The Seto Inland Sea has played an important role in cultural exchange and has been a main artery for marine transports since the old days. Blessed with a warm climate and a relatively small amount of precipitation, the inland sea has been a foundation for the livelihood of the regional…
Troinex is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Geneva. A predominantly agricultural village until the last century, Troinex has become a rather residential municipality for about fifty years. However, it still has, in the marsh area at the foot of the Salève, one of the largest market gardening areas…
Biodynamic architecture is a new way of architectural thinking, it is a spiral-based architecture-planing-method used in the creating processes and works of SPIRALI art & architecture (2014). Founder Catalin D’arco introduced this term to define a new way of architectural thinking, a new philosophy to connect architecture, nature and biorythm…
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. A favorable climate, anchoring the Westside of Los Angeles County, Santa Monica is a beachfront city popular with tourists for its expansive beach and its famous pier, which are among the most popular coastal attractions in…
A close coherence between home and collections, between rooms and works of art contained in it: this is the backbone of the rigorous collection and living project that the brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi pursued in their home, inspired by the mansions of the sixteenth century Lombard. For their…
False color refers to a group of color rendering methods used to display images in color which were recorded in the visible or non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. A false-color image is an image that depicts an object in colors that differ from those a photograph (a true-color image)…
The Queyras Regional Park is a regional park French, located in the southern Alps on the border between France and Italy, Queyras enjoys an exceptionally sunny climate. This climate has allowed the settling of villages at very high altitude, including the highest commune in France, Saint-Véran. Today, Queyras lives mainly…
Six-Fours-les-Plages is a French commune located at the edge of the Mediterranean in the department of Var, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. It is part of the Toulon Provence Mediterranean metropolis. Its territory, geographically privileged although subject to an important mistral, is characterized by an important wooded part and an…
The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The château was the seat of the Duke de Sully, Henri IV’s minister Maximilien de Béthune (1560–1641), and the later dukes of Sully. It is a château-fort, a true…
The architectural heritage of Kathmandu city is integral to that of the Kathmandu valley since all monuments have evolved over centuries of craftsmanship influenced by Hindu and Buddhist religious practices. The architectural treasure of the Kathmandu valley has been categorized under the well known seven groups of heritage monuments and…
The naturalism (also idealism) in art is a flow of about 1870 to 1890, in the broadest sense: the tendency to the most complete and absolutely accurate reflection of reality in all its manifestations, details and details. In the visual arts, such a tendency manifests itself constantly, from time to…
A renewable energy sculpture is a sculpture that produces power from renewable sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal. Renewable energy sculpture is a flow in the environmental art, combining a sculpture, which produce energy from renewable sources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal). Inspired by the folks…
The Theatre Museum Canada was founded by Herbert Whittaker in 1982, for the purpose of preserving and celebrating Canada’s theatrical cultural heritage. Theatre Museum Canada seeks to share the wonder of Canada’s rich theatre legacy with Canadians and theatre enthusiasts everywhere. Theatre Museum Canada is a registered Canadian cultural charity,…
Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term “environmental impact assessment” (EIA) is usually used when applied to actual projects by…
It is widely believed that Vincent van Gogh found it hard to stay friends with people, not completely. As an artist Vincent was in the centre of things. He had countless dealings with his fellow painters. He even worked with some of them, with varying degrees of success. Even in…
Swiss chalet style (German: Schweizerstil, Norwegian: Sveitserstil) is an architectural style of Late Historicism, originally inspired by rural chalets in Switzerland and the Alpine (mountainous) regions of Central Europe. The style refers to traditional building designs characterised by widely projecting roofs and facades richly decorated with wooden balconies and carved…
The National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) is an art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It concentrates the largest collection of works of art of the 19th century, being one of the most important museums of its kind in the country. Located in the historical…
A multi-junction photovoltaic cell is a solar cell with multiple pn junctions of different semiconductor materials. Each pn junction of each material produces electrical current in response to a different wavelength of light. A simple cell produces electrical current of a single wavelength in the spectrum of sunlight. A multi-junction…
Fashion in the period 1680–1700, Under the rule of Louis XIV, the style of fashion became more classical, triumphant and ostentatious, profusion decorated.The fashion of 1680 to 1700 announces a new spirit which is translated in the costume by the beginnings of a new feminine fashion. In 1680, The shape…
Color field painting is a style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. It was inspired by European modernism and closely related to abstract expressionism, while many of its notable early proponents were among the pioneering abstract expressionists. Color field is characterized primarily…
Odoardo Fialetti (Bologna, July 18, 1573 – Venice, 1637 or 1638), was an Italian painter, printmaker and engraver who began his training during the late Renaissance, and showed distinct mannerist sensibilities in his mid-career, adopting a much looser and more dynamic style in his later life. A posthumous son of…
The Venice Carnival 2014 last from February 15 to March 4. The romantic water city sometimes covered by dense fog, full of stories and mysteries. This most magical of cities fills with a mass of masked party-goers, posing and preening, dancing and philandering, in a slightly surreal re-invention of a…
Zhou Fang (周昉 730 AD – 800 AD), courtesy name Zhonglang, was an influential painter during the mid-Tang dynasty. Zhou lived in the Tang capital of Chang’an, which is now modern Xi’an, during the 8th century. He came from a noble background and this was reflected in his works, such…
Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about fossil fuels, such as its high carbon dioxide emissions, an important factor in global warming. Marine energy, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal and solar power are all alternative sources of energy.…
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Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum, Takamatsu-shi, Japan
The Seto Inland Sea has played an important role in cultural exchange and has been a main artery for marine transports since the old days. Blessed with a warm climate and a relatively small amount of precipitation, the inland sea has been a foundation for the livelihood of the regional…
Read moreTroinex, Geneva, Switzerland
Troinex is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Geneva. A predominantly agricultural village until the last century, Troinex has become a rather residential municipality for about fifty years. However, it still has, in the marsh area at the foot of the Salève, one of the largest market gardening areas…
Read moreBiodynamic architecture
Biodynamic architecture is a new way of architectural thinking, it is a spiral-based architecture-planing-method used in the creating processes and works of SPIRALI art & architecture (2014). Founder Catalin D’arco introduced this term to define a new way of architectural thinking, a new philosophy to connect architecture, nature and biorythm…
Read moreSanta Monica, California, United States
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. A favorable climate, anchoring the Westside of Los Angeles County, Santa Monica is a beachfront city popular with tourists for its expansive beach and its famous pier, which are among the most popular coastal attractions in…
Read moreEastern rooms, Bagatti Valsecchi Museum
A close coherence between home and collections, between rooms and works of art contained in it: this is the backbone of the rigorous collection and living project that the brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi pursued in their home, inspired by the mansions of the sixteenth century Lombard. For their…
Read moreFalse color
False color refers to a group of color rendering methods used to display images in color which were recorded in the visible or non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. A false-color image is an image that depicts an object in colors that differ from those a photograph (a true-color image)…
Read moreQueyras Regional Natural Park, Hautes Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
The Queyras Regional Park is a regional park French, located in the southern Alps on the border between France and Italy, Queyras enjoys an exceptionally sunny climate. This climate has allowed the settling of villages at very high altitude, including the highest commune in France, Saint-Véran. Today, Queyras lives mainly…
Read moreSix-Fours-les-Plages, French Riviera
Six-Fours-les-Plages is a French commune located at the edge of the Mediterranean in the department of Var, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. It is part of the Toulon Provence Mediterranean metropolis. Its territory, geographically privileged although subject to an important mistral, is characterized by an important wooded part and an…
Read moreCastle of Sully-sur-Loire, France
The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The château was the seat of the Duke de Sully, Henri IV’s minister Maximilien de Béthune (1560–1641), and the later dukes of Sully. It is a château-fort, a true…
Read moreArchitecture of Kathmandu
The architectural heritage of Kathmandu city is integral to that of the Kathmandu valley since all monuments have evolved over centuries of craftsmanship influenced by Hindu and Buddhist religious practices. The architectural treasure of the Kathmandu valley has been categorized under the well known seven groups of heritage monuments and…
Read moreNaturalism in art
The naturalism (also idealism) in art is a flow of about 1870 to 1890, in the broadest sense: the tendency to the most complete and absolutely accurate reflection of reality in all its manifestations, details and details. In the visual arts, such a tendency manifests itself constantly, from time to…
Read moreRenewable energy sculpture
A renewable energy sculpture is a sculpture that produces power from renewable sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal. Renewable energy sculpture is a flow in the environmental art, combining a sculpture, which produce energy from renewable sources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric or tidal). Inspired by the folks…
Read moreTheatre Museum Canada, Toronto, Canada
The Theatre Museum Canada was founded by Herbert Whittaker in 1982, for the purpose of preserving and celebrating Canada’s theatrical cultural heritage. Theatre Museum Canada seeks to share the wonder of Canada’s rich theatre legacy with Canadians and theatre enthusiasts everywhere. Theatre Museum Canada is a registered Canadian cultural charity,…
Read moreEnvironmental impact assessment
Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term “environmental impact assessment” (EIA) is usually used when applied to actual projects by…
Read moreVan Gogh and the yellow house, friendship and influence, Van Gogh Museum
It is widely believed that Vincent van Gogh found it hard to stay friends with people, not completely. As an artist Vincent was in the centre of things. He had countless dealings with his fellow painters. He even worked with some of them, with varying degrees of success. Even in…
Read moreSwiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style (German: Schweizerstil, Norwegian: Sveitserstil) is an architectural style of Late Historicism, originally inspired by rural chalets in Switzerland and the Alpine (mountainous) regions of Central Europe. The style refers to traditional building designs characterised by widely projecting roofs and facades richly decorated with wooden balconies and carved…
Read moreBrazil National Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) is an art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It concentrates the largest collection of works of art of the 19th century, being one of the most important museums of its kind in the country. Located in the historical…
Read moreMulti-junction photovoltaic cell technology
A multi-junction photovoltaic cell is a solar cell with multiple pn junctions of different semiconductor materials. Each pn junction of each material produces electrical current in response to a different wavelength of light. A simple cell produces electrical current of a single wavelength in the spectrum of sunlight. A multi-junction…
Read moreLouis XIV style fashion of women 1680–1700
Fashion in the period 1680–1700, Under the rule of Louis XIV, the style of fashion became more classical, triumphant and ostentatious, profusion decorated.The fashion of 1680 to 1700 announces a new spirit which is translated in the costume by the beginnings of a new feminine fashion. In 1680, The shape…
Read moreColor field
Color field painting is a style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. It was inspired by European modernism and closely related to abstract expressionism, while many of its notable early proponents were among the pioneering abstract expressionists. Color field is characterized primarily…
Read moreOdoardo Fialetti
Odoardo Fialetti (Bologna, July 18, 1573 – Venice, 1637 or 1638), was an Italian painter, printmaker and engraver who began his training during the late Renaissance, and showed distinct mannerist sensibilities in his mid-career, adopting a much looser and more dynamic style in his later life. A posthumous son of…
Read moreReview of Venice Carnival 2014, Italy
The Venice Carnival 2014 last from February 15 to March 4. The romantic water city sometimes covered by dense fog, full of stories and mysteries. This most magical of cities fills with a mass of masked party-goers, posing and preening, dancing and philandering, in a slightly surreal re-invention of a…
Read moreZhou Fang
Zhou Fang (周昉 730 AD – 800 AD), courtesy name Zhonglang, was an influential painter during the mid-Tang dynasty. Zhou lived in the Tang capital of Chang’an, which is now modern Xi’an, during the 8th century. He came from a noble background and this was reflected in his works, such…
Read moreAlternative energy
Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about fossil fuels, such as its high carbon dioxide emissions, an important factor in global warming. Marine energy, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal and solar power are all alternative sources of energy.…
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