Published on: April 27, 20152. Vincent van Gogh – “Self-portrait without beard”, 1889 – As opposed to Leonardo da Vinci, van Gogh painted many self portraits of himself. He painted 37 self portraits between 1886 and 1889, to be exact. Many of those paintings are widely popular in the general public. “Self-portrait without beard” from 1889 […]
Published on: February 20, 2015In June 323 BC, Alexander the Great died in Babylon aged 32, having conquered an empire stretching from modern Albania to eastern Pakistan. The question of what, or who, killed the Macedonian king has never been answered successfully. However, new research may have finally solved the 2,000-year-old mystery. Alexander III of […]
Published on: February 5, 20162. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt – Heritage site since 1979. This complex of ancient monuments includes the Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries and more. It is located 9 km (5 mi) from the old town of Giza on the Nile, southwest of Cairo. The pyramids were listed among the […]
