Anyone who’s going to drive at high latitudes or over mountain passes should consider the possibility of snow, ice, or freezing temperatures. On icy and snowy roadways, friction is low and you cannot drive as if you were on bare asphalt. During blizzards, enough snow to get you stuck can…
It is the oldest space in the cathedral. In 1626, when the viceroy Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, Marquis de Cerralvo (1624-1635) ordered the demolition of the ancient temple, the Sacristy functioned (until 1641) as the place where the offices were held. Logically there was placed the main altar and according…
The interior portrait (portrait d’intérieur) or, in German, Zimmerbild (room picture), is a pictorial genre that appeared in Europe near the end of the 17th century and enjoyed a great vogue in the second half of the 19th century. It involves a careful, detailed representation of a living space, without…
The Frontiers of Flight Museum is an aerospace museum located in Dallas, Texas, founded in November 1988 by William E. Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Jan Collmer. Originally located within a terminal at Dallas Love Field, the museum now occupies a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) building at the southeast corner of…
Scottish Baronial architecture (often Scots Baronial and sometimes Baronial style) is a style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century. “Castle-like”, the style draws on the features of Medieval castles, tower houses and the French Renaissance châteaux. Pioneered by figures including Sir Walter Scott, in the nineteenth century…
Elizabethan architecture refers to buildings of aesthetic ambition constructed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland from 1558-1603. Historically, the era sits between the long era of dominant architectural patronage of ecclesiastical buildings by the Catholic Church which ended abruptly at the Dissolution of the Monasteries…
The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light. A typical human eye will respond to wavelengths from about 390 to 700 nm. In terms of frequency, this…
Chromaticity is an objective specification of the quality of a color regardless of its luminance. Chromaticity consists of two independent parameters, often specified as hue (h) and colorfulness (s), where the latter is alternatively called saturation, chroma, intensity, or excitation purity. This number of parameters follows from trichromacy of vision…
The Damascus Room is a highlight of the Islamic art collection assembled by Doris Duke (1912–93) and is one of two Syrian interiors preserved at Shangri La. Its acquisition dates to 1952, when Duke placed an order for “1 Old Damascus Room made of old painted panels of wood” with…
The 46th Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter and the concurrent World Boutique, Hong Kong, run 19-22 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). An ideal platform for the industry to showcase the latest products as well as to find inspiration. More than 650 international fashion brands…
Sustainable consumption is part of a sustainable way of life and consumer behavior: Buying environmentally and socially compatible manufactured products can exert political influence on global problems in order to minimize economic, environmental and social costs. A well-known example of the global dimension of purchasing decisions is fair trade efforts.…
AC/E is an agency that orchestrates public support for the promotion of culture, both in Spain and overseas. Its aims include promoting Spain’s rich and plural artistic legacy and fostering the internationalisation of its most contemporary creative and culture sector. From historical heritage to emerging creation, AC/E strives to give…
Biogasoline is gasoline produced from biomass such as algae. Like traditionally produced gasoline, it contains between 6 (hexane) and 12 (dodecane) carbon atoms per molecule and can be used in internal-combustion engines. Biogasoline is chemically different from biobutanol and bioethanol, as these are alcohols, not hydrocarbons. Companies such as Diversified…
Kohlrosing is the Scandinavian tradition of incising thin decorative lines and patterns in carved wood and filling with dark powders (charcoal, coal dust, coffee grounds, graphite, ground bark) or colored wax, etc. for contrast, Kohlrosing dates back to at least Viking times. Kohlrosing is a Scandinavian technique that gives extra…
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies. The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 1025 hertz, corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the…
Les Grottes is a district of the city of Geneva (Switzerland). It is part of the Geneva-Cité administrative sector. Historic district at the forefront of novelty, Grottes Saint-Gervais is a unique and dynamic sector. Grottes Saint-Gervais is one of the eight districts of the City of Geneva. Bordered by the…
Achromatopsia (ACHM), also known as total color blindness, is a medical syndrome that exhibits symptoms relating to at least five conditions. The term may refer to acquired conditions such as cerebral achromatopsia, also known as color agnosia, but it typically refers to an autosomal recessive congenital color vision condition, the…
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
The Úbeda Museum was created as a section of the Jaén Museum in 1972. As a venue for the Museum, a Mudejar house was discovered, which was discovered during works in 1964. Restoration work was carried out, accommodating it for the Archaeological Museum. The home of the Archaeological Museum is…
Women asserting their right to protect the environment – forests, water, land – they live and work in. Perhaps the first time that the collective involvement of women was noticed in an environmental campaign was in the seventies, during what came to be known as the Chipko campaign. During this…
Every year, millions of people with high blood pressure travel for business, leisure and family functions. People with high blood pressure deal with all the issues other travelers contend with, but also others unique to their situations. In order to have as safe, comfortable and enjoyable a trip as possible,…
The First national architectural movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı), also referred to in Turkey as the National architectural Renaissance (Turkish: Millî Mimari Rönesansı), or Turkish Neoclassical architecture was a period of Turkish architecture that was most prevalent between 1908 and 1930 but continued until the end of the 1930s.…
Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – Aug 9, 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter. His work is known for its fantastic imagery, detailed landscapes and illustrations of moral and religious concepts and narratives. Within his lifetime his work was collected in the Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and widely copied, especially his macabre…
De re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written by Leon Battista Alberti between 1443 and 1452. Although largely dependent on Vitruvius’s De architectura, it was the first theoretical book on the subject written in the Italian Renaissance, and in 1485 it became the first…
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Winter driving tourism
Anyone who’s going to drive at high latitudes or over mountain passes should consider the possibility of snow, ice, or freezing temperatures. On icy and snowy roadways, friction is low and you cannot drive as if you were on bare asphalt. During blizzards, enough snow to get you stuck can…
Read moreThe Sacristy, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
It is the oldest space in the cathedral. In 1626, when the viceroy Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, Marquis de Cerralvo (1624-1635) ordered the demolition of the ancient temple, the Sacristy functioned (until 1641) as the place where the offices were held. Logically there was placed the main altar and according…
Read moreInterior portrait
The interior portrait (portrait d’intérieur) or, in German, Zimmerbild (room picture), is a pictorial genre that appeared in Europe near the end of the 17th century and enjoyed a great vogue in the second half of the 19th century. It involves a careful, detailed representation of a living space, without…
Read moreFrontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, United States
The Frontiers of Flight Museum is an aerospace museum located in Dallas, Texas, founded in November 1988 by William E. Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Jan Collmer. Originally located within a terminal at Dallas Love Field, the museum now occupies a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) building at the southeast corner of…
Read moreScottish baronial architecture
Scottish Baronial architecture (often Scots Baronial and sometimes Baronial style) is a style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century. “Castle-like”, the style draws on the features of Medieval castles, tower houses and the French Renaissance châteaux. Pioneered by figures including Sir Walter Scott, in the nineteenth century…
Read moreElizabethan architecture
Elizabethan architecture refers to buildings of aesthetic ambition constructed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland from 1558-1603. Historically, the era sits between the long era of dominant architectural patronage of ecclesiastical buildings by the Catholic Church which ended abruptly at the Dissolution of the Monasteries…
Read moreVisible spectrum
The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light. A typical human eye will respond to wavelengths from about 390 to 700 nm. In terms of frequency, this…
Read moreChromaticity
Chromaticity is an objective specification of the quality of a color regardless of its luminance. Chromaticity consists of two independent parameters, often specified as hue (h) and colorfulness (s), where the latter is alternatively called saturation, chroma, intensity, or excitation purity. This number of parameters follows from trichromacy of vision…
Read moreDamascus Room, Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
The Damascus Room is a highlight of the Islamic art collection assembled by Doris Duke (1912–93) and is one of two Syrian interiors preserved at Shangri La. Its acquisition dates to 1952, when Duke placed an order for “1 Old Damascus Room made of old painted panels of wood” with…
Read moreHong Kong Fashion Week 2015 Fall/Winter, China
The 46th Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter and the concurrent World Boutique, Hong Kong, run 19-22 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). An ideal platform for the industry to showcase the latest products as well as to find inspiration. More than 650 international fashion brands…
Read moreSustainable consumption
Sustainable consumption is part of a sustainable way of life and consumer behavior: Buying environmentally and socially compatible manufactured products can exert political influence on global problems in order to minimize economic, environmental and social costs. A well-known example of the global dimension of purchasing decisions is fair trade efforts.…
Read moreSpanish Cultural Action, AC/E, Madrid, Spain
AC/E is an agency that orchestrates public support for the promotion of culture, both in Spain and overseas. Its aims include promoting Spain’s rich and plural artistic legacy and fostering the internationalisation of its most contemporary creative and culture sector. From historical heritage to emerging creation, AC/E strives to give…
Read moreBiogasoline
Biogasoline is gasoline produced from biomass such as algae. Like traditionally produced gasoline, it contains between 6 (hexane) and 12 (dodecane) carbon atoms per molecule and can be used in internal-combustion engines. Biogasoline is chemically different from biobutanol and bioethanol, as these are alcohols, not hydrocarbons. Companies such as Diversified…
Read moreKohlrosing Woodworking
Kohlrosing is the Scandinavian tradition of incising thin decorative lines and patterns in carved wood and filling with dark powders (charcoal, coal dust, coffee grounds, graphite, ground bark) or colored wax, etc. for contrast, Kohlrosing dates back to at least Viking times. Kohlrosing is a Scandinavian technique that gives extra…
Read moreElectromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies. The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 1025 hertz, corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the…
Read moreGrottes Saint-Gervais, Geneva, Switzerland
Les Grottes is a district of the city of Geneva (Switzerland). It is part of the Geneva-Cité administrative sector. Historic district at the forefront of novelty, Grottes Saint-Gervais is a unique and dynamic sector. Grottes Saint-Gervais is one of the eight districts of the City of Geneva. Bordered by the…
Read moreAchromatopsia
Achromatopsia (ACHM), also known as total color blindness, is a medical syndrome that exhibits symptoms relating to at least five conditions. The term may refer to acquired conditions such as cerebral achromatopsia, also known as color agnosia, but it typically refers to an autosomal recessive congenital color vision condition, the…
Read moreGuide Tour of Sentier and Montorgueil district, Paris, France
The Sentier district and the Montorgueil district was former district spans the administrative districts of Mail and Bonne-Nouvelle in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The Sentier de Paris district is an important traditional textile manufacturing district in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It takes its name from the rue du…
Read moreArchaeological Museum of Úbeda, Spain
The Úbeda Museum was created as a section of the Jaén Museum in 1972. As a venue for the Museum, a Mudejar house was discovered, which was discovered during works in 1964. Restoration work was carried out, accommodating it for the Archaeological Museum. The home of the Archaeological Museum is…
Read moreEnvironment Poster Women Archives by Zubaan
Women asserting their right to protect the environment – forests, water, land – they live and work in. Perhaps the first time that the collective involvement of women was noticed in an environmental campaign was in the seventies, during what came to be known as the Chipko campaign. During this…
Read moreTravelling with high blood pressure
Every year, millions of people with high blood pressure travel for business, leisure and family functions. People with high blood pressure deal with all the issues other travelers contend with, but also others unique to their situations. In order to have as safe, comfortable and enjoyable a trip as possible,…
Read moreFirst national architectural movement
The First national architectural movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı), also referred to in Turkey as the National architectural Renaissance (Turkish: Millî Mimari Rönesansı), or Turkish Neoclassical architecture was a period of Turkish architecture that was most prevalent between 1908 and 1930 but continued until the end of the 1930s.…
Read moreHieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – Aug 9, 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter. His work is known for its fantastic imagery, detailed landscapes and illustrations of moral and religious concepts and narratives. Within his lifetime his work was collected in the Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and widely copied, especially his macabre…
Read moreDe Re Aedificatoria
De re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written by Leon Battista Alberti between 1443 and 1452. Although largely dependent on Vitruvius’s De architectura, it was the first theoretical book on the subject written in the Italian Renaissance, and in 1485 it became the first…
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