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Alexandr Radayev
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Artist Bob Marshall reconstructs 200 years of Windsor Castle's history in three drawings
I adore reconstructions like this! The artist Bob Marshall, drawing on sketches, plans, archaeological evidence and the findings of GPS surveys, has recreated the story of how Windsor Castle grew from a wooden fortress built by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century into the palace that serves today as
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Photography exhibition opening in a stuccoed hall: speakers and gathered guests
Architecture · Moscow · Museums · Society Pages
Exhibition of Mikhail Rozanov's Modernist Architecture Photography Opens at the Shchusev Museum
An exhibition of Mikhail Rozanov's photographs of modernist architecture has opened at the Shchusev Museum. The show by one of the most recognisable architectural photographers brings together images of the most emblematic modernist buildings from around the world. One of the characteristic features of Rozanov's work
Cinema · Books · Monarchies · Humour
In the 1992 American action film with Harrison Ford, "Patriot Games", about the investigation of an Irish terrorist group plotting an attempt on members of the royal family, the chief villains turn out to be members of…
In the 1992 American action film with Harrison Ford, "Patriot Games", about the investigation of an Irish terrorist group plotting an attempt on members of the royal family, the chief villains turn out to be members of a society of rare-book collectors, a beautiful agent who deals
NB! · Art · Pop Culture · Humour
Giacomo Ceruti's (1698-1767) "Beggar" Wears Vintage Comme des Garçons, 2000
Archive · Art · Monarchies · Paris · People
Drawing kept by a court physician later bound into the journal of King Louis XIII
A self-portrait of Louis XIII, drawn by the Dauphin of France at the age of 6! The drawing was preserved by the court physician. The sheet was later bound into the journal of Louis XIII's activities as king.
Art · Observations · Paris
Compositional Similarity of Caillebotte’s “The Floor Scrapers” of 1875 and “The Oarsmen” of 1877
Note the striking similarity: Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers, 1875, and Gustave Caillebotte, Oarsmen, 1877. Moreover, in both the same rather unusual viewpoint from above has been chosen. Perhaps this is explained by the fact that Caillebotte was not so good at capturing faces, and so quite naturally sought compositional
Monarchies · Observations · People
Camilla's title after the coronation and those of earlier queens consort
How many times must it be repeated: Camilla will be queen consort and nothing else. I am tired of the cheap headlines that speculate on the subject. Yes, at the coronation she will be called queen. And she will be crowned as queen. Do understand that it is not necessary
The East · Art · Museums · Humour
The Bespectacled Goat
The Bespectacled Goat. I hope you have someone to send it to. From the collection of the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad
Monarchies · Observations · Heritage
Amid the protected Scottish forests and heather moors of the Cairngorms rises a veritable stone pyramid, 10.6 metres high
Amid the protected Scottish forests and heather moors of the Cairngorms rises a veritable stone pyramid, 10.6 metres high. The pyramid stands a few miles from the royal castle of Balmoral. No, the English did not steal it from Egypt. The structure was raised at the wish of Queen
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Mores · People
Isabella II of Spain, her lovers and her husband Francisco de Asis, Duke of Cadiz
The reigning Queen of Spain (1833-1868), Isabella II, great-great-great-grandmother of the present King of Spain, Felipe VI, was known for her fiery temper and her easy way with men. She changed lovers as other women change gloves, while her openly despised husband was made to acknowledge