Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), the Danish Prime Minister’s Office and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the Danish monarch, including…
Read moreCooking oil is plant, animal, or synthetic fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. It is also used in food preparation and flavouring not involving heat, such as salad dressings and bread dips, and in this sense might be more accurately termed edible oil. Cooking oil is…
Read moreKobe City Museum (神戸市立博物館) opened in Kobe, Japan in 1982. It is one of Japan’s many museums which are supported by a municipality. Kobe municipal Namba art museum and Kobe municipal archaeological museum were integrated and opened in 1982 (Showa 57). And – “international cultural exchange and contact of the…
Read moreA pattern language is a method of describing good design practices or patterns of useful organization within a field of expertise. The term was coined by architect Christopher Alexander and popularized by his 1977 book A Pattern Language. A pattern language can also be an attempt to express the deeper…
Read moreThe National Cowboy Western & Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the museum in Oklahoma City collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy…
Read moreOrganic horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation. The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the…
Read moreNational gallery of modern and contemporary art in Rome redesigned exhibition spaces, The new gallery layout was inaugurated in October 2016, based on an original project which, by reducing the number of works on display, introduces the non-chronological reading key to the main exhibition “Time is out of joint.” Through…
Read moreThe Teresian Library (Italian: Biblioteca Teresiana) is a historical library, founded in Mantua by the empress Maria Theresa of Austria, in 1780. Since 1881 it has been a municipal library. Location Former Jesuit College The Library is located in the former College of the Society of Jesus. The Jesuits, in…
Read moreLouis Michel Eilshemius (born on February 4, 1864 in Newark and died on December 29, 1941) was an American painter, primarily of landscapes and nudes Although he was academically trained, much of his work has the unselfconscious character of naive art In retrospect, his many female nudes, among others, are…
Read moreLyon, historically an industrial city, has hosted numerous industries to the south of the city along the Rhône, Lyon became a very commercial city and a first-rate financial center during the Renaissance. Its economic prosperity was driven successively by the silk industry, then by the appearance of industries, in particular…
Read moreModernism in Germany (German: Die Moderne) – electricity in architecture, which in Germany was also referred to as New construction (Neues Bauen). The establishment of the Werkbund in 1907 in connection with the discussion on the problems and tasks of the new architecture can be regarded as the beginning of…
Read moreThe Architecture of Aberdeen is known for the use of granite as the principal construction material. The stone, which has been quarried in and around the city, has given Aberdeen the epithet The Granite City, or more romantically, and less commonly used, the Silver City, after the mica in the…
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