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Plan. The House of the Tragic Poet (also called The Homeric House or The Iliadic House) is a Roman house in Pompeii, Italy dating to the 2nd century BC. The house is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology . Discovered in November 1824 by the archaeologist Antonio Bonucci, the House of the ...
Mexico portal. v. t. e. In the history of Mexico, the Plan of Casa Mata ( Spanish: Plan de Casa Mata) was a plan formulated to elect a new constituent congress, which the monarchy of Agustín de Iturbide, had dissolved in 1822. The Plan of Casa Mata sought to establish a republic . In December 1822, Antonio López de Santa Anna and Guadalupe ...
The House of the Faun ( Italian: Casa del Fauno ), constructed in the 2nd century BC during the Samnite period (180 BC), [1] was a grand Hellenistic palace that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well preserved from the ash of the ...
Casa de Pilatos. La Casa de Pilatos ( Pilate's House) is an Andalusian palace in Seville, Spain, which serves as the permanent residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli. It is an example of an Italian Renaissance building with Mudéjar elements and decorations. It is considered the prototype of the Andalusian palace.
Museo de las Casas Reales. The Museo de las Casas Reales (English: Museum of the Royal Houses) is one of the important cultural monuments built during the colonial era in Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic. It is located in the Colonial district of Santo Domingo . It was the Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo, called then ...
Website. www .lacma .org. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). LACMA was founded in 1961, splitting from the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art.
The Casa del Fascio of Como ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːza del ˈfaʃʃo, ˈkaːsa -] ), also called Palazzo Terragni, is a building located in Como, Italy, in the Piazza del Popolo (former Piazza Impero), considered one of the masterpieces of Italian Modern Architecture. [1] It was designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni (1904-1943 ...
Fresco in the House of Augustus. / 41.88889°N 12.48528°E / 41.88889; 12.48528. The House of Augustus, or the Domus Augusti (not to be confused with the Domus Augustana), is situated on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. This house has been identified as the primary place of residence for the emperor Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14 ).