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19 Th Century 20 Th Century
874 wordsIV. Houses of Medieval Europe Print section This comparative sophistication in housing disappeared during the so-called Dark Ages in Europe. Although castles and primitive manors housed many people, most of the remaining population were packed into simple, unsanitary dwellings huddled within the walls of small cities and towns. The countryside was unsafe, and agriculture and population both declined; the prosperous farms of classical antiquity disappeared. Slowly, after AD 1000, conditions impro...
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Greek And Roman Architecture
1,032 words... ple did not meet in the temples to worship, as if it were a church. And last, that all gods demanded they be satisfied by sacrifice, and so sacrifices were made at the temples. For this there was a great altar outside the east porch of every temple. Some temples only had a porch for the altar and a hall leading to it, while others were much complicated. The Parthenon is one temple that is very famous and beautiful, but also very basic in its construction. Built between 447 and 438 BC, it was...
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Menara Syahbandar Inter Trade Jakarta
583 wordsMenara Syahbandar was built 1839 to replace the old flagpole in ship dock located right on the side across a river. From the pole and later the tower, officials observed ships about to anchor gave signals. The tower then is used a meteorology post. To the West of the Lookout Tower, we can see the view of the present Museum Bahai. The museum represents a very old and strong edifice with Dutch architecture. The museum also provides several maps of the city, with stages of the city development show...
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One Of The Greatest Control The Future
1,056 wordsThis monument of Egyptian architecture and technique covers a landmass of 13. 1 acres. At the top of the once gold capstone the pyramid stands 482 feet high, now it is 31 feet shorter due to other projects taking stone from the handy source. The sides at the base are an astounding 756 feet long. There is even strange tales and theories about the Egyptians being able to see the future. One theory is from the Scottish astronomer Charles Pizza Smyth. Smyth believed that the pyramid reflected measur...
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Level Of Development Greek Culture
1,223 wordsThe Greek Foundation Classical Greek culture (650 BC 250 BC) was one of the most influential and highly developed world cultures. It had great impact on the modern world, with its three main features: diversity and completeness of such important constituents of culture as literature, art and philosophy, its humanists ideology and orientation, important contribution of the Greeks into the treasure house of art and literature, and creation of the masterpieces that enriched the other world cultures...
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Twentieth Century Sunday Morning
1,732 wordsEdward Hopper Edward Hopper is American painter whose realistic depictions of everyday urban scenes shock the viewer into recognition of the strangeness of familiar surroundings. He strongly influenced the Pop art and New Realist painters of the 1960 s and 1970 s. Hopper was initially trained as an illustrator, but, between 1901 and 1906, he studied painting under Robert Henri, a member of a group of painters called the Ashcan School. Hopper traveled to Europe three times between 1906 and 1910, ...
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Light And Dark Tim Burton
2,443 wordsIt makes you realize how abstract the film industry, and life in general, really is how much of it is just based on things that are out of your control Tim Burton is just a man like any other man, except any other man is not Tim Burton. Tim Burton is a filmmaker. As a filmmaker, Burton has creative power over what he produces, directs, or even writes. His auteur, ? a term in film criticism that is applied to a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the d...
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Client Server G G
920 wordsCommon Network Architectures There are many different types of networks used today that could be evaluated. I would like to take a brief look at three main types of networks, the host-based network, the client-based network, and the client-server network. I would like to look at both the advantages and disadvantages of each type. In the host-based network there is a host or server, often a mainframe computer that does virtually all of the work on the network. The host computer provides data to a...
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Solar Energy Heat Loss
1,744 wordsDesign of Structures in respect to heat efficiency OUTLINE Introduction Problem What materials are better for insulation? What designs are better for insulation? PurposeBackgroundOrganizations Researching ProblemMaterialslustrousdulldarklightDesignWindows EnclosedHypothesisMaterialsProcedureSummaryMateria ls that Work Best in Heat Efficiency Designs that Work Best in Heat Efficiency References Introduction Heat efficiency in any architectural design is always a topic that must be addressed. With...
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Time Life Books Ancient Egyptians
862 wordsWhen most people think of Ancient Egypt they think of Pyramids. To construct such great monuments required a mastery of architecture, social organization, and art that few cultures of that period could achieve. The oldest pyramid, the Step-Pyramids, grow out of the abilities of two men, King Djoser and Imhotep. Djoser, the second king of 3 rd dynasty, was the first king to have hired an architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb (Time-Life Books, 74). Imhotep was known as the father of mathematics, me...
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Woman Is Wearing Summertime And Spring Rain Painting
933 wordsSUMMERTIME AND SPRING RAIN Upon first sight, it appears that John Sloan's Spring Rain and Edward Hoppers Summertime only common characteristic is that they are both oil paintings on canvas. Spring Rain, from the school of Impressionistic art, was painted in 1912. Summertime, which possesses a simplified, schematic style, was created over thirty years later, in 1943. Therefore, there are extreme differences in the two artists technique and style. However, despite these differences, the two painte...
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Filippo Brunelleschi Design Brunelleschi And Ghiberti Time
863 wordsFilippo Brunelleschi (1377 - 1446) Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377 in Florence. He was the second son of three to Ser Brenellesco di Filippo Last who was a notary of some distinction and his mother was Giuliana Spring. He was a sculpture and goldsmith in his early years. His first attempt at architectural design was in 1401 in the famous competition for the Baptistery doors of the cathedral of Florence. Brunelleschi was one of six including Lorenzo Ghiberti to design a pair of bronze doors...
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19 Th Century 12 Th Century
1,294 wordsEiffel Tower Eiffel Tower, wrought-iron tower in Paris, a landmark and an early example of wrought-iron construction on a gigantic scale. It was designed and built by the French civil engineer Gustave Alexandre Eiffel for the Paris Worlds Fair of 1889. The tower, without its modern broadcasting antennae, is 300 m (984 ft) high. The lower section consists of four immense arched legs set on masonry piers. The legs curve inward until they unite in a single tapered tower. Platforms, each with an obs...
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Leonardo Da Vinci 16 Th Century
2,013 wordsWorld Civilization I The Renaissance/ Italy's Decline Identification: The Renaissance /Italy's Decline Definition: The period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages, conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values. Set in the city-states of Italy in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the constant uncertainty, both economic and political, and extreme volatility of the historical situation provided the m...
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Stained Glass Side Aisles
309 wordstracery In architecture, branching, ornamental stonework, generally in a window, where it supports the glass. Tracery is particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture. Example: The tracery in a rose window of Washington Cathedral, Washington, DC. This graphic displays four different photos they amount to a zoom into the tracery. Also see fenestration, foil, quatrefoil, and stained glass. rose window Large circular windows of tracery and stained glass found in Gothic cathedrals. Also called ...
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Greece And Rome Olympic Games
382 wordsEarly man s life was based on survival; he spent much of his time in search of food, water, and safety for his family. In the early times of Greece, and Rome however, food and water were both readily available. There was permanent shelter, and little threat from animals or other people. Because man s basic needs were now met the arts, music, sports, agriculture, architecture, literature and structured government developed. The developmental period of Greece was between the fourth and eighth cent...
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Internet Service Providers Department Of Defense
833 wordsEvolution of The Internet The structure and makeup of the Internet has adapted as the needs of the community have changed. Todays Internet serves the largest and most diverse community of network users in the computing world. Since it was created, the Internet has grown in size and become something that the entire world is almost completely dependent on. The Internet started as an experiment in the late 1960 s by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U. S. Department of Defense. It was or...
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Pop Art Soviet Union
2,073 wordsConstructivism This Poster Movements Poster Movements Constructivism This art form appeared in the early 20 th century as a result of the Russian Revolution and grew a tremendous amount during the 1920 s and 1930 s. Founded in 1917 in Russia by sculptor Antoine Pevsner and his younger brother Naum Pevsner Gabo, they believed that art should be functional and include materials and technology that are new to the market. All the people who eventually succeeded in this art form, where either forced ...
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20 Th Century Lenin Prize 1961
462 wordsIn the 20 th Russia Russia In the 20 th century there have been many artistic movements that define the way we view art. In 1961 there was not a defining movement, but a transition to a contemporary style that would set the pace for the rest of the century. Many painters wanted to follow the form of avant-garde that took place nearly thirty years earlier. At this time Khrushchev did not approve of this form. He was a strong believer of socialist realism and actually wanted to discipline artist t...
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Ecole De Beaux Arts Ecole De Beaux White
819 wordsStanford White, the son of Richard Grant White a noted writer, editor, music critic, and Shakespearean scholar, was born in New York City on November 9, 1853. As a boy, he showed a talent and interest in drawing and the arts, which was greatly encouraged by his family. Although he had no formal training in art, he attended private schools and studied under tutors, Stanford White demonstrated a remarkable artistic gift; he was able to convey an outdoor atmosphere or a particular mood on paper. He...
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