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The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s. A tympanum (pl.: tympana; from Greek and Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. [1] It often contains pedimental sculpture or other imagery or ...
First attested in English in the late 19th century, the Italian word timpani derives from the Latin tympanum (pl. tympana), which is the latinisation of the Greek word τύμπανον (tumpanon, pl. tumpana), 'a hand drum', [3] which in turn derives from the verb τύπτω (tuptō), meaning 'to strike, to hit'. [4]
Part of: Śródmieście district: Namesake: Mazovia: ... [7] Historicism. Initial ... has been restored in 2021. [12] Main frontage onto the street. Main entrance ...
The last inaugural luncheon to not include ice cream as part of the dessert was President George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005. The luncheon has traditionally consisted of a three-course meal.
The relief is interpreted as Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini), and it was supposedly part of the tympanum carving of a Romanesque church portal. The feathered wing may have belonged to an angel, the symbol of Matthew the Apostle, in that case the symbol of John the Evangelist was carved on the other side according to the traditional iconography.
For a significant part of the band's history, August Burns Red has widely been considered a Christian band. [3] JB Brubaker mentioned in an interview with online magazine Shout! , that "Christianity is a religion, not a style of music" and he would "rather just let the music speak for itself.", and that he would rather let Christianity shine ...
Kristofer Hivju (Norwegian: [krɪˈstɔ̀fːər ˈhɪ̂vjʉː]; born 7 December 1978) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones [ 1 ] and Connor Rhodes in The Fate of the Furious .
Illustration of Wittenberg Castle Church by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1509. When in the late 15th century the Wettin prince Frederick III the Wise, elector of Saxony from 1486, had the former Ascanian fortress rebuilt, a new All Saints' Church was designed by the architect Conrad Pflüger [4] (c. 1450 – 1506/07) and erected between 1490 and 1511 [8] in the Late Gothic style.