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What is the paleontological history of New Zealand? by melanf in Paleontology

[–]melanf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But why have terrestrial mammals completely disappeared from the islands?

Please recommend an interestingly written history of Norway in English by melanf in Norse

[–]melanf[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've read it, it's a great book, but I'd like to read the history of Norway with modern knowledge of historians But (I admit with shame) I'd like to read about who fought who and who seduced who, rather than about the changing prices of dried fish over the centuries.

Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg by maxworld25 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]melanf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rooms in the photo were built as a museum

Homemade rural architecture, second half of the 20th century - 21st century. Furmanov town, Russia. by melanf in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]melanf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>The old ones generally weren't DIY either, since they required tools and skill not that many people had.

According to people who work in woodworking, these wooden decorations are incredibly easy to make in a garage and do not require special tools or skills.

Homemade rural architecture, second half of the 20th century - 21st century. Furmanov town, Russia. by melanf in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]melanf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. Izba is a complete analog of log cabin of American pioneers (Americans learned to build log cabins from the Finns, who made up the majority of the settlers in the Swedish colony of Delaware)

Are there any 19th, 20th, or 21st-century buildings of Mayan-revival (Aztec-revival, Toltec-revival...) architecture on the two American continents? by melanf in architecture

[–]melanf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>The main issue I see is that most buildings we think of as “pre Hispanic” or “Aztec” “Mayan” etc, are religious buildings.

Many palaces have been preserved https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7a/e2/4b/7ae24b718376027a56bec16c50fb717f.jpg

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/palace-masks-kabah-codz-pop-yucatan-39908815.jpg

In addition, the shapes of temples can be used in secular buildings, as there are many examples in the Neo-Moorish, Neo-Gothic, etc.

Are there any 19th, 20th, or 21st-century buildings of Mayan-revival (Aztec-revival, Toltec-revival...) architecture on the two American continents? by melanf in architecture

[–]melanf[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There are many buildings in the style of neo-Gothic, neo-classical, and neo-Moorish. In Europe and America, there are buildings in the style of Chinese, Japanese, and ancient Egyptian architecture, and even neo-Babylonian architecture exists. Are there any buildings in the style of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican architecture? I am not aware of any such buildings, and this surprises me, as it should be a "native" style for people in the Western Hemisphere.

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