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Winter Park Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden

editor — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:12:00 +0000

Closed: July to August. Facilities: Architecture (home & studio of sculptor Albin Polasek); Galleries (2): Sculpture Garden (3 acres). Activities: Permanent Exhibits. Located in the home and studio of the Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek (1879-1965), the gardens and galleries contain many of the sculptors works. Antiquities from his collection are on display in the salon of his home. An intimate chapel on the grounds is also open for viewing. Albin Polasek. The Pilgrim at the date. Albtn Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden. Photograph courtesy of Albin Polasek Museum and bculpture Garden, Winter Park. Florida. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of

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Sainte-Chapelle Map

editor — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:12:00 +0000

Pierre de Montereau, 1245-7 The Gothic Revival has confused things so much that the Sainte-Chapelle looks at first like a slice of the English Law Courts put down in the middle of the French Palais de Justice – it faces the Tribunal de Police Correctionelle. The proportions give the game away: improbably tall, with the spherical triangles of the lower storey apparently buckling under the strain. Inside, this undercroft is also patently a device to keep the rest up, with tiny aisles which in fact correspond to the thickness of the piers upstairs which support the vault: Eiffel could have

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National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

editor — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

8th and G Streets, N W, Washington. DC 20560 Tel: (202) 357-2700 Fax: (202) 357-3108 TDDY: (202) 357-1729 Internet Address: www.nmaa.si.edu Director: Dr. Elizabeth Broun Admission: free. Attendance: 400.000 Established: 1846 Membership: Y ADA Compliant: Y Parking: metered on street and nearby commercial lots. Open: Closed for renovations until 2003. Cloned: Christmas Day. Kweku Kakanu, Flag, ca. 1935, cotton, 4214 x 60 inches, Fantc/Ghanaian. Museum purchase. National Museum of African Art Photograph by Franko Khoury. courtesy of National Museum of African Art. Smithsonian Institution. Washington. District of Columbia. National Museum of American Art Facilities: Architecture (Greek Revival Old Patent Office.

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Rome Skip the Line Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel

editor — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:54:00 +0000

This post I’m going on a tour of the Vatican City with my private guide Simone. Hi, everybody. Alright, let’s do it. Check this out, the ceilings, they look like they’re made of 3-D, but it’s just two dimensional, it’s just paint. This is like the start of 3-D movies right here, on the ceiling here in Vatican City. It is awesome. Behind me is the entrance to the Sistine Chapel. Rome Skip The Line Colosseum And this is where Michelangelo’s painting, the famous painting touching the fingers. That is one of the most majestic things that I’ve ever seen

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Milan Map and Travel Guide

editor — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:20:00 +0000

Milan Half-Day Sightseeing Tour with da Vinci’s The Last Supper This post I’m going on the Milan Sightseeing Tour where I’m gonna see all the best in Milan including the Duomo, the castle, the Gallery, and Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper. This castle was built in the 14th century for the Sforza family, and at the time they were the most powerful family here. And this was also the political center of Milan. I’m standing in back of the castle, and here is the largest park in MIlan. At the end of the park is the Peace Arch, which was

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