Transit-Mix Concrete Corporation became insolvent, after the owner was indicted on racketeering charges.  Community, social justice, and environmental groups urged the city to acquire the site, and the property was put under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation in 2000. The……

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Palazzo San Giorgio or the Palace of Saint George, may not be among Genoa‘s top tourist attractions, but its historic significance is more than worth noting. Not only is it the site where Marco Polo’s famous memoirs were written, but it also once housed one of the oldest banks in history. Originally constructed in 1260 by Guglielmo Boccanegra, uncle of the first Doge of Genoa, the Palazzo San Giorgio was intended to create a center of civil power in……

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Dulsie is said to have its origins in the word dhulfhasaidh, which means meadow. The current bridge dates to 1755, when it was constructed by Major William Caulfield and men from Lord Robert Manner’s Regiment. Around this time, hundreds of miles of military roads were constructed across the Scottish Highlands to improve transportation and communication. The roads also allowed the government to better control the area. The roads linked places of military importance and Dulsie Bridge provided a crossing over……

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