Main Street, U.S.A. is the first “themed land” inside the main entrance of the Disneyland-style parks. Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century, and took much inspiration from Walt Disney’s hometown, Marceline, Missouri. Main Street, U.S.A. has a train station along the…
Minor basilica (Latin: Basilica minor, Basilicæ minores in plural) is a title given to some Roman Catholic church buildings. According to canon law, no church building can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom. Presently, the authorising decree is granted by the…
As civilization has evolved, curiosity has taken the form of a meticulous pursuit of knowledge. For instance, rough stone tools eventually were developed into precision machinery. The rapid progress of science has made our lives more convenient and comfortable; simultaneously creating new problems such as air and water pollution. This…
As France’s leading home fair and the largest general-purpose fair in Europe, the Foire de Paris is a major retail event that has been held annually in Paris since 1904, it offers a varied range of products for the general public. From construction to furnishings, including renovation, decoration and interior…
Degenerate art (German: Entartete Kunst) was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art and the works of internationally renowned artists was removed from state owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on…
The art section displays the collections of Sir Purushottam Mavji, acquired in 1915, and the art collections of Sir Ratan Tata and Sir Dorab Tata, donated in 1921 and 1933 respectively. In this section, the most famous paintings, sketches of ‘ Rajaravivarma ‘, and ‘Sir. Ratan Tata ‘, has a…
Maison de Victor Hugo is a writer’s house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832–1848. The museum consists of an antechamber leading through the Chinese living room and medieval style dining room to Victor Hugo’s bedroom. Victor Hugo’s House also manage Hauteville House, Guernsey (Channel Islands).…
Round-arch style (German: Rundbogenstil), is a nineteenth-century historic revival style of architecture popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora. It combines elements of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture with particular stylistic motifs. History and description The style was the deliberate creation of German architects seeking a German national…
Jungle tourism is a subcategory of adventure travel defined by active multifaceted physical means of travel in the jungle regions of the earth. Although similar in many respects to adventure travel, jungle tourism pertains specifically to the context of region, culture and activity. According to the Glossary of Tourism Terms,…
The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center and was designed by Frank Gehry. As the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The hall is a…
Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called “hands” whilst an individual’s style of penmanship…
The display titled Theater of Magnificence with a grand walk through the apartments of the Duke and the Duchess of Savoy, the apartments of the King and the Queen, the Great Gallery, the Alfieri Rotunda and the Church of St. Hubert. This was the “ceremonial route” that characterized the 18th…
Yi, (Chinese: 義), literally “justice, righteousness; meaning,” is an important concept in Confucianism. It involves a moral disposition to do good, and also the intuition and sensibility to do so competently. Yi resonates with Confucian philosophy’s orientation towards the cultivation of benevolence (ren) and skillful practice (li). Yi represents moral…
Phallic architecture consciously or unconsciously creates a symbolic representation of the phallus. Buildings intentionally or unintentionally resembling the human penis are a source of amusement to locals and tourists in various places around the world. Deliberate phallic imagery is found in ancient cultures and in the links to ancient cultures…
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of…
Interactive art is a dynamic form of art that responds to its audience and / or environment. Unlike traditional art forms where the interaction of the viewer is mostly a mental event – of the order of reception – interactive art allows different types of navigation, assembly, or participation in…
Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that…
Early flying machines begins more than a century before the first successful manned aeroplane, and the earliest aircraft thousands of years before. Primitive beginnings Legends From the earliest times there have been legends of men mounting flying devices or strapping birdlike wings, stiffened cloaks or other devices to themselves and…
The National Museum of Mongolia is one of the national museums of Mongolia located in Ulaanbaatar. The National Museum of Mongolia is a cultural, scientific, and educational organization, which is responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of the objects under its curation. The first museum in Mongolia, which was…
The 20th edition Food Expo, a favourite among food lovers, held together with the 1st Hong Kong International Tea Fair, 1st Hong Kong Lifestyle Showcase and the 8th International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM), open simultaneously on August 13, at the Hong…
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (born October 2, 1872 in Sremska Mitrovica, dead January 12, 1940 in Zagreb), was an Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav sculptor. He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. His opus spans the styles of academism, symbolism and modernism (impressionism). In his mature phase, he developed a personal style of…
Laimes also known as “Lehms”, “Lehmhus”, “Leimes” is a clay daub faced granaries particular to Upper Silesia. Origin of name is thought to be from Lehm (clay), but with the local dialect corrupted to Laimes. Once they were common left of the River Odra (Oder) but are thought to be…
The exhibition “Paulo Bruscky: Bank of Ideas”, discusses the process of the artistic creation of Paul Bruscky from the insistent use of files, documents and records in the formulation of his aesthetic thought, in which the dialectic between the ephemeral and the record has a decisive presence in the making…
Skansen is the first open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. At Skansen, there are today…
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Guide Tour of Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland Park, California, United States
Main Street, U.S.A. is the first “themed land” inside the main entrance of the Disneyland-style parks. Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century, and took much inspiration from Walt Disney’s hometown, Marceline, Missouri. Main Street, U.S.A. has a train station along the…
Read moreMinor basilica
Minor basilica (Latin: Basilica minor, Basilicæ minores in plural) is a title given to some Roman Catholic church buildings. According to canon law, no church building can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom. Presently, the authorising decree is granted by the…
Read moreScience and Technology in the Edo Period, Japan National Museum of Nature and Science
As civilization has evolved, curiosity has taken the form of a meticulous pursuit of knowledge. For instance, rough stone tools eventually were developed into precision machinery. The rapid progress of science has made our lives more convenient and comfortable; simultaneously creating new problems such as air and water pollution. This…
Read moreLook Back of Foire de Paris, France
As France’s leading home fair and the largest general-purpose fair in Europe, the Foire de Paris is a major retail event that has been held annually in Paris since 1904, it offers a varied range of products for the general public. From construction to furnishings, including renovation, decoration and interior…
Read moreDegenerate art
Degenerate art (German: Entartete Kunst) was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art and the works of internationally renowned artists was removed from state owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on…
Read moreArt section, Museum of king Shivaji, India
The art section displays the collections of Sir Purushottam Mavji, acquired in 1915, and the art collections of Sir Ratan Tata and Sir Dorab Tata, donated in 1921 and 1933 respectively. In this section, the most famous paintings, sketches of ‘ Rajaravivarma ‘, and ‘Sir. Ratan Tata ‘, has a…
Read moreGuide Tour of Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris, France
Maison de Victor Hugo is a writer’s house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832–1848. The museum consists of an antechamber leading through the Chinese living room and medieval style dining room to Victor Hugo’s bedroom. Victor Hugo’s House also manage Hauteville House, Guernsey (Channel Islands).…
Read moreRundbogenstil
Round-arch style (German: Rundbogenstil), is a nineteenth-century historic revival style of architecture popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora. It combines elements of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture with particular stylistic motifs. History and description The style was the deliberate creation of German architects seeking a German national…
Read moreJungle tourism
Jungle tourism is a subcategory of adventure travel defined by active multifaceted physical means of travel in the jungle regions of the earth. Although similar in many respects to adventure travel, jungle tourism pertains specifically to the context of region, culture and activity. According to the Glossary of Tourism Terms,…
Read moreGuide Tour of Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, United States
The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center and was designed by Frank Gehry. As the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The hall is a…
Read morePenmanship
Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called “hands” whilst an individual’s style of penmanship…
Read moreTheater of Magnificence, Royal Palace of Venaria
The display titled Theater of Magnificence with a grand walk through the apartments of the Duke and the Duchess of Savoy, the apartments of the King and the Queen, the Great Gallery, the Alfieri Rotunda and the Church of St. Hubert. This was the “ceremonial route” that characterized the 18th…
Read moreYi in Confucianism
Yi, (Chinese: 義), literally “justice, righteousness; meaning,” is an important concept in Confucianism. It involves a moral disposition to do good, and also the intuition and sensibility to do so competently. Yi resonates with Confucian philosophy’s orientation towards the cultivation of benevolence (ren) and skillful practice (li). Yi represents moral…
Read morePhallic architecture
Phallic architecture consciously or unconsciously creates a symbolic representation of the phallus. Buildings intentionally or unintentionally resembling the human penis are a source of amusement to locals and tourists in various places around the world. Deliberate phallic imagery is found in ancient cultures and in the links to ancient cultures…
Read moreParagliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of…
Read moreInteractive art
Interactive art is a dynamic form of art that responds to its audience and / or environment. Unlike traditional art forms where the interaction of the viewer is mostly a mental event – of the order of reception – interactive art allows different types of navigation, assembly, or participation in…
Read moreHyperrealism
Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that…
Read moreEarly flying machines
Early flying machines begins more than a century before the first successful manned aeroplane, and the earliest aircraft thousands of years before. Primitive beginnings Legends From the earliest times there have been legends of men mounting flying devices or strapping birdlike wings, stiffened cloaks or other devices to themselves and…
Read moreNational Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The National Museum of Mongolia is one of the national museums of Mongolia located in Ulaanbaatar. The National Museum of Mongolia is a cultural, scientific, and educational organization, which is responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of the objects under its curation. The first museum in Mongolia, which was…
Read moreHong Kong Food Expo 2009, China
The 20th edition Food Expo, a favourite among food lovers, held together with the 1st Hong Kong International Tea Fair, 1st Hong Kong Lifestyle Showcase and the 8th International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM), open simultaneously on August 13, at the Hong…
Read moreRobert Frangeš-Mihanović
Robert Frangeš-Mihanović (born October 2, 1872 in Sremska Mitrovica, dead January 12, 1940 in Zagreb), was an Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav sculptor. He was a pioneer of modern Croatian sculpture. His opus spans the styles of academism, symbolism and modernism (impressionism). In his mature phase, he developed a personal style of…
Read moreLaimes
Laimes also known as “Lehms”, “Lehmhus”, “Leimes” is a clay daub faced granaries particular to Upper Silesia. Origin of name is thought to be from Lehm (clay), but with the local dialect corrupted to Laimes. Once they were common left of the River Odra (Oder) but are thought to be…
Read morePaulo Bruscky: Bank of Ideas, Tomie Ohtake Institute
The exhibition “Paulo Bruscky: Bank of Ideas”, discusses the process of the artistic creation of Paul Bruscky from the insistent use of files, documents and records in the formulation of his aesthetic thought, in which the dialectic between the ephemeral and the record has a decisive presence in the making…
Read moreSkansen open-air museum and zoo, Stockholm, Sweden
Skansen is the first open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. At Skansen, there are today…
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