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Chariot racing is an ancient pastime that became one of the sports at the Olympic Games in the ancient world. This sight was dangerous both for the riders and for the horses, who ran at breakneck speed. From time to time, competitors were injured and...

Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Operation Kindertransport was carried out, which managed to transport thousands of Jewish children living in Europe to England. The terrible event that prompted the deployment of the project was...

The Frida Kahlo House Museum, aka the Blue House, remains one of the most beloved cultural monuments among Mexico's artists. Even during her lifetime, the artist wanted to have a museum here that could comprehensively reveal the spiritual life of the...

The Gulbenkian Art Library in Lisbon has an archive of old photographs, among which you can find these beautiful pictures. They illustrate the peaceful life in coastal Portuguese towns, where people have long been engaged in fishing. In this region...

Among the Czech photographers of the first half of the XX century and up to the 70s, Josef Sudek stands out noticeably. In his youth, he worked as a bookbinder, was a participant in the First World War, acting on the side of the Austro-Hungarian army...

In the middle of the last century, a prototype of an unusual compact aircraft was created in the USA – a single-seat personal helicopter HZ-1 Aerocycle. According to representatives of De Lackner Helicopters, which presented the device, a novice pilot...

The world-famous cycling race Tour de France at the very beginning of its existence was conceived as an advertising project to promote the French periodical L'Auto, which eventually turned into a sports-themed newspaper L'Équipe. The idea to hold...

Among the first European photographers who began to shoot East Asian countries was the traveler Felix (Felice) Beato, brother and partner of Antonio Beato. He captured the Crimean War, the armed conflict between Europeans and the Qing Empire, known as...

At the height of the silent film era, American actress Jetta Goodall gained great popularity. She was born in Holland and spent her early years on stage in various European countries. At the end of the First World War, the situation in Europe was not in...

Among the founders of the photographic association f/64 in the USA was Ansel Adams, famous for his work with images of the American West. Born in 1902, he had an anxious childhood: constant conflicts with a strict father, low grades at school prompted...