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Pangilinan went on to best her own record and improve her finish—2:13.98 in the finals, good for 15th...
...After a brief glance at the 15th century rediscovery of the monumental 2nd century opus of Claudius Ptolemy (who was responsible for the idea that Africa and Asia were linked by a southern land bridge), Nebenzahl plunges into the world of fantasy and Christian ideology that dominated mapmaking between the fall of the Greeks and their rediscovery during the Renaissance. Many of the examples from this period scarcely look like maps at all. They are too beautiful, for one thing?they teem with castles and knights, thickets of blooming vines, schools of fish, piles of jewels. They blend fact...
...Heard of the Lanna revival? If you're bound for Thailand's lush north, you won't be able to escape this architectural fad, which celebrates the building styles of the Lanna civilization?a 14th and 15th century society that encompassed northern Thailand, part of Laos and what are now the Shan States of Burma...
...treasures by converting them into paradores, or inns. One of the finest is the Parador de Granada inside the Alhambra?the sprawling 14th century Moorish palace comprised of royal quarters, court complexes, a mosque and exquisite gardens. Visitors stay in a converted Catholic convent built in the palace by 15th century monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. Guests can enjoy the famous Generalife gardens by moonlight long after the gates are shut to day-trippers. Rooms from $283 per night. tel: (34-958) 22 14 40; www.parador.es...
...treasures by converting them into paradores, or inns. One of the finest is the Parador de Granada inside the Alhambra - the sprawling 14th century Moorish palace comprised of royal quarters, court complexes, a mosque and exquisite gardens. Visitors stay in a converted Catholic convent built in the palace by 15th century monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. Guests can enjoy the famous Generalife gardens by moonlight long after the gates are shut to day trippers. Rooms from $283 per night. tel: (34-958) 22 14 40; www.parador.es GERMANY The Hotel-Restaurant Schloss Landsberg, about 100 km from Frankfurt, is at its best...