Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is famous for its glass making. The center is known all over the world for the centuries-old artisan activity that produces Murano glass. There is a adopted conservation measures for the glass industry, strengthened…
Most of Canada and large parts of the United States have cold and potentially snowy winters, posing a challenge to visitors. Understand As North American mountain ranges go north-south, weather changes can be rather dramatic, with occasional snowstorms down into the South. As a general principle, the inland (which makes…
The architecture of the Philippines (Filipino: Arkitekturang Pilipino, Spanish: Arquitectura Filipina) is a reflection of the country’s historical and cultural heritage. Most prominent historic structures in the archipelago are based on a mix of indigenous Austronesian, Chinese, Malay, American, and Spanish influences. During three hundred thirty years of the colonization…
The Grand foyer hall, 18 metres (59 ft) high, 154 metres (505 ft) long and 13 metres (43 ft) wide, was designed to act as a drawing room for Paris society. It was restored in 2004. Its ceiling was painted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry and represents various moments in the history…
An ideal city is the concept of a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with the dictates of some “rational” or “moral” objective. How Pienza city centre started a urban approach used in modern cities The “ideal” nature of such a city may encompass the moral,…
Main Street, U.S.A. is the first “themed land” inside the main entrance of the Disneyland-style parks. Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century, and took much inspiration from Walt Disney’s hometown, Marceline, Missouri. Main Street, U.S.A. has a train station along the…
Extra Half-Brite (EHB) mode is a planar display mode of the Commodore Amiga computer. It uses six bitplanes (six bits/pixel). The first five bitplanes index 32 colors selected from a 12-bit color space (4096 possible colors). If the bit on the sixth bitplane is set the display hardware halves the…
Venice used to be the capital of the maritime republic of the same name, the historic center of Venice has been enriched over the centuries by grandiose artistic monuments, a manifestation of the opulence that, thanks to maritime trade, had reached the city. The incomparable location in the center of…
Alfonso X ruled from 1252 to 1284 In the 13th century, Gothic was a common architectural style in Spain. King Alfonso built his Gothic palace next to the patio of the Cruise. The first news of works in the period of King Alfonso date from March 22, 1254, when he…
The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. Its world-famous masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age include the Milkmaid by Vermeer and Rembrandt’s Night Watch. The Rijksmuseum itself is also a masterpiece. The collection is presented in a stunning building with amazing interior design. In 80 galleries 8,000 objects tell…
Architecture of Bangladesh refers to the architectural attributes and styles of Bangladesh. The architecture of Bangladesh has a long history and is rooted in Bangladesh’s culture, religion and history. It has evolved over centuries and assimilated influences from social, religious and exotic communities. The architecture of Bangladesh bears a remarkable…
Extra Half-Brite (EHB) mode is a planar display mode of the Commodore Amiga computer. It uses six bitplanes (six bits/pixel). The first five bitplanes index 32 colors selected from a 12-bit color space (4096 possible colors). If the bit on the sixth bitplane is set the display hardware halves the…
Coinciding with the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the death of Salvador Victoria (1925-1994), the IAACC Pablo Serrano exhibits a complete sample of the work of the Aragonese painter. The exhibition has 23 large canvases, original graphic work (drawings, collages, gouaches) and a selection of prints of different techniques…
China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or soft-paste porcelain (often bone china), developed in 18th-century Europe. The broader term…
Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the…
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of America’s pastime and celebrating the legendary players, managers, umpires and executives who have made the game a fan favorite for more than a century. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American…
Creativity techniques are methods that encourage creative actions, whether in the arts or sciences. They focus on a variety of aspects of creativity, including techniques for idea generation and divergent thinking, methods of re-framing problems, changes in the affective environment and so on. They can be used as part of…
Vancouver Special is a term used to refer to houses built in a particular architectural style in the period from roughly 1965 to 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and its suburbs. There are houses in the Lower Mainland dating back to the late 1940s that look almost identical to…
The 3rd district of Lyon is one of nine districts of the commune French of Lyon. Located on the left bank of the Rhône and centered around the Part-Dieu district, it is the most populous of the arrondissements. The territory of the 3rd arrondissement gathers around its economic center of…
Vorticism was a short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, partly inspired by Cubism. The movement was announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which contained its manifesto and the movement’s rejection of landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style…
Japonism is a French term used to describe a range of European borrowings from Japanese art It was coined in 1872 by the French critic, collector and printmaker Philippe Burty ‘to designate a new field of study—artistic, historic and ethnographic’, encompassing decorative objects with Japanese designs (similar to 18th-century Chinoiserie),…
Sustainable urban infrastructure expands on the concept of urban infrastructure by adding the sustainability element with the expectation of improved and more sustained urban development. In the construction and physical and organizational structures that enable cities to function, there is the aim of meeting the needs of the present generation…
Between the 1800s and 1900s, Europe experienced a time of profound changes. Not even the Teatro alla Scala can escape this era of upheavals. Rooms 7 and 8 are dedicated precisely to the protagonists of this turbulent period. Arturo Toscanini, the reforming conductor of the modern Scala. Eleonora Duse, restless…
Binnayaga Buddhist caves also known as Vinayaka or Vinayaga are located at village Binnayaga in the state of Rajasthan, India. The excavation has around 20 laterite caves facing south from east to west. This is monastic complex, the cells are smaller than Kolvi Caves cell. The stupa shaped sanctuary is…
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Murano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is famous for its glass making. The center is known all over the world for the centuries-old artisan activity that produces Murano glass. There is a adopted conservation measures for the glass industry, strengthened…
Read moreWinter tourism in Canada and the United States
Most of Canada and large parts of the United States have cold and potentially snowy winters, posing a challenge to visitors. Understand As North American mountain ranges go north-south, weather changes can be rather dramatic, with occasional snowstorms down into the South. As a general principle, the inland (which makes…
Read moreArchitecture of the Philippines
The architecture of the Philippines (Filipino: Arkitekturang Pilipino, Spanish: Arquitectura Filipina) is a reflection of the country’s historical and cultural heritage. Most prominent historic structures in the archipelago are based on a mix of indigenous Austronesian, Chinese, Malay, American, and Spanish influences. During three hundred thirty years of the colonization…
Read moreGrand foyer, Palais Garnier
The Grand foyer hall, 18 metres (59 ft) high, 154 metres (505 ft) long and 13 metres (43 ft) wide, was designed to act as a drawing room for Paris society. It was restored in 2004. Its ceiling was painted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry and represents various moments in the history…
Read morePienza, The first Ideal City becomes real, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO
An ideal city is the concept of a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with the dictates of some “rational” or “moral” objective. How Pienza city centre started a urban approach used in modern cities The “ideal” nature of such a city may encompass the moral,…
Read moreGuide Tour of Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland Park, California, United States
Main Street, U.S.A. is the first “themed land” inside the main entrance of the Disneyland-style parks. Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century, and took much inspiration from Walt Disney’s hometown, Marceline, Missouri. Main Street, U.S.A. has a train station along the…
Read moreAmiga Halfbrite mode
Extra Half-Brite (EHB) mode is a planar display mode of the Commodore Amiga computer. It uses six bitplanes (six bits/pixel). The first five bitplanes index 32 colors selected from a 12-bit color space (4096 possible colors). If the bit on the sixth bitplane is set the display hardware halves the…
Read moreTravel Guide of Venice Historic tourism, Italy
Venice used to be the capital of the maritime republic of the same name, the historic center of Venice has been enriched over the centuries by grandiose artistic monuments, a manifestation of the opulence that, thanks to maritime trade, had reached the city. The incomparable location in the center of…
Read moreGothic Palace, Royal Alcazar of Seville
Alfonso X ruled from 1252 to 1284 In the 13th century, Gothic was a common architectural style in Spain. King Alfonso built his Gothic palace next to the patio of the Cruise. The first news of works in the period of King Alfonso date from March 22, 1254, when he…
Read moreRijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. Its world-famous masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age include the Milkmaid by Vermeer and Rembrandt’s Night Watch. The Rijksmuseum itself is also a masterpiece. The collection is presented in a stunning building with amazing interior design. In 80 galleries 8,000 objects tell…
Read moreArchitecture of Bangladesh
Architecture of Bangladesh refers to the architectural attributes and styles of Bangladesh. The architecture of Bangladesh has a long history and is rooted in Bangladesh’s culture, religion and history. It has evolved over centuries and assimilated influences from social, religious and exotic communities. The architecture of Bangladesh bears a remarkable…
Read moreAmiga Halfbrite mode
Extra Half-Brite (EHB) mode is a planar display mode of the Commodore Amiga computer. It uses six bitplanes (six bits/pixel). The first five bitplanes index 32 colors selected from a 12-bit color space (4096 possible colors). If the bit on the sixth bitplane is set the display hardware halves the…
Read moreSalvador Victoria: A painter returns, Pablo Serrano Museum
Coinciding with the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the death of Salvador Victoria (1925-1994), the IAACC Pablo Serrano exhibits a complete sample of the work of the Aragonese painter. The exhibition has 23 large canvases, original graphic work (drawings, collages, gouaches) and a selection of prints of different techniques…
Read moreChina painting
China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or soft-paste porcelain (often bone china), developed in 18th-century Europe. The broader term…
Read moreSanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the…
Read moreNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, United States
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of America’s pastime and celebrating the legendary players, managers, umpires and executives who have made the game a fan favorite for more than a century. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American…
Read moreCreativity techniques
Creativity techniques are methods that encourage creative actions, whether in the arts or sciences. They focus on a variety of aspects of creativity, including techniques for idea generation and divergent thinking, methods of re-framing problems, changes in the affective environment and so on. They can be used as part of…
Read moreVancouver Special
Vancouver Special is a term used to refer to houses built in a particular architectural style in the period from roughly 1965 to 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and its suburbs. There are houses in the Lower Mainland dating back to the late 1940s that look almost identical to…
Read more3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France
The 3rd district of Lyon is one of nine districts of the commune French of Lyon. Located on the left bank of the Rhône and centered around the Part-Dieu district, it is the most populous of the arrondissements. The territory of the 3rd arrondissement gathers around its economic center of…
Read moreVorticism
Vorticism was a short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, partly inspired by Cubism. The movement was announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which contained its manifesto and the movement’s rejection of landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style…
Read moreJaponism
Japonism is a French term used to describe a range of European borrowings from Japanese art It was coined in 1872 by the French critic, collector and printmaker Philippe Burty ‘to designate a new field of study—artistic, historic and ethnographic’, encompassing decorative objects with Japanese designs (similar to 18th-century Chinoiserie),…
Read moreSustainable urban infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure expands on the concept of urban infrastructure by adding the sustainability element with the expectation of improved and more sustained urban development. In the construction and physical and organizational structures that enable cities to function, there is the aim of meeting the needs of the present generation…
Read moreRooms in East Wing, Teatro alla Scala Museum
Between the 1800s and 1900s, Europe experienced a time of profound changes. Not even the Teatro alla Scala can escape this era of upheavals. Rooms 7 and 8 are dedicated precisely to the protagonists of this turbulent period. Arturo Toscanini, the reforming conductor of the modern Scala. Eleonora Duse, restless…
Read moreBinnayaga Buddhist caves
Binnayaga Buddhist caves also known as Vinayaka or Vinayaga are located at village Binnayaga in the state of Rajasthan, India. The excavation has around 20 laterite caves facing south from east to west. This is monastic complex, the cells are smaller than Kolvi Caves cell. The stupa shaped sanctuary is…
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