Visit this awe-inspiring 11th-century Spanish monument that was once a residence for many of the Castile’s monarchs. The Segovia castle is now a museum that houses military archives, and from the outside, it appears as a fairylike fortress with sharp slate spires and granite blocks laid wit...
only drew a comfortable few dozen visitors.In other words,the Louvre does not have an overcrowding problem.It has a Mona Lisa problem.No other famous painting comes anywhere close to monopolizing (垄断)a museum like she does.It is time for the Louvre to admit its failure.The museum does ...
Be transported to Frida Kahlo's famous Casa Azul with the help of this digital tour. The legendary Mexican painter was born, lived, worked, and died in this modest cobalt-blue home. After her death, it became a museum of her works, those by her husband Diego Rivera, and the couple's ...
When Georges Pompidou, President of France from 1969 to 1974, wanted to construct a cultural center in Paris that would attract visitors and be a monumental aspect of the city, architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers collaborated and developed one of the most famous and radical ...
Mr. Commb is famous for his colorful murals that is pictures painted on the wall. Welcome Happy. Our audience is curious about how you got your name. M: My initials are JP. In Spanish, they’re pronounced “jota pe”. And my Mexican friends called me so when we were in Mexico. W...
The famous painting by Picasso was completed in 1937. It was painted in Paris following the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting is on permanent display in the Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain.Starry Night— Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1889, Starry Night is one ...
The Spanish monument located in Madrid is one of the largest art galleries in the world, one of the top 10 best museums in the world, and as such, a very famous landmark in Spain. 18. El Escorial Located 1-hour drive from Madrid,El Escorial, former royal residence, has a superb mon...
Starry Night — Vincent van Gogh.Painted in 1889,Starry Night is one of the most famous paintings in modern culture,which is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.It is based on van Gogh's direct observations as well as his imagination,memories,and emoti...
He misunderstands the problem-for the Louvre, with more gallery space than any museum on the planet, isn’t that crowed. On my last visit, the French painting wing had just a few visitors. Even Venus de Milo, perhaps the second most famous work of art in the museum, only drew a comfo...
Since 1941, the painting has been in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The museum received it through a bequest from Lillie P. Bliss. It is one of 2,000 oil paintings made by one of the most famous artists in history. Vincent van Gogh usually executed watercolors, drawings, and ...