The document provides a visual tour of Dubai through photos and descriptions of its landmarks, architecture, shopping centers, hotels, water parks and cultural activities. It highlights Dubai's modern engineering feats like the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain and Palm Islands. Cultural sites described include souks, heritage villages, and the windtower houses of historic Dubai rulers. Recreational activities mentioned are desert safaris, camel racing, and dinner cruises on traditional dhow boats. The multi-page document aims to give readers a sense of Dubai's mix of ultra-modern developments and traditional Emirati culture and heritage.
Lecture 3 imperialism - south & east asia - onlineLACCD
This document summarizes a lecture on European imperialism in India and China between the 15th-19th centuries. It discusses the rationale for imperialism including religion, resources and racism. It provides examples of European conquest in India, including the Portuguese capturing Goa in 1510 and the British establishing direct rule in 1857. China was defeated in the Opium War of 1839-42 and forced to open ports to trade, though it was not fully colonized like India. The lecture contrasts the prosperous maritime expeditions ordered by Chinese admiral Zheng He from 1405-1433 with later European voyages of exploration and conquest. It analyzes how new European technologies like steamships allowed them to colonize parts of Asia
Imagini tulburătoare din Bucureştiul interbelicParaschiv Sorin
Imagini recent descoperite, realizate intre anii 1925-1935 de unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi fotografi din perioada interbelică, Nicolae Ionescu. Acestea reflectă modul in care trăiau bucureştenii de rand in acea perioadă.
Fotografiile sunt realizate in zona halelor şi a Pieţii Bibescu, pe cheiul Damboviţei, la Obor (Targul Moşilor), la prăvăliile de vechituri din cartierul evreiesc, in carciumi de mahala sau la groapa de gunoi din spatele cimitirului Bellu, numită Valea Plangerii.
This document lists 23 artists and the titles of their artworks. It includes Adrien Moreau, Alfred Guillou, Charles Edouard Delort, Daniel Ridgway Knight, Edouard Toudouze, Leon Jean Bazile Perrault, Louis Marie de Schryver, Fritz Zuhber Buhler, Georges Lagee, Leon Girardet, Joseph Caraud, Julien DuPre, Emile Munier, Gustave Leonard de Jonghe, Pierre Francois Bouchard, Leon Perrault, Ludovico Marchetti, and Victor Marais-Milton. The artworks cover a variety of subjects like masquerades, portraits, landscapes, and scenes of
The document provides a visual tour of Dubai through photos and descriptions of its landmarks, architecture, shopping centers, hotels, water parks and cultural activities. It highlights Dubai's modern engineering feats like the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain and Palm Islands. Cultural sites described include souks, heritage villages, and the windtower houses of historic Dubai rulers. Recreational activities mentioned are desert safaris, camel racing, and dinner cruises on traditional dhow boats. The multi-page document aims to give readers a sense of Dubai's mix of ultra-modern developments and traditional Emirati culture and heritage.
Lecture 3 imperialism - south & east asia - onlineLACCD
This document summarizes a lecture on European imperialism in India and China between the 15th-19th centuries. It discusses the rationale for imperialism including religion, resources and racism. It provides examples of European conquest in India, including the Portuguese capturing Goa in 1510 and the British establishing direct rule in 1857. China was defeated in the Opium War of 1839-42 and forced to open ports to trade, though it was not fully colonized like India. The lecture contrasts the prosperous maritime expeditions ordered by Chinese admiral Zheng He from 1405-1433 with later European voyages of exploration and conquest. It analyzes how new European technologies like steamships allowed them to colonize parts of Asia
Imagini tulburătoare din Bucureştiul interbelicParaschiv Sorin
Imagini recent descoperite, realizate intre anii 1925-1935 de unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi fotografi din perioada interbelică, Nicolae Ionescu. Acestea reflectă modul in care trăiau bucureştenii de rand in acea perioadă.
Fotografiile sunt realizate in zona halelor şi a Pieţii Bibescu, pe cheiul Damboviţei, la Obor (Targul Moşilor), la prăvăliile de vechituri din cartierul evreiesc, in carciumi de mahala sau la groapa de gunoi din spatele cimitirului Bellu, numită Valea Plangerii.
This document lists 23 artists and the titles of their artworks. It includes Adrien Moreau, Alfred Guillou, Charles Edouard Delort, Daniel Ridgway Knight, Edouard Toudouze, Leon Jean Bazile Perrault, Louis Marie de Schryver, Fritz Zuhber Buhler, Georges Lagee, Leon Girardet, Joseph Caraud, Julien DuPre, Emile Munier, Gustave Leonard de Jonghe, Pierre Francois Bouchard, Leon Perrault, Ludovico Marchetti, and Victor Marais-Milton. The artworks cover a variety of subjects like masquerades, portraits, landscapes, and scenes of
Este documento presenta información sobre varias ciudades e importantes sitios históricos de Irán. Describe brevemente a Yazd, la ciudad más antigua de Irán; Shiraz, conocida como la ciudad de la poesía; el Palacio Niavaran en Teherán; Isfahán, la tercera ciudad más grande de Irán; y Persépolis, la antigua capital ceremonial del Imperio Aqueménida declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
Este documento presenta información sobre varias ciudades e importantes sitios históricos de Irán. Describe brevemente a Yazd, la ciudad más antigua de Irán; Shiraz, conocida como la ciudad de la poesía; el Palacio Niavaran en Teherán; Isfahán, la tercera ciudad más grande de Irán; y Persépolis, la antigua capital ceremonial del Imperio Aqueménida declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
Este documento presenta información sobre varias ciudades e importantes sitios históricos de Irán. Describe brevemente a Yazd, la ciudad más antigua de Irán; Shiraz, conocida como la ciudad de la poesía; el Palacio Niavaran en Teherán; Isfahán, la tercera ciudad más grande de Irán; y Persépolis, la antigua capital ceremonial del Imperio Aqueménida declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
Este documento presenta información sobre varias ciudades e importantes sitios históricos de Irán. Describe brevemente a Yazd, la ciudad más antigua de Irán; Shiraz, conocida como la ciudad de la poesía; el Palacio Niavaran en Teherán; Isfahán, la tercera ciudad más grande de Irán; y Persépolis, la antigua capital ceremonial del Imperio Aqueménida declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
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