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.
Summary. 1  Around the age of seven, Victor's younger brother is born. 2  Victor introduces his life-long friend Henry Clerval, a creative child who studies literature and folklore. 3  At the age of 13, Victor discovers the works of Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus, all alchemists from an earlier age.