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Dibyendu Banerjee
27/05/2024
Hyptia, painted by Charles William Mitchell, was likely inspired by the Charles Kingsley novel Hypatia, depicting the life of the first female mathematician.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
23/05/2024
Telesilla, an ancient lyric poet of the 5th century from the Peloponnesian city of Argos, was one of the great Nine Female Lyric Poets of ancient Greece.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
20/05/2024
The majestic building of The Royal Swedish Opera, located on the eastern side of Gustav Adolfs torg, a public square, was inaugurated on 30 September 1782.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
16/05/2024
Vertigo (1958), a complicated psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is considered by many as the best work of the director.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
12/05/2024
Located on Grafton Street in Dublin, the bronze sculpture representing Molly Malone, a young woman selling sea food on the street, was created by Jeanne Ryn ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
07/05/2024
Located at 19A Gurusaday Road and established on 2 May 1959, the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum is the first science museum in the country.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
04/05/2024
Iguazú National Park, located in the Northeastern tip of Argentina, is considered among the most stunning and enchanting natural sites for its massiv ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
30/04/2024
Charlize Theron is a South African-born actress, who came to international prominence by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood film The Devil’s Ad ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
26/04/2024
Surrounded by the majestic snow-capped peaks of Garhwal Himalayas, the Kedarnath Temple, located 221 km from Rishikesh, is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
23/04/2024
Located in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Rykestrasse Synagogue was ceremonially inaugurated on 4 September 1904, ten months after the constructi ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
22/04/2024
Situated on a hill overlooking the plain, around 40 km northeast of Bhopal, Sanchi is a popular tourist destination, containing the Great Stupa.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
16/04/2024
Hypatia, a philosopher, astronomer and mathematician of the ancient world, was born in a man’s world at the end of the 4th century.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
13/04/2024
Situated on Charni Road in Mumbai, the Royal Opera House is the only surviving Opera House in India, which dates back the early 20th century.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
11/04/2024
Limelight (1952), regarded as Chaplin’s most deeply personal and introspective film, is also considered by some critics as his last great film.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
07/04/2024
Located in the centre of Madrid, The Bear & the Strawberry Tree is symbolically attached to the city and the subject of a popular local folklore.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
03/04/2024
Located in New Town, the Mother’s Wax Museum, containing life size wax statues of more than 50 personalities, is a new feather in the crown of Kolkata.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
30/03/2024
Saguaro National Park, located in the southeastern part of Arizona, was named after the giant Saguaro cactus, the universal symbol of the western USA.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
22/03/2024
Known for her sharply drawn portrayals of headstrong, spirited, unusual and complicated women, Kate Winslet, was born on 5 October 1975.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
20/03/2024
The Vaishno Devi Temple, located on the slopes of Trikuta Hills in Katra, about 61 km from Jammu City, is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination in India.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
16/03/2024
Allegory of Inclination is an oil painting on canvas created by Artemisia Gentileschi on the ceiling of the Galleria in the building named Casa Buonarroti i ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
14/03/2024
Built in 1887 and located at 12 Eldridge Street, the Eldridge Street Synagogue is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in the United States.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
12/03/2024
Located around 55 km northwest of Patna, Vaishali is one of the most revered sites for Buddhists, which contains the Buddha Relic Stupa, possibly the earlie ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
10/03/2024
Wild Strawberries (1957), a Swedish drama film, directed by Ingmar Bergman, is the story of one man’s remarkable voyage of self-discovery.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
07/03/2024
Located in Max-Joseph-Platz, a large square in central Munich, The National Theatre of Munich, is considered one of the largest freestanding theatre buildin ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
03/03/2024
According to Zosimos of Panopolis, Mary the Prophetess or Maria Prophetissima, who lived in Alexandria between the first and third centuries AD, was the fir ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
29/02/2024
Considered as Thailand’s most famous marine protected area, Ao Phang Nga National Park includes the biggest native mangrove forests in the country.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
27/02/2024
The historic building of the Alipore Jail has, has been transformed into a museum, depicting the inspiring stories of the Indian freedom fighters.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
25/02/2024
Known for her seductive appeal and edginess as well as for her humanitarian work, American actress Angelina Jolie Voight was born on 4 June 1975 in Los Ange ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
24/02/2024
Created by Judith Weller, the 8-feet bronze sculpture called the Garment Worker is located at 555 Seventh Avenue in New York City.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
16/02/2024
Located in St. Petersburgh Place, London, the New West End Synagogue is one of the city’s oldest Jewish temples in use.