Tag: history
The Legendary Story of El Dorado – City of Gold
For more than four centuries adventurers have sought the legendary city of El Dorado in the mountains and jungles of South America. It has...
Garden of Eden – Primeval Paradise
The existence of a paradise on Earth where all was perfection has been part of human belief from earliest times. Its location may never...
Shangri-La – A Heavenly Abode
A harmonious community situated somewhere in Asia, a dream world to fulfil all human aspirations: James Hilton’s Shangri-La captured the imagination of the Western...
Atlantis – A Lost Continent
The wealthy island of Atlantis was supposedly peopled by virtuous citizens, boasted golden walls and silver temples, pleasure gardens and a racecourse, but was...
Elsinore – Castle of Heroes
The impressive fortress of Kronberg once struck fear into the hearts of foreign sailors. But its fame rests on its connection with two great...
Avalon – King Arthur’s Resting Place
The island of Avalon belongs to the realm of the imagination, yet its location has been eagerly sought. The discovery of what many believe...
The Origin and History of Engineering
We live in an age in which one can easily think that our generation has invented and discovered almost everything, but the truth is...
The Enchanted City of Camelot
The dream of Camelot, the golden city where peace and harmony reign, first gripped the popular imagination in the Middle Ages when war and...
Legendary Realms of the World
When the workaday world fails us humans, we dream – and many dreams have been converted into legends of dream lands, ever out of...
The Rolling Shenandoah Valley
The melodious Native American name Shenandoah evokes a sad song and the strife of the Civil War – the Shenandoah Valley was where the...
