... . The first electric chair designed for an execution was created by George Westinghouse at the turn of the century. Westinghouse was propositioned by the New York City Correctional Institution to design an electric chair, because many felt that the present form of execution, hanging, had become too inhumane and out-dated. Westinghouse told the correctional institution that the chair's power source ... . The first electric chair designed for an execution was created by George Westinghouse at the turn of the century. Westinghouse was propositioned by the New York City Correctional Instituti...

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... Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris' over to Versace. By November 14th, the premiere of the ballet "Lametamorphose des dieux- is in Brussels, which did all the costume design. The next two years of Versace life were a world wind of ballets and being the head costume designer for them. Mid January, Richard Strauss's "Salome,"" March 31st Bejarts's "Leda and ... Ricci published, the book, "Versace Teatro."" By September Versace's huge contribution to the theater was awarded with the "Maschera DÌArgento- prize. After receiving the award he traveled to Paris to design stage costumes f...

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... cupola of the Pantheon. "From 1409 onwards, Filippo Brunelleschi worked on the construction of Santa Maria del Fiore and was immediately attracted by the problem of the cupola (Pic. #1); his design won the competition in 1418 and in 1423 he was put in complete charge of the building construction.""2 The completion of this important construction, carried out with a special technique that ... came contemporary buildings such as the Crystal Palace in London and the Eiffel Tower in Paris signifying a new age in construction, with engineering at its forefront. New methods of structural desig...

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... delicate cast-iron columns created a rhythmic balance outside and well-lit spaces inside. (Banister, 1975) No only because its majesty that made it a miracle, but because of the harmony of design, with all the elements balanced in true classical form, is sheer elegance. Its style is Art Deco. Art Deco Architect in America took the squares, circles, and triangles of plant ... upward and outward upon the ceiling, from which it bounced downward into the room, but not before highlighting the ceiling, which was decorated with gold, platinum, and aluminum leaf in a design of circles and stars...

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... engineer. In just three months he produced all drawings, cross sections, location plans, preliminary surveys, estimated cost, took sounding, and wrote his proposal. In June of 1869 John finished the design for the bridge. A bridge over the East River, joining the cities of New York and Brooklyn, was not unheard of. According to Henry R. Stiles, the idea for a bridge was exactly ... to shore. It would have to be high enough to allow ships to pass under, and strong enough to withstand the winds that whipped along the river during storms. Roebling's design called for two massive stone supp...

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... region. • The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will be the largest Gothic cathedral in the world when it is completed. However, it was originally (1892) begun as a Romanesque design and converted later to Gothic (1911). • Central Park in the middle of Manhattan covers a larger area than the principality of Monaco. • Staten Island residents voted to secede from ... : • El Museo del Barrio at 104th Street • Museum of the City of New York • International Center of Photography • Jewish Museum • Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design • National Academy Museum and School of...

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... Assembly ignored Jefferson's ideas. Even then, it seemed that building prisons were not a popular governmental activity. In 1796, a wave of reform swept the legislature, and Benjamin Latrobe was engaged to design a penitentiary house. The facility which received its first prisoners in 1800 and was completed in 1804 was known by generations of Virginians as the Virginia State Penitentiary or the "Pen ... ...

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... she worked hard to get the photos of her out to the public. In the pictures of Bettie where she was wearing clothing, it was often that of her own design. Bettie took her career into her own hands, making sure that she held control of her fate. The control was empowering to her, and pushed her along as if it ... ...

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... the Greeks and Romans employed mathematics to give structure to their art. The relationship between these two studies is most evident in architecture, where numerical ratios were used in building design. A ratio is nothing more than a relationship between two quantities. For example, a building that is 100 feet wide and 50 feet tall has a ratio between its width and its height of ... ...

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... unique polychrome terra-cotta made by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company. Instead of traditional molding, the Child's Restaurant is lined with a variety of sea creatures and even fish heads. The design of this building was aimed at pleasing to "common people-. It was just named a landmark in February 2003. Coney Island is also home to a well known roller coaster: The Cyclone ... ...

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... Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges, all further north along the East River. Two years later, in June 1869, the New York City Council and the Army Corps of Engineers gave Roebling's design the go ahead. As the month went by he looked for a location for a tower, his foot was smashed by a ferry on a pier. Roebling died of tetanus because of the freak ... ...

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... , just what he had not yet accomplished. In the end however, Paul got what he wanted; he was carried out away from everything, "and Paul dropped back into the immense design of things" (Cather 214). ...

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... a leader at the market. They have knowledge and experience about travel business but not the technology. How could they get the technology? They could either hire their own people and design a new online business or they could have a partnership with some technology company. Instead of creating new system; creating new access channels to existing and new customers is easier, quicker and ... ...

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... . Leona switched from real estate to hotel management when Harry and his hotel managers started taking her suggestions seriously. In a daring decorating test, Leona drew up and presented her own design ideas, which her husband liked far better than those of Park Lane's decorators. As her flair for management became increasingly apparent, Leona soon found herself in charge of her husband ... ...

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