Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic is an extraordinarily beautiful city. Standing on the banks of the river Vltava (the locals generally use the German name for it the Moldau). Few wars or natural disaster ever reach here and the architectural heritage has been beautifully preserved. It is also know as the “Hundred Spired City” due to the many…
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Century City Executive Office Space Can Be Your Private Place In The Sun
What’s it like to have an Century City shared office space? It’s like an on-going after hours party. With Century City executive office space, there is snowboarding at a ski resort, hiking in the Santa Ana Mountains or sailing off Manhatten Beach…all available on the same day. With so much lifestyle and sun to choose from in Century City, shared…
Tapestries For Wall Art
Usually large size looms have been used to weave tapestries on. Several types of threads have been used to make laces like gold, silk and silver threads weaving numerous pictures of subjects as well as those of the peasant scenes after Teniers, Biblical history, mythology, etc. Tapestries have been used as wall hangings yet unlike needlework, it was woven on…
Travel Hotspots In Cornwall And Devon Tintagel St Ives And Penzance
It was a gentleman called Geoffrey of Monmouth who in 1150 started the legendary belief that the little town of Tintagel was the birthplace of the great King Arthur. This belief has been attached to Tintagel ever since, and indeed visitors still flock here still to catch a glimpse of the place where King Arthur may have been born. The…
History Of Chess
I come from a family of golfers. Golf is the favorite recreation of everyone in my family, including my grandparents, my mom and dad, myself and my four siblings. Every year, we have a family reunion of sorts featuring all my relatives from my father’s side. At those gathering, the entire clan always has a sportsfest wherein each of the…
Painting Throughout History
Painting is the art of applying pigments to a surface whether it is on paper, canvas, a wall or any other medium, to create an image with lines and colors. The image can represent real objects found around us or imaginary ones. It may also be an arrangement of abstract forms. The art of drawing is very essential in painting…
The Mother Of All Baby Names Lists Top Baby Names Of The 20th Century
We often see “top lists” of baby names — top ten names of 2005, the trendiest, the coolest, the most popular names of the decade — and so on. Readers find these lists endlessly fascinating, often using such lists to help them choose the name for their own offspring. But now, in what is most likely the first appearance of…
North Cyprus The New Face Of The Mediterranean
Long neglected in comparison to its well-know neighbour to the south, North Cyprus has come into its own in recent years and now stands proudly as one of the most ‘up and coming’ Mediterranean holiday destinations. The island’s history has seen it under the rule of most of the world’s powers; from the Romans, ancient Greeks and Lusignans, to its…
Woman In History
The female human genus. The woman is different from the man anatomical. The biggest difference is in genitalia. Another difference is that the brain of a woman weighs 1250 grams and 1350 grams man’s. Even the bones of women are more sensitive, more small skulls and muscles less robust. HISTORY Minoan era. The main feature of this period is the…
History Of Socks Timeline
Believe it or not socks have been around since the stone ages. They were very different from socks as we know them today. They were often made of animal skins that were tied around the ankles. In Ancient Egypt there is evidence of the existence of knitted socks and by the 8th century BC, the Greek poet Hesiod wrote of…