Apogée

The diſtance of the Moon from her Apogée.

The apogée of economic liberalism, 1870–1914

The arch was erected under Septimius Severus (r 193–211), more or less the apogée of Palmyra’s prosperity when extensive civic improvements were undertaken in the city.

Built to function as a light, a chapel and a royal residence, the tower stood for many years as the apogée of lighthouse development.

It seems appropriate to refer to the work of Ptolemy in astronomy (his period of most intense work in Alexandria took place between a.d. 127 and 141) as marking the apogée of the science.

The monumental structures rebuilt in Indian cities by Mughal rulers became the most important examples of the synthesis between Turkish, Mongol, and Iranian legacies on the lands of Indian civilization under the umbrella of Islamic civilization. The apogée of this great synthesis is the Taj Mahal, its unique genius contained within its own esthetic structure, constructed in Agra during the reign of Shah Jahan.