When purchasing watches, no one is questioned with how to wear watches, actually. This appears to be logical and rational. Nevertheless, the simplest things happen to be complicated sometimes. Everything is made from details and details sometimes mean far more than the whole. People who really wander how to wear watches properly exist and they are really concerned in this issue.
The Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a revolutionary Che Gevara, politicians Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton, writers Somerset Maugham and Mark Twain, the actor and the political figure Arnold Schwarzenegger – these names are well-known and these figures are best known to the world for their political, social, literary and other achievements. Moreover, the abovementioned people highly esteem cigar smoking and, thus, they come as people who own the greatest number of tools and accessories so requisite for this leisurely process and among others there are cigar lighters.
In the light of a variety and availability of glass items, glass ware is still appreciated by plenty people, especially when it comes to cut glass. The cut glass produces a long, lingering and musical tune when you put your finger at the cut-glass edge. So, in Japan the craftsmen make unique musical instruments. A crystal violin, completely transparent, is estimated for fifty thousand USD. Crystal glass tableware is not so much expensive though it is able to produce the charming, unique and so brittle music providing it is properly cared.
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Egypt in Paris the Secrets of Black Earth
Saturday, 17 April 2010
The ancient secrets of Egypt fascinated the West from the
times immemorial though till the times of Napoleon wars only rare Europeans
could boast to step onto that sacred and mysterious land. The French soldiers who rushed to attack the
country of pyramids caused incredible damages to the Great Sphinx and stole
various artifacts, relics and mere trinkets to have the typical European
features.
France appeared to be mystically concerned in Egypt to some
extent. The first items of Egyptian culture and history arrived in Europe
through the Frenchmen. Jean-François Champollion, the first scholar who managed
to read out the Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822 was the Frenchman also, and the
Louver has the richest collection of Egyptian items. Yet, Napoléon Bonaparte wrote
the thesis about Europe and the close relationship between France and Egypt are
obvious. On the top of it, the legendary Obelisk of Luxor is situated on the
Place de la Concorde
in Paris.
By the way, the roots of obelisk appearance in Europe again
date back to Egypt. The Egyptians were the people who traditionally would set
the columns at the entrance to temples as if striving for sun and each side of
columns was decorated with pictures or hieroglyph. Frequently, the roof-shaped
cover of the obelisk was performed in the same way as that of the Obelisk of
Luxor as the ridge-roofed pyramid decorated with the alloy of gold and silver
(electrum). Previously the Temple of Luxor was the central temple for Amon-Ra
and the obelisks symbolizing the Sun were the subject of worship. In the XVIII
- XIX centuries the obelisks a la Египет became trendy in Europe and the
similar stelas appeared on the squares of European countries.
Amon-Ra on the Place de la Concorde
In the year 1830 the Egyptian viceroy Mukhamed Ali gifted
France the valuable present, one of the two obelisks set in the Temple of
Luxor. Though, the present was gifted on ex-storehouse conditions, meaning that
France should have arranged the delivery of the obelisk to the Seine banks. The
gift appeared to be of 22,5m in height and it weighed 227 tons. And they should
have delivered the obelisk safe as the ancient relic.
A special steamship was constructed to deliver the obelisk
on the Toulon shipyard which was merely called Luxor. But later it appeared
that obelisk is buried under the sand to dig it out carefully to avoid
damaging. And only in 1831 the column was delivered to France and mounted in
1836 on the Place de la Concorde
in Paris. The footstall of the obelisk was equipped with engraved plates in the
best Egyptian traditions which tell in details about the transportation history
to the new place and mounting on the place.
Paris returned the Egyptian relics
Yes, but the Obselisk of Luxor is the gift. Though, five particles
with the wall paintings from the pharaoh tombs that were located in Louver till
the recent times were not presented by anyone to anybody. They were simply stolen
from the burial closest to the Temple of Luxor.
It is stated that the Louver and the employees never stole a
thing. The Museum acquired the abovementioned artifacts on the honest
conditions. Four of them were purchased from the French Gallery Maspero in 2000
and the fifth was bought at the French auction in 2003.
Nevertheless, the Egyptian government stated that the said
relics were taken from their country illegally and is subject to be returned.
Furthermore, the Department of Ancient Items of Egypt announced on breakup of
relations with the Louver. The Museum was accused of concealing the stolen
relics. The conflict was loud though thirty five members of the Special Committee
that executes the control over the national museum collections of France by a
solid vote approved return of artifacts to their place and Louver, by the way, was
not able to take such action without permit of the Special Committee. So, Paris
was able to enjoy the Egyptian relics for the shortest time only and they
returned to the mother place in the early December. The President for France
announced that the government was proud with its commitment to the struggle
with illegal trade in works of art.
Yet, this is not about Germany the government of which
absolutely refused to return the bust of Nefertiti in spite of the reiterated
and public requirements by the Egyptian government to do that.
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Pyramid in Paris
Though five relics belonging to Egypt were returned back to the
country, including periodical smaller gifts of France to Egypt, there are still
plenty of Egyptian artifacts on the bank shore of the Seine to consider and believe
that France is the owner of the widest and richest collection in the sphere of
Egyptology. Various exhibitions devoted to Egypt are regularly held in Paris
which arouses the world concern and attention. By the way, the concern in such
exhibitions is much deeper than similar events held in Egypt.
Therefore, if you are stricken with the idea to visit Egypt
and see the mysterious and grandiose relics of the country, the Egypt of
Pharaohs, great and majestic, you think of arriving in Paris, France. The doors
of the Lover are open for the wide public and you are welcome to enjoy the
secrets and magic of the Black Earth.
Though, the Great Pyramids is the essential heritage of
Egypt. Nevertheless, since 1989 Paris may also boast with its own pyramid
mounted in the court of Napoleon. This pyramid is the entry into the Louver as fairly
noteworthy symbolism: as the chain of secrecy and mystery of the past is opened
by the Great Pyramids and in Paris the pyramid is the threshold to learn about
relics and ancient artifacts.
The mother of the French pyramid appeared to be the Pyramid
of Cheops. Though, in the Crystal city the stone massifs would not be appropriate
and another miracle of the French capital is made from glass.
From the point of view of esotericism it does not matter,
whether the pyramid is built from glass or stone, the energetic characteristics
of two of them are similar. And if the Egyptian pyramids served as the energy
concentrators, the French pyramid can also deal with this objective.
The height of the glass pyramid is 21,65m and it is 35m at
the foundation. This structure is monumental from all points of view and is
constructed in the best traditions of Ancient Greece.
A student or a
business man, shirts are found in the wardrobe of any men living a social life.
Anyone following fashion tendencies owns a pair of slim fit shirts for any
occasions to distinguish against other common shirts. This kind of shirts is
less trendy for mature men since the design of shirts requires fit and athletic
torso which is rarely available with men over 45. Men’s slim fit shirts are
good to fit with any suits, in loose manner, tightly fit in trousers.
Lingerie for women was just the plain underwear until the 20th century when it became the mean self-expression, as the subject of esthetic admiration. A piece of lingerie seen in between the women wear looked quite shocking to be shame and no one thought of designing luxury items based on lingerie, leaving alone works of art. Today every woman dreams of having a pair, or even more, of luxury and high quality lingerie to associate with sexuality, sensibility and attraction with male.
Lancome brand is appreciated globally as one of the most recognizable manufacturer of perfume and body care cosmetic products. Lancome is the brand to boast with the assortment of scents appraised by lots of women from all over the world. That is not the triumph for a day. That is the niche the brand keeps as the manufacturer of classic fragrances. So, Tresor launched in the 50s, the legendary and so romantic Poeme, and delicate Attraction that is demanded beyond the time. In the year 2008 that Lancome house presented another fragrance, Lancome Magnifique.
Florence Nightingale, also known as Elizabeth Arden globally, became the real revolution-maker in the cosmetic industry. The brand Elizabeth Arden estabvlished by Graham, was the one of the first companies that produced natural and high quality cosmetic products, indeed, acknowledged by the royal persons. Moreover, the decorative cosmetics are at last accepted in the political society thanks to the brand founder.
