Heritage Matters🔱
@HeritageMatterz
History nerd and Magician.
Handfasting, Ancient Celt marriage ritual. This is where the term "tying the knot" originates from.
"Dornröschen" (Sleeping Beauty). Created by German sculptor Louis Sussmann-Hellborn, circa 1878. Housed at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany.
Medieval fortress, Château du Sailhant - France. Originally built in the 12th century, the fortress was strategically positioned on a triangular basalt outcrop, with steep cliffs on three sides, making it accessible only from the north.
Medieval fortress in Rocca Imperiale, Calabria, Italy🇮🇹 Built in 1221 by Frederick II of Swabia. Strategically positioned on a hill to guard the Ionian coast. The town of Rocca Imperiale was formed by the workers who built the Castle.
So unique.
Salvador Dali - Ménagère, cutlery set, 1957
Arch of Titus, a triumphal arch located in Rome, Italy. Built around 81 AD, it commemorates the military achievements of Emperor Titus.
Art Nouveau style of Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain. Designed by Antoni Gaudí, a pioneer for the Architectural Art Nouveau style era in the early 1900's. Originally built in 1877, redesigned and renovated by Antoni between 1904 and 1906.
Gilded covered silver cup with a boxwood figure of Hercules holding a globe (circa 1630) by David Hescheler.
Located on the facade of the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris, titled "La Nuit" (The Night) - Sculpted by James Pradier in 1845.