Everyone fears time, but time fears the pyramids Arab
saying
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Luxor temple
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In Egypt obelisks were paired to flank and entrance
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Paired obelisks at a graveyard in Toulouse
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In the West single Obelisks were placed at the center of
plazas, intersections etc.
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Piazza del Popolo
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Moving the St Peters obelisk
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Fontanas winning design
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The Prague Obelisk erected in 1928
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Breughels The tower of Babel the Google Street view of
1535
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Zoomable view, very detailed, of Breughels painting:
http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-tower-of-
babel/bAGKOdJfvfAhYQ?projectId=art-project
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One hour discussion of the painting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ _AhDt9TA_Q
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Dantes hell vs Babels tower
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Exhaustive overview of Gothic churches:
http://mappinggothic.org/
http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-
viewer/tgG0_zhHpmwFAA?exhibitId=KQJSwU8knBq2IA&userGallery&projectId=historic-
moments
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link
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Cast iron development
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Stone vs cast iron
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Reform Act Tower 1832 proposal Cast Iron
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Centennial Tower London 1874
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One of the designs for the Paris 1889 exhibition won by Gustave
Eiffel