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Korean People Natural State
632 words
First and foremost, I think Korean art is realized
by its love for naturalness. In everything from
architecture to everyday furniture and ornaments
to paintings, this aspect of Korean aesthetic is
shown. If you look at the furniture pieces made of
wood from the Korea and Chosen period, you can see
that most of the furniture, except for some of the
luxurious ones used in court, have their natural
wooden texture to it, unlike the furniture or
ornaments of China or Japan. Chinese and Japanese
peopl...
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Ancient Greece Egyptian Civilization
652 words
an Internet Treasure Hunt on Ancient Greece
Introduction | The Questions | Internet Resources
On this page you will be touring Ancient Greece.
Your assignment is to answer the following
questions by visiting the web sites below.
Describe the geography of ancient Greece. Explain
the economy of ancient Greece. Where did the
Olympic games come from? Were there other contests
like the Olympics? What prizes did Olympic victors
get? Compare the different social classes in
Sparta and Athens. What type ...
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Mens Reception Room Dome Of The Rock Islamic
372 words
Islamic architecture consists of Shrines and
buildings. The first of the three great shrines of
Islam, is The Kaba at Mecca. It is considered the
holiest spot on earth for Muslims. The second of
the great Islamic shrines is the Mosque of the
Prophet Muhammad in Ma dina Saudi Arabia. An
interesting fact about this shrine is that the
proper muhammad himself is buried in the floor of
the mosque. The third of the great shrines, is the
Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The Dome of the
rock was built in ...
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Romantic Period Visual Arts
1,601 words
Baroque's Art Sites Art History Resources web This
page is an art history page of a large site
created by Dr. Christopher Witcomb: web The larger
site covers the whole range of art history. I
cannot begin to describe what is available on this
site, which must have been a huge work of love.
The site includes high resolution photos of
sculptures, paintings and other visual arts as
well as architecture, photography, textiles, icons
and even comic book art. Virtually every visual
art is represented ...
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World War Ii 17 Th Century
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Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia is one of if not the
most beautiful countries in Asia. It has a vast
and colorful history. Indonesia has some of the
greatest architectural masterpieces in the world.
Some of the greatest styles of martial arts also
come from Indonesia. There are many different
aspects of this magnificent country. Indonesia has
a tropical climate with three informal seasons:
cool, hot, and rainy. Almost all of Indonesia is
very humid. Temperatures range from 8 degrees
Celsius at nigh...
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Works Of Art Period Of Time
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Architecture In my paper, I will consider two
works of art: the painting of Antonello da
Messina, St. Jerome in his Study and All Saints,
Margaret Street. I will show the relationship that
I found out between this painting and the
building. I will also consider the historical
background of these masterpieces, which will help
me to make a profound inside look into the essence
of these works. This way, I hope to see what they
suggest in looking and what kind of feelings I
have about them. First of...
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Mysteries Of The Great Pyramid Khufu
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Mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Khufu Monuments
and burial sites of such great design, size, and
architectural precision that to attempt to
replicate them today is completely unheard of, but
does the great pharaoh Khufu, who later became
revered as Re, the sun god, deserve anything less.
Just as the Balinese built temples for their gods,
so did the Egyptian. Back in the area of around
2575 B. C. - 2134 BC, during the fourth dynasty,
and what is known as the old kingdom, the
Egyptians built one...
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Rest Of The World Carbon Dioxide
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Role of the United States in Contemporary World
Economy The United States plays a central role in
all dimensions of contemporary globalization,
which at its core refers to worldwide networks of
interdependence. A network is simply a series of
connections of points in a system. But networks
can take a surprising number of shapes and
architectures and vary enormously in
centralization and complexity of connections: a
spider web, an electricity grid, a metropolitan
bus system, and the Internet, for...
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Architects Sometimes Specialize Provide Professional Services Design
481 words
The career thatBookreports Architect The career
that I would like to pursue is Architect.
Architecture Engineering has interested me, since
I have heard and learned from it. One of the
reasons why this field had surpassed my mind is
because of the design architects use. Licensed
architects sometimes specialize in one phase of
work. Last but not least, they provide
professional services to individuals planning a
construction project. Architects design buildings
and other structures. The design of...
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Vice President Largest Country
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Brazil is the largest country in South America. It
stretches almost 2700 miles from the bottom of the
Andes Mountains eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. It
borders on every country of the continent except
for Chile and Ecuador. Brazils official name is
the Federative Republic of Brazil. Brazil occupies
almost half of South America and is the world s
fifth-largest country in area. Although its area
is just a little less than that of the United
States, Brazil s population is only about 60 %
that of t...
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Rise To Power Ability To Read
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Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, King of the
Franks (742 - 814), was a strong leader who
unified Western Europe through military power and
the blessing of the Church. His belief in the need
for education among the Frankish people was to
bring about religious, political, and educational
reforms that would change the history of Europe.
Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen, the son of
Pepin (or Pippin) the Short and grandson of
Charles Martel. His grandfather, Charles, had
begun the process of u...
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Stained Glass Art Inside The Church Cathedral
614 words
Malcolm Chartes Cathedral Chartes Cathedral
Malcolm Miller, an English-speaking tour guide at
the Chartes Cathedral states, The Chartes
Cathedral is a book. Its architecture is in the
binding, and its stories are told through its
windows and sculptures. The Chartes Cathedral held
true to this statement through my research of this
famous gothic cathedral. Located in the heart of a
small, sleepy town southwest of Paris, it contains
the largest collection of exquisite stained glass,
sculptures, and...
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Greek And Roman Western Civilization
598 words
Western civilization is what we call modern
society that mainly includes North America and
Western Europe. But how did this western way of
life come to be? Their are many different ways but
mainly through ancient cultures. The two main ones
are the Greek and Roman. Greece with their golden
age and Rome with its great Empire and Republic
and also together. Their are many ways in which
western civilization is like the ancient Greek
civilization. They started the Olympic games.
Greeks come up with ...
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Stained Glass Side Aisles
309 words
tracery 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
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Herzog 038 De Meuron Herzog 038 De Repetition
342 words
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are among the
very few architects whose work can be interpreted
as an effort to regain architecture? s original
grounds. They believe that although a certain
concept and preliminary design must always be
used, architecture? builds itself? , and by having
an open mind during the creation of a building,
you can capture the true meaning behind the
structure. They believe that architecture is a
journey, a discovery, into the fundamental nature
of the building. Her...
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Walls Are Painted Artificial Lights Light
756 words
The Purpose of Architecture is to shelter and
enhance man s life on earth and to fulfill his
belief in the nobility of his existence. Every
Saarinen Architecture establishes the atmosphere
in which we create, live, and complete our
existence. It can manipulate our emotions, our
decisions, even our actions. With this in mind,
architects must establish the correct ambiance to
correlate with the buildings purpose. In other
words its form must follow it function. Many
factors are involved in creatin...
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End Of The Cold War Multi Purpose
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The latter half of the twentieth century has been
dominated by the Cold War and the actions and
events surrounding it. During this period
different alliances and treaties were formed and
many of these were institutionalized. One such
alliance was the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO). This organization was set up
by the Northern Atlantic Western Powers to combat
the Eastern Soviet threat. Today however NATO
still exists and plays an active role in
international relations. The question as...
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Marshall Field Wholesale Marshall Field Wholesale Store Design
549 words
The Chicago School marks the beginning of a new
development in architecture. Based on the earlier
Victorian models, from about 1885 great commercial
structures are built with new designs and new
construction techniques. During these later years
Richardson produced the buildings upon which his
reputation principally rests. He designed houses,
community libraries, suburban railroad stations,
educational buildings, and commercial and civic
structures. Instead of the splintered massing,
narrow verti...
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Michelangelo Buonarroti Sistine Ceiling
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The Italian Michelangelo Buonarroti, almost
certainly the most famous artist produced by
Western civilization and arguably the greatest, is
universally viewed as the supreme Renaissance
artist (see Renaissance art and architecture). He
created monumental works of painting, sculpture,
and architecture and left an additional legacy of
numerous letters and poems. Through this vast and
multifaceted body of artistic achievement,
Michelangelo made an indelible imprint on the
Western imagination. A mem...
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Cd Rom Input Device
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1 Introduction Multimedia is nothing new. The
nature of human communication has always involved
multimedia. We hear, speak, write, draw, make
gestures, play music, and act out our thoughts and
feelings to one another. We have enjoyed
multimedia presentations since our childhood
through film, television, and, more recently,
videotape, videodisc and digital videodisc. These
have all involved analog media. What makes recent
developments in multimedia new and exciting is
that we can now deal with th...
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