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America was supposed to be Art Deco - a thread of 10 iconic Art Deco designs ๐งต 1. "Mercury" - a streamliner passenger train which operated between 1936 and 1959 https://t.co/teuTY...
John Martin was an English painter known for his vast, dramatic landscapes and scenes of apocalypse. These are his 10 greatest works ๐งต 1. The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneu...
The purpose of art was once to elevate the soul. These are the 15 most beautiful ceiling frescoes on earth ๐งต https://t.co/Tv7trQO1dO
Very few artists in history have mastered the art of carving translucent veils from solid stone. These are the 10 greatest examples ever sculpted ๐งต https://t.co/3QFnBYMfP0
"Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things." - G.K. Chesterton 10 iconic paintings of apocalypse and destruction ๐งต https://t.co/z7xaIY0kDw
The great Gothic cathedrals remind us what is possible when we reach for the heavens through architecture. These are the 15 finest examples in Europe ๐งต https://t.co/bQi2y5pXK5
What is the most beautiful city on Earth? https://t.co/XgjT31NAvc
Modern man is in a terrible predicament. He is helplessly enamored with the beauty of what the old world built, yet despises the beliefs that inspired them to build it. https://t.c...
Does humanity have any greater architectural legacy than the Gothic cathedrals of Europe? https://t.co/e7IIQvEGYd
This is a hotel in Mexico City. Here's why it is aptly named the "City of Palaces" ๐งต https://t.co/Atqr6XLkaH
The Statue of David is perhaps the most perfect work of art ever created, and yet it was carved from a rejected block of marble. This is the story of the Renaissance masterpiece ๐งต...
800 years ago we built things with such impossible detail that you could spend days staring at them. Does modern man have the patience to build something like this today? https://t...