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History‚ Construction‚ and Controversy Surrounding the Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is one of France’s most notable landmarks and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It has been visited by roughly 243‚376‚000 people between its opening in 1889 through the end of 2008 (Official Site‚ 2008). Recently‚ it has averaged over 6.5 million visitors annually. In 2007 alone‚ its visitor total reached an astonishing 6‚822‚000 individuals (Mills‚ 2008). The Eiffel Tower stands next to
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popular being that of Persephone and Adonis‚ a love story which ends in Adonis’s death and transformation into a flower which blooms annually‚ signifying rebirth (v p258). Another subject was the myth of Diana and Actaeon an example of which is in the Louvre in Paris (vi p54). Myth in people’s everyday life‚ especially pertaining to an afterlife‚ seems to point to a widespread belief in the gods and their power over life and
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Monica Vaughn Art History I 10 November 2010 Museum Project Ansel Adams‚ The Tetons and The Snake River‚ Grand Teton National Park. 1942. Gelatin Silver Print. Featured at Phoenix Art Museum. Phoenix‚ Arizona. Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco‚ California. Being raised in the shadows of the great Golden Gate Bridge was the motivation for his deep appreciation for nature and his early childhood would become his primary inspiration to pursue photography. Strangely enough the 1906
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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – Pablo Picasso The following essay will be written about the modernist painting; ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’‚ created by the Spanish expatriate artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso in 1907. Firstly‚ I will describe the work as I saw it in the MOMA in New York in 2010 and I will also describe my initial reaction to seeing it. Secondly‚ I will write what I have found out about this piece after conducting research in the college library and on the internet‚ discussing its style and
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under 18....... imprisoned not more than two years.......or both." The wording of that section seems sensible. However‚ if this one little paragraph is approved‚ many sites such as the: Venus de Milo site located at: http://www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/Treasures/gifs/venusdemilo.gif; the Sistine Chapel at: http://www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/michelangelo.creation and Michelangelo’s David @ http://fileroom.aaup.uic.edu/FileRoom/images/image201.gif could not be accessed and used by anybody
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of California‚ 2012. PDF. Kaiser‚ David. Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics. N.p.: U of Chicago‚ 2005. Google Books. Web. 16 Dec. 2016. Laborie‚ Séverine. "The Raft of the Medusa." The Raft of the Medusa | Louvre Museum | Paris. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2016. Peregrine‚ Anthony. "Raft of the Medusa: A Grisly Tale of Incompetence and Cannibalism." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group‚ 12 July 2016. Web. 17 Dec. 2016. Arnold. (2017‚ 08 28). Value of Knowledge
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Baron Haussmann Born on March 27‚ 1809 from a Protestant family with origins from Germany‚ Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann was a French civic planner who is known for the rebuilding‚ hero‚ and destroyer of Paris‚ France. He gained much of his education from the College Henry IV. From College Henry IV he studied law while simultaneously attending classes at the Paris conservatoire of music. In 1830 Haussmann became what was known as the sous-prefet of Nerac and in 1853 Haussmann was chosen by
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User | Allis Faye Luster | Course | World Cultures II | Test | Week 3 Quiz | Started | 7/17/13 9:53 PM | Submitted | 7/18/13 1:32 AM | Status | Completed | Attempt Score | 72 out of 80 points | Time Elapsed | 3 hours‚ 39 minutes out of 4 hours and 30 minutes. | Instructions | | Question 1 2 out of 2 points | Why did Gabrieli organize his compositions around a single note-the tonic note? Answer
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Pieter Bruegel (about 1525-69)‚ usually known as Pieter Bruegel the Elder to distinguish him from his elder son‚ was the first in a family of Flemish painters. He spelled his name Brueghel until 1559‚ and his sons retained the "h" in the spelling of their names. Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the 16th century‚ is by far the most important member of the family. He was probably born in Breda in the Duchy of Brabant‚ now in The Netherlands. Accepted
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