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The Tennis Court Oath
Painting depicting the Tennis Court Oath, taken by members of the National Assembly on 20 June 1789. Painted by Jacques-Louis David in the 1790s.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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Table-des-Marchands Tumulus, Locmariaquer
The stone burial mound known as the Table-des-Marchands (Table of Merchants) at the Neolithic site of Locmariaquer in north-west France. The tomb was constructed in the 5th millennium BCE and is so called because of the large flat stone which...
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Sicilian Temples (Greek Metrology)
Characteristics of Sicilian Archaic Temples The large dimensions of the components, the presence of a propteron, an adyton, and other specific elements of the plan and elevation speak for an originally very autonomous development of Sicilian...
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Knights of the Round Table Begin Search for the Holy Grail
"Knights of the Round Table Set Forth on the Search for the Holy Grail" was painted c. 1893-1905 CE. The painting depicts the legendary King Arthur's knights of the Round Table embarking on their quest to recover the Holy Grail. It is part...
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Knights of the Round Table
A 1475 CE depiction of the knights of the Round Table from Arthurian legend. Here they receive a vision of the Holy Grail. (Evrard d'Espinques, from folio 610v in Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
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Locmariaquer
Locmariaquer is a Stone Age site in north-west France distinguished by its two large stone tombs and massive granite standing stone or menhir. The monumental structures, all built within metres of each other, were built in the 5th millennium...
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King Arthur's Round Table, Winchester Castle
A round table hanging in Winchester Castle, made in the style of the legendary King Arthur's table. The table from Winchester was originally created in the 13th Century CE during the reign of Edward I of England (r. 1272 - 1307 CE). The table...
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Medieval Dinner Table
A reconstruction of a typical medieval castle dinner table. Warwick Castle, U.K.
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Table Dolmen, Ganghwa, Korea
A Bronze Age table dolmen on the island of Ganghwa, South Korea. c. 1000 BCE. Such structures were built above tombs of the elite.
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Sacrificial Table, Nemea
Restored stone table on which were placed the sacrificial offerings to the Gods in Greek religious practice. One tray was for the 'Epidaurian Gods' (Apollo & Esklepios), the other for Zeus. (c. 300 BCE). Nemea Archaeological Museum.
