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The Monster of Lake Fagua
The creature known as the Tagua Tagua Monster, or the monster of Lake Fagua, was claimed to have been captured in Santa Fe, Peru...
The Art of Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel
Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel was twenty-two when he began his studies with the academic painter, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Like many aspiring painters, he hoped to follow in Gérôme’s footsteps as a history painter of scenes from ancient Greece and Rome.
Turgot’s Map – 1739 Detailed Aerial View
Plan of Paris, known as Turgot's Map - 1739 Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), at the head of the Parisian municipality as provost of merchants, decided to...
The Phare du Monde Tower
The Phare du Monde tower, proposed for the 1937 Paris Exhibition. The structure was designed for the World’s Fair in Paris, but it was...
The Mongol Empire Never Existed
Until the end of the 19th century, there was no such thing as a so-called "Mongol Empire" or "Golden Horde" in the history books....
