The Violin Museum is a musical instrument museum located in Cremona. The museum is best known for its collection of stringed instruments that includes violins, violas, cellos and double basses crafted by renowned luthiers, including Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. History At the time of his death in…
Energy conversion efficiency (η) is the ratio between the useful output of an energy conversion machine and the input, in energy terms. The input, as well as the useful output may be chemical, electric power, mechanical work, light (radiation), or heat. Overview Energy conversion efficiency depends on the usefulness of…
Udine is a town with squares of Venetian charm and ancient buildings. Udine is the provincial capital of the province of Udine, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. On the hill of the town rises the castle: from its walls you can see the whole city, the mountains…
Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world. Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. Rock that is not part of the structure is removed until the…
The knowledge argument (also known as Mary’s room or Mary the super-scientist) is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson in his article “Epiphenomenal Qualia” (1982) and extended in “What Mary Didn’t Know” (1986). The experiment is intended to argue against physicalism—the view that the universe, including all that…
The Porte-Saint-Denis district of Paris, near two of Paris’s six main railway stations in the 10th arrondissement: the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l’Est. Denis is one of paris’s liveliest areas, a multicultural melting pot. The shopping streets here is the real heart of the city, with a…
The Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal fortress in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis. Geography The fortress is located near the capital, about eight kilometers from the Ile de la Cité. Unlike the majority…
Place Charles de Gaulle, historically known as the Place de l’Étoile, is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-Élysées. Paris’s historical axis cuts through the Arc de Triomphe, which stands at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle. It was…
The Lüscher color test is a psychological test invented by Dr. Max Lüscher in Basel, Switzerland. Max Lüscher believed that sensory perception of color is objective and universally shared by all, but that color preferences are subjective, and that this distinction allows subjective states to be objectively measured by using…
Front Lot is a themed land or studio lot at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, based on the glamorous administration areas of Hollywood movie studios from the “golden age” of movies in the 1930s. It serves as the main entrance area of the park, similar to Main Street…
The Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a privately owned museum which was established by Viktor Vekselberg and his Link of Times foundation in order to repatriate lost cultural valuables to Russia. The museum is located in the center of Saint Petersburg at Shuvalov Palace (21, Fontanka River Embankment)…
The Byzantine mosaics of Sicily are an example of Byzantine art in Italy. Although the Byzantines had occupied Sicily from 535 until the Islamic invasion of the island in 827 (although the last stronghold Rometta capitulated only in 965), were the Norman princes, which consolidated the conquest of Sicily and…
Museo Galileo, the former Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza (Institute and Museum of the History of Science) is located in Florence, Italy, in Piazza dei Giudici, along the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery. It is housed in Palazzo Castellani, an 11th-century building which was then…
Karl Ferdinand Wimar (born 20 February 1828 in Siegburg as Karl Ferdinand Weimer, 28 November 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri) , was a German-American painter from the Dusseldorf School. Karl Ferdinand Wimar concentrated on Native Americans in the West and the great herds of buffalo. He is known for an…
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment are used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment are there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors…
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment are used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment are there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the…
The Blue Rider is a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activity, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the eponymous almanac, which was first published in mid-May 1912. The editorial team organized in 1911 and 1912 two exhibitions in Munich in…
The Chinese gallery now houses works of art from ancient China, dating from 3000 BC to c.900 BC, with Neolithic ceramics, sacred bronzes, and lacquered and terracotta ware that include over two hundred examples of burial art works from the Han and Tang periods. In the Chinese collection it can…
Chilotan architecture is a unique architectural style that is mainly restricted to the Chiloé Archipelago and neighboring areas of southern Chile. These buildings have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Chiloé, in part because of its physical isolation from the rest of Chile and access to different materials,…
Piazza di Spagna, with the staircase of Trinità dei Monti, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It has its name in the palace of Spain, home of the embassy of the Iberian State at the Holy See. On the right corner of the stairwell is the home…
Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2014, Asia’s premier licensing event helps licensors and agents find partners and expand their regional networks in Asia, particularly the Chinese mainland. At the Licensing Show, more than 700 brands and properties are being showcased by over 230 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions, ranging…
Catalan Gothic is an artistic style, with particular characteristics in the field of architecture. It occurred under the Crown of Aragon between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term “Catalan Gothic” is…
The National Museum of Music is the national museum of Portugal dedicated to music, has one of the most important collections of instruments in Europe. Some of these instruments are classified as National Treasures. as is the case of Stradivarius Chevillard Cello – King of Portugal, Carnation Antunes, or Pascal…
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Museo del Violino, Cremona, Italy
The Violin Museum is a musical instrument museum located in Cremona. The museum is best known for its collection of stringed instruments that includes violins, violas, cellos and double basses crafted by renowned luthiers, including Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. History At the time of his death in…
Read moreEnergy conversion efficiency
Energy conversion efficiency (η) is the ratio between the useful output of an energy conversion machine and the input, in energy terms. The input, as well as the useful output may be chemical, electric power, mechanical work, light (radiation), or heat. Overview Energy conversion efficiency depends on the usefulness of…
Read moreTravel Guide of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Udine is a town with squares of Venetian charm and ancient buildings. Udine is the provincial capital of the province of Udine, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. On the hill of the town rises the castle: from its walls you can see the whole city, the mountains…
Read moreIndian rock-cut architecture
Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world. Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. Rock that is not part of the structure is removed until the…
Read moreMary’s room knowledge argument
The knowledge argument (also known as Mary’s room or Mary the super-scientist) is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson in his article “Epiphenomenal Qualia” (1982) and extended in “What Mary Didn’t Know” (1986). The experiment is intended to argue against physicalism—the view that the universe, including all that…
Read moreGuide Tour of the Porte-Saint-Denis district of Paris, France
The Porte-Saint-Denis district of Paris, near two of Paris’s six main railway stations in the 10th arrondissement: the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l’Est. Denis is one of paris’s liveliest areas, a multicultural melting pot. The shopping streets here is the real heart of the city, with a…
Read moreChâteau de Vincennes, France
The Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal fortress in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis. Geography The fortress is located near the capital, about eight kilometers from the Ile de la Cité. Unlike the majority…
Read moreGuide Tour of the area around Place de l’Étoile, Paris, France
Place Charles de Gaulle, historically known as the Place de l’Étoile, is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-Élysées. Paris’s historical axis cuts through the Arc de Triomphe, which stands at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle. It was…
Read moreLüscher color test
The Lüscher color test is a psychological test invented by Dr. Max Lüscher in Basel, Switzerland. Max Lüscher believed that sensory perception of color is objective and universally shared by all, but that color preferences are subjective, and that this distinction allows subjective states to be objectively measured by using…
Read moreGuide Tour of Front Lot, Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris, France
Front Lot is a themed land or studio lot at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, based on the glamorous administration areas of Hollywood movie studios from the “golden age” of movies in the 1930s. It serves as the main entrance area of the park, similar to Main Street…
Read moreFaberge Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a privately owned museum which was established by Viktor Vekselberg and his Link of Times foundation in order to repatriate lost cultural valuables to Russia. The museum is located in the center of Saint Petersburg at Shuvalov Palace (21, Fontanka River Embankment)…
Read moreByzantine mosaics of Sicily
The Byzantine mosaics of Sicily are an example of Byzantine art in Italy. Although the Byzantines had occupied Sicily from 535 until the Islamic invasion of the island in 827 (although the last stronghold Rometta capitulated only in 965), were the Norman princes, which consolidated the conquest of Sicily and…
Read moreMuseo Galileo – Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Firenze, Italy
Museo Galileo, the former Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza (Institute and Museum of the History of Science) is located in Florence, Italy, in Piazza dei Giudici, along the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery. It is housed in Palazzo Castellani, an 11th-century building which was then…
Read moreKarl Ferdinand Wimar
Karl Ferdinand Wimar (born 20 February 1828 in Siegburg as Karl Ferdinand Weimer, 28 November 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri) , was a German-American painter from the Dusseldorf School. Karl Ferdinand Wimar concentrated on Native Americans in the West and the great herds of buffalo. He is known for an…
Read moreGround support equipment
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment are used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment are there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the…
Read moreLos Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, United States
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors…
Read moreGround support equipment
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment are used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment are there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the…
Read moreDer Blaue Reiter
The Blue Rider is a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activity, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the eponymous almanac, which was first published in mid-May 1912. The editorial team organized in 1911 and 1912 two exhibitions in Munich in…
Read moreChinese gallery, Oriental Art Museum in Turin
The Chinese gallery now houses works of art from ancient China, dating from 3000 BC to c.900 BC, with Neolithic ceramics, sacred bronzes, and lacquered and terracotta ware that include over two hundred examples of burial art works from the Han and Tang periods. In the Chinese collection it can…
Read moreChilotan architecture
Chilotan architecture is a unique architectural style that is mainly restricted to the Chiloé Archipelago and neighboring areas of southern Chile. These buildings have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Chiloé, in part because of its physical isolation from the rest of Chile and access to different materials,…
Read morePiazza di Spagna, Birthplace of musical performance, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO
Piazza di Spagna, with the staircase of Trinità dei Monti, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It has its name in the palace of Spain, home of the embassy of the Iberian State at the Holy See. On the right corner of the stairwell is the home…
Read moreReview of Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2014, China
Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2014, Asia’s premier licensing event helps licensors and agents find partners and expand their regional networks in Asia, particularly the Chinese mainland. At the Licensing Show, more than 700 brands and properties are being showcased by over 230 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions, ranging…
Read moreCatalan Gothic
Catalan Gothic is an artistic style, with particular characteristics in the field of architecture. It occurred under the Crown of Aragon between the 13th and 15th centuries, which places it at the end of the European Gothic period and at the beginning of the Renaissance. The term “Catalan Gothic” is…
Read moreNational Music Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
The National Museum of Music is the national museum of Portugal dedicated to music, has one of the most important collections of instruments in Europe. Some of these instruments are classified as National Treasures. as is the case of Stradivarius Chevillard Cello – King of Portugal, Carnation Antunes, or Pascal…
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