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The obelisk and its base contain a number of inscriptions. Two ancient inscriptions at the base of the shaft describe its original dedication in Rome, four inscriptions on the pedestal composed by Cardinal Silvio Antoniano describe its rededication in 1586, and lower down, in smaller script, is an acknowledgement of Domenico Fontana's role in the moving of the obelisk.
Neither set of verses mentions a bridge nor falling into hell, but Ṣirāṭ al-jahīm "was adopted into Islamic tradition to signify the span over jahannam, the top layer of the Fire". [Quran 37:21–27] In the hadith about "the bridge" or a bridge to hell or a bridge between heaven and hell, or over hell. [13]
(Description of the illumination) An illustration of the ecclesia from the Hortus deliciarum Hell, as illustrated in the Hortus deliciarum. The Devil can be seen at bottom right. The Hortus deliciarum ( Latin for Garden of Delights ) was a medieval pictorial encyclopedia compiled by the nun Herrad of Landsberg at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace ...
The Sacro Bosco ("Sacred Grove"), [1] colloquially called Park of the Monsters (Parco dei Mostri in Italian), also named Garden of Bomarzo, is a Mannerist monumental complex located in Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, in northern Lazio, Italy. [2] The garden was created during the 16th century. [3]
The largest known obelisk, the unfinished obelisk, was never erected and was discovered in its original quarry. It is nearly one-third larger than the largest ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected (the Lateran Obelisk in Rome); if finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [ 6 ] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes ...
Title page of: Athanasius Kircher, Obeliscus Pamphilius, hoc est, Interpretatio noua & hucusque intentata obelisci hieroglyphici, Romæ, typis Ludouici Grignani, 1650 The obelisk of Domitian with Kircher's erroneous translation on granite panels around the pedestal Kircher, Obeliscus Pamphilius page 444 Illustrations of hieroglyphs in Obeliscus Pamphilius
In the primary bedroom, the designers selected an allover floral wallpaper by Artemis inspired by Diana Vreeland’s “Garden in Hell” apartment. The custom bed sits atop a pink rug from the ...
Sacred trees were important in Celtic and Germanic Europe and still are important in India. Many groves or forests were sacred in ancient India and continue to be so in modern Hindu worship. Buddhism had a significant influence on garden design, with the Zen gardens of China and Japan as famous examples.