Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationships of religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. Ecotheology generally starts from the premise that a relationship exists between human religious/spiritual worldviews and the degradation of nature. It explores the interaction between ecological values, such…
The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking period, richly revealed by archaeological finds. It became firmly established in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque, then Gothic churches and cathedrals sprang up throughout the country. It was during this period that, in a country with little access to…
The style of architecture and design under King Louis Philippe I (1830-1848) was a more eclectic development of French neoclassicism, incorporating elements of neo-Gothic and other styles. It was the first French decorative style imposed not by royalty, but by the tastes of the growing French upper class. In painting,…
Heritage Foundation of Pakistan is a Pakistani heritage and humanitarian aid organization founded by Yasmeen Lari and Suhail Zaheer Lari in 1980. Heritage Foundation is a Pakistan based, not-for-profit, social and cultural entrepreneur organization engaged in research, publication and conservation of Pakistan’s cultural heritage. The organization’s mission is “to document…
Loos’ cultural modernism stood in stark contrast to the formal and stylistic Modernism of the Secession, and along with it, the School of Arts and Crafts and the Wiener Werkstätte, to whom this space is devoted. For Loos, Modernism was a question of one’s attitude and did not depend on…
The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the Provence region -Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The department is one of the largest in France: with an area of 6,925 km, it occupies the seventeenth place among the largest departments. Bordering on Italy, the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is surrounded by the departments of Alpes-Maritimes,…
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona. It is the one that has the largest higher education space in Catalonia, and is leader in the number of students, teaching offer, research and innovation. It is sometimes called the Central University to distinguish it…
Movement in mid- to late 19th-century art, in which an attempt was made to create objective representations of the external world based on the impartial observation of contemporary life Realism was consciously democratic, including in its subject-matter and audience activities and social classes previously considered unworthy of representation in high…
The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris, multidisciplinary museum exhibiting the richest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings in the world in the former Gare d’Orsay in Paris. Its collections present Western art from 1848 to 1914, in all its diversity: painting, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic art, photography, architecture,…
Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of…
Emperor Maximilian I entrusted Carl Gangolf Kayser (“Architect of the Imperial House”; who was in charge of the modifications to the Imperial Palace in front of the Main Square of the capital), the study and project for the reforms that would best adapt the fortress of Chapultepec to transform it…
The Saint James’s Tower is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the intersection of Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas Flamel. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie (“Saint James of the butchers”), which…
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is a public attraction situated inside Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California that offers visitors the chance to glimpse behind the scenes of one of the oldest and most popular film studios in the world. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood offers a visit where…
A colour triangle is an arrangement of colours within a triangle, based on the additive combination of three primary colors at its corners. An additive colour space defined by three primary colors has a chromaticity gamut that is a color triangle, when the amounts of the primaries are constrained to…
Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel (born 15 December 1804 in Pulsnitz, died February 21, 1861 in Dresden) was one of the most important German sculptors of Late Classicism. The sculptures he created, such as the Goethe-Schiller monument in Weimar or the Lessing monument in Brunswick, have decisively influenced the image of…
Synchronverters or virtual synchronous generators are inverters which mimic synchronous generators to provide “synthetic inertia” for ancillary services in electric power systems. Figure 1. A simple diagram of Synchronverter operation environment Background Standard inverters are very low inertia elements. During transient periods, which are mostly because of faults or sudden…
The Pavilion of the Holy See at the Venice Biennale 2015 is promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture chaired by cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi. At its second edition after the participation of 2013, the Pavilion deals with the theme “In the Beginning … the Word became flesh” inspired by the…
The architecture of the second half of the sixteenth century in Milan developed, here as elsewhere, on several lines and styles that can be summarized in mannerism, counter-reformed art and classicism. These currents divided the urban art scene often undergoing mutual contamination. The Milanese scene of the second half of…
The Romanesque style of architecture was introduced in Portugal between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. In general, Portuguese cathedrals have a heavy, fortress-like appearance, with crenellations and few decorative elements apart from portals and windows. Portuguese Romanesque cathedrals were later extensively modified, among…
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…
Telemark skiing is a downhill snowsport. In contrast to alpine skiing, the bindings only fasten the boots at the toe, leaving the heels free, much like cross-country ski bindings. Invented by Sondre Norheim, Telemark was pioneered in Norway and named after the Telemark region where Norheim lived. Using the telemark…
In Geneva, the museums diversity cover a heritage of inestimable richness. The municipality owns sixteen museums, among which the art and history museums – art and history museum, Tavel house and Rath museum – form the largest museum complex in Switzerland with its eight museums and their million objects, its…
Minimal music is a form of art music that employs limited or minimal musical materials. In the Western art music tradition the American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass are credited with being among the first to develop compositional techniques that exploit a minimal approach.…
Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics that is concerned with environmental issues. It has become a widely studied topic due to growing concerns in regards to the environment in the 21th century. Environmental Economics undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies…
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Ecotheology
Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationships of religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. Ecotheology generally starts from the premise that a relationship exists between human religious/spiritual worldviews and the degradation of nature. It explores the interaction between ecological values, such…
Read moreArchitecture of Denmark
The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking period, richly revealed by archaeological finds. It became firmly established in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque, then Gothic churches and cathedrals sprang up throughout the country. It was during this period that, in a country with little access to…
Read moreLouis Philippe style
The style of architecture and design under King Louis Philippe I (1830-1848) was a more eclectic development of French neoclassicism, incorporating elements of neo-Gothic and other styles. It was the first French decorative style imposed not by royalty, but by the tastes of the growing French upper class. In painting,…
Read moreHeritage Foundation Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Heritage Foundation of Pakistan is a Pakistani heritage and humanitarian aid organization founded by Yasmeen Lari and Suhail Zaheer Lari in 1980. Heritage Foundation is a Pakistan based, not-for-profit, social and cultural entrepreneur organization engaged in research, publication and conservation of Pakistan’s cultural heritage. The organization’s mission is “to document…
Read moreThe Viennese Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna
Loos’ cultural modernism stood in stark contrast to the formal and stylistic Modernism of the Secession, and along with it, the School of Arts and Crafts and the Wiener Werkstätte, to whom this space is devoted. For Loos, Modernism was a question of one’s attitude and did not depend on…
Read moreAlpes de Haute Provence Travel Guide, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the Provence region -Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The department is one of the largest in France: with an area of 6,925 km, it occupies the seventeenth place among the largest departments. Bordering on Italy, the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is surrounded by the departments of Alpes-Maritimes,…
Read moreHistoric Building of Barcelona University, Spain
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona. It is the one that has the largest higher education space in Catalonia, and is leader in the number of students, teaching offer, research and innovation. It is sometimes called the Central University to distinguish it…
Read moreRealism
Movement in mid- to late 19th-century art, in which an attempt was made to create objective representations of the external world based on the impartial observation of contemporary life Realism was consciously democratic, including in its subject-matter and audience activities and social classes previously considered unworthy of representation in high…
Read moreGuide Tour of Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris, multidisciplinary museum exhibiting the richest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings in the world in the former Gare d’Orsay in Paris. Its collections present Western art from 1848 to 1914, in all its diversity: painting, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic art, photography, architecture,…
Read moreExhibition review in early years, Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden
Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of…
Read moreImperial Residence and East Terraces, Alcázar Site Museum, Chapultepec Castle
Emperor Maximilian I entrusted Carl Gangolf Kayser (“Architect of the Imperial House”; who was in charge of the modifications to the Imperial Palace in front of the Main Square of the capital), the study and project for the reforms that would best adapt the fortress of Chapultepec to transform it…
Read moreGuide Tour of Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris, France
The Saint James’s Tower is a monument located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the intersection of Rue de Rivoli with Rue Nicolas Flamel. This 52-metre (171 ft) Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie (“Saint James of the butchers”), which…
Read moreWarner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is a public attraction situated inside Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California that offers visitors the chance to glimpse behind the scenes of one of the oldest and most popular film studios in the world. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood offers a visit where…
Read moreColor triangle
A colour triangle is an arrangement of colours within a triangle, based on the additive combination of three primary colors at its corners. An additive colour space defined by three primary colors has a chromaticity gamut that is a color triangle, when the amounts of the primaries are constrained to…
Read moreErnst Friedrich August Rietschel
Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel (born 15 December 1804 in Pulsnitz, died February 21, 1861 in Dresden) was one of the most important German sculptors of Late Classicism. The sculptures he created, such as the Goethe-Schiller monument in Weimar or the Lessing monument in Brunswick, have decisively influenced the image of…
Read moreSynchronverter
Synchronverters or virtual synchronous generators are inverters which mimic synchronous generators to provide “synthetic inertia” for ancillary services in electric power systems. Figure 1. A simple diagram of Synchronverter operation environment Background Standard inverters are very low inertia elements. During transient periods, which are mostly because of faults or sudden…
Read moreIn the beginning… the Word became flesh, Vatican Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015
The Pavilion of the Holy See at the Venice Biennale 2015 is promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture chaired by cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi. At its second edition after the participation of 2013, the Pavilion deals with the theme “In the Beginning … the Word became flesh” inspired by the…
Read moreMilan architecture in 16th century
The architecture of the second half of the sixteenth century in Milan developed, here as elsewhere, on several lines and styles that can be summarized in mannerism, counter-reformed art and classicism. These currents divided the urban art scene often undergoing mutual contamination. The Milanese scene of the second half of…
Read moreHistory of Portuguese romanesque architecture
The Romanesque style of architecture was introduced in Portugal between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. In general, Portuguese cathedrals have a heavy, fortress-like appearance, with crenellations and few decorative elements apart from portals and windows. Portuguese Romanesque cathedrals were later extensively modified, among…
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 moreTelemark skiing sports tourism
Telemark skiing is a downhill snowsport. In contrast to alpine skiing, the bindings only fasten the boots at the toe, leaving the heels free, much like cross-country ski bindings. Invented by Sondre Norheim, Telemark was pioneered in Norway and named after the Telemark region where Norheim lived. Using the telemark…
Read moreMuseums in Geneva, Switzerland
In Geneva, the museums diversity cover a heritage of inestimable richness. The municipality owns sixteen museums, among which the art and history museums – art and history museum, Tavel house and Rath museum – form the largest museum complex in Switzerland with its eight museums and their million objects, its…
Read moreMinimal music
Minimal music is a form of art music that employs limited or minimal musical materials. In the Western art music tradition the American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass are credited with being among the first to develop compositional techniques that exploit a minimal approach.…
Read moreEnvironmental economics
Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics that is concerned with environmental issues. It has become a widely studied topic due to growing concerns in regards to the environment in the 21th century. Environmental Economics undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies…
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