The Royal Ontario Museum is considered as Canada's largest museum of world culture and natural history. Also known as the ROM, it is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is the fifth largest museum in North America. It contains over six million items housed on the museum's more than 40 galleries. Building Profile
The Royal Ontario Museum was first opened in the early 1900's. The early building was of Italianate Neo-Romanesque architectural design that was designed by Frank Darling and John A. Pearson. It underwent several expansion plans through the years which added into it structures that followed different architectural styles...
The Impossible Triangle sculpture is a unique landmark built in Claisebrook Square in East Perth, Australia. It is a unique sculpture in that it takes the shape of what is called a Penrose triangle or a Penrose tribar. This type of triangle is known as an impossible object; an optical illusion that projects a three dimensional object that may be interpreted as such visually by the human eye but actually may not be possible of such an object ever existing. Sculpture Features
The Impossible Triangle sculpture, from a certain standpoint actually looks like an actual three dimensional impossible object. On its...
Christ the Redeemer is an imposing statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It has become an iconic symbol of the city and of Brazil and one of its more popular landmarks. This imposing statue of Jesus Christ is also considered as one of the tallest of its kind in the whole world, with the Cristo de la Concordia in Bolivia the only other taller statue. Notable Features
The Christ the Redeemer statue stands 38 meters or 120 feet tall, 30 meters or 98 feet wide and weighs around 635 tons. It is...
One Wall Center is a building that is part of the skyline of downtown Vancouver in
British Columbia, Canada. It is considered as the second tallest skyscraper in the city. It was awarded by Emporis as the Best New Skyscraper in 2001.
Building Profile
The One Wall Center is also known as the Sheraton Wall Center- North Tower. It was designed by Busby Perkins+Will. It is 48 storeys tall and stands 491 feet or 150 meters high. The first 27 floors are occupied by the 4 Diamond Sheraton Hotel. The next three floors are occupied by another private resort...
Georgia O'Keefe was a famous American painter known for her landscape paintings as well as her artful depictions of desert flowers, animal bones, shells and rocks. She was a widely recognized painter and a major figure in the art scene during the 1920's. She has helped stretch the boundaries that defined the American artistic style by dabbling in both abstract and representational art. Early History
Georgia O'Keefe was born on November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She was the second of seven children born to Francis Calyxtus and Ida Totto O'Keefe. Georgia's parents were both dairy farmers and the O'Keefe...
The 1180 Peachtree is a 41 story skyscraper located in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia in the US. This building is officially known by its address, the 1180 Peachtree but is also commonly called as the Symphony Tower. This 1180 Peachtree is one of the 10 buildings in the world nominated for the Emporis Award for the year 2006 where it ended up in fourth place. Building Profile
The Symphony Tower stands around 657 feet or 200 meters tall. The building was designed by the architectural firm, Pickard Chilton and was completed in 2006. The building rests on 192...
Symbolism is an art movement that came out sometime in the mate 19th Century. It initially originated in parts of France as well as Belgium in the form of poetry as well as in the other arts. In painting, the movement represented the development of a darker version of Romanticism. The development of Symbolism as an art movement was essentially a reaction of artists against Realism and Naturalism, movements that aim to capture reality in its most natural form. Those who became Symbolist artists reacted to this approach in favor of imagination, spirituality and dreams. It eventually led to the...
Aspire Tower is a 318 meter tall structure located in the Sports City Complex in Doha, Qatar. It is currently considered as the tallest structure in Doha but is expected to be surpassed by the Dubai Towers which is currently undergoing construction. The Aspire Tower is also known as the Khalifa Sports Tower and the Doha Olympic Tower. Tower Facts
The 318 meter tall tower is a hyperbolic tower designed to resemble the shape of a torch. The tower was initially designed and built to hold the flame for the 2006 Asian Games held in the said city. And for this...