#cultural-symbolism

#cultural-symbolism

Greg Bayol's favorite part of taking visitors around San Francisco City Hall is seeing the supervisors' legislative chamber. The ceiling might look like carved wood, he says, but it's painted plaster. Today's tour group - a man visiting from Dublin (in the East Bay, not Ireland), a young couple who just moved here from Seattle, and this reporter - admire the deception.

In medieval Europe, earrings carried deep symbolic weight and were viewed as markers of deviance, marginality, and even infamy, reflecting societal views on bodily adornment.

For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty, with historical records suggesting inspiration from Ancient Egypt and his mother.

North Korea's ban on the song 'Glad to Meet You' signifies a broader trend of distancing from South Korea, reflecting heightened tensions between the two nations.