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Pacal Biography
Pacal (also spelled Pakal)Mayan King Born: 603 Pacal was ruler of the Mayan kingdom of Palenque from age 12 until his death at age 80. The name Pacal means shield in the Mayan language…Ecuador Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Ecuador is a beautiful country located in western South America, bordered by Peru to the east and south, Colombia to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, as seen on the map of Ecuador. Both…Charles III
Name at birth: Charles Philip Arthur George WindsorThe eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III took the throne upon her death on September 8, 2022. He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip…mosque
(Encyclopedia) mosquemosquemŏsk [key], building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (a.d. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became…Pennzoil Place
Cincinnati, OhioDesigned in 1976 by Phillip Johnson by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Pennzoil Place as one of…Erno Rubik
Erno Rubik was teaching interior design and architecture in Budapest when he created what is now known as the Rubik's Cube, a three-dimensional puzzle that became a worldwide sensation in the early…Arundhati Roy
Name at birth: Suzanna Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy is the Indian social activist and author whose novel The God of Small Things won the prestigious Booker Prize for literature in 1997. Roy is a…Mansa Musa
(Encyclopedia) Mansa Musa (Musa I)Mansa Musamänˈsä m&oomacr;ˈsä [key], c.1280–1337, ruler of the Mali empire (1312–37). A devout Muslim, he brought the Mali empire to its greatest height,…mansard roof
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Mansard roof mansard roofmansard roofmănˈsärd [key], type of roof, so named because it was frequently used by the French architect François Mansart. It was not devised by him…Neutra, Richard Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Neutra, Richard JosephNeutra, Richard Josephnoiˈtrə, n&oomacr;ˈtrə [key], 1892–1970, American architect, born and educated in Vienna. Although Neutra worked for a time with Eric…Trending
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