"Primitive" Greek Art: Large Statuary

Archaic Greeks were well known for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs. Kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the statues. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to represent beauty and were sculpted

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Find Peace with Garden Fountains

Simply having water in your garden can have a significant effect on your well-being. The sounds of a fountain are great to drown out the noise in your neighborhood or in the city where you live. This is a place where you can relax and experience nature. Considered a great rehabilitation element, many water therapies use big bodies of water such as

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Anglo-Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest

The arrival of the Normans in the 2nd half of the 11th century irreparably improved The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. The talent of the Normans exceeded the Anglo-Saxons' in architecture and agriculture at the time of the conquest. Nonetheless the Normans had to pacify the entire territory before they could concentrate on home life, domestic architecture,

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Setting Up and Maintaining Large Garden Fountains

An important facet to think about is the size of the outdoor wall fountain in respect to the space in which you are going to install it. In order to hold up its total weight, a solid wall is needed. So areas or walls which are smaller in size will most likely require something light. In order to run the fountain, an electrical plug will need to be

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