Terra Cotta Warriors in Houston
July 14, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Art, Museums, Things to See & Do, history
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor is currently on exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and represent one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Since it’s discovery, many have called this terra cotta army the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World.
I’ve been interested in this exhibit for some time, and not that’ we’ll be starting non-stop service to Houston, it’s moving up to the top of my must-see list.
The exhibit features thousands of terra cotta warriors that were found buried in the tomb of China’s First Emperor, Shi Huangdi. The warriors were entombed …read more
