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By being in Egypt, which is central to the land surface of the whole world, the Great Pyramid becomes similarly central to the Kosmos of man’s earthly life and habitation : but yet has no egyptian building to compete with it for architectural intention to be in that remarkable position; because … Read more

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To begin, the reader may be reminded, that the square base of the Great Pyramid is very truly oriented, ‘ or placed with its sides facing astronomically due north, south, east, and west ; and this fact at once abolishes certain theories to the effect that all the phenomena of component parts of that … Read more

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The notion of China as the “Middle Kingdom” (Zhongguo 中國) comes from the fact that Chinese universality is inseparable from a certain idea of civilization, with a centre shining upon surrounding regions.
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Maps have their physical limitations, hence the mapping of areas has been necessarily such as perhaps to justify the inference that areas can be abruptly denoted, and that the change from the culture of one area to that of another is a radical one.
It is not necessary that the culture-center be at the geographical center of an area. It may be… Read more