125 résultats pour "metropolitana"

• Pablo Picasso.

  Color juxtapositions—between blue and orange, for instance—are intentionally strident and unharmonious. The representation of space is fragmented and discontinuous. While the left side of the canvas is largely Iberian-influenced, the right side is inspired by African masks, especially in its striped patterns and oval forms. Suchborrowings, which led to great simplification, distortion, and visual incongruities, were considered extremely daring in 1907. The head of the figure at the bottom right,...

• Grèce antique, art de la - peinture.

  4 PÉRIODE ARCHAÏQUE (V. 625-480 AV. J.-C.) Après l'apprentissage des premiers temps, la période archaïque correspond à l'essor et à la maturation qui préparent l'accomplissement de l'époque classique. Les monuments se multiplient dans les grands sanctuaires de Grèce, mais également en Grèce de l'Est, où l'Ionie développe une civilisation brillante, et dans les prospères colonies occidentales. L'art d'Athènes reflète un certain luxe à l'époque du tyran Pisistrate, que dissipent l'instauration de...

• Grèce antique, art de la - sculpture.

  4 PÉRIODE ARCHAÏQUE (V. 625-480 AV. J.-C.) Après l'apprentissage des premiers temps, la période archaïque correspond à l'essor et à la maturation qui préparent l'accomplissement de l'époque classique. Les monuments se multiplient dans les grands sanctuaires de Grèce, mais également en Grèce de l'Est, où l'Ionie développe une civilisation brillante, et dans les prospères colonies occidentales. L'art d'Athènes reflète un certain luxe à l'époque du tyran Pisistrate, que dissipent l'instauration...

• Madrid - geography.

  stores and offices on the first one or two levels. While many people rent their apartments, most own them and participate in cooperatives that maintain the building.Because living spaces are small by American standards, madrileños do most of their socializing in the streets, bars, restaurants, and parks of their neighborhoods. Onlya few very wealthy areas north of the city have single family houses with gardens and yards similar to those in American suburbs. Many of the newest neighborhoodsare c...

• El Salvador - country.

  III PEOPLE The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took NativeAmerican women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo , of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvador’s population, 5.2 millio...

• Lord Carnarvon, un mécène éclairé

  lui apporte qu'ennui. Sur les conseils de Lord Cramer, re­ présentant de la Grande-Bre ­ tagne en Égypte, il s'intéres­ se à l'Égypte antique . Loin de se douter que ce passe-temps va devenir une passion. Première trouvaille : une momie de chat ! G râce à l'intercession de Lord Cramer, Carnarvon obtient l'autorisation de fouiller le site de Cheikh abd el-Gournah, qui a déjà été re­ tourné de fond en comble, mais qui a l...

• Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) - geografía.

  los 138 m de altura. La ley fue derogada cuando se consideraron fiables las medidas de seguridad frente a terremotos que se aplicaban en la construcción, y la hastaentonces tranquila zona céntrica comenzó a crecer hacia arriba, dando lugar a la impresionante silueta que hoy nos ofrece la ciudad. El crecimiento descontrolado aúncontinúa. 5 INSTITUCIONES EDUCATIVAS Y CULTURALES En Los Ángeles tienen su sede la Universidad Estatal de California, 1947; la Loyola Marymount University (1911), la Univ...

• Pavarotti, Luciano - musique.

  Concert des trois ténors Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo (à gauche) et José Carreras (au centre), lors d'un des « concerts des trois ténors », manifestations rassemblant, depuis les années quatre-vingt-dix, trois desplus grands ténors en activité.E. Lodi/Grazia Neri La télévision assure la célébrité de Luciano Pavarotti, personnalité particulièrement charismatique et médiatique. En 1977, il est la vedette de la première d’une émission télévisée, « Live From the Met ». En 1978, il se produit...

• Victoria (city, British Columbia) - geography.

  Legislative Building, VictoriaThe British Columbian legislature is housed in Victoria, the provincial capital. Britain’s historical influence is reflected in both thearchitecture of the province’s government buildings and the constitution of its legislative body. The province is formally headed by alieutenant governor who represents the Crown, but true executive power rests with the premier, a member of the legislature who isusually also the majority party leader.Geroge Hunter/ALLSTOCK, INC. The...

• Columbus (Ohio) - geography.

  replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus, built to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his voyage. The city also supports a symphony orchestra and opera andballet companies. A leading attraction is the Columbus Zoo. Noted for its success in breeding rare animals, the zoo has extensive exhibits with natural-like habitat, including a huge coral reefaquarium. The Franklin Park Conservatory, built in 1895, contains in its large, glass-enclosed space duplicates of many of the world’s ecosyste...

• Jakarta - geography.

  than half the households use piped water for drinking. Fewer still use piped water for bathing and washing. Only a small part of Jakarta is served by piped sewers and manyhomes lack septic tanks. III ECONOMY Jakarta developed as a center of trade under the Europeans and it continues to play an important role in international and domestic commerce. The metropolitan region isIndonesia's largest economic center; it attracts most of Indonesia's domestic and foreign investment and, as the administr...

• Indianapolis - geography.

  nation to handle multiple railroad lines (thus the name “union”). Ringing the Mile Square are a number of historic districts such as Woodruff Place and Lockerbie Square. To the immediate northwest of downtown is Indiana Avenue, thehistoric center of the city’s black population. Some 6 km (4 mi) due north of Monument Circle is the North Meridian Street Historic District, a stretch of mansions built in the1920s and 1930s, including the Governor’s Residence. The district ends at the Central Canal,...

• Houston - geography.

  Medical Research in HoustonThe city of Houston in southeastern Texas is home to the Texas Medical Center, a complex of more than 40 medical institutions. Inthis Medical Center laboratory, a scientist operates a DNA synthesizer in research aimed at developing a vaccine to protect againstHIV.Hank Morgan-Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc. Situated near major petroleum and natural-gas fields, Houston is the center of the national petroleum industry. The metropolitan region leads the nation in pe...

• ?stanbul - geography.

  Blue Mosque, İstanbulThe Blue Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey, was inaugurated in 1616 by Sultan Ahmet I, and was built by Mehmet Aga, a student of thefamous Ottoman architect, Sinan. It is known as the Blue Mosque because of the exquisite blue Iznik tiles that cover the interiorwalls. The mosque’s serene courtyard is completely enclosed by a covered arcade.SuperStock Across the Golden Horn from Stambul is Galata, a business district with shops, restaurants, and the city’s main port. Galata is locat...

• Moscow (city, Russia) - geography.

  Moscow hosted the XXII Summer Olympics, held in part at the city’s Luzhniki Park sports complex. VI ECONOMY Moscow is the largest industrial center in Russia. More than half of its highly skilled industrial workforce is employed in engineering and metalworking industries thatproduce cars, trucks, ball bearings, and machine tools. The centuries-old textile industry is the city’s second largest employer. In the early 1990s the largest sectors ofemployment for Moscow’s workforce were industry (24...

• Honolulu - geography.

  Much of Honolulu’s growth and development has concentrated along the southern coast of Oahu. This area is framed to the east by the remnants of a large extinct volcanoknown as Diamond Head and includes Waikiki, located west of Diamond Head; the downtown area, situated near Honolulu Harbor; Honolulu International Airport; andnewer communities in the western part of the island. Two parallel mountain ranges of volcanic origin, the Koolau and Waianae mountains, run north to south across much ofthe i...

• Madrid - geography.

  Madrid’s Plaza MayorBuilt in the early 17th century, the Plaza Mayor was used for a variety of activities, including bullfights, executions during theInquisition, and festivals. Today it is one of Madrid’s main tourist attractions.Cesar Lucas/The Image Bank The traditional heart of Madrid is an area 3.9 sq km (1.5 sq mi). In 1656 King Philip IV had a city wall built around the area. Over the next 200 years the city grew throughconstruction of taller buildings and the use of open land within the...

• Rembrandt.

  myth that the painting was rejected by those who commissioned it, and led to a decline in Rembrandt's reputation and fortune, it was actually well received. Many of Rembrandt's landscapes in this middle period are romantic and based on his imagination rather than recording specific places. The inclusion of ancient ruins androlling hills, not a part of the flat Dutch countryside, as in River Valley with Ruins (Staatliche Gemäldegalerie, Kassel), suggests a classical influence derived from Italy...

• London (England) - geography.

  D The East End and Docklands The East End, beyond the City of London and the Tower, has long been the home of London’s docks and immigrants. It has frequently been characterized by slums, poverty,and crime. This is the area where the notorious criminal Jack the Ripper prowled. Some portions, such as Bethnal Green, were slums during the Victorian period. Manypoorer immigrants and working-class Londoners still reside in the East End, but its weekend street markets are very popular, especially Pet...

• Virginia (state) - geography.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Virginia (state) - USA History.

  C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...

• Rembrandt I INTRODUCTION Rembrandt (1606-1669), Dutch baroque artist, who ranks as one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art.

  of his collection of art and antiquities, taken before an auction to pay his debts, showed the breadth of Rembrandt's interests: ancient sculpture, Flemish and ItalianRenaissance paintings, Far Eastern art, contemporary Dutch works, weapons, and armor. Unfortunately, the results of the auction—including the sale of hishouse—were disappointing. These problems in no way affected Rembrandt's work; if anything, his artistry increased. Some of the great paintings from this period are The Jewish Brid...

• Shanghai - geography.

  language. V EDUCATION AND CULTURE Shanghai is one of China’s leading centers of learning and culture. The metropolitan area is home to more than 40 institutions of higher learning. These include some ofChina’s most famous universities, such as Fudan University (founded in 1905), Tongji University (1907), and the East China Normal University (1951). A large branch ofthe Chinese Academy of Sciences is located in Shanghai, and extensive research is undertaken in areas such as semiconductors, laser...

• Israel (country) - country.

  harbor in the northern part of the country, and Ashdod, an artificial deepwater port to the south, serve as the main seaports on the Mediterranean. The port of Elat onthe Gulf of Aqaba provides Israel’s only access to the Red Sea, making it extremely important to the country’s shipping interests. D Natural Resources Although much of Israel’s desert regions contain poor soils, the northern Negev, the coastal plains, and the interior valleys provide patches of productive soils. Anestimated 18 per...

• Québec (city) - Geography.

  rotates between the mayors of small, medium, and core municipalities. The QUC is responsible for zoning, regional development, property valuation, waste disposal, andtourism promotion. City planning and public transit are handled in collaboration with the municipalities. Other municipal functions such as public works, libraries, water,parks, fire and police services, street repair, and traffic control are left to the municipalities. VII CONTEMPORARY ISSUES In recent years the St. Lawrence Rive...