“The Waldorf Astoria was the world’s first skyscraper hotel and today still exudes the glamour and grandeur of a luxury hotel.” Built In 1893‚ Multi-Millionaire William Waldorf Astor opened the 13-story Waldorf Hotel on the site of his home at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street in New York City. The hotel was designed by renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh (Hardenbergh is best known for his hotels and apartment buildings‚ some of which include: The Dakota apartments‚ The Vancolear‚ The Plaza
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The bronze set of bells is personified to be screaming. They are screaming because Poe personified them to be‚ and when the bronze is heard it means there is danger. In this case the danger is fire. The bronze set of bells are also “filled with fear” by shrieking. Poe personifies the iron bells when he says “To the throbbing of the bells” and “To the sobbing
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both made the same media casted bronze. The fourteen year old dancer has been portrayed wearing a bronze vest and shoes‚ a cotton skirt and satin ribbon a combination which displays different surface qualities thus creating a strong contrast of tactile texture. This is emphasized by Ragans R. (2002: 203) by saying: What an unusual combination of textures! The figure of the Young dancer is cast in bronze. Even the vest and the ballet Shoes she wears are bronze. To that degas added a skirt made
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Berlin. The base of the column is quadrangular‚ each vertex having a bronze sculpture symbolizing Law‚ War‚ Justice and Peace. Originally there were nine steps leading to the base‚ but due to the sinking of the ground fourteen more steps were added. On the main face of the base‚ which faces downtown Mexico City‚ there is the following inscription: "The Nation to the Heroes of Independence". In front of this inscription is a bronze statue of a giant lion led by a child‚ representing strength and the
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wasted my life‚” it is revealed that the character has worked hard his whole life. The main character appreciates the small things in life. He notices the bronze butterfly‚ over his head‚ asleep on the black tree trunk. In addition‚ the cowbells in the distance can be heard. This demonstrates that he now appreciates the small things in life. The bronze butterfly
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which not only captivated but enticed me with their unique beauty and grace. This made it quite difficult to pick just one work of art. However‚ as I passed through each exhibit and entered into Weatherspoon’s outside sculpture garden‚ I noticed one bronze sculpture in particular which held my attention and left a significant impression on me. This sculpture was Lunalilo by Deborah Butterfield. Deborah Butterfield is an American sculptor born in San Diego‚ CA‚ on May 7th‚ 1949 (artnet). This talented
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than function. However‚ scientists recently discovered what is said to be the world ’s first prosthetic toe from an Egyptian mummy and it appears to have been functional. In the past materials such as steel‚ iron‚ bronze‚ and copper were all sued to replace limbs. Throughout history as bronze‚ iron‚ copper and steel were discovered they were correspondingly used to make limbs. The evolution of prosthetics is a long and storied history‚ from its primitive beginnings to its sophisticated present
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with a load‚ and new kinds of medicines. Other things Shi Huangdi did were creating a uniform set of laws and taxes‚ replacing bronze with iron‚ and connecting previously built walls to make a giant wall which we know as the Great Wall of China. The replacing of bronze products with iron products made work in China much more efficient. Iron products were stronger than bronze and wore off after a longer period of time. The Qin were the first to use iron weapons‚ which gave them an advantage over the
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In the Iron Age‚ they developed their most popular sword‚ which was the double-edged Broad sword. It was made of iron and bronze‚ and it was one of the heaviest swords ever created. It had a wooden scabbard covered with leather and was lined with fur‚ with bronze chaps‚ and an iron or bronze blade.<br><br>The Celts used only a few battle tactics to overcome their enemies‚ but they were still very successful in battle. Chariots were an important part of Celtic
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the Cross” was cast in 1560. It is 44.5cm high by 47.1 cm wide‚ made from a blend of copper/bronze alloy commonly used for sculptures of that period which was then finished in a translucent green varnish. It is currently on display at the National Gallery in Washington‚ D.C. The evolution of the sculpted painting into what we commonly refer to as a Relief‚ was the first step towards larger cast bronze sculptures and eventually architecture on a grand scale. A work like this would commonly be
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