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Mars Needs Guitars! Mars Needs Guitars! is Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' second album, released in 1985. The title is a reference to the 1967 science fiction film, "Mars Needs Women". Singles from the album were "Bittersweet" (1985) (reached #10 on Melbourne record charts), "Like Wow – Wipeout" (1985, #28), "Deat...
Me Ol' Bamboo "Me Ol' Bamboo" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers for the motion picture "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It was originally written to be choreographed as a morris dance (although the dance has much more in common with the Căluşari (reference required)) for the film by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood ("Mar...
The Happiest Millionaire The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 musical film starring Fred MacMurray and based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Costume Design by Bill Thomas. The musical song score is by Robert and Richard Sherman. T...
Bill Thomas (costume designer) Bill Thomas (October 13, 1921 – May 30, 2000) was an American Academy Award-winning costume designer who had over 180 credits. He is perhaps best known for films like "Babes in Toyland", "Spartacus" and "The Happiest Millionaire". He was nominated 10 times.
ImageMovers ImageMovers is an American independent film studio run by director Robert Zemeckis. Founded in 1997, the studio is known for producing such films as "Cast Away", "What Lies Beneath", and "The Polar Express". From 2007 to 2010, The Walt Disney Company and ImageMovers ran a joint animation facility, ImageMove...
Mars Needs Moms Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 American computer-animated film based on the Berkeley Breathed book of the same title. The film is centered on Milo, a nine-year-old boy who finally comes to understand the importance of family, and has to rescue his mother after she is abducted by Martians. It was co-written a...
I'll Always Be Irish "I'll Always Be Irish" is a song from the film musical, "The Happiest Millionaire". It was written by Robert and Richard Sherman and was sung by Tommy Steele as "John Lawless" explaining that he will be proud to be American, but that we will remain just as proud to be Irish. Steele also sings the s...
Fortuosity "Fortuosity" is the first song in the 1967 motion picture The Happiest Millionaire. It was first performed by Tommy Steele playing the part of "John Lawless" (the butler). The song was written by Robert and Richard Sherman. Richard Sherman stated that the word meant "Faith and Good Fortune". "Fortuosity" is ...
Champ de Mars Massacre The Champ de Mars Massacre took place on 17 July 1791 in Paris in the midst of the French Revolution. The event is named after the site of the massacre, the Champ de Mars. Two days before, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a consti...
Battle of Krechowce The Battle of Krechowce (Polish: Bitwa pod Krechowcami) took place on July 24, 1917, during World War I. Polish uhlans, who fought in the Imperial Russian Army, were ordered to halt the advance of German Army, which tried to capture the city of Stanisławów, located at that time in Austrian Galicia. ...
Soyuz-U The Soyuz-U launch vehicle was an improved version of the original Soyuz rocket. Soyuz-U was part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia (now a united company...
Battle of the Kondurcha River The Battle of the Kondurcha River was the first major battle of the Tokhtamysh–Timur war. It took place at the Kondurcha River, in the Bulgar Ulus of the Golden Horde, in what today is Samara Oblast in Russia. Tokhtamysh's cavalry tried to encircle Timur's army from the flanks. However, th...
Harshad Mehta Harshad Mehta was an Indian stockbroker, well known for his wealth and for having been charged with numerous financial crimes that took place in 1992. Of the 27 criminal charges brought against him, he was only convicted of four, before his death at age 47 in 2001. It was alleged that Mehta engaged in a m...
Dikko affair The Dikko affair was a joint Nigerian-Israeli attempt to kidnap Umaru Dikko, a former Nigerian civilian government minister living in the United Kingdom, in 1984, and secretly transport him back to Nigeria in a diplomatic bag. The kidnapping took place, but the transportation was unsuccessful. After it was...
Umaru Mutallab Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab (born 15 December 1939) is a Nigerian business and banking leader, and former minister of Economic Development under the military government of Murtala Mohammed. He played a major role in introducing Islamic banking into Nigeria. Mutallab was described by "The New York Times" ...
Kiyoshi Ogawa Kiyoshi Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 清 "Ogawa Kiyoshi", October 23, 1922 – May 11, 1945) was a Japanese naval aviator ensign (少尉 ) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As a kamikaze pilot, Ensign Ogawa's final action took place on May 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. Piloting a bomb-laden Mits...
Masterdome The Masterdome was located at 137 S. G St. in San Bernardino, California and was a popular concert, sports and rave venue until its destruction. Originally, it was a trolley barn for the Pacific Electric Railway. The Masterdome was home to many concerts, sporting events and raves from 1996 to the Summer of 2...
Tunisian UAVs The TAT Nasnas is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Tunisia was the first Arab country to develop this industry in 1997. In 2003, it was joined by the United Arab Emirates. The UAVs are constructed and designed in Tunisia. They are produced by the Tunisia Aero Technologies  company (TAT). The flight of th...
War Against War In political philosophy and international relations especially in peace and conflict studies the concept of a war against war also known as war on war refers to the reification of armed conflicts.
Plan DN-III-E The Plan DN-III-E or Plan to Aid Civilian Disaster is a series of measures protocolized and implemented primarily by bodies of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, specifically the Mexican Army and the Mexican Air Force organized as a body under the name of Support Force for Disaster (FACD). This ...
Mexican Drug War The Mexican Drug War (also known as the Mexican War on Drugs; Spanish: "guerra contra el narcotráfico en México" ) is the Mexican theater of the United States' War on Drugs, involving an ongoing low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates. Since 2...
1990–98 Indonesian military operations in Aceh The 1990–98 Indonesian military operations in Aceh also known as Operation Red Net (Indonesian: "Operasi Jaring Merah" ) or "Military Operation Area" (Indonesian: "Daerah Operasi Militer/DOM" ) was launched in early 1990s until August 22, 1998, against the separatist movem...
Qatari–Bahraini War The Qatari–Bahraini War also known as the Qatari War of Independence was an armed conflict that took place between 1867 and 1868 in the Persian Gulf. The conflict pitted Bahrain and Abu Dhabi against the people of Qatar. The conflict was the most flagrant violation of the 1835 maritime truce, requir...
Cristero War The Cristero War or Cristero Rebellion (1926–29), also known as La Cristiada ] , was a widespread struggle in many central-western Mexican states against the secularist, anti-Catholic and anti-clerical policies of the Mexican government. The rebellion was set off by enactment under President Plutarco Elías...
Queen Anne's War Queen Anne's War (1702–1713), as the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession was known in the British colonies, was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought between France and England, later Great Britain, in North America for control of the continent. The War of the ...
First Iraqi–Kurdish War The First Kurdish–Iraqi War also known as Aylul revolts (Kurdish: شۆڕشی ئەیلوول‎ ) was a major event of the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict, lasting from 1961 until 1970. The struggle was led by Mustafa Barzani, in an attempt to establish an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq. Throughout the 1960...
Mexican Indignados Movement The Mexican Indignados Movement ("Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad") is an ongoing protest movement that began on 28 March 2011 in response to the Mexican Drug War, government and corporate corruption, regressive economic policies, and growing economic inequality and poverty. Th...
Juan Cortina Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea (May 16, 1824 – October 30, 1894), also known by his nicknames Cheno Cortina, the Red Robber of the Rio Grande and the Rio Grande Robin Hood, was a Mexican rancher, politician, military leader, outlaw and folk hero. He was an important caudillo, military general and regi...
Sweet Nothing "Sweet Nothing" is a song by Scottish recording artist and record producer Calvin Harris from his third studio album, "18 Months" (2012). It features vocals from Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch. Harris previously worked with the band in a remix of their single, "Spectrum" (2012). While reco...
Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music received praise across the media, especially...
Ceremonials Tour The Ceremonials Tour was the second concert tour by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The tour included performances at Music festivals because it is lead singer Florence Welch's favourite way to perform live. Welch had originally planned to spend over one year touring for "Ceremonials"...
Lungs (album) Lungs is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 3 July 2009 on Island Records. Frontwoman Florence Welch experimented with and honed the album's sound with bandmate Isabella Summers, while also collaborating with five record producers including James Ford, ...
What the Water Gave Me (song) "What the Water Gave Me" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album "Ceremonials" (2011). The song was written by lead singer Florence Welch and Francis "Eg" White, and produced by Paul Epworth. It was released on 23 August 2011 as the firs...
John Kavanagh (martial artist) John Raymond Kavanagh (born January 18, 1977) is an Irish martial arts coach, brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former professional mixed martial artist. His students include fighters such as Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson.
No Light, No Light No Light, No Light is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album, "Ceremonials" (2011). The song was written by band members Florence Welch and Isabella Summers while the production was handled by Paul Epworth. Island Records released the song as the sec...
Shake It Out "Shake It Out" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released as the first official single from their second studio album, "Ceremonials" (2011). It was written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, while production was handled by Epworth. The song was digitally released in Australia ...
Wish That You Were Here "Wish That You Were Here" is a song by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, written by Florence Welch, Andrew Wyatt, and Emilie Haynie, and was released on Island Records on 26 August 2016. The song was made available via digital download, and is featured on the soundtrack of th...
Nelson (band) Nelson is an American rock band founded by singer/songwriters Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (twin sons of Ricky Nelson and Kristin Nelson). The band achieved success during the early 1990s with their double platinum debut album "After the Rain", which featured the number-one hit "(Can't Live Without Your) Lov...
Step Up Revolution Step Up Revolution (also known as Step Up 4: Miami Heat, and previously titled Step Up 4Ever) is a 2012 American 3D dance film and the fourth installment in the "Step Up" film series. It was released on July 27, 2012. The film was directed by Scott Speer and stars Ryan Guzman and Kathryn McCormick, t...
Make It Happen (film) Make It Happen is a 2008 dance film directed by Darren Grant and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The screenplay was co-written by Duane Adler, who was a screenwriter for other dance films "Step Up" and "Save the Last Dance".
Step Up 2: The Streets Step Up 2: The Streets is a 2008 American dance film. It is the sequel to the 2006 film "Step Up" from Touchstone Pictures. The film was directed by Jon M. Chu and choreographed by Jamal Sims, Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin and Dave Scott. Patrick Wachsberger and Erik Feig of Summit Entertainment produce...
Goin' In "Goin' In" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez. The song features American rappers Flo Rida and Lil Jon, although the latter is uncredited for his part in the song. It was co-written by Joseph Angel, Tramar Dillard, David Quiñones, Sebastian Kole, Michael Warren and Jamahl "GoonRock" Listenbee...
Step Up 3D Step Up 3D (also known as Step Up 3) is a 2010 American 3D dance film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and directed by ""' s Jon M. Chu. The sequel sees the return of Adam Sevani and Alyson Stoner, who portrayed Moose from "Step Up 2: The Streets" and Camille Gage from "Step Up". As the third installm...
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary is a 2002 horror film directed by Guy Maddin, budgeted at $1.7 million and produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a dance film documenting a performance by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet adapting Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula". Mad...
Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack) Step Up 2: The Streets is the film soundtrack album from the motion picture "", the sequel to the 2006 American dance film "Step Up" from Touchstone Pictures. It was released on February 5, 2008, by Atlantic Records.
Step Up: All In Step Up: All In is a 2014 American dance film directed by Trish Sie and the fifth installment in the "Step Up" series. The film was released on August 8, 2014.
Dance Kahani Dance Kahani (meaning "dance story"; previously "The Dance Diaries") is a Pakistan's first dance film directed and written by Omar Hassan. Dance Kahani is produced by OSCO FILMS, 99 FILMS and Ion Entertainment in association with Act One. The film stars Madeleine Hanna, Alamdar Khan and Vernin U'chong. Dan...
Step Up (film) Step Up is a 2006 American romantic dance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan), who find themselves paired up...
1917 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prizes were first presented in 1917. There were initially four categories; others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's request were phased in over the next few years. The winners were selected by the trustees of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize winner, French Ambassador...
Frank I. Cobb Frank Irving Cobb (August 6, 1869 – December 21, 1923) was an American journalist, primarily an editorial writer from 1896 to his death. In 1904 he succeeded Joseph Pulitzer as editor of Pulitzer's newspaper "The World" of New York. He became famous for his editorials in support of the policies of liberal...
Joseph Pulitzer Jr. Joseph Pulitzer III (May 13, 1913 – May 26, 1993) grandson of the famous newsman Joseph Pulitzer, was himself publisher of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" for 38 years and one of the most famous newsmen of the day. For 31 years he chaired the board which was responsible for awarding the Pulitzer Prize...
Irvin S. Cobb Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the "New York World", Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, as the highest paid staff repo...
C. Louis Leipoldt Leipoldt was born in Worcester in the Cape Province, the son of a preacher, Christian Friedrich Leipoldt, of the NG Kerk in Clanwilliam and grandson of the Rhenish missionary, Johann Gottlieb Leipoldt, who founded Wupperthal in the Cederberg. His mother was Anna Meta Christiana Esselen, daughter of Lo...
Newsboys' strike of 1899 The newsboys' strike of 1899 was a U.S. youth-led campaign to force change in the way that Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst's newspapers compensated their child labor force of newspaper hawkers. The strike lasted two weeks, causing Pulitzer's "New York World" to reduce its circulatio...
Pulitzer Fountain Pulitzer Fountain is an outdoor fountain located in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza in New York. The fountain is named after newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer who died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of the fountain. Pulitzer intended his fountain to be "like those in the Place de la...
Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first awarded in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer did not call for such a prize in his will, but had arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year. This was ...
Albert Pulitzer Albert Pulitzer (July 10, 1851 – October 3, 1909) was the younger brother of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer. Pulitzer founded the "New York Morning Journal" in 1882, which he sold to John R. McLean, who soon after transferred the paper to William Randolph Hearst in 1895. He also founded "Das Morgen...
Pulitzer, Inc. Pulitzer Inc. owned newspapers, television stations and radio stations across the United States. Founded by Joseph Pulitzer (who also funded the Pulitzer Prizes, which are not affiliated with the company), its papers included the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch," the "Arizona Daily Star" (Tucson), and Chicago's...
Brian Hayes (lawyer) Brian Hayes QC is a prominent South Australian lawyer who specializes in public and administrative law. He was appointed as South Australia's strategic adviser to India in 2008 and has held related roles in subsequent years. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Natural and Built Environments...
Para Hills West, South Australia Para Hills West is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, and is within the City of Salisbury. It is on the eastern side of Main North Road, opposite Parafield Airport. The other boundaries are McIntyre Road, Bridge Road and Maxwell Road.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission is a Royal Commission into South Australia's future role in the nuclear fuel cycle. It commenced on 19 March 2015 and delivered its final report to the Government of South Australia on 6 May 2016. The Commissioner was former Governor of South A...
Division of Hindmarsh The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the western suburbs of Adelaide. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was split on 2 October 1903, and was first contested at the 1903 election, though on ...
No Fixed Address (band) No Fixed Address is an Australian Aboriginal reggae rock group formed in 1979. The band was led by Bart Willoughby (lead vocals and drums) Pitjanjatjara from Koonibba Mission near Ceduna in the far south west of South Australia, together with Ricky Harrison (rhythm guitarist and principal songwr...
Arkaroola Arkaroola is the common name for the "Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary", a wildlife sanctuary situated on 610 km2 of freehold and pastoral lease land in South Australia. It is located 700 km north of the Adelaide city centre in the Northern Flinders Ranges, adjacent to the Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Par...
Parafield Airport Parafield Airport (ICAO: YPPF) is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, 18 km north of the Adelaide city centre and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and the fifth busiest airport in Australia by air...
Parafield Gardens, South Australia Parafield Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is largely residential, with a pocket of industrial land in the southwest corner. There are two small shopping centres in the area, one on Salisbury Highway which has a Foodland (South Australia), and another on Sh...
Electoral district of Ramsay Ramsay is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Alexander Ramsay, who was General Manager of the South Australian Housing Trust for 25 years. It is a 24.7 km² suburban electorate north of Adelaide—based on the angle betw...
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 1 EFTS) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot training unit that operated during World War II. It was one of twelve elementary flying training schools employed by the RAAF to provide introductory flight instruction to new ...
List of United States state supreme court cases Every year, each of the 50 United States state supreme courts decides hundreds of cases. Of those cases dealing with state law, a few significantly shape or re-shape the law of their state or are so influential that they later become models for decisions of other states o...
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., 570 U.S. ___ (2013) , is a 2012-term United States Supreme Court case revolving around Arizona's unique voter registration requirements, including the necessity of providing documentary proof of citizenship. In a 7-2 deci...
Hollingsworth v. Perry Hollingsworth v. Perry refers to a series of United States federal court cases that legalized same-sex marriage in the State of California. The case began in 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which found that banning same-sex marriage violates equal protecti...
Spaziano v. Florida Spaziano v. Florida, was two United States Supreme Court cases dealing with the imposition of the death penalty. In the first case, 454 U.S. 1037 (1981), the Supreme Court, with two dissents, refused Spaziano's petition for certiorari. However, the Florida Supreme Court would reverse Spaziano's deat...
Arizona v. California Arizona v. California is a set of United States Supreme Court cases, all dealing with disputes over water distribution from the Colorado River between the states of Arizona and California. It also covers the amount of water that the State of Nevada receives from the river as well.
Legal Tender Cases The Legal Tender Cases were a series of United States Supreme Court cases in the latter part of the nineteenth century that affirmed the constitutionality of paper money. In the 1869 case of "Hepburn v. Griswold", the Court had held that declaring paper notes to be legal tender in payment of debts ex...
Evans v. Jordan Evans v. Jordan, 13 U.S. 199 (1815) , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that someone who had copied a patented invention after the patent had expired, and before the patent was restored by a private bill, would be liable for damages for patent infringement for any use contin...
Stephen Halbrook Stephen P. Halbrook is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and an author and lawyer known for his litigation on behalf of the National Rifle Association. He has written extensively about the original meanings of the Second Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment (the latter as applied to Second...
Chy Lung v. Freeman Chy Lung v. Freeman, 92 U.S. 275 (1876) was a United States Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court ruled that the power to set rules surrounding immigration, and to manage foreign relations, rested with the United States Federal Government, rather than with the states. The case has been cited in...
Criminal law in the Waite Court During the tenure of Morrison Waite as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (March 4, 1874 through March 23, 1888), the Supreme Court heard an unprecedented volume and frequency of criminal cases. In just fourteen years, the Court heard 106 criminal cases, almost as ma...
Francesco Corneliani Francesco Corneliani (1740-1815) was an Italian painter, mainly active in a Neoclassic style in his native Milan.
Norman Newell Norman Newell OBE (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an Golden Globe award winning English record producer, mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI he worked with musicians such as Shirley Bassey, Claude François, Vera Lynn, Russ Con...
Vaccine A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins. The agent stimulat...
Marco Marcola Marco Marcola (1740–1793) was an Italian painter, born and mainly active in Verona. He was initially apprenticed to his father Giovanni Battista Marcola. Among his pupils were Antonio Pachera, Bellino Bellini, and Domenico Zanconti. He is also known as "Marco Marcuola". His sister Angela Marcola was also ...
Massimiliano Soldani Benzi Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi or Massimiliano Soldani (15 July 1656 – 23 February 1740) was an Italian sculptor and medallist, mainly active in Florence.
Giuseppe Appiani Giuseppe Appiani (1740–1812) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic periods. He was born in Vaprio d'Adda, near Milan, where he was mainly active. His parents moved to Monza, where his first mentor was the painter Giovanni Maria Gariboldi. At age 21, he moved to Milan, where he worked in the studios ...
Rue Lhomond Rue Lhomond is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located in the quartier du Val-de-Grâce and has existed since the 15th century. It was once known as "rue des Poteries" after its Gallo-Roman pottery workshops (re-discovered in the 18th century), then from around 1600 as "rue des Pot...
Vatos Locos Vatos Locos (in English, "Crazy Dudes") is a Street gang. Gangs using this name are active in several American states, Europe and Africa. The Vatos Locos originated in East LA but have extended their presence to Florida, Fort Pierce, Florida. They are mainly active in Fort Pierce's South 18th Street area by...
Charles-François Bailly de Messein Charles François Bailly de Messein (4 November 1740 – 20 May 1794) was a priest active in the British province of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his Loyalist activism during the American invasion of Quebec, when he was injured during the Battle of S...
François Beaucourt François Beaucourt (1740-1794) was a Canadian painter active mainly in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791).
Palace Embankment The Palace Embankment or Palace Quay (Russian: Дворцовая набережная, "Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya" ) is a street along the Neva River in Central Saint Petersburg which contains the complex of the Hermitage Museum buildings (including the Winter Palace), the Hermitage Theatre, the Marble Palace, the Vladi...
Hermitage Volunteer Service The Hermitage Volunteer Service of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is an organisation of volunteers that assist with the running of this world-renowned museum. The program aids the Hermitage with its external and internal activities and functions as an informal link be...
Winter Palace The Winter Palace (Russian: Зимний дворец ; ] , "Zimnij dvorec") in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Today, the restored palace forms part of a complex of buildings housing the Hermitage Museum. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the...
Hermitage Museum (Bayreuth) The State Hermitage Museum in Bayreuth was created from a 1715 historical park with fountains and remains one of the major town attractions. Notable buildings include the Old Palace, a New Castle with sun temple and other smaller buildings. The Hermitage is within the district of the indepen...
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum was a museum owned and operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It was located in The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened on October 7, 2001. It added three more collections and exh...
Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings The Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings in 1930 and 1931 resulted in the departure of some of the most valuable paintings from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad to Western museums. Several of the paintings had been in the Hermitage Collection since its creation ...
Grand Church of the Winter Palace The Grand Church of the Winter Palace (Russian: Cобор Спаса Нерукотворного Образа в Зимнем дворце ) in Saint Petersburg, sometimes referred to as the Winter Palace's cathedral, was consecrated in 1763. It is located on the piano nobile in the eastern wing of the Winter Palace, and is t...
The State Hermitage Youth Education Center The State Hermitage Youth Education Center (Russian: Молодёжный образовательный центр Государственного Эрмитажа), is a contemporary art education program in Saint Petersburg, Russia that is part of The Hermitage Museum. The program is offered for all students, whether from St....
Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum The Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum dates back to 1852 and includes items from the Predynastic Period to the 12th century AD. It belongs to the Oriental Art section of the museum. The Egyptian exposition is hosted in a single large hall on the ground floor on the ...
Russian Ark Russian Ark (Russian: Русский ковчег , "Russkij Kovcheg") is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. It was filmed entirely in the Winter Palace of the Russian State Hermitage Museum using a single 96-minute Steadicam sequence shot. The film was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival...
Trio (London) 1993 Trio (London) 1993 is a live album featuring performances by saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker and trombonist Paul Rutherford which was recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre as part of the 1993 London Jazz Festival and released on the Leo label.
Colombo Dreams Colombo Dreams was a show performed by the University College London Sri Lankan Society on Friday 28 January and Saturday 29 January 2005 at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London and was directed by Pam Kangeyan, Thushan Dias, Marcus Ranney and Shaun Fernando.