Tuesday, July 7, 2009

(virtual) travel tuesday...

there are definitely many sights I haven't travelled to and want to, or places I would love to return to. I figure with my list, I might be able to easily post on this topic more than once... and maybe even regularly on tuesdays if that's how it goes. First up, dated from 210 BC are the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of the First Emperor of China




Warriors alone number over 8000, and range in height around 6 to 6 1/5 feet. Here is a closeup of their faces, and I am amazed at how "individual" they each look:


For more information, do check out the above links to Wikipedia articles.

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