5 BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN THE WORLD | | BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI * It is a skyscraper in Dubai, UAE. * It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). 1)At 828 meters (2,716.5 feet) tall, Burj Khalifa is 3 times as tall as Eiffel Tower and twice as tall as the Empire State Building.2. Burj Khalifa holds the world Records on: tallest freestanding structure in the world, highest number of stories in the world, highest occupied floor in the world, highest
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wind load, the physical strength of the building and of course the elevator design needed for such a large structure. The Burj Dubai, situated in Dubai, will soon be the tallest building in the world, bypassing the previous record holder, the Taipei 101 by almost 290 metres giving it an astonishing 800 metre height. With over 2700 feet, designing and constructing such a vast building has given significant challenges to engineers and designers alike. Since the building can hold up to 35,000 people at
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Entry 1 (24th September 2012) It's exactly 12:01 am now, and seeing that this is my first entry, I should update a little of myself. I'm currently at Taiwan for a short vacation with my high school friends of about 10years. And they are Lee Sue Ee, Soh Pei Ling, and Chong Yee Wun. We arrived here on Saturday, 22nd September 2012, and so far it has been an hectic journey seeing that we are here on our own for the first time and we did not go through any travel agency. Enough of updating, I just
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Art Timeline Author Axia College of University of Phoenix Art Timeline As curator of the museum I have been asked to develop an interactive timeline based on one art medium to improve the content of the museum website. Based on the criteria for the interactive timeline I have decided upon basing the timeline on paintings of Chinese nature and landscape to focus the timeline on an area of historic art that has managed to stay traditional while creating a new piece of artwork connected to its
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and print ads used photographs more than text to sell. * Artists’ tool and art medium * Augusto Fuster is the first painter who used photographs to composed pictures as paintings. * Photographs are also used by artists as reference of their subjects like Fernando Amorsolo, Mauro Malang Santos and Ang Kuikok. * Photographs are incorporated into collages and constructivist works. * Like other arts, it is also a form of an individual’s artistic expression. What to look for when
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M Tu W Th F S Su Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Week One 1/23/2012 1/24/2012 1/25/2012 1/26/2012 1/27/2012 1/28/2012 1/29/2012 Post Bio Confessions of a College Student Participate with at least 2 substantial messages per day on 4 days of the week and respond to 3 of the 5 discussion questions. Week Two 1/30/2012 1/31/2012 2/1/2012 2/2/2012 2/3/2012 2/4/2012 2/5/2012 Goal Action Plan Participate with at least two substantial messages per day on 4
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we have an art park called Railroad Square Art Park. They host more than “50 studios, galleries, and small shops” (http://railroadsquare.us/). They support many Tallahassee artists as well as small businesses. Most of the month Railroad Square has its own pace and then on the First Friday of every month, puts on an exciting “Gallery Hop”. Railroad Square has 10 acres in downtown Tallahassee, which has been there for about 30 years. Railroad Square continues to bring artists and art-lovers together
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Romanticism and Realism According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (2014), art is defined as anything that is thought to be beautiful or expresses important ideas and opinions. Today I will be comparing two periods of art from the 18th and 19th centuries, Romanticism and Realism, and looking at their contributions to society and how each has had their own influence on the future art world. Romanticism is the earlier of the two art periods, and was first identified as a movement around 1800. Romanticism
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Art and Intention Colleen Claus ART/101 August 16, 2013 John Lennox Art and Intention The statue of David was created to symbolize the city of Florence’s freedom from foreign, papal, and Medici rule by depicting the triumph of David over the giant, Goliath. The unveiling met with public resistance. Supporters of the Medici family hurled stones at it during the night. Other citizens objected to its nudity. To protect the sensibilities of the viewers, a copper skirt was made to go around
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Week 1/Reading Art/Understanding Iconography Leanne Diliberto Art/101 12/22/2013 Lynn Wocell Understanding Iconography In the world of art, there are four roles of an artist. They can use their artwork to help us see the world in new and innovative ways. An artist can also use their artwork to create a visual record of their specific time and place. Another role of an artist is to make functional objects and structures more pleasurable by imbuing them with beauty and meaning
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