Spanish Riding School
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses.
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses.
Atanas Sutkus was a Lithuanian photographer who shot everyday people in a time when Communist propaganda was the ruling style.
The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. Brazil received the Jules Rimet Trophy in perpetuity in 1970. It was stolen again in 1983, and as of 2010 it has not been recovered.
The Osmothèque is the only international archive of perfumery and has a collection of 4.000 scents created from mid-1800s until today.
The Glass Pavilion, built in 1914 by Bruno Taut, was a prismatic glass dome structure at the Cologne Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition. The structure was a brightly colored landmark at the exhibition, and was constructed using concrete and glass.
Mark Buxton is the man behind many of the Comme des Garcons fragrances.
The Pink Pigeon is endemic to Mauritius, and now very rare. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 (only 10 individuals remained) but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of Gerald Durrell.
Hand-made by Italian craftsman, Borrani rims gained popularity in the 1920s and have become known as the gold standard of wire wheels worldwide.
The mimic octopus is a species of octopus that has a strong ability to mimic other creatures. The octopus mimics the physical likeness and movements of more than fifteen different species, including sea snakes, lionfish, flatfish, brittle stars, giant crabs, sea shells, stingrays, flounders, jellyfish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp. It accomplishes this by contorting its body and arms, and changing colour.
The Edsor Kronen tie factory, founded in 1909, is located in the Kreuzberg District of Berlin. Italian silk and cashmere are used to create all Edsor Kronen collections which comprise ties, ascots, scarves, cummerbunds and made-to-measure dressing gowns.