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Guide Tour of the Montmartre district, Paris, France

Montmartre is a district of the 18th arrondissement of Paris dominated by the Sacré-Coeur basilica. Montmartre is primarily known for its artistic history, the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a nightclub district. Since the 19th century, it has hosted many artists such as Picasso or…

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Allegorical sculpture

Allegorical sculpture refers to sculptures that symbolize and particularly personify abstract ideas as in allegory. Common in the western world, for example, are statues of Lady Justice representing justice, traditionally holding scales and a sword, and the statues of Prudence, representing Truth by holding a mirror and squeezing a serpent.…

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National Palace of Sintra, Portugal

The Palace of Sintra, also called Town Palace (Palácio da Vila) is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is a present-day historic house museum. As the sole surviving mediaeval royal palace in Portugal, and the residence of the Portuguese royal family until 1910,…

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National Theater of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

The National Theater of Korea (국립극장) is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Since its founding in 1950, the National Theater of Korea has endured the misery of the Korean War, and for the 65…

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Rainbow

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly…

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Palais Bourbon, Paris, France

The Palais Bourbon is a government building located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde. It is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government. The centre of parliamentary life,…

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Technology Discovery, Shanghai Auto Museum

The Automotive Technology Exploration Center is located on the third floor of the museum. It is mainly for the automotive science education for young people. It is divided into five exhibition halls: car imagination, car design and manufacturing, automobile future, automobile construction and amusement experience. The Auto Discovery Pavilion was…

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Pen Drawing

Pen Drawing or Pen painting is a painting technique used by seventeenth-century artists from the Dutch Republic. First the artist grounds a canvas with white oil paint before drawing on it with blue India ink. Pen and ink drawing describes the process of using pens to apply ink to a…

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Renewable energy industry

The renewable-energy industry is the part of the energy industry focusing on new and appropriate renewable energy technologies. Investors worldwide have paid greater attention to this emerging industry in recent years. In many cases, this has translated into rapid renewable energy commercialization and considerable industry expansion. The wind power and…

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Japanese painting

Japanese painting (Japanese: 絵画) is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese visual arts, encompassing a wide variety of genres and styles. As with the history of Japanese arts in general, the long history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese aesthetics and…

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John Flaxman

John Flaxman R.A. (York, July 6, 1755 – London, December 7, 1826), was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. He largely gain his fame for his designs for the Wedgwood porcelain factory and his neoclassical line drawings, engraved by others. Early in…

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Facades and portals, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The main facade of the cathedral faces south. The main portal is centered in the main facade and is the highest of the cathedral’s three portals. Statues of Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle stand between the columns of the portal, while Saint Andrew and James the Just are depicted…

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Viennese Secession

The Viennese Secession (German: Sezessionsstil or Wiener Secession) is an art movement that flourished in Austria, especially in Vienna, between 1892 and 1906. This current is, by convention and post, attached to the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil, huge momentum of renewal of artistic forms that knows all the West in…

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George Frederic Watts

George Frederic Watts OM RA (born February 23, 1817 in London – died July 1, 1904), was a Victorian painter and sculptor of the Victorian period linked to the symbolist movement. Watts became famous during his lifetime for his allegorical works such as the Hope and Love and Life paintings,…

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Colour banding

Colour banding is a problem of inaccurate colour presentation in computer graphics. In 24-bit colour modes, 8 bits per channel is usually considered sufficient to render images in Rec. 709 or sRGB. However, in some cases there is a risk of producing abrupt changes between shades of the same colour.…

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Bridal Chamber in Ducal Palace Mantova, 360° Video, Mantova Urban Museum

The Camera degli Sposi (“bridal chamber”), sometimes known as the Camera picta (“painted chamber”), is a room frescoed with illusionistic paintings by Andrea Mantegna in the Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy. During the 15th century when the Camera degli Sposi was painted, Mantua was ruled by the Gonzaga, who maintained Mantua’s…

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Carolingian architecture

Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries, when the Carolingian dynasty dominated west European politics. It was a conscious attempt to emulate Roman architecture and to that end it borrowed heavily from…

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Rational fashion of women 1880s

Women Fashion in the 1880s is characterized by the return of the bustle. The long, lean line of the late 1870s was replaced by a full, curvy silhouette with gradually widening shoulders. Fashionable waists were low and tiny below a full, low bust supported by a corset. After 1878 the…

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Diamond industry in Armenia

The diamond industry in Armenia is a significant part of the country’s manufacturing and exports. Armenia is a major supplier of diamond. Overview Armenia, a country without many mineral fuels, is known for its diamond processing industry. The industry was established during the Soviet era and is considered one of…

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Music of the Philippines

Music of the Philippines include musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, Spanish, Latin American, American, and indigenous influences. The Philippines music are a mix of European, American and native sounds. Influenced by…

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Sert Room, National Art Museum of Catalonia

Josep Maria Sert (1874-1945) was one of the most sought after muralist painters of his time. His mural painting assimilated the tradition of the great Venetian masters. It is worth remembering, among many others, his murals for the Rockefeller Center or the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York; the decoration…

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Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, United States

Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates and interprets the campaigns, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War; interprets the history of Vicksburg from 1862 through Reconstruction; and preserves and protects the battlefield, Vicksburg National Cemetery, and related significant resources This collection highlights one of the Civil War’s pivotal…

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