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Auratic perception, [2] aestheticization of politics, dialectical image, [3] the flâneur. Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( / ˈbɛnjəmɪn /; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn] ⓘ; [7] 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940 [8]) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist.
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim [8] (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), [9] known by his imperial name Jahangir ( Persian pronunciation: [d͡ʒa.hɑːn.ˈɡiːɾ]; lit. 'Conqueror of the World' ), [10] was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627. Born Prince Salim, he was the third and only surviving son of Emperor ...
Second Empire style. Alfred B. Mullett (born April 7, 1834, Taunton, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 20, 1890, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was a British-born American architect best known as the designer of the State, War, and Navy Building (1871–89; now the Old Executive Office Building) in Washington, D.C. Mullett’s family immigrated to the United ...
Jan 15, 2024 · McCain House, 802 Caledonia St., 1885. John McCain, who worked as an engineer and then a policeman, paid the taxes on the empty lot at 802 Caledonia St. beginning in 1881 and in 1885 the value went from $75 to $1350, a clear indication of this house being built. The Second Empire style was actually “out of fashion” in La Crosse by this time.
Tughra. Suleiman II ( Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i s ānī; 15 April 1642 – 22 June 1691) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazıl Mustafa Pasha were successfully able to turn the tide of the War of the Holy League ...
Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin [N.B. 1] ( c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, [N.B. 2] was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire ), [1] reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was ...
