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Thessaloniki: The Hellenistic grid
The isotropic grid of the classic polis was built on the –practical as well as conceptual- hippodamian grid, with via Egnatia as the basic structuring element. The grid reflecting the geometric and philosophic approach of the Pythagoreans, produced a…
Thessaloniki Post Card
[The postcard was sent from Anatolia College instructor, Dr. Riggs to Mrs. Fanny Brewster in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., when Anatolia College was operating in Merzifon].;
The Vine (Vitis vinifera)
This is a botanical illustration of the wine grape (Vitis vinifera) taken from Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 "A Curious Herbal," plate 153.
The tram was number 10 ( шел трамвай 10й номер )
An animation putting music to the words of famous Soviet children's poet Sergey Mikhalkov, "The tram was number 10" tells the story of an old lady trying to get a seat on a very overcrowded (150 people!) tram, hindered by some oblivious pioneers.
The Silk Road in the middle ages
One of the many illustrations of the historical Silk Road(s). Original photographer unknown.
The remains of Lenin
info graphic showing the remaining statues of Lenin in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus as of October 2014