Those Special Occasion Breaks

Trips and special occasions go hand in hand with festivity, good times and creating memories. So, why not consider visiting Santa’s workshop in Lapland, going away on an intimate break in Dubrovnik for Valentine’s Day, getting married in St. Lucia and honeymooning in Bora Bora? This list gives you some top spots to

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Setting up a Garden Fountain In Smaller Backyards

Since water makes a reflection, small spaces will appear larger. Water features such as fountains benefit from the reflective characteristics coming from dark materials. When the sun goes down, you can use submersed lights in a variety of colors and shapes to light up your new feature. Eco-lights powered by sunlight can be used during the day where

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The Water Features

Water fountains were initially practical in purpose, used to convey water from canals or springs to cities and hamlets, supplying the inhabitants with fresh water to drink, bathe, and prepare food with. The force of gravity was the power source of water fountains up until the close of the 19th century, using the potent power of water traveling down

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Archaic Greek Art: Outdoor Statuary

Archaic Greeks were known for developing the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Younger, ideal male or female (kore) Greeks were the subject matter of most of the statues, or kouros figures. The kouroi, viewed as by the Greeks to represent beauty, had one foot stretched ou

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Original Water Supply Solutions in Rome

Prior to 273, when the very first elevated aqueduct, Aqua Anio Vetus, was built in Roma, citizens who lived on hillsides had to go further down to gather their water from natural sources. If inhabitants living at higher elevations did not have accessibility to springs or the aqueduct, they’d have to be dependent on the other existi

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