Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is a tomb monument of the Carian ruler Mausolus was built in the middle of the IV century BC on the orders of his wife, III, Artemisia of Halicarnassus, modern Bodrum (Turkey), one of the ancient wonders of the world. As a building it was a complex combination of dynastic monument Hecatomnid, Waroona and the tomb of Mausolus.The construction of the Mausoleum began even before the death of Mausolus in 359 BC and, according to ancient authors, was driven by his wife Artemisia. For the design of the Mausoleum she invited Greek architects and Pipea Satire, and the most illustrious sculptors of that time — Seohara, scopas (whose work adorned the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus), Breaksea and Timotheos.The architecture of the Mausoleum is unusual for Greek architecture of the time: if classical Greek temples, a rectangular shape and their height does not exceed the length of the facade, the Mausoleum plan is almost square, and its height is much greater than the side of the base.The mausoleum stood for 19 centuries. In the XIII century it collapsed from a strong earthquake, and in 1522 the remains of the Mausoleum was demolished by the knights of St John on the construction of the fortress of St. Peter. In 1846 the ruins explored by the expedition of the British Museum under the direction of Charles Thomas Newton. According to the results of research were drawn up several variants of the reconstruction of the original appearance, one of which was the basis of Grant's tomb in Manhattan.
Вернон Дэвис жил в Лондоне и держал в доме птиц-попугайчиков.Однажды он позвонил своему другу и попросил его накормить птиц так как он собирается в Уэльс на неделю. Он сказал, что оставил еду на кухне. Ключ от входной двери будет лежать в почтовом ящике квартиры его друга. Друг забыл о птицах до той ночи, когда должен был приехать Вкернон. Он также забыл о ключах от двери и попытался попасть в дом через окно. Он подумал о том, что бедные птицы уже мертвы. В результате, когда он лез через окно, полицейский осветил его фонариком и спросил, что он тут делает. "О, сказал он, я только собирался зайти и дать немного пищи птицам Мистера Дэвиса.
Thank you for your letter, it was great to hear from you. I'm sorry I haven't written for a long time. It's great that you are going to a music festival. Actually, I spent my holiday very well. Firstly, I was on the concert of my favorite band Blur, i really like this band and the concert was absolutely awesome. 'm suppose that it was one of the greatest event in my whole life, i really enjoyed it. The weather was perfect: was sunny, but not actually hot and there were very few clouds in the sky.
