A bathtub Madonna (also known as a lawn shrine, Mary on the half shell, bathtub Mary, bathtub Virgin, and bathtub shrine) is an artificial grotto typically framing a Roman Catholic religious figure. Variations These shrines most often house a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary but sometimes hold the image…
A grid-connected photovoltaic power system, or grid-connected PV power system is an electricity generating solar PV power system that is connected to the utility grid. A grid-connected PV system consists of solar panels, one or several inverters, a power conditioning unit and grid connection equipment. They range from small residential…
The Spanish Empire lasted from the time of Christopher Columbus to c. 1900 and in that time was the starting point for many of the famous European explorers and the home of an empire that, for hundreds of years, ruled most of the Americas. The Spanish Empire, historically known as…
Few artists of our age used as many media as Nam June Paik—or, perhaps more accurately, worked “between” as many media. Paik was an artist who developed an intermedial approach, emphasizing not a single, pure medium but the dialectic between media. In the exhibition titled Intermedia Theatre, Nam June Paik…
The name pleorama was coined from Greek elements. Like other 19th century novelties ending in -orama – diorama and cyclorama, for instance – the second half of the word has the sense of ‘something seen’. The pleo- part here is understood to come from a Greek word meaning ‘float’ which…
ITU-R Recommendation BT.709, more commonly known by the abbreviations Rec. 709 or BT.709, standardizes the format of high-definition television, having 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. The first edition of the standard was approved in 1990. Technical details Pixel count Rec. 709 refers to HDTV systems having roughly two million luma samples…
An open-jaw ticket is an airline return ticket where the destination and/or the origin are not the same in both directions. Types There are three types: Destination open-jaw, where a passenger flies from one city to another, but returns to the original city from a different place. For example, depart…
Architectural Ironmongery or (Architectural Hardware) is a term used for the manufacture and wholesale distributor of items made from iron, steel, brass, aluminium or other metals, including plastics, for use in all types of buildings. The Architectural Ironmongery range includes door handles, closers, locks, cylinder pulls and hinges (“door furniture”),…
Lenyadri (Marathi: लेण्याद्री, Leṇyādri), sometimes called Ganesa Lena, represents a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located about 5km north of Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi caves, Shivneri caves and Tulja caves. Cave 7, originally…
Bandol is a French commune in the department of Var in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. On the Mediterranean coast, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Bandol is located about 45 km east of Marseille and 15 km west of Toulon, the penultimate city west of the coast of Var before reaching…
Held at the same time as Fashion Week, World Boutique presents buyers and fashion insiders with a fascinating mix of brand collections and designer labels. Highlights of this year’s World Boutique include the Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza, which was staged 17 January. The exclusive event welcomes four internationally celebrated fashion…
Chinese pigments (Chinese: 中國國畫傳統顏料) are the traditional medium to execute traditional Chinese brush paintings, besides ink. Chinese pigments is similar to Western gouache paint in that it contains more glue than watercolours, but more so than gouache. The high glue content makes the pigment bind better to Chinese paper and…
Airport check-in is the process whereby passengers are accepted by an airline at the airport prior to travel. The airlines typically use service counters found at airports. The check-in is normally handled by an airline itself or a handling agent working on behalf of an airline. Passengers usually hand over…
A cyborg (short for “cybernetic organism”) is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. The term cyborg is not the same thing as bionic, biorobot or android; it applies to an organism that has restored…
Air Force blue colours are a variety of colours that are mostly various tones of the colour azure, the purest tones of which are identified as being the colour of the sky on a clear day. Some air force blue colours, notably the air force blue colour used by the…
Atonality in its broadest sense is music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality, in this sense, usually describes compositions written from about 1908 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used, and the notes of the chromatic scale…
The diamond industry in Armenia is a significant part of the country’s manufacturing and exports. Armenia is a major supplier of diamond. Overview Armenia, a country without many mineral fuels, is known for its diamond processing industry. The industry was established during the Soviet era and is considered one of…
On the third floor is the Himalayan Gallery which houses precious and rare specimens of Tibetan thang-ka and bronze sculptures; worthy of note is the part dedicated to the display of manuscripts with precious wooden covers. In this suggestive collection you can grasp the mystical side of Buddhism, which involves…
The National Intangible Cultural Heritage Institute donates and deposits the collections of intangible cultural heritage folks for the preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage and archives them for exhibition and academic research. As the first project, we gathered all the materials that contained the life and philosophy of 故…
Walking, hiking, or rambling has been a popular past-time in the United Kingdom since the 19th century. In 1935, the Ramblers’ Association was formed to promote hiking amongst Britons. There are now 550 Ramblers groups in about 50 areas, and around 350 other affiliated bodies, such as societies especially interested…
The Siam Society’s collection of research manuscripts, books, rare books, photos, micro-film, tapes, videos, maps and traditional manuscripts on palm leaf, and other documents constitute the first non-privately owned library in Thailand. The Siam Society library is noted for its outstanding rare books collection, most of which is related to…
The Renaissance, which spread from Italy to northern Europe, is a phenomenon that, unlike the Italian context, took on not so much artistic as well as economic meanings, so much so that historians speak of Northern European Renaissance capitalism. “The Renaissance of the North is far from being merely an…
Polyfocal Allover is the first institutional painting survey of Swiss artist Franz Gertsch (b. 1930, Mörigen) in the United States. The exhibition explores Gertsch’s decades-long commitment to capturing life in portraiture, primarily through photorealist paintings and woodcut prints. For the first time in decades, several major works from the artist’s…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are important places of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. There are 37 World Heritage Sites located in India. These include 29 cultural sites, seven natural sites and one…
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Bathtub Madonna
A bathtub Madonna (also known as a lawn shrine, Mary on the half shell, bathtub Mary, bathtub Virgin, and bathtub shrine) is an artificial grotto typically framing a Roman Catholic religious figure. Variations These shrines most often house a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary but sometimes hold the image…
Read moreGrid-connected photovoltaic power system
A grid-connected photovoltaic power system, or grid-connected PV power system is an electricity generating solar PV power system that is connected to the utility grid. A grid-connected PV system consists of solar panels, one or several inverters, a power conditioning unit and grid connection equipment. They range from small residential…
Read moreSpanish Empire historical tourism
The Spanish Empire lasted from the time of Christopher Columbus to c. 1900 and in that time was the starting point for many of the famous European explorers and the home of an empire that, for hundreds of years, ruled most of the Americas. The Spanish Empire, historically known as…
Read moreIntermedia Theater, Nam June Paik Art Center
Few artists of our age used as many media as Nam June Paik—or, perhaps more accurately, worked “between” as many media. Paik was an artist who developed an intermedial approach, emphasizing not a single, pure medium but the dialectic between media. In the exhibition titled Intermedia Theatre, Nam June Paik…
Read morePleorama
The name pleorama was coined from Greek elements. Like other 19th century novelties ending in -orama – diorama and cyclorama, for instance – the second half of the word has the sense of ‘something seen’. The pleo- part here is understood to come from a Greek word meaning ‘float’ which…
Read moreRec. 709
ITU-R Recommendation BT.709, more commonly known by the abbreviations Rec. 709 or BT.709, standardizes the format of high-definition television, having 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. The first edition of the standard was approved in 1990. Technical details Pixel count Rec. 709 refers to HDTV systems having roughly two million luma samples…
Read moreOpen-jaw ticket
An open-jaw ticket is an airline return ticket where the destination and/or the origin are not the same in both directions. Types There are three types: Destination open-jaw, where a passenger flies from one city to another, but returns to the original city from a different place. For example, depart…
Read moreArchitectural ironmongery
Architectural Ironmongery or (Architectural Hardware) is a term used for the manufacture and wholesale distributor of items made from iron, steel, brass, aluminium or other metals, including plastics, for use in all types of buildings. The Architectural Ironmongery range includes door handles, closers, locks, cylinder pulls and hinges (“door furniture”),…
Read moreLenyadri
Lenyadri (Marathi: लेण्याद्री, Leṇyādri), sometimes called Ganesa Lena, represents a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located about 5km north of Junnar in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi caves, Shivneri caves and Tulja caves. Cave 7, originally…
Read moreBandol, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Bandol is a French commune in the department of Var in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. On the Mediterranean coast, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Bandol is located about 45 km east of Marseille and 15 km west of Toulon, the penultimate city west of the coast of Var before reaching…
Read moreWorld Boutique Brand Collections’ Show, Hong Kong Fashion Week 2011 Fall/Winter, China
Held at the same time as Fashion Week, World Boutique presents buyers and fashion insiders with a fascinating mix of brand collections and designer labels. Highlights of this year’s World Boutique include the Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza, which was staged 17 January. The exclusive event welcomes four internationally celebrated fashion…
Read moreChinese pigment
Chinese pigments (Chinese: 中國國畫傳統顏料) are the traditional medium to execute traditional Chinese brush paintings, besides ink. Chinese pigments is similar to Western gouache paint in that it contains more glue than watercolours, but more so than gouache. The high glue content makes the pigment bind better to Chinese paper and…
Read moreAirport check-in
Airport check-in is the process whereby passengers are accepted by an airline at the airport prior to travel. The airlines typically use service counters found at airports. The check-in is normally handled by an airline itself or a handling agent working on behalf of an airline. Passengers usually hand over…
Read moreCyborg
A cyborg (short for “cybernetic organism”) is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. The term cyborg is not the same thing as bionic, biorobot or android; it applies to an organism that has restored…
Read moreAir Force blue color
Air Force blue colours are a variety of colours that are mostly various tones of the colour azure, the purest tones of which are identified as being the colour of the sky on a clear day. Some air force blue colours, notably the air force blue colour used by the…
Read moreAtonality music
Atonality in its broadest sense is music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality, in this sense, usually describes compositions written from about 1908 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used, and the notes of the chromatic scale…
Read moreDiamond industry in Armenia
The diamond industry in Armenia is a significant part of the country’s manufacturing and exports. Armenia is a major supplier of diamond. Overview Armenia, a country without many mineral fuels, is known for its diamond processing industry. The industry was established during the Soviet era and is considered one of…
Read moreHimalayan gallery, Oriental Art Museum in Turin
On the third floor is the Himalayan Gallery which houses precious and rare specimens of Tibetan thang-ka and bronze sculptures; worthy of note is the part dedicated to the display of manuscripts with precious wooden covers. In this suggestive collection you can grasp the mystical side of Buddhism, which involves…
Read moreFamous dancer, National Intangible Heritage Center, South Korea
The National Intangible Cultural Heritage Institute donates and deposits the collections of intangible cultural heritage folks for the preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage and archives them for exhibition and academic research. As the first project, we gathered all the materials that contained the life and philosophy of 故…
Read moreWalking tourism in the United Kingdom
Walking, hiking, or rambling has been a popular past-time in the United Kingdom since the 19th century. In 1935, the Ramblers’ Association was formed to promote hiking amongst Britons. There are now 550 Ramblers groups in about 50 areas, and around 350 other affiliated bodies, such as societies especially interested…
Read moreThe Siam Society Library, Kamthieng House Museum
The Siam Society’s collection of research manuscripts, books, rare books, photos, micro-film, tapes, videos, maps and traditional manuscripts on palm leaf, and other documents constitute the first non-privately owned library in Thailand. The Siam Society library is noted for its outstanding rare books collection, most of which is related to…
Read moreNorthern European Renaissance capitalism
The Renaissance, which spread from Italy to northern Europe, is a phenomenon that, unlike the Italian context, took on not so much artistic as well as economic meanings, so much so that historians speak of Northern European Renaissance capitalism. “The Renaissance of the North is far from being merely an…
Read moreFranz Gertsch: Polyfocal Allover, Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Polyfocal Allover is the first institutional painting survey of Swiss artist Franz Gertsch (b. 1930, Mörigen) in the United States. The exhibition explores Gertsch’s decades-long commitment to capturing life in portraiture, primarily through photorealist paintings and woodcut prints. For the first time in decades, several major works from the artist’s…
Read moreUNESCO World Heritage tourism in India
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are important places of cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. There are 37 World Heritage Sites located in India. These include 29 cultural sites, seven natural sites and one…
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