Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of Vitruvius. Different styles of classical architecture have arguably existed since the Carolingian Renaissance, and prominently since the Italian…
Read moreFunctionalist architecture is the style that dominates architecture in Belgium during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, alongside monumental architecture. Heir and continuator of Modernism in Belgium, this style is much criticized for the impact of its cold and unadorned towers on the urban landscape but it has nevertheless given a…
Read moreAirport police units are a security police agency assigned to perform law enforcement functions at airports. They provide a wide range of law enforcement duties and responsibilities including patrol, investigation, traffic flow management, and control and response to airport emergencies. Airport police provide enhanced safety to airport employees, and to…
Read moreThe National Cowboy Western & Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the museum in Oklahoma City collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy…
Read moreSynthetism is a term used by post-Impressionist artists like Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard and Louis Anquetin to distinguish their work from Impressionism. Earlier, Synthetism has been connected to the term Cloisonnism, and later to Symbolism. The term is derived from the French verb synthétiser (to synthesize or to combine so…
Read moreStuckism is an international art movement founded in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting as opposed to conceptual art. By May 2017 the initial group of 13 British artists had expanded to 236 groups in 52 countries. Childish and Thomson have issued several manifestos. The…
Read moreThe National Gallery of Denmark (Danish: Statens Museum for Kunst, also known as “SMK”, literally State Museum for Art) is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of Copenhagen. SMK has more than 700 years of art and art history. The museum holds about five special exhibitions a year,…
Read moreThe fifth-largest Roman Amphitheatre is found in the province of Sevilla, Spain. Its building dimensions are 156.5 × 134 meters and its arena dimensions are 71. 2 × 46.2 meters. Built in the reign of Adrian’s Empire, 117-138 AD, the Italica amphitheatre could hold up to 25,000 people and still…
Read moreA cable color scheme, known as even-count color code, is determined for 25 pairs of conductors as follows: For each ring, the primary, more prominent color is chosen from the set blue, orange, green, brown, and slate, in that order, and the secondary, thinner stripe color from the set of…
Read moreThe Bavarian capital Munich has many attractions. This article shows an overview about the architecture of Munich, Germany. Marienplatz and Stachus At the center of the city is the Marienplatz – a large open square named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column in its centre – with the Old and…
Read moreThe Qa’a is a roofed reception room found in the domestic architecture of affluent residences of the Islamic world. It is the most common hall type in the medieval Islamic domestic architecture. The plan of a qa’a may be inspired by the four-iwan, cruciform-shaped plan of religious buildings. They were…
Read moreSaint-Genis-Pouilly is a French commune, located in the department of Ain and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Genis-Pouilly is a town of over 12,000 inhabitants which has all the advantages of a small town located in a privileged environment. It is located in the country of Gex. Bordering the Swiss border, it…
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