Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the largest international airport in France, located in Roissy -en-France, 23km northeast of Paris. Opened in 1974, and is named after President of the Republic Charles de Gaulle. It is the first airport in France by its importance, the second most important airport connection…
The National Storytelling Festival is held the first full weekend of October in Jonesborough, Tennessee at the International Storytelling Center. The National Storytelling Festival was founded by Jimmy Neil Smith, a high school journalism teacher in 1973. It has grown over the years to become a major festival both in…
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument. The large gardens…
Romain Froquet, is an artist born in 1982 in Villeurbanne, now lives and works in Paris. Romain began his professional art career with “9ème concept” art collective in 2009. Themes and strategies in Romain’s work are influenced by African and South American tribal art, extending the tradition established by Picasso…
Moorish architecture is the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and parts of Spain and Portugal (Al Andalus), where the Andalusians (Moors) were dominant between 711 and 1492. The best surviving examples are La Mezquita in Córdoba and the Alhambra palace in Granada (mainly 1338–1390), as well as the Giralda…
The Hautes-Alpes is a department French of the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The Hautes-Alpes is a department whose territory is entirely located in mountain areas. Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It consists of the southeast of the former province…
In classical architecture rustication is a range of masonry techniques giving visible surfaces a finish that contrasts in texture with the smoothly finished, squared-block masonry surfaces called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear. In…
In Cambodian Architecture, the period of Angkor is the period in the history of the Khmer Empire from approximately the later half of the 8th century AD to the first half of the 15th century CE. In any study of Angkorian architecture, the emphasis is necessarily on religious architecture, since…
The Keihoku area, the forestry village where abundant nature remains, the headwaters of the Katsura River that fireflies in the clear stream, and the ruins of a castle related to Mitsuhide. Keihoku is located in the northern part of Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, and has the same area as Osaka City,…
There is a lot of dedication, radical reflection and deep decorum in the works of the artist Anna Bella Geiger (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1933), one of the most solid creators of her generation, who perhaps has not received all the recognition deserved for being a woman, as has often…
Museum of Chocolate (Museu de la Xocolata) is a private museum in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, owned by the Gremio de Pastelería de Barcelona (the city pastry-makers’ guild). The museum opened in 2000, at Calle Comercio 36, in El Born, Ciudad Vieja, on the ground level of an old barrack. It…
Graphite is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Crystalline allotropic…
The architecture of Barcelona has had an evolution parallel to that of the rest of Catalan architecture, and has followed in a diverse way the multiple tendencies that have taken place in the context of the history of Western art. Throughout its history, Barcelona has welcomed various cultures and civilizations,…
The Biblioteca de Catalunya is a Catalan institution whose main mission is to form the Bibliography Catalana with the acquisition of the bibliographic collections printed in Catalonia. It was created in 1907 as a library of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. It was opened to the public in 1914, in the…
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens (short as The Huntington), is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927) and Arabella Huntington (1851–1924) and located in San Marino, California, United States. The Huntington is a research and cultural center surrounded by 120 acres spread…
Hannu Martti Matias Aiha (born 1952) Finnish artist who is best known as sculptor. His sculptures feature features from calligraphic structures, and he works both in plaster, wood and metal. Martti Aiha’s works mostly curiosity about shared and used spaces. The artist is moved especially by the play of meaning…
International movement in painting, sculpture and printmaking The term originated in the mid-1950s at the ICA, London, in the discussions held by the Independent Group concerning the artefacts of popular culture This small group included the artists Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi as well as architects and critics Lawrence Alloway…
Indian vernacular architecture the informal, functional architecture of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and designed to meet the needs of the local people. The builders of these structures are unschooled in formal architectural design and their work reflects the rich diversity of India’s climate,…
Christian tourism is a subcategory of religious tourism which is geared towards Christians. As one of the largest branches of religious tourism, it is estimated that seven percent of the world’s Christians—about 168 million people—are “on the move as pilgrims” each year. Definition Christian tourism refers to the entire industry…
The Lyon School (French: École de Lyon) is a term for a group of French artists which gathered around Paul Chenavard. Appearing in the 1810s, this style included in its beginnings in addition to the troubadour genre, floral painters, close to the designers of patterns for the production of silk…
A Cape Cod house is a low, broad, single-story frame building with a moderately steep pitched gabled roof, a large central chimney, and very little ornamentation. Originating in New England in the 17th century, the simple symmetric design was constructed of local materials to withstand the stormy, stark weather of…
La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year…
Art Paris 2022, a art fair that confirm Paris’ unique dynamic and its place in the world contemporary art market, last from 7-10 April at the Grand Palais Ephémère on the Champ-de-Mars. The 2022 edition of very high calibre that reflects the growing momentum of this major spring event for…
The pre-flight safety briefing (also known as a pre-flight demonstration, in-flight safety briefing, in-flight safety demonstration, safety instructions, or simply the safety video) is a detailed explanation given before take-off to airline passengers about the safety features of the aircraft they are aboard. Aviation regulations do not state how an…
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Guide Tour of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the largest international airport in France, located in Roissy -en-France, 23km northeast of Paris. Opened in 1974, and is named after President of the Republic Charles de Gaulle. It is the first airport in France by its importance, the second most important airport connection…
Read moreInternational Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, United States
The National Storytelling Festival is held the first full weekend of October in Jonesborough, Tennessee at the International Storytelling Center. The National Storytelling Festival was founded by Jimmy Neil Smith, a high school journalism teacher in 1973. It has grown over the years to become a major festival both in…
Read moreUnion Buildings
The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument. The large gardens…
Read moreRomain Froquet from 9eme Concept
Romain Froquet, is an artist born in 1982 in Villeurbanne, now lives and works in Paris. Romain began his professional art career with “9ème concept” art collective in 2009. Themes and strategies in Romain’s work are influenced by African and South American tribal art, extending the tradition established by Picasso…
Read moreMoorish architecture
Moorish architecture is the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and parts of Spain and Portugal (Al Andalus), where the Andalusians (Moors) were dominant between 711 and 1492. The best surviving examples are La Mezquita in Córdoba and the Alhambra palace in Granada (mainly 1338–1390), as well as the Giralda…
Read moreHautes Alpes Travel Guide, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
The Hautes-Alpes is a department French of the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The Hautes-Alpes is a department whose territory is entirely located in mountain areas. Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It consists of the southeast of the former province…
Read moreRustication architecture
In classical architecture rustication is a range of masonry techniques giving visible surfaces a finish that contrasts in texture with the smoothly finished, squared-block masonry surfaces called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear. In…
Read moreArchitecture of Cambodia
In Cambodian Architecture, the period of Angkor is the period in the history of the Khmer Empire from approximately the later half of the 8th century AD to the first half of the 15th century CE. In any study of Angkorian architecture, the emphasis is necessarily on religious architecture, since…
Read moreKeihoku area, Kyoto sightseeing route, Japan
The Keihoku area, the forestry village where abundant nature remains, the headwaters of the Katsura River that fireflies in the clear stream, and the ruins of a castle related to Mitsuhide. Keihoku is located in the northern part of Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, and has the same area as Osaka City,…
Read moreAnna Bella Geiger, Physical and Human Geography, Andalusian Contemporary Art Center
There is a lot of dedication, radical reflection and deep decorum in the works of the artist Anna Bella Geiger (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1933), one of the most solid creators of her generation, who perhaps has not received all the recognition deserved for being a woman, as has often…
Read moreMuseum of Chocolate in Barcelona, Spain
Museum of Chocolate (Museu de la Xocolata) is a private museum in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, owned by the Gremio de Pastelería de Barcelona (the city pastry-makers’ guild). The museum opened in 2000, at Calle Comercio 36, in El Born, Ciudad Vieja, on the ground level of an old barrack. It…
Read moreGraphite
Graphite is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Therefore, it is used in thermochemistry as the standard state for defining the heat of formation of carbon compounds. Crystalline allotropic…
Read moreModerna architecture of Barcelona
The architecture of Barcelona has had an evolution parallel to that of the rest of Catalan architecture, and has followed in a diverse way the multiple tendencies that have taken place in the context of the history of Western art. Throughout its history, Barcelona has welcomed various cultures and civilizations,…
Read moreLibrary of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
The Biblioteca de Catalunya is a Catalan institution whose main mission is to form the Bibliography Catalana with the acquisition of the bibliographic collections printed in Catalonia. It was created in 1907 as a library of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. It was opened to the public in 1914, in the…
Read moreThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, United States
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens (short as The Huntington), is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927) and Arabella Huntington (1851–1924) and located in San Marino, California, United States. The Huntington is a research and cultural center surrounded by 120 acres spread…
Read moreMartti Aiha
Hannu Martti Matias Aiha (born 1952) Finnish artist who is best known as sculptor. His sculptures feature features from calligraphic structures, and he works both in plaster, wood and metal. Martti Aiha’s works mostly curiosity about shared and used spaces. The artist is moved especially by the play of meaning…
Read morePop art 1950 – 1970
International movement in painting, sculpture and printmaking The term originated in the mid-1950s at the ICA, London, in the discussions held by the Independent Group concerning the artefacts of popular culture This small group included the artists Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi as well as architects and critics Lawrence Alloway…
Read moreIndian vernacular architecture
Indian vernacular architecture the informal, functional architecture of structures, often in rural areas of India, built of local materials and designed to meet the needs of the local people. The builders of these structures are unschooled in formal architectural design and their work reflects the rich diversity of India’s climate,…
Read moreChristian tourism
Christian tourism is a subcategory of religious tourism which is geared towards Christians. As one of the largest branches of religious tourism, it is estimated that seven percent of the world’s Christians—about 168 million people—are “on the move as pilgrims” each year. Definition Christian tourism refers to the entire industry…
Read moreLyon School
The Lyon School (French: École de Lyon) is a term for a group of French artists which gathered around Paul Chenavard. Appearing in the 1810s, this style included in its beginnings in addition to the troubadour genre, floral painters, close to the designers of patterns for the production of silk…
Read moreCape Cod house
A Cape Cod house is a low, broad, single-story frame building with a moderately steep pitched gabled roof, a large central chimney, and very little ornamentation. Originating in New England in the 17th century, the simple symmetric design was constructed of local materials to withstand the stormy, stark weather of…
Read moreLa Grande Motte, Herault, Occitania, France
La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s. La Grande-Motte is characterized by homogeneous architecture; many of the prominent buildings are pyramidal in form. With 2 million tourists per year…
Read moreLook back of Art Paris Art Fair 2022, France
Art Paris 2022, a art fair that confirm Paris’ unique dynamic and its place in the world contemporary art market, last from 7-10 April at the Grand Palais Ephémère on the Champ-de-Mars. The 2022 edition of very high calibre that reflects the growing momentum of this major spring event for…
Read morePre-flight safety demonstration
The pre-flight safety briefing (also known as a pre-flight demonstration, in-flight safety briefing, in-flight safety demonstration, safety instructions, or simply the safety video) is a detailed explanation given before take-off to airline passengers about the safety features of the aircraft they are aboard. Aviation regulations do not state how an…
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