Archive for 2011-01-23
Karya Seni Damien Hirst Yang Unik, Lucu, Aneh, Dan Menjijikkan
Karya kontroversial Damien Hirst adalah ketika ia memasukkan ikan hiu (tentu sudah mati) ke dalam formalin dan terjual dengan harga £50.000. Selain itu ada juga karya-nya yang lain yang berjudul Away from the Flock, dimana ia kembali memasukkan seekor domba ke dalam formalin.
Nah karya terbaru Damien Hirst yang sedikit menjijikkan berjudul Let's Eat Outdoors today. Mau tau seperti apa? Lihat saja bagaimana ia mengumpulkan ribuan lalat dalam sebuah kotak kaca di bawah ini. Hmmm...
Nah karya terbaru Damien Hirst yang sedikit menjijikkan berjudul Let's Eat Outdoors today. Mau tau seperti apa? Lihat saja bagaimana ia mengumpulkan ribuan lalat dalam sebuah kotak kaca di bawah ini. Hmmm...
Koleksi Karya Seni Damien Hirst Yang Unik, Lucu, Aneh, Dan Menjijikkan
Kolam Renang Aneh, Orang Bisa Masuk Didalamnya Tanpa Basah
Emang pantes kolam renang ini di sebut spektakuler, gimana tidak kolam renang ini terbuat dari kaca tembus pandang yang seolah-olah seperti ada orang didalam kolam tersebut... unik bukan ?? 
1. Ugly Dog
Jenis anjing china, ditemukan di sebuah pameran di Moskwa ....
2. Hairless Cat / Kucing tak berbulu
Lihat saja .... hehehehe
3. Mata-mata turtle alias Kura-kura Mata-mata
4. Hairless Dog
Kalau yang ini lawan dari kucing di atas
5.Hatchet Fish Scales
Nah yang ini dari golongan ikan ....
Jenis anjing china, ditemukan di sebuah pameran di Moskwa ....
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2. Hairless Cat / Kucing tak berbulu
Lihat saja .... hehehehe
Spoiler:
3. Mata-mata turtle alias Kura-kura Mata-mata
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4. Hairless Dog
Kalau yang ini lawan dari kucing di atas
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5.Hatchet Fish Scales
Nah yang ini dari golongan ikan ....
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Stadion yang aneh
1. Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium
Stadion ini digunakan untuk sepak bola di semenanjung pulau . Lokasinya di Pulau Faroe, berkapasitas 3000 orang. Yang tak kalah menarik, juga ada seorang pria di sebuah perahu selama pertandingan terjatuh ke laut saat mengumpulkan bola. wah bukanya cari aman !! T-T
2. Podium Apung Marina Bay
Stadion apung terbesar di dunia yang ada di Singapura. Seluruhnya terbuat dari baja, podium apungnya memiliki panjang 120 m, lebar 83 m, lebih besar 5% dari Stadion Sepak Bola Nasional. Bisa menahan beban seberat 1.070 ton ( sama dengan berat total 9.000 orang, 200 ton perlengkapan, dan 30 ton kendaraan militer). Sedangkan tribun stadionnya berkapasitas 30.000 orang. tetapi kok di Indonesia gak ada ya ??
3. Stadion Osaka
>> lihat Gambar : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini digunakan untuk baseball di Naniwaku, Osaka, Jepang. Sebelumnya Merupakan markas Nankai Hawks yang kemudian pindah ke Stadion Heiwadai tahun 1988. Sayang kemudian Stadion Osaka dikonversikan menjadi perumahan. karena tidak pernah dipakai oleh pertandingan - pertandingan sepakbola , Stadion Osaka dihancurkan tahun 1998 kemudian dibangun Shopping Center di lokasi tersebut.
wah padahal gede itu stadion ! haha !
4. Stadion Melawan Gravitasi
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Hehehe nama stadionnya apa tuh, melawan gravitasi gitu. Tapi stadion ini ada. Aneh, miring gitu. Mainnya pasti repot! miring gitu !
5. Eco Stadium
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini tidak punya beton. Stadion Eco Janguito Malucelli ini ada di Curitiba, Brazil. Stadion ini terkenal karena yang pertama menjadi tahap penghijauan di Brazil. Kursi penonton diletakkan di bukit. Makanya disebut stadion Eko (baca: Ekosistem). Maksudnya stadion yang mengacu dengan ekosistem...ha4x! lucu!
6. Stadion Braga
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini sungguh aneh tapi keren.hehe.. Stadion ini ada di Braga, Portugal. Stadion ini dibangun di sebelah tambang (Monte Castro) yang menghadap ke kota Braga. Desain stadion ini terinspirasi suku Inca kuno Amerika Selatan. Proses pemindahan batu besar, menelan biaya sebesar 83,1 juta Euro. Lebih besar dari biaya pembangunan stadion untuk Euro 2004 manapun. Christiano Ronaldo pernah latihan di stadion aneh ini nggak ya???
Stadion ini digunakan untuk sepak bola di semenanjung pulau . Lokasinya di Pulau Faroe, berkapasitas 3000 orang. Yang tak kalah menarik, juga ada seorang pria di sebuah perahu selama pertandingan terjatuh ke laut saat mengumpulkan bola. wah bukanya cari aman !! T-T
2. Podium Apung Marina Bay
Stadion apung terbesar di dunia yang ada di Singapura. Seluruhnya terbuat dari baja, podium apungnya memiliki panjang 120 m, lebar 83 m, lebih besar 5% dari Stadion Sepak Bola Nasional. Bisa menahan beban seberat 1.070 ton ( sama dengan berat total 9.000 orang, 200 ton perlengkapan, dan 30 ton kendaraan militer). Sedangkan tribun stadionnya berkapasitas 30.000 orang. tetapi kok di Indonesia gak ada ya ??
3. Stadion Osaka
>> lihat Gambar : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini digunakan untuk baseball di Naniwaku, Osaka, Jepang. Sebelumnya Merupakan markas Nankai Hawks yang kemudian pindah ke Stadion Heiwadai tahun 1988. Sayang kemudian Stadion Osaka dikonversikan menjadi perumahan. karena tidak pernah dipakai oleh pertandingan - pertandingan sepakbola , Stadion Osaka dihancurkan tahun 1998 kemudian dibangun Shopping Center di lokasi tersebut.
wah padahal gede itu stadion ! haha !
4. Stadion Melawan Gravitasi
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Hehehe nama stadionnya apa tuh, melawan gravitasi gitu. Tapi stadion ini ada. Aneh, miring gitu. Mainnya pasti repot! miring gitu !
5. Eco Stadium
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini tidak punya beton. Stadion Eco Janguito Malucelli ini ada di Curitiba, Brazil. Stadion ini terkenal karena yang pertama menjadi tahap penghijauan di Brazil. Kursi penonton diletakkan di bukit. Makanya disebut stadion Eko (baca: Ekosistem). Maksudnya stadion yang mengacu dengan ekosistem...ha4x! lucu!
6. Stadion Braga
GAMBAR : http://soccerindonesia.blogspot.com/...-di-dunia.html
Stadion ini sungguh aneh tapi keren.hehe.. Stadion ini ada di Braga, Portugal. Stadion ini dibangun di sebelah tambang (Monte Castro) yang menghadap ke kota Braga. Desain stadion ini terinspirasi suku Inca kuno Amerika Selatan. Proses pemindahan batu besar, menelan biaya sebesar 83,1 juta Euro. Lebih besar dari biaya pembangunan stadion untuk Euro 2004 manapun. Christiano Ronaldo pernah latihan di stadion aneh ini nggak ya???
10 Kastil di dunia yang mengagumkan
Neuschwanstein Castle
Royal palace in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, the most famous of three royal palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria, sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, who grew up nearby at Hohenschwangau Castle. And my favourite and most beautiful of all!
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge, built in 1624, by Louis XIII. It was expanded by Louis XIV beginning in 1669. He used it as a little lodge as a secret refuge for his amorous trysts with the lovely Louise de la Valliere and built a fairy tale park around it. Jules Hardouin Mansart, the king’s principal architect, drew the plans to enlarge what was turning more and more into a palace from A Thousand and One Nights. The terrace that overlooked the gardens was removed to make way for the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, the Galarie de Glaces. It is here from which the king radiated his power and where the destiny of Europe was decided over a century. The French classical architecture was complemented by extensive gardens.
CHENONCEAU
Chenonceaux, small agricultural community in the department of Indre-et-Loire in northwestern France,18 miles east of Tours. Located on the Cher River. Chenonceaux is best known as the site of the 16th-century Chateau de Chenonceaux, which is situated on the north bank of the river.
In 1515 Thomas Bohier, revenue collector for King Francis I, began the construction of the Chateau de Chenonceaux. Unfinished at the time of his death, construction of the chateau was completed by Bohier’s wife and son. In 1535, however, Francis I took the estate in payment of debts. King Henry II, son of Francis I, gave the chateaux to Diane de Poitiers, duchesse de Valentinois, who extended the structure by a bridge across the Cher. Catherine de Medicis, widow of Henry II, forced Diane de Poitiers to deed the chateaux to her. Catherine de Medicis constructed the gallery above the bridge and the stables known as the Batiment-des-Dames. The chateau became her favorite residence, and it was there that her son Francis II and Mary, Queen of Scots, were married in 1560.
In 1515 Thomas Bohier, revenue collector for King Francis I, began the construction of the Chateau de Chenonceaux. Unfinished at the time of his death, construction of the chateau was completed by Bohier’s wife and son. In 1535, however, Francis I took the estate in payment of debts. King Henry II, son of Francis I, gave the chateaux to Diane de Poitiers, duchesse de Valentinois, who extended the structure by a bridge across the Cher. Catherine de Medicis, widow of Henry II, forced Diane de Poitiers to deed the chateaux to her. Catherine de Medicis constructed the gallery above the bridge and the stables known as the Batiment-des-Dames. The chateau became her favorite residence, and it was there that her son Francis II and Mary, Queen of Scots, were married in 1560.
The Chateau of Chambord
Chambord, chateau, park, and village in the department of Loire-et-Cher in central France. The chateau of Chambord was a retreat for French kings, especially Louis XIV It was under his auspices that French dramatist Moliere’s Monsieur de Pourceaugnac and Le bourgeois Gentilhomme were first produced there.
Linderhof
Ludwig II built this secluded hunting lodge, it was known as the Kings Hut. Ludwig decided that this will be a New Versailles. It was planned as a modest villa but had become a splendid Rococo palace in the ornate French style. Linderhof is the smallest of the three royal castles, and the only one which was completely finished. (1878).
Tower of London
Castle building was an essential part of the Norman Conquest; when Duke William of Normandy invaded England in 1066 his first action after landing was to build a castle.After his coronation in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066, William ordered the construction of a castle in London for his triumphal entry. nitially the Tower had consisted of a modest enclosure built into the south-east corner of the Roman City walls, but by the late 1070s, with the initial completion of the White Tower, it had become the most fearsome of all. Nothing had been seen like it in England before. It was built by Norman masons and English (Anglo-Saxon) labor drafted in from the countryside. It was intended to protect the river route from Danish attack, but also and more importantly to dominate the City physically and visually.The White Tower was protected to the east and south by the old Roman City walls (a full height fragment can be seen just by Tower Hill underground station), while the north and west sides were protected by ditches as much as 750m (25ft) wide and 3.40m (lift) deep and an earthwork with a wooden wall on top. It is important for us today to remember that the functions of the Tower from the 1070s until the late 19th century were established by its Norman founders. The Tower was never primarily intended to protect London from external invasion, although, of course, it could have done so if necessary. Nor was it ever intended to be the principal residence of the kings and queens of England, though many did in fact spend periods of time there. Its primary function was always to provide a base for royal power in the City of London and a stronghold to which the royal family could retreat in times of civil disorder.
Leeds, Kent
Leeds Castle, acclaimed as the most romantic castle in England, is located in south-east England, built on two adjacent island in the river Len.Leeds Castle was originally a manor of the Saxon royal family possibly as early as the reign of Ethelbert IV ( 856-860). The first castle was an earthwork enclosure whose wooden palisade was converted to stone and provided with two towers along the perimeter. This is now vanished. Traces of arches in a vault thought to be Norman were found at the beginning of this century. Around 1119 Robert Crevecoeur started to build a stone castle on the site, establishing his donjon where the Gloriette now is. Stephen, Count of Blois, and his cousin the Empress Matilda contested the crown of England. In 1139 Matilda invaded England with the help of his brother Robert, Earl of Gloucester, who held Leeds castle, but Kent was loyal to king Stephen and following a short siege he took control of the castle.The castle came into the possession of Edward I (1278) . He rebuilt much of the castle as it stood at the beginning of his reign, and enlarged it, providing an outer stone curtain round the edge of the larger island, with cylindrical open-backed flanking towers and a square-plan water-gate on the south-east. The gatehouse at the south-west, a single tower pierced by an arched passage was improved.Henry VIII, the most famous of all the owners of Leeds Castles, expended large sums in enlarging and beautifying the whole range of buildings. At the same time, he carefully retained the defenses of the castle for he often had cause to fear invasion from either France or the Spanish . The king entrusted the work of alteration to his great friend Sir Henry Guidford.Leeds has been constantly inhabited and rebuilt since then. Most of the castle today is the result of the nineteenth-century reconstruction and addition.© haxims.blogspot.com
Blois
Dominating the Loire River, the royal castle of Blois is not only one of the most prestigious Renaissance monuments in France but also a brilliant illustration of the evolution of the French architecture from the Middle ages to the 17th century.About the middle of the 10th century, the name of Thibaud I is recorded Count of Blois, he was the founder of the family who remained in power until 1230. Blois became the most important town in the region. The first stone castle was built to protect the town dates back to that period. An independent bastion surrounded the castle, and followed the line of the headland on which it was erected. The numerous medieval remains still exists. The best preserved medieval tower is situated on a terrace overlooking the Loire.While the Franco-Anglo was (named the Hundred Years War) raged in the real, an event took place that determined the future of the county of Blois, the ancient fortress became a royal castle. At the end of the 14th. century, the county of Blois was sold to Prince Louis of Orleans, son of the king of France Charles V. He lived in the castle for 25 years attracting a small court of scholars and poets. His grandson, Louis XII became king of France in 1498 and decided to move to Blois, in this way, the small town became a royal town and the capital of the Kingdom.Under Louis XII and Francis I the town of Blois grew considerably. But after the disaster of Pavia in 1525, Francis I never returned to Blois and his successors only paid short visits to the town. According to French and Gothic tradition, the initials and emblems of the owners of the place are sculptured in the stone: fleur de lis for the king and ermine spots for the queen, Anne de Bretagne. The equestrian statue of the king crowns the main entrance of the castle. The emblem of the king, the salamander, is sculptured eleven times in high relief on the Francis I facade. The staircase, which was at the center of the facade before Gaston d”Orleans began to modify the castle is a masterpiece. When the Italianate straight flights of stairs appeared in the Loire Valley after the Gothic period, the shape of the spiral staircase in a protruding octagonal cage was considered rather ordinary. The staircase, with its three floors of balconies looking on to the Court of Honor, is perfectly suitable for the display of more and more sumptuous ceremonies.
Nymphenburg
The former summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria is located in the west part of the city in the middle of one of Munich’s most beautiful parks. Five generations of Wittelsbach rulers were involved in the construction of this Baroque castle.
The building of Nymphenburg Castle began in the reign of the Elector Ferdinand Maria: overjoyed by the birth of his son and heir, Max Emanuel, he had the central section built for his wife in the style of an Italian villa (Agostino Barelli, 1664-74). In about 1700, Max Emanuel commissioned Enrico Zuccali and Antonio Viscardi to extend the castle by adding galleries and pavilions.The central section owes its present appearance to the efforts of Josef Effner, who in 1715, designed the pilasters, arched windows and busts that now grace the exterior. A few years later, the south section of the castle was added to serve as the court stables. As a counterpart, the orangerie was added to the north.Central section: Stone Hall (Steinerner Saal; 1755-57) with ceiling frescoes by J. B. and F Zimmermann (Homage to the Goddess Hora); the Rococo stucco work is based on designs by Cuvillies.
The building of Nymphenburg Castle began in the reign of the Elector Ferdinand Maria: overjoyed by the birth of his son and heir, Max Emanuel, he had the central section built for his wife in the style of an Italian villa (Agostino Barelli, 1664-74). In about 1700, Max Emanuel commissioned Enrico Zuccali and Antonio Viscardi to extend the castle by adding galleries and pavilions.The central section owes its present appearance to the efforts of Josef Effner, who in 1715, designed the pilasters, arched windows and busts that now grace the exterior. A few years later, the south section of the castle was added to serve as the court stables. As a counterpart, the orangerie was added to the north.Central section: Stone Hall (Steinerner Saal; 1755-57) with ceiling frescoes by J. B. and F Zimmermann (Homage to the Goddess Hora); the Rococo stucco work is based on designs by Cuvillies.
Mont St. Michael
Le Mont-Saint-Michel, rocky, cone-shaped islet in northwestern France, in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, connected by a causeway with the mainland. The islet, celebrated for its Benedictine abbey, has small houses and shops on its lowest level. Above these stand the monastic buildings, many of which date from the 13th century and are considered outstanding examples of Gothic architecture. The entire islet is crowned by the abbey church, about 73 m (about 240 ft) above sea level.The first chapel on this site was founded in 708 by Aubert, Bishop of Avranches , after the Archangel Michael has appeared to him in a dream. The Archangel Michel appeared here in the year 708. The Abbey takes the name of Mont saint Michel. The oratory, consecrated in 709 was served by a community of canons. It apparently survived the Norman invasions, but the observance of the rule became very relaxed. In 966 Richard I, Duke of Normandy, established there the Benedictine monks from St. Wandrille Abbeyunder the direction of Abbot Maynard, who began the reconstructions of the church and other buildings. The church was burnt in 922 and rebuilt on a larger scale by Abbot Hildebert II from 1023, at the time of the monastic reforms in Normandy carried out by Richard II and William of Volpiano. Mont Saint-Michel was built in a strong rock that measures 84 meters height. It is pure granite and is so hard that has resisted the passage of time.Mont Saint Michel was built as a medieval castle. It has two large towers to defend the entrance to the castle. St. Michael is a surety for freedom and thus this sanctuary also became a symbol of the allied landing in Normandy during the Second World War.
2012, Matahari Kedua Muncul?
“Betelgeuse kehilangan massa dan segera menjadi supernova. Namun, ‘segera’ dalam skala waktu astronomi artinya satu juta tahun dari sekarang,” kata astronom University of Illinois Jim Kaler.
Tak ada yang cukup mengetahui Betelgeuse. Bintang ini 10-20 kali lebih besar dari matahari dan akan meledak. Jika tak meledak, lanjut Kaler, bintang ini akan membentuk bahu kanan rasi Orion dan takkan menjadi matahari kedua di langit Bumir.
“Supernova akan seperti bulan sabit cerah dan terlihat jelas pada siang hari. Akan muncul bayang-bayang, mungkin membuat orang-orang takut tapi takkan seterang matahari,” kata Kaler yang fokus pada studi bintang mati sejak 1950-an itu. Ia merasa tak ada alasan untuk takut pada ledakan bintang.
Ketika bintang menjadi supernova, ledakan sejumlah besar materi serta radiasinya menyebar di luar angkasa. Jika peristiwa semacam ini terjadi dalam 30 tahun cahaya dari Bumi, secara signifikan ledakan ini akan merusak lapisan ozon Bumi dan menyebabkan kepunahan massal.
Satu tahun cahaya merupakan jarak perjalanan cahaya dalam satu tahun, sekitar 10 triliun kilometer. Beberapa supernova menghasilkan ledakan sinar gamma yang kuat dan radiasinya berbahaya.
Betelgeuse berada 600 tahun cahaya dan terlalu jauh untuk mengancam bumi. Ledakan Betelgeuse sendiri digambarkan ilmuwan sebagai Core-Collapse Type II Supernova. Kaler memastikan bintang ini tak menghasilkan ledakan sinar gamma.
Jadi apa yang akan terjadi jika Betelgeuse meledak? “Ledakah itu akan membuat berantakan rasi bintang Orion,” tandas Kaler
Ditemukan, Fosil Cumi 85 Juta Tahun di Peru
Honninger mengatakan, fosil itu merupakan Cephalopod besar dari spesies Baculite yang sudah punah. Spesies ini dikenal dari cangkangnya yang panjang. Spesimen sepanjang 32 cm dan berdiameter lima cm itu memiliki cincin diagonal tak biasa di bagian bawah cangkang.
Fosil ini ditemukan pada 6 Januari di Sungai Maranon dengan kedalaman penggalian 4.100 meter di bawah permukaan laut. Honninger tak memberi lokasi spesifik ditemukannya fosil itu, ia hanya menyebutkan fosil itu ditemukan di timur laut Peru.
Zaman Krutasius merupakan periode 65-144 juta tahun silam dimana merupakan periode terakhir zaman dinosaurus.
Tahukah Anda Berapa Usia Bumi Kita?
Kemudian, ilmuwan terkenal seperti Charles Darwin menebak usia Bumi. Ia menebak usia bumi adalah 306,7 juta tahun. Selain itu, Lord Kelvin pun membuat beberapa usulan mengenai usia Bumi dalam rentang ratusan juta tahun dan merupakan perbaikan moderat.
Kemampuan secara akurat untuk mengetahui usia Bumi berkembang dengan pemahaman peluruhan radioaktif. Bumi terbentuk dari puing-puing sisa kelahiran matahari. Zat radioaktif melepaskan partikel subatomik pada tingkat yang sangat stabil.
Terkadang usia suatu obyek dapat ditentukan dengan membandingkan tingkat zat radioaktif saat ini dengan jumlah awal yang seharusnya. Uranium merupakan elemen radioaktif alamiah yang sangat dipahami.
Pada 1953 ilmuwan mengukur rasio uranium dalam sampel batuan kuno, dengannya ilmuwan dapat mengetahui usia Bumi yang telah mencapai usia 4,5-4,6 miliar tahun. Estimasi inilah yang hingga kini tetap bertahan.
