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Alexandr Radayev
Geography · Art · Science · Humour
The building of the first steam locomotive is dated to 1803
Artificial Intelligence Imagines How Medieval Miniatures Would Look Had They Depicted Trains. A reminder that the first steam locomotive was built in 1803
NB! · Art · Books
Illustrations by Alice and Martin Provensen for the 1956 children's adaptation of the Odyssey and the Iliad
Architecture · Museums · Mores
Medieval towers of Bologna and French cities built for the sake of prestige
A model of Bologna in the 12th and 13th centuries, with its many towers, resembles the high-rise development of modern cities. At the height of its prosperity the city counted as many as 180 tall structures, of which some 20 survive to this day. The tallest of them is
NB! · Humour
It Turns Out Rita Was Switched Too
NB! · Paris · People · Pop Culture
Charles Aznavour on the Champ de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower
Art · Museums · Paris
Give me your portrait, I'll put it in the larder, so the children don't pinch the sweets
The Artist's Family, Noël Coypel, 1690. From the exhibition of works by Coypel from the Louvre's collection at the Grand Trianon
NB! · Faith · The East · Art
The Archangel Michael in China
Art · Humour
Falling from the Height of His Glory
Falling from the height of his glory. Caricature from the series "The History of Comedy". Auguste de Valmont, engraver Alois Senefelder
NB! · Architecture · Art · Moscow
Among the ceramic miniatures that adorn the hall of Borovitskaya metro station are tiles depicting electrical circuit diagrams, tractor cogwheels, car tyres, icebreakers, oil derricks, cosmonauts... jet aircraft, stars, fish, birds…
The East · Cinema · Monarchies · Pop Culture
Gillian Anderson recalls working with Michael Gambon on Viceroy's House in 2017
The film is devoted to the end of British rule in India. Lord Mountbatten, who presided over the partition of British India into Pakistan and India, is played by Hugh Bonneville. His wife, Lady Edwina, is played by Gillian Anderson. Michael Gambon plays Lord Ismay, the Chief of Staff, who
NB! · Archaeology