Traveling to Vermont, near new York, you will notice the unusual architectural element of the old farmhouses. The locals call it «witch window» («witch window»). Actually, this is a window, Yes not simple, but inverted, mounted not vertically but diagonally, and underneath the cornice in the pediment of the building. Where did these unusual Windows and their very strange name? It is obvious that the emergence of the term are…

Last summer, the Broad Museum announced the arrival in Los Angeles traveling exhibition of Japanese artist Yayoi Kuusamo called Infinity Mirrors, which is dedicated to the whole range of stunningly surreal mirror rooms. Earlier, the exhibition traveled to the Museum Smithsonian»s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in D.C. and in Seattle it was the turn of the city of angels to enjoy the amazing spectacle. However, all the art lovers…

On a hill above the Hudson river for nearly a hundred years to bloom under the sun, gorgeous gardens, Untermyer, also known as Untermyer Park, which was formerly an integral part of the estates of Graystone. Gardens with an area of 43 acres located in the town of Yonkers in Westchester County, new York. Here you can find a lot of amazing elements, such as the Persian garden of Paradise,…

With the help of library card Los Angeles you can not only borrow books but also to develop culturally. This little piece of plastic can become a Golden key to numerous projects and programs that will help you to save. In addition to the free subscriptions, and, of course, access to an extensive and constantly growing collection of books and movies, you can also free to visit some of the…

The intense heat and global temperature increases can greatly affect flight. Scientists at Columbia University found that about one-third of aircraft in the world in the hottest days in the coming decades can’t even get in the air, not to fly. Bills study published in the journal Climatic Change. According to American researchers, the airline can resort to the reduction of passengers, amount of transported goods or even fuel to…

A new day and a new luxury landmark in the favorite us state of new York. Today we will get acquainted with the estate, which bears the proud title of Montgomery place and is located near the town of Barrytown. It is listed as a national historic landmarks of the United States and is included in the historic Hudson river valley, thanks to two centuries of history. source: facebook Estate…

An amazing mansion in the style of the Spanish Renaissance was named in honor of William K. Vanderbilt. It is located in a quiet area on Little Neck Road in Suffolk County and is one of the few surviving estates on the legendary North shore of long island. The mansion, listed on the national register of historic places, is a real time machine, which helps to look, as they lived…

I feel that only the beginning of the week, and work routine already covered with you? The Museum of modern art in San Francisco knows how to overcome this attack, of course, ingeniously written by the painting, which depicts…the seals say. The Museum started a new project called Send Me the SFMOMA. Now anyone can write a message in one of the most respected museums in California, reporting their mood,…

The Palace of fine artslocated in the Marina District in San Francisco, is a monumental structure of great beauty. It was built in 1915 to serve as a Museum. The Palace is one of the few surviving buildings of Panama-Pacific international exhibition. It was rebuilt in 1965 and renovation of the lagoon, walkways, and protecting buildings from earthquakes was completed in 2009. depositphotos In addition to performing its primary function,…

Beautiful cottage Roseland as a magnet attracts lovers of history, its fair Toviktoriansky era. Ladies and gentlemen, dressed in costumes of the time, to at least one day to travel back to the nineteenth century. At the fair, which will be held on July 23, you can see many interesting merchants, fortune-tellers and soothsayers, a vintage baseball team that plays by the rules of 1861, girls in lace dresses with…