Utility box art is a form of street art whereby utility boxes on city streets are painted or otherwise covered in artwork. Utility box or electrical enclosure is a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment to mount switches, knobs and displays and to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and…
Hong Kong International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM) is the annual premier event of the Chinese medicine and health products industry. Jointly organised by the HKTDC and the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association Ltd (MCMIA), the International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine…
Romanesque architecture in Spain is the architectural style reflective of Romanesque architecture, with peculiar influences both from architectural styles outside the Iberian peninsula via Italy and France as well as traditional architectural patterns from within the peninsula. Romanesque architecture was developed in and propagated throughout Europe for more than two…
The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo presents its new long-term exhibition Arte no Brasil: a story at the Pinacoteca São Paulo, which occupies the entire second floor of the building on Avenida Tiradentes with works from its collection, and marks a new and outstanding stage in the centenary tour…
A landhuis (plural landhuizen) is a Dutch colonial country house, often the administrative heart of a particuliere land or private domain in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Many country houses were built by the Dutch in other colonial settlements, such as Galle, Cape Town, and Curaçao, but none as…
Jean Fautrier (born on 16 May 1898 in Paris 8th and died on 21 July 1964 in Châtenay-Malabry) was a French painter, illustrator, printmaker, and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme. Jean Fautrier is, along with Jean Dubuffet, the most important representative of the current…
The Architecture of Uzbekistan is considered as the symbol of the nations’ history. In spite of changing economic conditions, technological advances, demographic fluctuations and cultural shifts, the originality of Uzbek architecture can be seen in the country. Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, Termez and Kokand are the most famous architectural centers…
Sakyo Ward is one of the 11 wards that make up Kyoto City. Located in the northeastern part of Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. “Sakyo” means the emperor’s whereabouts, that is, the left side when viewed from the Imperial Palace. The emperor was sitting on the high thrones facing south, so…
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian:مهرازى ایرانی) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Turkey and Iraq to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan,…
The Badami Chalukya architecture was a temple building idiom that evolved in the 5th – 8th centuries in the Malaprabha river basin, in present-day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, under the Chalukya dynasty. This style is sometimes called the Vesara style and Chalukya style, a term that also includes the…
The Israel Museum is the largest cultural institution in the State of Israel and is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums. Founded in 1965, the Museum houses encyclopedic collections, including works dating from prehistory to the present day, in its Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Jewish Art and…
A round-the-world ticket (also known as round-the-world fare or RTW ticket in short) is a product that enables travellers to fly around the world for a relatively low price. RTW tickets have existed for some time and in the past were generally offered through marketing agreements between airlines on several…
A pellet stove is a stove that burns compressed wood or biomass pellets to create a source of heat for residential and sometimes industrial spaces. By steadily feeding fuel from a storage container (hopper) into a burn pot area, it produces a constant flame that requires little to no physical…
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are typically larger than domestic airports and often feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often also host…
Ādams Alksnis (10 March 1864 – 21 March 1897) was a Latvian painter. He is one of the first painters who started to paint daily scenes from latvian peasant life. Ādams Alksnis is the head of the circle of Latvian artists “Worker”. Biography Alksnis was born in 10 March, 1864…
Post-painterly abstraction is a term created by art critic Clement Greenberg as the title for an exhibit he curated for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1964, which subsequently travelled to the Walker Art Center and the Art Gallery of Toronto. Greenberg had perceived that there was a…
Multi-junction (MJ) solar cells are solar cells with multiple p–n junctions made of different semiconductor materials. Each material’s p-n junction will produce electric current in response to different wavelengths of light. The use of multiple semiconducting materials allows the absorbance of a broader range of wavelengths, improving the cell’s sunlight…
Théoule-sur-Mer is a French commune located at the southeast end of the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The town is located east of the Esterel massif which it is located in the foothills, and west of the Bay of Cannes. It is part of the agglomeration of…
Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries. Color coordinates Hex triplet #E30B5C RGB (r, g, b) (227, 11, 92) CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 95, 60, 11) HSV (h, s, v) (337°, 95%, 89%) The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English…
Maroon is a dark brownish red color which takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. Color coordinates Hex triplet #800000 RGB (r, g, b) (128, 0, 0) HSV (h, s, v) (0°, 100%, 50%) The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “a brownish crimson or claret color.”…
Decalcomania (from the French décalcomanie) is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials. Today, the shortened version is “decal.” Origins Decalcomania was invented in England about 1750 and imported into the United States at least as early as 1865. Its invention…
Today, reptiles and birds are quite different animals. Studying dinosaurs however bridges the gap between the two. There are countless mysteries including the origin of dinosaurs, their increase in size, diversification, and their extinction. How much can we learn from the silent testimonies of fossils? Evolution of Saurischian Dinosaurs Saurischians…
Östermalm is a district area in Stockholm’s inner city with 70,779 inhabitants (2014). It includes the districts of Östermalm (except for a smaller part at Roslagstull), Hjorthagen, Gärdet, Djurgården and Norra Djurgården. Östermalm’s district area with associated district committee and district administration was established in connection with the district reform…
Gex is a French commune, sub-prefecture of the department of Ain, located north-east of it, at the end of the region Auvergne Rhone -Alps; The Pays de Gex is located between the Jura massif and Lake Geneva, in the extreme west of Switzerland and in the north-east of the French…
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Utility box art
Utility box art is a form of street art whereby utility boxes on city streets are painted or otherwise covered in artwork. Utility box or electrical enclosure is a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment to mount switches, knobs and displays and to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and…
Read moreHong Kong International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products, China
Hong Kong International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM) is the annual premier event of the Chinese medicine and health products industry. Jointly organised by the HKTDC and the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association Ltd (MCMIA), the International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine…
Read moreRomanesque architecture in Spain
Romanesque architecture in Spain is the architectural style reflective of Romanesque architecture, with peculiar influences both from architectural styles outside the Iberian peninsula via Italy and France as well as traditional architectural patterns from within the peninsula. Romanesque architecture was developed in and propagated throughout Europe for more than two…
Read moreArt in Brazil: a story in the São Paulo Pinacoteca
The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo presents its new long-term exhibition Arte no Brasil: a story at the Pinacoteca São Paulo, which occupies the entire second floor of the building on Avenida Tiradentes with works from its collection, and marks a new and outstanding stage in the centenary tour…
Read moreLandhuis
A landhuis (plural landhuizen) is a Dutch colonial country house, often the administrative heart of a particuliere land or private domain in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Many country houses were built by the Dutch in other colonial settlements, such as Galle, Cape Town, and Curaçao, but none as…
Read moreJean Fautrier
Jean Fautrier (born on 16 May 1898 in Paris 8th and died on 21 July 1964 in Châtenay-Malabry) was a French painter, illustrator, printmaker, and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme. Jean Fautrier is, along with Jean Dubuffet, the most important representative of the current…
Read moreArchitecture of Uzbekistan
The Architecture of Uzbekistan is considered as the symbol of the nations’ history. In spite of changing economic conditions, technological advances, demographic fluctuations and cultural shifts, the originality of Uzbek architecture can be seen in the country. Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, Termez and Kokand are the most famous architectural centers…
Read moreSakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kinki Region, Japan
Sakyo Ward is one of the 11 wards that make up Kyoto City. Located in the northeastern part of Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. “Sakyo” means the emperor’s whereabouts, that is, the left side when viewed from the Imperial Palace. The emperor was sitting on the high thrones facing south, so…
Read moreArchitecture of Iran
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian:مهرازى ایرانی) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Turkey and Iraq to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan,…
Read moreBadami Chalukya architecture
The Badami Chalukya architecture was a temple building idiom that evolved in the 5th – 8th centuries in the Malaprabha river basin, in present-day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, under the Chalukya dynasty. This style is sometimes called the Vesara style and Chalukya style, a term that also includes the…
Read moreIsrael Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
The Israel Museum is the largest cultural institution in the State of Israel and is ranked among the world’s leading art and archaeology museums. Founded in 1965, the Museum houses encyclopedic collections, including works dating from prehistory to the present day, in its Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Jewish Art and…
Read moreRound-the-world ticket
A round-the-world ticket (also known as round-the-world fare or RTW ticket in short) is a product that enables travellers to fly around the world for a relatively low price. RTW tickets have existed for some time and in the past were generally offered through marketing agreements between airlines on several…
Read morePellet stove
A pellet stove is a stove that burns compressed wood or biomass pellets to create a source of heat for residential and sometimes industrial spaces. By steadily feeding fuel from a storage container (hopper) into a burn pot area, it produces a constant flame that requires little to no physical…
Read moreInternational airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are typically larger than domestic airports and often feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often also host…
Read moreĀdams Alksnis
Ādams Alksnis (10 March 1864 – 21 March 1897) was a Latvian painter. He is one of the first painters who started to paint daily scenes from latvian peasant life. Ādams Alksnis is the head of the circle of Latvian artists “Worker”. Biography Alksnis was born in 10 March, 1864…
Read morePost-painterly abstraction
Post-painterly abstraction is a term created by art critic Clement Greenberg as the title for an exhibit he curated for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1964, which subsequently travelled to the Walker Art Center and the Art Gallery of Toronto. Greenberg had perceived that there was a…
Read moreMulti-junction solar cell
Multi-junction (MJ) solar cells are solar cells with multiple p–n junctions made of different semiconductor materials. Each material’s p-n junction will produce electric current in response to different wavelengths of light. The use of multiple semiconducting materials allows the absorbance of a broader range of wavelengths, improving the cell’s sunlight…
Read moreThéoule-sur-Mer, French Riviera
Théoule-sur-Mer is a French commune located at the southeast end of the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The town is located east of the Esterel massif which it is located in the foothills, and west of the Bay of Cannes. It is part of the agglomeration of…
Read moreRaspberry color
Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries. Color coordinates Hex triplet #E30B5C RGB (r, g, b) (227, 11, 92) CMYK (c, m, y, k) (0, 95, 60, 11) HSV (h, s, v) (337°, 95%, 89%) The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English…
Read moreMaroon
Maroon is a dark brownish red color which takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. Color coordinates Hex triplet #800000 RGB (r, g, b) (128, 0, 0) HSV (h, s, v) (0°, 100%, 50%) The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “a brownish crimson or claret color.”…
Read moreDecalcomania
Decalcomania (from the French décalcomanie) is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials. Today, the shortened version is “decal.” Origins Decalcomania was invented in England about 1750 and imported into the United States at least as early as 1865. Its invention…
Read moreEvolution of Life: Exploring the mysteries of Dinosaur, Japan National Museum of Nature and Science
Today, reptiles and birds are quite different animals. Studying dinosaurs however bridges the gap between the two. There are countless mysteries including the origin of dinosaurs, their increase in size, diversification, and their extinction. How much can we learn from the silent testimonies of fossils? Evolution of Saurischian Dinosaurs Saurischians…
Read moreÖstermalm’s district area, Stockholm, Sweden
Östermalm is a district area in Stockholm’s inner city with 70,779 inhabitants (2014). It includes the districts of Östermalm (except for a smaller part at Roslagstull), Hjorthagen, Gärdet, Djurgården and Norra Djurgården. Östermalm’s district area with associated district committee and district administration was established in connection with the district reform…
Read moreGex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Gex is a French commune, sub-prefecture of the department of Ain, located north-east of it, at the end of the region Auvergne Rhone -Alps; The Pays de Gex is located between the Jura massif and Lake Geneva, in the extreme west of Switzerland and in the north-east of the French…
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