Málaga city is the largest city on the Costa del Sol, with a typical Mediterranean climate and is also known as the birthplace of the artist Picasso. The city offers beaches, hiking, architectural sites, art museums, and excellent shopping and cuisine. It combines beaches, history, and archaeology with a vibrant…
Riva del Garda is a city in Trentino-Alto Adige, an elegant historic resort town situated at the northern tip of Lake Garda in Trentino. Riva del Garda is the pearl of Garda Trentino, with mediterranean climate, wide and sunny free beaches, enchanting panorama are the ingredients for an unforgettable and…
Gogol House – Memorial Museum and Scientific Library(Russian: Дом Гоголя — мемориальный музей и научная библиотека) on Nikitsky Boulevard is the only place in Moscow that keeps the memory of the last years of Nikolai Gogol alive. In this house, the writer worked on the second volume of Dead Souls.…
Some of Australia’s most well known and loved works are on display in the Australian galleries, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper from the Art Gallery of NSW collection. Australian art The collection dates from the early 1800s, and includes many iconic paintings and sculpture from the annals…
The Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds (埼玉県立さきたま史跡の博物館) is a museum in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan. The building is inside of Sakitama Kofun Park. The Saitama Prefectural Sakitama Historic Site Museum (Saitama Commuter Sakitama Shikibu Tsukuba Tsukuba) has maintained the Saitama Tumulus Group (national historic site) consisting of…
Phad painting (IAST: Phad, Hindi: फड़ ) is a style religious scroll painting and folk painting, practiced in Rajasthan state of India. This style of painting is traditionally done on a long piece of cloth or canvas, known as phad. The narratives of the folk deities of Rajasthan, mostly of…
A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large Industrial control systems which are used for controlling processes or machines. For continuously modulated…
The Choco Story Chocolate Gourmet Museum of Paris is a private museum located in Paris, France. It is dedicated to the origin and evolution of the production and consumption of chocolate through a collection of a thousand objects. It presents the historical aspect of chocolate, the evolution of manufacturing methods,…
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with the cyberpunk genre, steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century’s British Victorian era or…
Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – Jun 10, 1698) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes Berckheyde was born and died in Haarlem Christened as an infant 6 June 1638, he was the younger brother (by eleven…
The Chartreuse Regional Natural Park is a regional natural park located in France in the departments of Isère and Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The park encompasses the Chartreuse massif, in the geographical area delimited by the cities of Chambéry (north), Voiron (west) and Grenoble (south). Since the renewal of…
Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609 – Aug 27, 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age painter He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings In his style he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert He is also noted for his drawings…
Touching the story of the costume feeling the volumes of an 18th-century polonaise or those of a Dior dress, entangling under the skirt of a dress of Romanticism, or following the line of the silhouette modeled by the aesthetic tastes of each historical moment, are some of the experiences that…
Le Moulin-Rouge is a Parisian cabaret, best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Founded in 1889 by the Catalan Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler. It is located on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the Montmartre hill,…
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in art of landscapes – natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view – with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures…
The Sintra National Palace, also known as Vila Palace, is located in the parish of São Martinho, in the village of Sintra, Lisbon District, in Portugal. It was one of the Royal Palaces and today is owned by the Portuguese State, which uses it for tourist and cultural purposes. Urban…
Malgrat de Mar is a town and the easternmost municipality in the Maresme; and borders the region of La Selva and La Tordera. It is a tourist town, has many hotels and campsites and has a beach area of about 4.5 km. Malgrat de Mar today is the fruit of…
Kameda Bōsai (亀田鵬斎, 1752–1826) was a Japanese literati painter. He originally trained as a Confucian scholar, but spent the second half of his life as a literati and artist. The book Mountains of the Heart contains many of his most famous paintings. Kameda Bōsai who came from Uenoguni-gun Tomonaga-mura Kamiga-mura…
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents. Flight recorders are also known by the misnomer black box—they are in fact bright orange to aid in their recovery after accidents. There are two different…
Trace the history and culture of Kyoto in the Sanjusangendo area, a temple where you can feel the footprints of Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and a museum where the Meiji romance is fragrant. If you cross the Shichijo Bridge over the Kamogawa River and head east, the road will…
The sfumato is one of the pictorial techniques which produces, by glazes of a smooth and transparent texture, a vaporous effect which gives to the subject imprecise contours. “It consists of a way of painting extremely soft, which leaves a certain uncertainty on the termination of the outline and on…
Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan.…
Simple living encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one’s lifestyle. These may include, for example, reducing one’s possessions, generally referred to as minimalism, or increasing self-sufficiency. Simple living may be characterized by individuals being satisfied with what they have rather than want. Although asceticism generally promotes living…
Major basilica (Latin: Basilica maior; plural: Basilicae maiores) is the title given to the four highest-ranking Roman Catholic church buildings, all of which are also “Papal basilicas”: the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and the Basilica di Santa Maria…
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Travel Guide of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Málaga city is the largest city on the Costa del Sol, with a typical Mediterranean climate and is also known as the birthplace of the artist Picasso. The city offers beaches, hiking, architectural sites, art museums, and excellent shopping and cuisine. It combines beaches, history, and archaeology with a vibrant…
Read moreTravel Guide of Riva del Garda, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy
Riva del Garda is a city in Trentino-Alto Adige, an elegant historic resort town situated at the northern tip of Lake Garda in Trentino. Riva del Garda is the pearl of Garda Trentino, with mediterranean climate, wide and sunny free beaches, enchanting panorama are the ingredients for an unforgettable and…
Read moreGogol House, Moscow, Russia
Gogol House – Memorial Museum and Scientific Library(Russian: Дом Гоголя — мемориальный музей и научная библиотека) on Nikitsky Boulevard is the only place in Moscow that keeps the memory of the last years of Nikolai Gogol alive. In this house, the writer worked on the second volume of Dead Souls.…
Read more20th & 21st century Australian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Some of Australia’s most well known and loved works are on display in the Australian galleries, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper from the Art Gallery of NSW collection. Australian art The collection dates from the early 1800s, and includes many iconic paintings and sculpture from the annals…
Read moreMuseum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds, Gyōda-shi, Japan
The Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds (埼玉県立さきたま史跡の博物館) is a museum in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan. The building is inside of Sakitama Kofun Park. The Saitama Prefectural Sakitama Historic Site Museum (Saitama Commuter Sakitama Shikibu Tsukuba Tsukuba) has maintained the Saitama Tumulus Group (national historic site) consisting of…
Read morePhad painting
Phad painting (IAST: Phad, Hindi: फड़ ) is a style religious scroll painting and folk painting, practiced in Rajasthan state of India. This style of painting is traditionally done on a long piece of cloth or canvas, known as phad. The narratives of the folk deities of Rajasthan, mostly of…
Read moreControl system
A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large Industrial control systems which are used for controlling processes or machines. For continuously modulated…
Read moreGuide Tour of Choco-Story Chocolate Museum of Paris, France
The Choco Story Chocolate Gourmet Museum of Paris is a private museum located in Paris, France. It is dedicated to the origin and evolution of the production and consumption of chocolate through a collection of a thousand objects. It presents the historical aspect of chocolate, the evolution of manufacturing methods,…
Read moreSteampunk
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with the cyberpunk genre, steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century’s British Victorian era or…
Read moreGerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – Jun 10, 1698) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes Berckheyde was born and died in Haarlem Christened as an infant 6 June 1638, he was the younger brother (by eleven…
Read moreChartreuse Regional Natural Park, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
The Chartreuse Regional Natural Park is a regional natural park located in France in the departments of Isère and Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The park encompasses the Chartreuse massif, in the geographical area delimited by the cities of Chambéry (north), Voiron (west) and Grenoble (south). Since the renewal of…
Read moreJacob Adriaensz Backer
Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609 – Aug 27, 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age painter He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings In his style he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert He is also noted for his drawings…
Read moreLearning and Multisensory Area, Madrid Costume Museum
Touching the story of the costume feeling the volumes of an 18th-century polonaise or those of a Dior dress, entangling under the skirt of a dress of Romanticism, or following the line of the silhouette modeled by the aesthetic tastes of each historical moment, are some of the experiences that…
Read moreGuide Tour of Moulin-Rouge, Paris, France
Le Moulin-Rouge is a Parisian cabaret, best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Founded in 1889 by the Catalan Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler. It is located on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, at the foot of the Montmartre hill,…
Read moreLandscape painting
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in art of landscapes – natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view – with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures…
Read moreSintra National Palace, Portugal
The Sintra National Palace, also known as Vila Palace, is located in the parish of São Martinho, in the village of Sintra, Lisbon District, in Portugal. It was one of the Royal Palaces and today is owned by the Portuguese State, which uses it for tourist and cultural purposes. Urban…
Read moreMalgrat de Mar, Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Catalonia, Spain
Malgrat de Mar is a town and the easternmost municipality in the Maresme; and borders the region of La Selva and La Tordera. It is a tourist town, has many hotels and campsites and has a beach area of about 4.5 km. Malgrat de Mar today is the fruit of…
Read moreKameda Bōsai
Kameda Bōsai (亀田鵬斎, 1752–1826) was a Japanese literati painter. He originally trained as a Confucian scholar, but spent the second half of his life as a literati and artist. The book Mountains of the Heart contains many of his most famous paintings. Kameda Bōsai who came from Uenoguni-gun Tomonaga-mura Kamiga-mura…
Read moreFlight recorder
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents. Flight recorders are also known by the misnomer black box—they are in fact bright orange to aid in their recovery after accidents. There are two different…
Read moreSanjusangendo and Tofukuji area, Kyoto sightseeing route, Japan
Trace the history and culture of Kyoto in the Sanjusangendo area, a temple where you can feel the footprints of Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and a museum where the Meiji romance is fragrant. If you cross the Shichijo Bridge over the Kamogawa River and head east, the road will…
Read moreSfumato
The sfumato is one of the pictorial techniques which produces, by glazes of a smooth and transparent texture, a vaporous effect which gives to the subject imprecise contours. “It consists of a way of painting extremely soft, which leaves a certain uncertainty on the termination of the outline and on…
Read moreRed color in science and nature
Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and the CMYK color model, and is the complementary color of cyan.…
Read moreSimple living
Simple living encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one’s lifestyle. These may include, for example, reducing one’s possessions, generally referred to as minimalism, or increasing self-sufficiency. Simple living may be characterized by individuals being satisfied with what they have rather than want. Although asceticism generally promotes living…
Read moreMajor basilica
Major basilica (Latin: Basilica maior; plural: Basilicae maiores) is the title given to the four highest-ranking Roman Catholic church buildings, all of which are also “Papal basilicas”: the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and the Basilica di Santa Maria…
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