The Maya civilization is famous for its architecture. Many city-states built large palaces, pyramids, and other public buildings that are still standing today. The buildings were covered with carvings and statues to honor their gods as well as to commemorate their kings.
Brother of Paris Suspect Salah Abdeslam Urges Him to Turn Himself In. The brother of Salah Abdeslam â a suspected accomplice to the deadly Paris attacks, who has been on the run for a week â on Sunday urged him to turn himself in and face jail rather than a grave. Abdeslam, a 26-year-old French national, is the subject of a massive international manhunt.
Paris (mythology) This article is about the mythological character. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). Paris (Ancient Greek: ÏÎ¬ÏÎ¹Ï), also known as Alexander (á¼Î»Î­Î¾Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¿Ï, AlÃ©xandros), the son of Priam and Hecuba, the king and queen of Troy, appears in a number of Greek legends. Probably the best-known was his elopement with Helen, queen of Sparta, this being one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War.