Preserved for Posterity
1Preserved for Posterity
It was announced shortly after the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez that his body would be put on permanent display in a Caracas museum.
Read more: Chavez body to go on permanent display
In doing so, Chavez joins the ranks of other deceased world leaders whose remains have been embalmed for public display. Read on to see more preserved politicians.
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This is an Introduction to art class that involves alot of History and questions that involve alot of research,like this one!I don’t have a textbook so i rely alot on asking questions and the web.This was the Renaissance period when alot of Art,paintings.Could they not take pictures back then?And they wanted to remember family and friends?