What was Franz Reichelt known for?
I want to try the experiment myself and without trickery, as I intend to prove the worth of my invention. So goes the statement of Franz Reichelt when he was...
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Vincenzo Peruggia: The Louvre Employee Who Stole the Mona Lisa
Completed around 1517, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is arguably the most popular artwork of all time. The half-length Renaissance portrait depicts an image of a lady believed to be...
Notre-Dame Cathedral: History, April 2019 Fire, Restoration, and Major Facts
Known in French as Notre-Dame de Paris or Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame Cathedral or “Our Lady of Paris” is a magnificent Gothic cathedral located in the Paris. This...
The Olympic Games: From Ancient Greece to Modern times
The Olympic Games, the world’s greatest sporting festival, involves a series of sporting events that draws large participation rates from over 200 countries across the world. Every four years, the...
