magnificent but crowded with tourists as is their large piazza. Florence has several interesting museums with many famous paintings and sculptures. There are also Medici palaces and gardens. Florence is in Tuscany. 4. Milan - Milano Picture of Milan Duomo ©2006 by James Martin Milan‚ one of Europe’s richest cities‚ is known for stylish shops‚ galleries‚ and restaurants and has a faster pace of life than most
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although the first helicopter was not constructed until the 1940’s‚ it is well accepted that da Vinci’s sketches were supremely influential to the modern day helicopter. Da Vinci was offered a position to be the military engineer for the Duke of Milan‚ Lodvico Sforza‚ after writing him a proposal letter of a few of his ideas: “collapsible bridges‚ new types of guns‚ and methods for destroying ships” (Tech Directions; September 1999‚ Vol. 59 Issue 2‚ p9-9‚ 1p). Outweighing his peers‚ Leonardo da
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Piero‚ took custody of him very shortly after he was born because his mother‚ Caterina Da Vinci remarried and moved to another town. He came from a small Tuscan town near Florence and lived there until the 1480’s when he left for Milan. From the time he left for Milan he moved from place to
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in three distinct areas: theory‚ drawing and architecture. After receiving his architecture degree at the Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University in Milan) in 1959‚ Aldo Rossi served as a course assistant to prominent architects Ludovico Quaroni and Carla Amoynino. Aldo Rossi became a faculty member in the School of Architecture in Milan in 1965 and at the University of Venice in 1975. In addition to these regular appointments‚ his growing fame brought him positions as a professor in Zurich
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ct Analyse the effect of ‘Globalization’ on fashion with special reference to the impact of Japanese designs on the European scene. The definition of globalisation is quite complex and extremely controversial. However globalization with reference to the fashion industry helps defines the development of what has been termed as „world fashion‟. Preferred garments of young people is quite often the same. A phenomenon made possible by the exploitative mechanisms of globalization. The globalization
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When one considers painters they may think nothing more than painters and that inventors are simply inventors. How can one person have an inventing and painting mind in one? The answer is Leonardo Da Vinci. I chose Leonardo Da Vinci because of the interesting life that he lived‚ his exceptional paintings‚ and for his ingenious inventions. Da Vinci lived in an age where no one studied the world around him in order to understand what a scientist proved. They merely took it as truth even though
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confident to jump into Italy. On July 2nd‚ as soon as I was done with the final test‚ I rushed to JFK airport and swung aboard the airplane to continue my adventure in Milan‚ the fashion capital of the world. I was ready for the core of the adventure. Again with the engine sound of the plane‚ the main adventure started. Finally I landed in Milan on July 3rd. I spent some days just hanging out with some friends who I met at the hostel but one day when I was hanging around the city by myself‚ I found a small
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His full birth name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci"‚ meaning "Leonardo‚ of ser Piero from Vinci.” His natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” Today he remains best known for his art‚ including two paintings that remain among the world’s most famous and admired‚ Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art‚ da Vinci believed‚ was indisputably connected with science and nature. Biography Da Vinci had numerous skills that had given him the name of renaissance
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women from the straitjacket of traditional tailoring and introduced them to the pleasures of casual chic. Yet he is himself a perfectionist who wields complete control over what has become a worldwide brand. Giorgio Armani S.p.A. was founded in Milan on July 24th‚ 1975 and later that year‚ the first Giorgio Armani Borgonuovo 21 ready-to-wear collection was presented. After a successful first year the Company began to broaden its portfolio of clients and expanded its European presence. 1978 marked
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was simply just another pastime. Like he stated in a letter to the duke of Milan "I can do all kinds of things". He possessed other talents such as inventing‚ engineering‚ and philosophy. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ near the village of Vinci‚ “The high slopes and were thickly forested: wild pine and laurel‚ turkey oak‚
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