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The Potomac River
B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Akshardham is located in New Delhi. It is very vast with various historical tellings and stories.
Paris was built alongside the Seine river. The oldest settlements were on the south bank and on islands on the river.
Alongside the lower (north) Nile river.
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was built in Ephesus and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was built in Ephesus and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was built in Ephesus and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.
Landscape changes over time, what is a marsh now was once a river that traveled to the ocean. The Temple of Artemis also served as a trade center.
It was named after William Temple who owned houses and land in that area in the 17th century. His garden ran down to the river banks of the Liffey from where there was a walk-way known as a bar which built up from river sediment. This became known as Temple's bar. It is from that that the modern name originates.
Amenhotep III built Luxor Temple. The architect and overseer of the works of construction was the genius Amenhotep, son of Habu. The Temple run close and parallel to the river Nile from north to south. It was constructed on the site of a small Temple of Amon, built by kings of the 12th dynasty. At the time of Amenhotep III the Temple was only 190m in length and 55m in width
People in the fertile Indus River Valley could live in cities and villages built alongside the river for access to water for irrigation and transportation. They likely built homes using materials such as mud bricks and had agricultural fields nearby to grow crops.
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) The Temple of Artemis (Diana) was built in Ephesus and is considered one of the seven wonders of the world.