An ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines and designed by the noted American naval architect William Francis Gibbs. She carried many names in the 54 years

Since the formation of Saint Petersburg in 1703, the waterways in the Gulf of Finland were of strategic importance (more…)

The complex was a 5-star hotel that opened in 1989. There were around 90 bedrooms as well (more…)

A 18 meter castle-inspired tower, was built at the same time as the house at the top of the bluff, and was used as a way to get (more…)

Léopold II had a tower as well as the castle of Ardenne. In 1898, this huge property became a luxury hotel with several (more…)

The Resort Hachijo was one of the largest hotels in Japan and attracted its clientele from the ever-expanding Japanese middle class. The Hachijo Royal (more…)

The famous sailing ship was built in Hamburg and launched in July 1905. She was the fifth of ten near sister ships – with a length of 375 (more…)

A painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably made in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when (more…)

The painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It depicts a European girl wearing an exotic dress, an oriental turban, and an large pearl (more…)

Constructed in 1814 by coal viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett (more…)

This is the model of the Mother Ship used in the filming of the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Columbia Pictures, 1977. The ship was conceived by (more…)

Automobilwerk Eisenach was a small automotive maker from Eisenach, Germany. This company acquired the license to produce a German version (more…)

The house, designed in the Carpenter Gothic style with a distinctive upper window. It was the backdrop of the 1930 painting American Gothic by Grant Wood, generally considered Wood's most

A 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name. In the film, a great white shark attacks beachgoers at

German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the

American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film

A 1964 single by The Seekers which reached No. 1 in the UK in February 1965. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and was the second-best selling (more…)

A benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised (more…)