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Caroline Shawk Brooks
An American sculptor born in 1840 who made butter sculptures, incorporating ice for it to last longer.
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Banquet art
Tradition associated with the Renaissance and Baroque periods where food was arranged into an artwork to bring entertainment to the table. Similar to sugar art.
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Bartolomeo Scappi
Cook of Pope Pius V who was the earliest reference of producing banquet art.
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Dreaming Iolanthe
Butter sculpture made by Caroline S. Brooks in 1873. Later she made a bas-relief bust of the subject for the Centennial Exhibition and a full-sized sculpture for the 3rd Paris World's Fair in 1878.
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John Karl Daniels
Norwegian-American sculptor known for butter sculpting.
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Where were John Karl Daniels' artworks showcased?
1904: Louisiana Purchae Exposition
1910: Minnesota State Fair
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Erika Iris Simmons
Artist who focuses on recycling materials and creating them into something unique.
e.g. old cassette tapes, cards and magazines
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Ghost in the Machine
A series of artworks made by Erika Iris Simmons, using old cassette tapes to recreate faces of famous individuals. Her choice of tape was different based on the profession of the individuals portrayed.
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Who were the celebrities featured in "Ghost in the Machine"?
Marilyn Monroe
Bob Dylan
Robert DiNero
Jimi Hendrix
Ian Curtis
Jim Morrison
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Missa
Artwork by Dominique Blain that contains 100 uniform pairs of army boots.
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Dominique Blain
Artist who made Missa, a grid of 100 pairs of army boots meant to relate to feelings of war.
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Jan Simek
Professor from the University of Tennessee who published images of giant glyphs carved into the mud surface of a cave in Alabama. Featured in the journal Antiquity.
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What did the carvings in "Antiquity" represent?
Represents spirits of the underworld, or other sacred creatures to the indigenous people of the area. One is of a rattlesnake that reaches 3 meters in lenth, and another is a human figure jsut over 1.8 meters.
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Antiquity
A journal written by Jan Simek that displays images of mud cave carvings found in 19th Unnamed Cave, Alabama.
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Photogrammetry
Technique used in archaeology to record artifacts, buidlings and caves. Involves overlapping photographs taken from different angels and combining them digitally.
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Rock Art
Man-made markings on stone that has existed for at least 64,000 years.
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Maltravieso
Cave in Spain that houses many drawings that were difficult to date by Paul Peltitt, Alistair Pike and their team.
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Light engraving
Cave painting technique from the Pleistocene era, where the image was only visible when light hits at a certain angle.
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Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)
3D models created through photogrammetry and illuminated from any angle, allowing for easier detection of cave drawings.
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Leang Timpuseng Cave
Cave in the Maros-Pangkep group in Sulawesi. Contains numerous cave paintings and considered among the oldest in the world.
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El Castillo Cave
Cave in Spain that contains the oldest cave painting discovered, dates back to 39,000 BCE.
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Calcite
Substance used to date the cave art found in the Leang Timpuseng Cave.
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Alfred Wallace
British explorer who discovered the Maros-Pangkep caves in Sulawesi, published his findings in the book "The Malay Archipelago"
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The Malay Archipelago
Book written by Alfred Wallace to document his findings of the Maros-Pangkep caves in Sulawesi.
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H.R. van Heereken
Dutch archaeologist who first reported the presence of cave paintings in the Maros-Pangkep caves of Sulawesi in 1950.
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Maros-Pangkep Caves
Group of caves in southwestern Sulawesi that contains some of the oldest cave paintings in the world.
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Uranium decay technique
Used in the Maros Pangkep caves on 14 cave paintings to date them.
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Charles Darwin
Father of evolution. Set out on a voyage on the HMS Beagle to study the local fora and fauna around South America, collecting samples to take back to Europe.
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On the Origin of Species
Book by Charles Darwin taht explores the information he gathered from his study of the Galapagos finches, describing how species change over time, including adaptive radiation.
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Adaptive radiation
Evolution fo different species adapted to different niches in an ecosystem. Seen in the Galapagos finches.
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Lascaux Cave
Cave in France that displays over 600 cave paintings and 1000 engravings. Discovered in 1940 when teenagers were trying to rescue their dog that fell down a hole, leading them to the cave.
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Why and when was the Lascaux Cave closed down?
Closed to the public due to the breathe and sweat of visitors that created humidity that would damage the paintings. Closed down in 1963.
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Lascaux IV
Replica created in 2017, spending $64 million dollars to create a perfect replica of the original cave. It is very precise due to the 3D digital scanning of the actual cave. The replica even plays sounds of the surrounding forest on speakers to make it authentic.
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Dina Casson
A member of the team that worked on the Lascaux IV's design.
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Sequencing
The order that a visitor of a museum travels through its displays. It is very important to designers who want to create an authentic experience.
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Jean-Pierre Chandelle
Archaeologist who commends the advanced techniques used by early humans to create engravings and paintings in the Lascaux Cave. Used to give tours of the OG cave.
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The Hall of Bulls
The first big room of the replica at the Lascaux Cave.
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Francis Rigenbach
Led the team of 34 artists to copy the paintings of the original onto the replica in the Lascux IV museum complex.
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Guillamue Colombo
Director of Lascaux IV
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E.S. Wheeler
An engineer who had the idea of building a pyramid in Detroit in 1908.
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Phillipe Maindron
Constructed a scaled-down replica of the Eiffel Tower named the "Eiffela" in 2023.
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Eiffela
Mini version of the Eiffel Tower built by Phillipe Maindron. One tenth the size of the original.
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Eiffel Tower
Created by Gustave Eiffel that began construction in 1887, completed in 1889. Used as a military radio post and now used to broadcast TV.
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Metallic Tower of Fourviere
Tower in Lyon that was built 3 years before the Eiffel Tower but considered a replica.
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Eiffel Tower (Texas)
Built in 1993 and has a distinctive cowboy hat on top.
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Blackpool Tower
Oldest known Eiffel Tower replica, becoming the town's best known attraction.
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Eiffel Tower (Vegas)
Half the size of the original and next to models of the Arc de Triomph and the Louvre.
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Tokyo Tower
Replica of the Eiffel Tower but painted red and white, taller than the original.
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Eiffel Tower (Zhejiang)
Replica in Tianducheng, Zhejiang. Built in 2007 and now one third the height of the original.
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AWA Tower
Tower in Sydney built on top of the AWA headquarters acting as a radio transmission tower.
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Eiffel Tower (Punjab)
Replica of the Eiffel Tower in Lahore, Punjab that's one of the most realistic replica.
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Filiatra Eiffel Tower
Replica of the Eiffel Tower in Greece, known as Little Paris because of the attraction at the town's entrance.
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Andrew Goldman
Professor at Gonzaga University who tested new technology being developed by Lithodomos VR. This is so that his students could learn about Pompeii.
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Lithodomos
Australian company that creates VR experiences for ancient cities, that were meant mainly for tourists but now used for educational purposes.
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Simon Young
Founder of Lithodomos
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Modigliani VR: The Ochre Atelier
VR experience by the London Tate Museum that immerses the users into Modigliani's studio, with details as accurate as possible to give informative description of what his life was like making art in the early 20th century.
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The Opening of the Diet 1863 by Alexander II
VR experience provided by the National Museum of Finland that allows for visitors to immerse themselves inside R.W. Ekman's original painting.
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The Opening of the Diet 1863
Painting by R.W. Ekman which depicted the Diet of Finland and the Imperoial Palace in 1863.
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360: VR Room
Room of the Zabludowicz Collection in London, walls made of a mosaic of triangular prisims. In the center, there is a cord connected to a VR headset.
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Rachel Rossin
American artist who created "I Came and Went as a Ghost Hand" in 2015 in VR, serving as a piece from the Zabludowicz collection.
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I Came and Went as a Ghost Hand
Artwork made by Rachel Rossin that showcased Rossin's studio that the viewer can move through but not interact with. The room looks fragmented, abstracted and distorted. This is to test the limits of VR itself as a medium. Also a metaphor for losing information over time.
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La Camera Insabbiata
Artwork made by Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang in 2017 that was an adaptation of their piece "Chalkroom". Displayed in the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and depicts eight rooms.
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What were the 8 rooms depicted in La Camera Insabbiata?
Cloud
Anagram
Dog
Water
Sound
Dance
Writing
Tree
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Laurie Anderson
American artist who collaborated with Hsin-Chien Huang to create La Camera Insabbiata in 2017.
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Hsien-Chien Huang
Created La Camera Insabbiata in 2017 with Laurie Anderson.
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Judith on the Red Square
Painting by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid which depicted the head of Stalin placed upon a young girl's hand on a red background.
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Vitaly Komar and Alexandar Melamid
Two exiled Soviet artists who made Judith on the Red Square.
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Judith
A young widow in the Jewish city of Bethulia, seduced the Assyrian general, Holofernes and beheaded him in a tent to save her people
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Jael
A Canaanite woman who kills general Sisera by inviting him into her tent, and driving a tent peg into his skull.
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Femme forte
Depictions of female virtue, specifically strong and virtuous woman.
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Femme fatale
Depictions of female virtue, specifically dangerous or seducive women.
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Holofernes
Assyrian general who was beheaded by Judith while invading Bethulia. His death led to the Assyrians losing the battle.
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, depicted Judith and Holofernes in a medieval-style art.
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Judith and Holofernes (1554)
Giorgio Vasari, depicts Judith as seductive, aggressive, and assertive.
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Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemisia Gentileschi in 1620, overall effect is powerful and frightening with gory details incorporated.
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Judith and Holofernes (1870-1880)
Pedro Americo, highlights Judith's bravery and determination.
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Judith and Holofernes (2012)
Kehinde Wiley, portraying Judith as someone Wiley met while shopping in downtown Brooklyn (a powerful Black woman),
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Girl With a Pearl Earring
Painting by Johannes Vermeer in 1665.
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Johannes Vermeer
Artist who made "Girl With a Pearl Earring" in 1665.
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Mauritshuis Museum
Museum in The Hague that has "Girl With a Pearl Earring" until 2023 when ownership was transferred to the Rijksmuseum. The museum launched a competition to reimage the piece, known as "My Girl With a Pearl"
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My Girl With a Pearl
Competition held by the Mauritshuis museum in 2023 to reimagine Johannes Vermeer's original painting. Had 3500 submissions.
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A Girl With Glowing Earrings
One of the winning artworks of "My Girl With a Pearl". Submitted by Julian van Dieken and he used the AI "Midjourney" to create the piece. The painting shows an extremely realistic girl with glowing earrings.
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Julian van Dieken
German artist who submitted "A Girl with Glowing Earrings" to repalce the original in the Mauritshuis museum. Upfront to the museum about the creation being made with AI>
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Taylor Dafoe
Photographer who criticised the museum's decision to choose an AI generated image, stating that the decision was ignorant.
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Eva Toorenent
Artist who believes that the musem did not understand the technology of AI when deciding the winners for the contest.
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Midjourney
AI tool that uses text-to-image generator. Used by Julian van Dieken in "A Girl With Glowing Earrings". Criticised because it requires datasets to train them and some works may be copyrighted.
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801)
Painting made by Jacques-Louis David. Commissioned by Charles IV, then King of Spain. The painting depicts Napoleon on a stallion climbing the Alps.
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Accuracies in "Napoleon Crossing the Alps"
Napoleon's outfit
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Inaccuracies in "Napoleon Crossing the Alps"
- The weather was not as intense as depicted, but rather calm.
- He rode a mule instead of a stallion.
- Napoleon did not lead his army, he followed his army a few days later.
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Jacques-Louis David
French artist who painted "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" in 1801. He supported Napoleon and used his art skills to glorify the new emperor.
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Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps (1853)
Painting by Hippolyte Paul Delaroche of the same scene but based on a historical accoutn of the event. Depicts Napoleon on a mule, led by a local guide.
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Hippolyte Paul Delaroche
Artist of "Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps" in 1853.
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Washington Crossing the Delaware
Painting by Emanuel Leutze in 1851, depicting George Washington and his army crossing the Delaware.
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Emanuel Leutze
Artist in 1851 who painted "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
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Inaccuracies of "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
- Clothing and uniforms
- Boat size and design
- Ice and weather conditions
- Washington's physical appearance
- The flag
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Washington's Crossing
Painting in 2011 by Mort Kunstler to accurately depict George Washington and his army crossing the Delaware river.
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Mort Kunstler
Artist in 2011 who painted Washington's crossing, a more accurate depiction of the event.
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George Washington Carver Crossing the Delawre
Painting in 1975 by Robert Colescott. Made to be less realistic and satirical but it is now interpreted as a piece of rewriting America's national self-mythology.
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Robert Colescott
An artist who painted "George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware" in 1975.
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro
AKA El Morro. The second castle built in Old San Juan, from 1539 to 1790.
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What was the purpose of Castillo San Felipe del Morro?
Served as an important military outpost for Spain and later the United States. It was retired in 1983 and declared a UNESCO World Heirtage site.
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Spanish-American War
1898, led to the island of Puerto Rico being controlled by the United States.
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Funai Castle
Built in 1607, located in Kyushi and was part of a region owned by the Otomo clan.
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When and how was the Funai Castle destroyed?
Mid-1700s, due to war and it being burnt down, it laid in ruins.
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How was the Funai Castle reconstructed?
Reconstructed with LED lights, totaling over 70K.
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NeoMam Studios
Creative agency that released animated images of seven medieval castle ruins digitally restored through studying old blueprints, and other documents.
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Somobor Castle
Overlook a small town in Croatia, remains only showcase the foundation and guardhouse. Built in the mid-11th centry and expanded until the 1500s but fell into ruins.
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Menlo Castle
Built in the 16th century for the Blake noble family, located near a university in Ireland. Destroyed by a fire in 1910.
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Olsztyn Castle
Built in the 1300s and destroyed in the mid-1600s. Located in Poland, built a new church in 1729.
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Spis Castle
Built in the 1100s and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in Slovakia. Destroyed by a fire in 1780.
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Poenari Castle
Located in Romania, with historical ties to Count Dracula.
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Dunnottar Castle
Seized by the British government in 1715 after the Earl Keith's treason conviction.
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Château Gaillard
Constructed to challenge the French, protecting Normandy. Left it ruins by the late 1500s, demolished by Henry IV of France.
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Nagoya Castle
Demolished in 2022, had plans to rebuilt it like the OG. Stirred controversy when mayor Takashi Kawamura stated that the renovation would not keep the current tower's elevators in favour of accuracy.
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Takashi Kawamura
Mayor of Nagoya who stirred up controversy for not wanting to keep the elevators.
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Aichi Disability Forum
Group representing handicapped people in Nagoya who criticised the city of Nagoya for not installing elevators in the recreation, saying it violates human rights.
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Notre Dame Cathedral
A church in Paris that was mostly destroyed in a fire in 2019. President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuilt the church.
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Emannuel Macron
President of France who promised to rebuilt the Notre Dame Catheral immediately after it was burnt down in 2019.
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Meredith Cohen
Associate professor at UCLA who believes that replication and recreation of the Notre Dame will never be authentic due to the degradation that was already happening.
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Venice Charter
Set of guidelines that says the intention in conserving and restoring monuments is to safegaurd them no less as works of art than as historical evidnece, and that replacements must integrate with the whole but not falsify historical or artistic evidence while doign so.
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Shuri Castle
UNESCO World Heirtage site that burnt down in 2019. Criticised for taking away coverage from humanitarian disasters due to the great coverage from global media.
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Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
French architect who made modern additions to the Notre Dame Cathedral, including a central spire.
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What are the differences between a castle and a palace?
Castles were built for defensive purposes and often located in strategic positions. Palaces had no defensive purpose, just as luxurious residences.
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Buckingham Palace
Located in London to impress visitors and displays the wealth of the British royal family.
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The Winter Palace
Former royal residence of the Russian tsars. Several different palaces were constructed in the 18th century. Now part of the Hermitage art museum.
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Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Italian architect who designed the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
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Rambagh Palace
Located in Jaipur, India.
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Parador Alcaniz
AKA the Castle of the Calatravos, located in Spain. It is now a hotel.
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St Donats Castle
Located in Wales, now home to 350 international students.
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Alnwick Castle
Located in England, now the home of Ralph Percy and hsi family.
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Doune Castle
Located near the village of Doune in Scotland. It is now maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.
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Old London Bridge
Painting by Claude de Jongh in 1630 depicting the London Bridge. Constrasts the wealth of London and the small structures of the South Bank. Provides a record of the remarkable structure that was engulfed in 1666 by the Great Fire of London.
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London Bridge
Longest inhabited bridge in Europe. Used to have shops and houses on it. The old bridge before the current one in the 1970s were sold and rebuilt in Arizona.
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The High Line
A rail line in NYC that was transformed into a park due to it being dangerous for pedestrains.
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Friends of the High Line
Non-profit conservancy founded in 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond who advocated for the High Line to be preserved and reused as a public space.
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Kai Tak Airport
Old airport in Hong Kong which is now going to be a skyscraper (2022), known as Airside.
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Airside
Project on the old site of the Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong with 47 stories. Will have an office building and a retail complex.
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Robert Greenwood
Managing director of the company that designed Airside.
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Hellinikon
Project set to be constructed in 2026 on the former site of the Athens Airport, featuring luxury beachfront homes, apartments, hotels etc.
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Green-roof movement
A movement that has been gaining traction that supports vegetation covered rooftops to provide environmental benefits like reducing the buidling's energy cost to providng cleaner air.
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McCormick Place
Largest convention center in North America, has their own green roof that turned into Chicago's first major rooftop farm.
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