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The Rich Culture of Montana, from Their People to Their Powwows
Montana is a large state with a small population. In most years, the population has grown slowly. According to the 2020 census, the population of the state was 1,084,225. Montana ranks 44th in population among the 50 states.
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Physical Features of Scotland
A country of striking natural beauty, Scotland is characterized by rugged hills and by deep glacial lakes known as lochs. It is almost entirely surrounded by the sea, which encroaches in deeply penetrating
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15 Facts about Granada, Spain
Granada is a city and province in southeastern Spain. It is situated on the Genil River, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 225 miles (360 km) south of Madrid, near the Mediterranean Sea.
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11 Facts about Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva is a city and canton in Switzerland. The city of Geneva, enclosing the western end of Lake Geneva, was the bastion of Protestantism in the 16th century under John Calvin. Between World Wars I and II it was
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Facts About Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt) a city in the state (Land) of Hesse in Germany. It is a financial, industrial, and commercial center of world importance and the dominant sector of the Rhine-Main metropolitan area of 2.5 million people.
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15 Fun Facts about Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane is a city on the Pacific coast of Australia, in the extreme southeast of Queensland. Besides being Queensland's administrative, educational, and cultural capital, the city is also the hub of its transportation and commercial systems.
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10 Cool Facts about Bahrain
Bahrain is an independent kingdom, formerly under British protection, consisting of several islands in the Persian Gulf. It is situated about 13 miles (21 km) east of Saudi Arabia.
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Physical Features of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation situated in the Indian Ocean southeast of India. It was known as Ceylon before 1972, when it changed its name to Sri Lanka -the island's ancient Sinhalese name, meaning "the resplendent land."
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Physical Features of Japan
In structure the Japanese archipelago can be regarded as the higher portions of several largely volcanic mountain ranges, which rise from the floor of the Pacific Ocean and form a portion of the circum-Pacific
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Facts About Tourism in Japan
Did you know that tourism is an integral part of Japanese life from an early age? Learn about how the business and art of caring for travelers have long been an integral part of the national life.
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Facts about Marseille, France
Marseille is the second largest city in France. The country's most important port, Marseille (sometimes anglicized as Marseilles) is situated on the Mediterranean coast east of the mouth of the Rhône River.
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10 Things about Sofia, the Largest City in Bulgaria
Sofia is the capital of and the largest city in Bulgaria. Sofia (Sophia or Sofiya) is in the west central part of the country, about 35 miles (55 km) from the Bulgarian-Serbian border.
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20 Most Interesting Facts about Madrid
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain and also a Spanish province. The city is situated at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains in the center of the Spanish meseta (plateau), at a height of 2,130 feet
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Physical Features and Climate of Portugal
Portugal is a country in Europe on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. Roughly rectangular in shape, it extends 350 miles (560 km) from north to south and
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10 Cool Facts about Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp is one of the largest cities in Belgium and one of the principal ports of Europe. It is situated on both banks of the Scheldt River, about 55 miles from the sea, in the center of a wide alluvial plain
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20 Facts about Lyon, France
Lyon is the third-largest city in France. Lyon is situated at the point where the turbulent Rhône River from the Alps and the slower-moving Saône River from Burgundy unite to flow south to the Mediterranean Sea
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Physical Features and Climate of Romania
Romania is located in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. Approximately one third of Romania is mountainous, one third is covered by hills, and one third consists of plains and tablelands.
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Physical Features and Natural Resources of Colombia
As part of the "Ring of Fire," the geologically active Pacific rim, Colombia is divided by the Andean ranges into several regions with different climates, wildlife, and resources.
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Physical Features and Natural Resources of Bolivia
Bolivia is about one-third mountainous and two-thirds lowland. In western Bolivia and northern Chile the Andes mountains reach their greatest width, approximately 400 miles (650 km) between Arica (Chile) and Santa Cruz.
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Some Cool Facts You Don't Know about Perugia, Italy
Perugia is a picturesque city centrally located on the Italian peninsula between Rome, to the southwest, and Florence, to the northwest. It is the largest city and capital of the Umbrian region.
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15 Facts about the Historic City of Verona
Verona is the capital of Verona Province and the second most important center (after Venice) of the Veneto Region. It lies 90 miles east of Milan, on both banks of the Adige River, between the foothills
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Physical Features of Denmark
Although the highest point in the country reaches no loftier elevation than 568 feet (173 meters), Denmark is a land of scenic variety and beauty.
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15 Cool Facts about Bologna, Italy
Bologna is a city in north central Italy and the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region. It is situated in Bologna province, along the southern edge of the Po River valley, 48 miles from the Adriatic Sea.
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25 Facts About Kyoto
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan and was, for more than a thousand years, the center of traditional Japanese culture. It's located in west-central Honshu, in the picturesque valley of the Kamo River with surrounding mountains.
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15 Cool Facts about Birmingham, England
Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain, is situated about 113 miles (182 km) northwest of London in West Midlands metropolitan county. The city lies nearly in the geographic center of England
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The History and Development of Japanese Sculpture
In Japan, sculptures may be found among the oldest archaeological remains of the Jomon period (3d–1st millennium). These earliest sculptures, made of clay, take the form of female fertility images
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The History and Development of Indian Sculpture
The most ancient of the Asian sculptural traditions is that of India, where remarkable works were produced by the Indus Valley, or Harappan, civilization, which flourished from about 2500 B.C.
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Physical Features of South Africa
Republic of South Africa is the largest and most powerful of several states situated in the southernmost part of Africa. South Africa is a country of great diversity and beauty with a wide variety of landscapes
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The Description of Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands. It is the commercial, banking, and industrial center of the country and the official capital, although the actual seat of government is The Hague.
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Physical Features of the Philippines
From the air the Philippines is seen as a series of mountain slopes softened by tropical growth and interrupted by cultivated plains and terraces, as well as by inland seas and channels.
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Iconography and Iconology in World Religions
Iconography and iconology are interdependent sciences concerned with the visual arts and architecture as reflections of a culture. Broadly speaking, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably.
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The Function of Drawings
Throughout the history of postmedieval art, at least until the 20th century, drawing has been a technically ancillary, although essential, activity. It has served many purposes; but, unlike paintings,
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Interior Design: Characteristics of Interior Space
As important as the needs of the client in determining an interior design program are the physical characteristics of the space itself. In interior design there is always, by definition, an
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Art Deco Facts and History
Art deco is a style of decorative arts, graphics, and architecture of the early 20th century that is considered the first universal style based on legitimate principles of design to have emerged in Europe
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Trompe l'oeil Painting | Art History
Trompe l'Oeil is a style of largely Western art that strives to present subject matter in so realistic a fashion as to appear deceptively lifelike. The French term trompe l'oeil, which means "trick the eye,"
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The History of Bas-Relief Sculpture
Bas-Relief is a form of sculpture in which raised and modeled parts project from a flat background. Specifically, bas-relief, also called low-relief, refers to relief sculpture in which the modeled