Croquis drawing is quick and sketchy drawing of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose or leaves and another croquis is drawn. The short duration of the pose benefits models because they do not need to keep still for…
Kukkiwon (국기원; 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong…
14-18th century Sweden Design Collection include ceramics, glass, metal and stone objects, sculpture collection, arts and crafts collection. The museum’s collection of applied art, design and industrial design spans over a long period, from the 14th century to today. It consists of ca. 30,000 objects of which a third are…
A mosque (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد) is a place of worship for Muslims. There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence (Arabic: فِـقْـه, fiqh) for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as musallas. There are stringent restrictions on the…
The House of the First Printing Press in the Americas at the corner of Moneda and Licenciado Primo Verdad streets in Mexico City was the home of the first printing press/print shop in the New World,. The printer Juan Pablos oversaw the printing of at least 35 books at this…
We couldn’t have found a better, more complete, or more timely muse to inspire us all. Her characteristic and hybrid Tehuana style, featuring extraordinarily elaborate hairstyles, multicolored ribbons, and braids, has captured the attention of feminists, photographers, stylists, artists and fashion designers, not to mention contemporary culture as a whole.…
Eoin from Global Street Art Foundation, London, United Kingdom Global Street Art is the largest online street art archive, which can be found online at the URL below. We have also arranged over 500 legal street art murals in London since 2012 with our Walls Project. The commercial side of…
Shōhaku Art Museum (松伯美術館) opened in Nara, Japan, in 1994. It was established thanks to donations of artworks and the support of Kintetsu. The collection comprises paintings and sketches by Uemura Shōen, Uemura Shōkō (上村松篁), and Uemura Atsushi (上村淳之), and special exhibitions are staged to help promote the appreciation of…
Since the second millennium before the birth of Christ, which exist in the territory now known as Portugal, important buildings in the panorama of national architecture. Built before the arrival of the Romans, the Citânia de Briteiros in Guimarães is a good example of the native architecture, developed in the…
Pera Museum’s Orientalist Painting Collection consists of works by European and Ottoman/Turkish artists, including works by Osman Hamdi Bey and his most famous painting, The Tortoise Trainer. Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Collection Throughout the ages, the Orient has attracted the interest of the West. European intellectuals and artists have…
Fashion in 1730–1750, or the Rocaille fashion, was a French style of exuberant decoration, with an abundance of curves, counter-curves, undulations and elements modeled on nature, that appeared in the early reign of Louis XV of France. It was a reaction against the heaviness and formality of the Style Louis…
City Center is one of the nine districts of the independent city of Cologne. It bears the number 1 in the official numbering. It was created in the course of the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1975. The city district is on the left and right of the Rhine. It…
Front Lot is a themed land or studio lot at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, based on the glamorous administration areas of Hollywood movie studios from the “golden age” of movies in the 1930s. It serves as the main entrance area of the park, similar to Main Street…
EUR (Esposizione Universale Romana) was designed as a modern, innovative district featuring spectacular perspectives and majestic metaphysical architecture in preparation for the 1942 world’s fair in Rome. The new urban development, a focal point for propaganda combining culture, economics and politics, was located in an area served by the new…
This important collection was born from Carlo Grassi’s passion for art and the generous donation to the City of Milan on behalf of his widow, Nedda Mieli, in 1956 with the agreement that the works be displayed in memory of their son Gino, who had died as a volunteer in…
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918 and 1925 that influenced French painting and architecture. Purism was led by Amédée Ozenfant and Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier). Ozenfant and Le Corbusier created a variation of the Cubist movement and called it Purism: where objects…
Brighton and Hove, a city on the English Channel coast in southeast England, has a large and diverse stock of buildings “unrivalled architecturally” among the country’s seaside resorts. The urban area, designated a city in 2000, is made up of the formerly separate towns of Brighton and Hove, nearby villages…
The National Parks (Welsh: Parciau Cenedlaethol, Scottish Gaelic: Pàircan Nàiseanta) of the United Kingdom are to be found primarily in England and Wales; two recent additions exist in Scotland. There are no National Parks in Northern Ireland. Slightly less strict designations also exist: the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in…
Applied aesthetics is the application of the branch of philosophy of aesthetics to cultural constructs. Architecture and interior design Although structural integrity, cost, the nature of building materials, and the functional utility of the building contribute heavily to the design process, architects can still apply aesthetic considerations to buildings and…
The architecture of Serbia (or Serbian architecture) has a long, rich and diverse history. Some of the major European style from Roman to Post Modern are demonstrated, including renowned examples of Serbo-Byzantine with its revival, Baroque, Classical and Modern architecture, with prime examples in Brutalism, Art Moderne. Centuries of turbulent…
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but differed from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture. Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and even more so…
A bridge can play many roles in art, for example as a work of art in itself in addition to any functional considerations; as a focal point for a novel or film; as a metaphor in song or poetry; as the main subject of a painting or photograph, or to…
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings. Fusing ancient and modernist influences, the sculptural elegance of the Sydney Opera House has made it one of the…
The Theatres Trust is the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres in the United Kingdom. Theatres Trust is the national advisory public body for theatres. We champion the past, present and future of live theatre, by protecting the buildings and what goes on inside. It was founded to “promote the…
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Croquis
Croquis drawing is quick and sketchy drawing of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose or leaves and another croquis is drawn. The short duration of the pose benefits models because they do not need to keep still for…
Read moreKukkiwon Seoul, South Korea
Kukkiwon (국기원; 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong…
Read moreSweden Design Collection, Nationalmuseum
14-18th century Sweden Design Collection include ceramics, glass, metal and stone objects, sculpture collection, arts and crafts collection. The museum’s collection of applied art, design and industrial design spans over a long period, from the 14th century to today. It consists of ca. 30,000 objects of which a third are…
Read moreMosque
A mosque (Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد) is a place of worship for Muslims. There are strict and detailed requirements in Sunni jurisprudence (Arabic: فِـقْـه, fiqh) for a place of worship to be considered a mosque, with places that do not meet these requirements regarded as musallas. There are stringent restrictions on the…
Read moreHouse of the First Print Shop in the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico
The House of the First Printing Press in the Americas at the corner of Moneda and Licenciado Primo Verdad streets in Mexico City was the home of the first printing press/print shop in the New World,. The printer Juan Pablos oversaw the printing of at least 35 books at this…
Read moreAppearances Can Be Deceiving, Frida Kahlo Museum
We couldn’t have found a better, more complete, or more timely muse to inspire us all. Her characteristic and hybrid Tehuana style, featuring extraordinarily elaborate hairstyles, multicolored ribbons, and braids, has captured the attention of feminists, photographers, stylists, artists and fashion designers, not to mention contemporary culture as a whole.…
Read moreEoin
Eoin from Global Street Art Foundation, London, United Kingdom Global Street Art is the largest online street art archive, which can be found online at the URL below. We have also arranged over 500 legal street art murals in London since 2012 with our Walls Project. The commercial side of…
Read moreShohaku Art Museum, Nara-shi, Japan
Shōhaku Art Museum (松伯美術館) opened in Nara, Japan, in 1994. It was established thanks to donations of artworks and the support of Kintetsu. The collection comprises paintings and sketches by Uemura Shōen, Uemura Shōkō (上村松篁), and Uemura Atsushi (上村淳之), and special exhibitions are staged to help promote the appreciation of…
Read moreArchitecture history of Portugal
Since the second millennium before the birth of Christ, which exist in the territory now known as Portugal, important buildings in the panorama of national architecture. Built before the arrival of the Romans, the Citânia de Briteiros in Guimarães is a good example of the native architecture, developed in the…
Read moreOrientalist Painting Collection, Pera Museum
Pera Museum’s Orientalist Painting Collection consists of works by European and Ottoman/Turkish artists, including works by Osman Hamdi Bey and his most famous painting, The Tortoise Trainer. Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Collection Throughout the ages, the Orient has attracted the interest of the West. European intellectuals and artists have…
Read moreLouis XV style fashion of Women 1730–1750
Fashion in 1730–1750, or the Rocaille fashion, was a French style of exuberant decoration, with an abundance of curves, counter-curves, undulations and elements modeled on nature, that appeared in the early reign of Louis XV of France. It was a reaction against the heaviness and formality of the Style Louis…
Read moreInnenstadt district, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
City Center is one of the nine districts of the independent city of Cologne. It bears the number 1 in the official numbering. It was created in the course of the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1975. The city district is on the left and right of the Rhine. It…
Read moreGuide Tour of Front Lot, Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris, France
Front Lot is a themed land or studio lot at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris, based on the glamorous administration areas of Hollywood movie studios from the “golden age” of movies in the 1930s. It serves as the main entrance area of the park, similar to Main Street…
Read moreEUR Rationalist in Rome, Italian Youth Committee UNESCO
EUR (Esposizione Universale Romana) was designed as a modern, innovative district featuring spectacular perspectives and majestic metaphysical architecture in preparation for the 1942 world’s fair in Rome. The new urban development, a focal point for propaganda combining culture, economics and politics, was located in an area served by the new…
Read moreGrassi Collection, Milan Modern Art Gallery
This important collection was born from Carlo Grassi’s passion for art and the generous donation to the City of Milan on behalf of his widow, Nedda Mieli, in 1956 with the agreement that the works be displayed in memory of their son Gino, who had died as a volunteer in…
Read morePurism
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918 and 1925 that influenced French painting and architecture. Purism was led by Amédée Ozenfant and Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier). Ozenfant and Le Corbusier created a variation of the Cubist movement and called it Purism: where objects…
Read moreBuilding history of Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove, a city on the English Channel coast in southeast England, has a large and diverse stock of buildings “unrivalled architecturally” among the country’s seaside resorts. The urban area, designated a city in 2000, is made up of the formerly separate towns of Brighton and Hove, nearby villages…
Read moreNational Park tourism in United Kingdom
The National Parks (Welsh: Parciau Cenedlaethol, Scottish Gaelic: Pàircan Nàiseanta) of the United Kingdom are to be found primarily in England and Wales; two recent additions exist in Scotland. There are no National Parks in Northern Ireland. Slightly less strict designations also exist: the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in…
Read moreApplied aesthetics
Applied aesthetics is the application of the branch of philosophy of aesthetics to cultural constructs. Architecture and interior design Although structural integrity, cost, the nature of building materials, and the functional utility of the building contribute heavily to the design process, architects can still apply aesthetic considerations to buildings and…
Read moreArchitecture of Serbia
The architecture of Serbia (or Serbian architecture) has a long, rich and diverse history. Some of the major European style from Roman to Post Modern are demonstrated, including renowned examples of Serbo-Byzantine with its revival, Baroque, Classical and Modern architecture, with prime examples in Brutalism, Art Moderne. Centuries of turbulent…
Read moreAncient Roman architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but differed from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture. Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and even more so…
Read moreBridges in art
A bridge can play many roles in art, for example as a work of art in itself in addition to any functional considerations; as a focal point for a novel or film; as a metaphor in song or poetry; as the main subject of a painting or photograph, or to…
Read moreSydney Opera House, Australia
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings. Fusing ancient and modernist influences, the sculptural elegance of the Sydney Opera House has made it one of the…
Read moreTheatres Trust, London, United Kingdom
The Theatres Trust is the National Advisory Public Body for Theatres in the United Kingdom. Theatres Trust is the national advisory public body for theatres. We champion the past, present and future of live theatre, by protecting the buildings and what goes on inside. It was founded to “promote the…
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