A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides travel and tourism related services to the public on behalf of suppliers such as activities, airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, travel insurance, and package tours. In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists, most travel agencies have…
Cuteness is a subjective term describing a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. Lorenz proposed the concept of baby schema (Kindchenschema), a set of facial and body features, that make a…
An aisleless church (German: Saalkirche) is a single-nave church building that consists of a single hall-like room. While similar to the hall church, the aisleless church lacks aisles or passageways either side of the nave separated from the nave by colonnades or arcades, a row of pillars or columns. However,…
The Annecy Lake is a lake of France located in the Alps, in Haute-Savoie and region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. By its surface, it is the second lake of glacial origin in France after that of Bourget. From Cézanne’s painting to reality, the magic of Lake Annecy has remained the same. Considered to…
Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world…
Absolute music (sometimes abstract music) is music that is not explicitly “about” anything; in contrast to program music, it is non-representational. The idea of absolute music developed at the end of the 18th century in the writings of authors of early German Romanticism, such as Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Ludwig Tieck…
High politics and the art of propaganda were centre stage when Thorvaldsens Museum opened its doors to the exhibition In Praise of Power. Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsen brought with him from Copenhagen a radical outlook partly deriving from his mentor in the Academy of Fine Art, the…
The Teatro Bibiena di Mantova, so called “scientific” theatre designed by Antonio Galli Bibiena in 1767, famous around the world for the interior decoration, is a real jewel, a place where artistic and musical perfection is achieved To visit this theatre is to discover the splendour and grace of the…
Renaissance Revival (sometimes referred to as “Neo-Renaissance”) is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation “Renaissance architecture” nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond…
Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (girih) for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200 and their arrangements found significant improvement starting with the Darb-i Imam shrine in…
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches”, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container…
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (Milan, 1609 – 1662) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Lombardy. He was nicknamed Guido della Lombardia. He was born in Milan to a Cremonese father and mannerist painter, Panfilo Nuvolone. After working with his father, he studied under Giovanni Battista Crespi…
Fantastic art is a broad and loosely defined art genre. It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, geographical location or historical period. It can be characterised by subject matter – which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythical or folkloric subjects, events and style, which is representational and naturalistic, rather…
As France’s leading home fair and the largest general-purpose fair in Europe, the Foire de Paris is a major retail event that has been held annually in Paris since 1904, it offers a varied range of products for the general public. From construction to furnishings, including renovation, decoration and interior…
A hexapod robot is a mechanical vehicle that walks on six legs. Since a robot can be statically stable on three or more legs, a hexapod robot has a great deal of flexibility in how it can move. If legs become disabled, the robot may still be able to walk.…
Located in the very hearth of Milan, the Cultural Beauty District includes secret monuments that have only recently been re-opened to the public, whose artistic value holds over 1000 years of history of the city. Between these monumentis are panoramic roofrops, ancient crypts, bell towers and historical archives. Highline Galleria…
David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros, December 29, 1896, in Chihuahua – January 6, 1974, in Cuernavaca, Morelos) was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals in fresco. Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he established “Mexican Muralism.” He was a…
Pennsylvania Impressionism refers to an American Impressionist movement from the first half of the 20th century that was centered in and around Bucks County, Pennsylvania, particularly the area around the town of New Hope The movement is sometimes referred to as the “New Hope School” or the “Pennsylvania School” of…
The architecture of Penang reflects the 171 years of British presence on the island, coalescing with local, Chinese, Indian, Islamic and other elements to create a unique and distinctive brand of architecture. Along with Malacca, Penang is an architectural gem of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Unlike Singapore, also a Straits…
The Winter Palace (City Palace) of Prince Eugene of Savoy is an important high-baroque palace in Vienna’s Inner City (1st district), Himmelpfortgasse 8. It served the general chiefly as a winter residence, while spending the summers in Belvedere Palace. The historic rooms in the Beletage were the seat of the…
Francesco Salvatore Fontebasso (Venice, Oct. 4, 1707 – Venice, May 31, 1769) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. Among the favorite painters are biblical and religious scenes, mythological scenes, portraits., one of the major exponents of Venetian painting in the Rococo period. He first…
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres, the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km)…
The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France,The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.…
The Anatomical Theatre of Padua, Northern Italy, is the first permanent anatomical theatre in the World. Still preserved in the Palazzo del Bo, it was inaugurated in 1595 by Girolamo Fabrici of Acquapendente, according to the project of Paolo Sarpi and Dario Varotari. This theatre constituted the model for the…
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Travel agency
A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides travel and tourism related services to the public on behalf of suppliers such as activities, airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, travel insurance, and package tours. In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists, most travel agencies have…
Read moreCuteness
Cuteness is a subjective term describing a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Konrad Lorenz. Lorenz proposed the concept of baby schema (Kindchenschema), a set of facial and body features, that make a…
Read moreAisleless church
An aisleless church (German: Saalkirche) is a single-nave church building that consists of a single hall-like room. While similar to the hall church, the aisleless church lacks aisles or passageways either side of the nave separated from the nave by colonnades or arcades, a row of pillars or columns. However,…
Read moreAnnecy Lake, Haute-Savoie. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
The Annecy Lake is a lake of France located in the Alps, in Haute-Savoie and region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. By its surface, it is the second lake of glacial origin in France after that of Bourget. From Cézanne’s painting to reality, the magic of Lake Annecy has remained the same. Considered to…
Read moreExploration
Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world…
Read moreAbstract music
Absolute music (sometimes abstract music) is music that is not explicitly “about” anything; in contrast to program music, it is non-representational. The idea of absolute music developed at the end of the 18th century in the writings of authors of early German Romanticism, such as Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Ludwig Tieck…
Read moreIn praise of power, Thorvaldsens Museum
High politics and the art of propaganda were centre stage when Thorvaldsens Museum opened its doors to the exhibition In Praise of Power. Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Thorvaldsen. Thorvaldsen brought with him from Copenhagen a radical outlook partly deriving from his mentor in the Academy of Fine Art, the…
Read moreTeatro Bibiena, Via Accademia, Italy
The Teatro Bibiena di Mantova, so called “scientific” theatre designed by Antonio Galli Bibiena in 1767, famous around the world for the interior decoration, is a real jewel, a place where artistic and musical perfection is achieved To visit this theatre is to discover the splendour and grace of the…
Read moreRenaissance Revival architecture
Renaissance Revival (sometimes referred to as “Neo-Renaissance”) is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation “Renaissance architecture” nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond…
Read moreGirih tiles
Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (girih) for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200 and their arrangements found significant improvement starting with the Darb-i Imam shrine in…
Read moreGeocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches”, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container…
Read moreCarlo Francesco Nuvolone
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (Milan, 1609 – 1662) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Lombardy. He was nicknamed Guido della Lombardia. He was born in Milan to a Cremonese father and mannerist painter, Panfilo Nuvolone. After working with his father, he studied under Giovanni Battista Crespi…
Read moreFantastic art
Fantastic art is a broad and loosely defined art genre. It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, geographical location or historical period. It can be characterised by subject matter – which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythical or folkloric subjects, events and style, which is representational and naturalistic, rather…
Read moreLook Back of Foire de Paris, France
As France’s leading home fair and the largest general-purpose fair in Europe, the Foire de Paris is a major retail event that has been held annually in Paris since 1904, it offers a varied range of products for the general public. From construction to furnishings, including renovation, decoration and interior…
Read moreHexapod robotics
A hexapod robot is a mechanical vehicle that walks on six legs. Since a robot can be statically stable on three or more legs, a hexapod robot has a great deal of flexibility in how it can move. If legs become disabled, the robot may still be able to walk.…
Read moreHighline Galleria, Milan, Italy
Located in the very hearth of Milan, the Cultural Beauty District includes secret monuments that have only recently been re-opened to the public, whose artistic value holds over 1000 years of history of the city. Between these monumentis are panoramic roofrops, ancient crypts, bell towers and historical archives. Highline Galleria…
Read moreDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros, December 29, 1896, in Chihuahua – January 6, 1974, in Cuernavaca, Morelos) was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals in fresco. Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he established “Mexican Muralism.” He was a…
Read morePennsylvania Impressionism 1915 – 1950
Pennsylvania Impressionism refers to an American Impressionist movement from the first half of the 20th century that was centered in and around Bucks County, Pennsylvania, particularly the area around the town of New Hope The movement is sometimes referred to as the “New Hope School” or the “Pennsylvania School” of…
Read moreArchitecture of Penang
The architecture of Penang reflects the 171 years of British presence on the island, coalescing with local, Chinese, Indian, Islamic and other elements to create a unique and distinctive brand of architecture. Along with Malacca, Penang is an architectural gem of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Unlike Singapore, also a Straits…
Read moreWinter Palace of Prince Eugene, Belvedere
The Winter Palace (City Palace) of Prince Eugene of Savoy is an important high-baroque palace in Vienna’s Inner City (1st district), Himmelpfortgasse 8. It served the general chiefly as a winter residence, while spending the summers in Belvedere Palace. The historic rooms in the Beletage were the seat of the…
Read moreFrancesco Fontebasso
Francesco Salvatore Fontebasso (Venice, Oct. 4, 1707 – Venice, May 31, 1769) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. Among the favorite painters are biblical and religious scenes, mythological scenes, portraits., one of the major exponents of Venetian painting in the Rococo period. He first…
Read moreGrand Teton National Park, Moose, United States
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres, the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km)…
Read moreGuide Tour of Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France,The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.…
Read moreAnatomical Theatre of Padua, Bo Palace, University of Padua
The Anatomical Theatre of Padua, Northern Italy, is the first permanent anatomical theatre in the World. Still preserved in the Palazzo del Bo, it was inaugurated in 1595 by Girolamo Fabrici of Acquapendente, according to the project of Paolo Sarpi and Dario Varotari. This theatre constituted the model for the…
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