Similar things were happening in Angkor and Medieval Europe in the 11th century. Both lands were becoming more politically centralized under strong rulers who built
I’d forgive you for thinking that I ran this picture through Photoshop. But it’s exactly what I saw. Every photo in my website is–I’ve never
The Bakong and Preah Ko were the first two large temples that the Khmers built on Angkor’s plain. Erected about 250 years before Angkor Wat,
The Niger River is dramatically different from the Nile, and it spawned a civilization that contrasts with ancient Egypt. It carves a 3,000-mile-long arc through
Ancient Egypt was more than pyramids. I found the little things under the surface as impressive. By the time kings were building the great
On the surface, the meaning of the pyramids at Giza can seem simple. Most historians have said that they represented sunrays that transported the king’s
Ancient Egypt’s King Sneferu already began the two largest buildings the world had seen so far, but his best was yet to come. The
The road from Djoser’s step pyramid at Saqqara to Khufu’s Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the greatest stories in cultural history. Within 100
The first phase of the development of Gothic style was very cool because architects were experimenting with new forms without having a standard design yet.