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Jan 17 • 22 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X

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Look Up.

This is what a great ceiling looks like.

It's St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków, Poland, built 700 years ago.

But that's just one breathtaking example, so here are 21 more... 🧵

1. Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France (1248)

2. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City (1481)

3. St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (1710)

4. Gran Hotel Ciudad, Mexico City, Mexico (1899)

5. Strahov Monastery Library, Prague, Czech Republic (1679)

6. Sainte-Cecile Cathedral, Albi, France (1480)

7. Museum of Palazzo Grimani, Venice, Italy (1575)

8. St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland (1883)

9. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain (1882-)

10. Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran (1629)

11. Theatine Church, Munich, Germany (1690)

12. Cathedral of Cremona, Italy (1529)

13. Tila Kari, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (1660)

14. Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England (1351)

15. The Mezquita, Córdoba, Spain (1607)

16. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran (1619)

17. The Room of the Giants, Palazzo Te, Italy (1536)

18. Marienmünster Church, Dießen am Ammersee, Germany (1739)

19. Peacock Room, Castello di Sammezzano, Italy (1889)

20. Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain (1567)

21. Basilica di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome, Italy (1826)

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But when the Romans built it 2,000 years ago, they didn't come up with the design by themselves.

They copied the world's first lighthouse, all the way from Egypt... 🧵

First, with the city itself: Alexandria.

Founded by none other than Alexander the Great himself, in 331 BC.

The story goes that there was no chalk to draw the city plans, so Alexander used grains of barley instead.

Some time later, a flock of birds ate the city plan work — but that was a good thing...

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Aug 8

You've seen it a thousand times before.

It's the Acropolis of Athens, in Greece.

You know the Parthenon, but the real story lies with everything around it... (thread) 🧵

The Acropolis you see today isn't what early, ancient Greeceks would have seen 2,500 years ago.

And it wasn't made by accident either; this was the result of a deliberate effort led by one man:

Pericles.

After the Persian sack of Athens in 480 BC, the Acropolis was left in ruins:

Temples burned
Statues toppled
And the heart of Athenian religious life was desecrated.

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Aug 3

The Romans built some of the world's greatest wonders.

Like the Pantheon, Appian Way and Colosseum.

But there was one Roman wonder in particular that came head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵

The Segovia Aqueduct is the arguably the greatest example of Roman engineering outside of Italy.

It was built almost 2,000 years ago and stretched for 17 kilometers (11 miles) to the very heart of Segovia.

The most iconic segment, which dominates the Plaza of Segovia was probably the most impressive of the aqueduct.

This section alone contained 128 arches arranged in two separate levels.

But how was all of this (and more) actually built?

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Jul 28

Architecture is the body of cities, the heart of cultures and the soul of the people.

Here's one wonder from every major architectural style... 🧵

1. Gothic — Strasbourg Cathedral, France (1439)

2. Greek Classical — The Erechtheion, Athens, Greece (406 BC)

3. Ancient Egyptian — Temple of Dendera, Qena, Egypt (54BC)

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Jul 16

Michelangelo was arguably the greatest artist of the Renaissance.

But he also sculpted David, designed St. Peter's Basilica and painted the Creation of Adam.

Here's a deep dive into his most extraordinary architectural works... 🧵

1. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City (1473)

The "Last Judgement" is arguably Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.

But when he was first offered the opportunity to paint the chapel, he almost refused.

He was a sculptor, not a painter, after all...

In all, the whole project took just 4 years to complete.

Though, Michelangelo didn't like one bit of this experience: he even wrote a poem sharing his discomfort to his friend Giovanni:

“[My] spine’s all knotted from folding myself over.”

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Jul 13

I asked my followers what their favorite medieval building was.

Here's what they said (in no particular order)...

1. Sainte-Chapelle, France (1248)

2. Lincoln Cathedral, England (1072)

This was once the tallest building in the world, even surpassing the Pyramid of Giza, until it's central tower in the 14th century.

3. Cologne Cathedral, Germany (1248)

It took more than 600 years to build and was only completed in the 19th century under original medieval plans.

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