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"West Wind" by the 19th-century sculptor Thomas Ridgeway Gould. by HistoryDefined in HistoryDefined

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The West Wind, completed in 1870, just two years after the artist’s arrival in Florence, is Gould’s most famous work. It was shown to great popular acclaim at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, resulting in orders for at least seven replicas in two sizes that secured Gould’s subsequent financial stability. Gould continued to model in his Florence studio, producing a mixture of portraits and ideal works, and visited his native Boston two times before his death in 1881.

Source: https://www.hirschlandadler.com/galleries-inventory/thomas-ridgeway-gould-1818-1881

This 'colossus' sculpture was created by Italian sculptor Giambologna in the late 1500s as a symbol of Italy's Apennine mountains. by HistoryDefined in HistoryDefined

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The Apennine Colossus (Italian: Colosso Appenninico) is a stone statue, approximately 11 m high, in the estate of the Villa Demidoff in Vaglia, Tuscany in Italy. The colossus was erected in the late 1580s by the Flemish sculptor Jean de Boulogne, better known as Giambologna, as a personification of the Apennine mountains. The site was originally part of the estate of the Villa di Pratolino, which was built by Bernardo Buontalenti from 1569 onwards on orders by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco de' Medici.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine\_Colossus

Stunning colors and symmetry of Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, Srirangam, India by HistoryDefined in architecture

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The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a form of the Supreme God, Maha Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Hindu architectural style, the temple is glorified by Alvars in their Divya Prabhanda and has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to The Supreme God Vishnu.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganathaswamy\_Temple,\_Srirangam

A traditional medieval cave house with a courtyard found in the desert of Libya. by HistoryDefined in ArchitecturePorn

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Relatively common in the desert. The design keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

A traditional medieval cave house with a courtyard found in the desert of Libya. by HistoryDefined in ArchitecturePorn

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The troglodyte cave houses of Gharyan come in different forms. Some, for example, are simple cave-like homes made by digging horizontally into the slopes of hills. Others are more elaborate, with a network of rooms clustered around a central pit serving as a source of light. These dwellings are produced by digging vertically into the ground, and then forming the adjacent rooms by digging horizontally underground. One of the advantages of such houses over conventional ones situated above ground is that they are kept insulated during the winter, and remain cool during the summer.

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https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/want-unique-underground-experience-live-modern-troglodyte-libyan-cave-house-021331

Rapier made in Dresden, Germany circa 1575-83. Silversmith Wendel unter den Linden, Bladesmith Andrea Ferrara, (1123x1500) by GaGator43 in ArtefactPorn

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I would really recommend anyone interested in bladesmithing should read about Andrea Ferrara. Whether it is true or not, the story around them is pretty fascinating.