Athen’s Agora was the center of public life in ancient Athens, surrounded by impressive temples and government buildings. It served as a gathering place for citizens to discuss politics and trade goods. Notable structures included the Stoa of Attalos, a covered walkway lined with shops, and the Temple of Hephaestus, which has come down toContinue reading “Ancient Agora of Athens”
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Some Random Shots Around Arizona With No Explanations
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Phoenix and Casa Grande Feb 6-8, 2014 My books Memory Road Trip (e-book or paperback) and Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) are both available! You can also find them at most major international book sites.
Splendid China
Splendid China was a theme park in near Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1993 and closed on December 31, 2003. It was a sister park to the Splendid China in Shenzhen, China, and cost $100 million to build. It was a 75-acre (30 ha) miniature park with more than 60 replicas at a one-tenth scaleContinue reading “Splendid China”
Saint Elmo, Colorado
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started to decline in the early 1920s, and in 1922 the railroad discontinued service. ItContinue reading “Saint Elmo, Colorado”
Somewhere in Colorado
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007. I remember taking these photos. I was alone driving Colorado’s back roads from nowhere to somewhere. I don’t know who lived in these houses, but ghosts live in them now. Today, only wind knocks on their abandoned doors. In modern cities, air is something one breathes,Continue reading “Somewhere in Colorado”
Tumacacori
Images from this month’s retro photo album titled Tumacacori Feb 26, 2007. Founded by Kino in January, 1691, mission San Cayetano de Tumacácori was the first mission to be located in what is now Arizona. Originally located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River, the mission moved – following a nearby rebellion inContinue reading “Tumacacori”
The Mayan World
Images from this month’s retro photo album called Cancun, Jan 11 – Feb 15, 2007. El Caracol, the Observatory, is a unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza. El Caracol, which means ‘snail’ in Spanish, is so named due to the spiral staircase inside the tower: The Mesoamerican ballgame was a sport with ritual associationsContinue reading “The Mayan World”
Puuc Style
Images from this month’s retro photo album called Cancun, Jan 11 – Feb 15, 2007. The term Puuc is used to designate the architectural style of ancient Maya sites located within the Puuc hills, hence, the term Puuc architecture. This architectural style began at the end of the Late Classic period but experienced its greatest extent during the Terminal Classic period. In the florescence ofContinue reading “Puuc Style”
Chichen Itza
Here is an excerpt from my chapter about Chichen Itza from Time Traveled: Chichen Itza rose to power several hundred years earlier than Tulum, and it, too, owed its existence to the presence of water. However, unlike Tulum, Chichen Itza sat nowhere near a beach but instead resided inland between two large cenotes. We currentlyContinue reading “Chichen Itza”
Cancun
This month’s retro photo album is called “Cancun, Jan 11 – Feb 15, 2007.” I used a terrible point-and-shoot camera back then and the pictures are of rather low quality, but I like looking back and seeing what I was trying to capture. I am fascinated by archaeological ruins. I love imagining what life must have beenContinue reading “Cancun”
Krista Marson 