Italianate architecture(Colombo National Museum). In 1876 Kandy Museum was established by Sri WicramaRajasinha and it was called “PalleVahala”.This is used as a place somewhere in the queen of king lived. Was used to deposit the types of historical value made by the art association established in 1832.this Kandy museum has more than 5,000 goals that represents various aspects of historical and cultural events in Kandy retro.(Kandy National Museum) The Department of National Museum is a non-ministerial
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Musée du Louvre, 75058 Cedex 01 Paris – France, national museum devoted to the pre-Impressionist art, both fine arts and decorative arts and archeology. It is considered the world's largest museum. It is located in the former royal palace of the Louvre. The opening of the Louvre in 1793 meant, in the history of museums, the transfer from the private collections of the ruling classes (monarchy, aristocracy and Church) at publicly owned galleries to enjoy the whole society. The first
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Running head: ART APPRECIATION UNIT 1 IP Unit 1 Individual Project Nathan Bates AIU Online Abstract This paper will define the word “art” from two different internet sources complete with proper quotations and citations. Secondly, it will explore 8 examples of art created by well-known artists or found in a museum. Contained within will be explanations and descriptions of each and why they were used. Art Appreciation – Unit I Definition
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Robert Frank - The Americans Early History: Robert Frank was born on November 9, 1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is best known for his documentary photography book The Americans however he has released additional books and documentary films as well. Robert Frank was raised into a wealthy Jewish family, his father of German decent and a photographer as well, and a Swiss mother coming from money. In an interview that Frank gave to the NY Times, he stated, ‘‘My father married my
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finding some problems and giving recommendations at London Zoo or Nottingham Castle, and discuss the solution. One thing needs to be mentioned: Because Museum and Art Gallery plays an important role in Nottingham Castle, it’s the core attractive place. In this report, it will be analysing those aspects based on the Museum and Art Gallery, it is the symbol of Nottingham Castle that can respond the whole operation very well in Nottingham Castle. 2. The Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle is located
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After discovering the traditional Chinese way of cutting paper several years go, he creates grand 3D realms and environments with an X-Acto knife. Welcome to Haven of Delight, Pien’s hauntingly beautiful exhibit on display at The Rooms Provincial Gallery. “I cut vertically,” says Pien. “Even though I have an image to work with while cutting, I am still doing a lot of improvisation in order to feel that there is a continued sense of exploration and negotiation with making the paper-cut.” Haven of
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telephone services, the network was also built to empower our community in new ways. Because bandwidth is no problem, Chattanooga's Fiber Optic network enables upload and download speeds 200 times faster than the current national average, and 10 times faster than the FCC's National Broadband Plan (a decade ahead of schedule). Chattanooga, Tenn. show how a municipal broadband network can pay dividends when community leaders focus on the applications a gigabit network can deliver and consider the long-term
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The geography of the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles in the north west of Europe and is separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. Also the country is washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is deeply indented and it gives a good supply of splendid harbours for ships. In the north you can find the Cheviots separating England from Scotland, the Pennines going
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The State Hermitage (Russian: Госуда́рственный Эрмита́ж; IPA: [gəsʊˈdarstvʲɪnɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ], Gosudarstvenny Ermitazh) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest[2][3] and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise over three million items,[4] including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections
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different. While Bora Bora is tropical, Washington DC is wintry. Bora Bora have many activities such as snorkeling, Safaris, parasailing and more; while Washington DC have different activities that coincides with the weather there, such as the National Zoo, National Mall Carousel and the Sculpture Garden. Although Bora Bora and Washington DC are both great vacation locations, Washington DC is a location that a family no matter the size will enjoy.
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