7 sentences with 'iconic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word iconic and other words derived from it.
• « As iconic as hieroglyphic writing, which is still famous for the large amount of it that survived carved in stone in tombs and palaces, was the creation of monumental architecture by the Egyptian state, first exemplified by the pyramids. »
• « The fall of Rome, conventionally dated 476 CE, is one of the most iconic events in the history of the Western world. »
• « The Crusades serve as one of the iconic points of transition from the High Middle Ages to the Late Middle Ages, in which Europe's localised, barter-based economy was transformed into a more dynamic commercial economic system. »
• « Perhaps the most iconic aspect of the Renaissance as a whole is its tremendous artistic achievements - figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti are household names in a way that Petrarch is not, although Petrarch must be credited with creating the very concept of the Renaissance. »
• « While the Great Death may be the most iconic aspect of the Columbian Exchange, Potosà is probably the greatest symbol of the enormous influx of mineral wealth that flooded Spanish coffers for more than a century, as well as the site of the greatest human misery caused by this lust for bullion. »
• « It was not just Catholic intolerance. While the Catholic Inquisition is an iconic institution in the history of persecution, most Protestants were equally hostile to Catholics. »