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121Moorish Revival architecture — The Scroll and Key Society Tomb at Yale University Moorish Revival or Neo Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with all… …
122Neon lighting — Times Square, New York City, has been famous for elaborate neon lighting displays since th …
123Costumbrismo — A perspective based on costumbrismo shapes some key manifestations of Spanish culture, including literature, theater, painting, and film. The concept refers to the representation of a series of traditional types and activities linked to the… …
124BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE — The 17th century in Europe is traditionally called the Baroque era. Although the origins of this term remain obscure, this century was incredibly important in the sciences, the arts, religion, and politics. Thus, architecture thrived during… …
125MELNIKOV, Konstantin Stepanovich — (1890 1974) Konstantin Melnikov was the leading architect during the New Economic Policy of Vladimir Lenin after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Melnikov was born into an impoverished family, but his father encouraged his artistic… …
126Costumbrismo — A perspective based on costumbrismo shapes some key manifestations of Spanish culture, including literature, theater, painting, and film. The concept refers to the representation of a series of traditional types and activities linked to the… …
127Hegel, spirit, and politics — Leo Rauch Hegel’s impact on political thought has been immense giving shape to the major political movements of the modern world. Yet the person of average education is hardly familiar with the name, which is usually identified with a small… …
128fantastic — adjective 1) a fantastic car Syn: marvelous, wonderful, sensational, outstanding, superb, super, excellent, first rate, first class, dazzling, out of this world, breathtaking; informal great, terrific, fabulous, ace, magic …
