“cultura” meaning “processing, care, agriculture”

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The term culture comes from the Latin "cultura" meaning "processing, care, agriculture" and, in the broadest sense, describes everything that humans create themselves, in contrast to nature that they have not created or changed. Cultural achievements are all formative transformations of a given material, as in technology or the fine arts, but also intellectual structures such as languages, morals, religion, law, economics and science.

Soap bubbles - an ancient toy for young and old

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Soap bubbles - an ancient toy for young and old

Once again on the road in Erfurt, we not only had the surprisingly announced large-scale demonstration against increasing right-wing populism and the resulting violence on our screen

Friedensreich Hundertwasser - architect and environmentalist

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser - architect and environmentalist

As an impulsive opponent of the "straight line" and any standardization and typification in the environment, which is especially significant in his work in the field of architecture and construction, Friedensreich Hundertwasser distinguished itself by its imaginative vitality and individuality.

From Vienna to Wittenberg - Cranach followed call of money

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From Vienna to Wittenberg - Cranach followed the call of money

Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the most important German painters, graphic artists and book printers of the Renaissance. Cranach, born in Franconia, had lived in Vienna for some time when the Wittenberg Elector Frederick the Wise brought the artist to the provincial town of Wittenberg.

Ahmet Arpad - People with Talking Eyes - Photographs

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Ahmet Arpad - People with Talking Eyes - Photographs

Already several years ago, we had written a small, first article about the photographs of Ahmet Arpad, which had been shown with his motto "Man-made landscapes" in Göppingen and Geislingen.

Kahla - Porcelain for everyone from the center of Porcelain

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Kahla - Porcelain for everyone from the center of Porcelain

After the first visit of the city center of Jena, we now wanted to see to the city of Kahla, which is considered not only as the center of porcelain from Thuringia, but also an interesting inner city as well as an imposing fortress in the immediate vicinity to the hike to as a destination.

Streetart Durres - dreary facades beautification?

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Streetart in Durres - beautification of dreary facades?

Who, dear readers, has not even discussed the topic of street art, graffiti or even the partial art form with pure facade smearing with friends or neighbors, so widespread has this phenomenon spread in recent decades.

Mosaics - Stone Arts in Zeugma, Edessa and Antioch

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Mosaics - Stone Arts in Ancient Greece and Roman Empire

Among the first mosaics in the Greek world are the so-called pebble mosaics, which consist of selected creek pebbles, often dominated by the colors black and white. A world-famous example of this is the mosaic showing Dionysus on a panther in the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia (first Aigai then Pella) from the period 330-310 BC.

StreetArt in Vienna - beautify the gray of the highway pillars?

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StreetArt in Vienna - beautify the gray of the highway pillars?

Our explorations within the framework of the project work of a route to the south allows us to meet again and again with the work of the so-called street art or graffiti artists, which are often so controversially discussed.

Trade Fair Thessalonica - Special exhibition on recycling

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Trade Fair Thessalonica - Special exhibition on recycling

Although the composition of the individual fairs seemed somewhat surprising at first, the overall impression of the Thessalonica fair was getting more clear. The separate halls in the huge exhibition grounds under the radio tower played a considerable part in this.

Avanos Carpet Shop and Museum - Kilims and Silk

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Avanos Carpet Shop and Museum - Kilims and Silk Carpets

We went to the Avanos Carpet shop in order to obtain detailed information about the art of carpet weaving that during my school ages, I have woven in miniature and quite plain one and I remember how much time it requires.

Hand-woven Carpets - a traditional Turkish Art

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Hand-woven Carpets

Carpet weaving craft, whose miniature I had woven during my school time in a very simple way and I still remember how much time it had taken, has been able to maintain its existence until today.

Painter Halit Sahiner living in Gazipasa

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Painter Halit Sahiner living in Gazipasa

As we were on the roads for "Turkish style” subjects again, we came across with oil paintings hanged for exhibition purposes in the office of a construction company located in Gazipasa.

Body Worlds in Istanbul - The Cycle of Life

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Body Worlds in Istanbul

Experience the human body in all its elegance and complexity in this amazing and transformational exhibit. BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life offers profound insight into the human body and puts anatomy in clear context.

Sepiolite - White Gold deep into the Earth

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White Gold deep into the Earth

The first thing that appears in our mind when people mention Meerschaum (Sepiolite) is definitely Eskisehir. The reason for that is, that Meerschaum is always remembered as a symbol of Eskisehir.

Artist Group JETZT - Egyptian Blue

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Artist Group JETZT - Egyptian Blue

The following supplementary, by Mrs Susanne Ganter-Ullmann, head of the group of artists "JETZT" from Brunn am Gebirge, reached us on the subject of Egyptian Blue:

Schwibbogen - the origin of the arc of lights

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Schwibbogen - the origin of the arc of lights

We noticed the so called "Schwibbogen" for the first time during a vacation trip in the cute town of Altenau in the Harz Mountains, a formerly free mining town with its ancient miner houses that today is the picturesque background of the climatic health resort.

Baptism in the Ruhr river - a special experience

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Baptism in the Ruhr river - a special experience

A morning gathering of numerous people with little camping affinity at the campsite on the Ruhr had caught our attention and so when the groundskeeper appeared it was clear that we would ask what kind of group this was.

Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May

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Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May

Today it's that time again, Mother's Day 2014 is here. For some, like during the Christmas season, so suddenly, almost surprising. And like every year, the rush to the flower shops began early in the morning.

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