Sentences with phrase «cultural treasures including»
Centrally located in Minsk's thriving business district, the modern new hotel is a short walking distance to the city's cultural treasures including the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre.
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Although most of the cultural treasures from that era have either been destroyed or have disappeared from the country, some have been recovered, including a cache of 20,000 golden objects which were thought to have been lost.
The city has some of the most impressive architecture and cultural treasures in South East Asia, including the Grand Palace, Wat Arun and Wat Pho, home of the enormous reclining Buddha.
It's a guided tour throughout Portugal that includes visits to major treasures, both cultural and golf oriented.
Included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage, Paphos will dazzle you with the Roman Governor's palace, stunning culture and the breath - taking birthplace of Aphrodite.
There are also a range of excursions possible including visits to the nearby fishing villages of the east, the local monkey forest and many cultural treasures and performances.
Exhibitions during the anniversary celebration include Opener 29: Arturo Herrera (through August 23, 2015), featuring new works from the Berlin - based artist's recent body of abstract paintings for which he manipulated small books found at flea markets; Machine Project — The Platinum Collection (Live by Special Request), (September 19, 2015 — January 3, 2016), which will feature a series of interventions, performances, and happenings created for the Tang by Skidmore alumnus Mark Allen in collaboration with his Los Angeles - based collective Machine Project; Affinity Atlas (September 5, 2015 — January 3, 2016), inspired by the work of pioneering cultural theorist and art historian Aby Warburg, charts an exploratory path built upon idiosyncratic treasures and contemporary art culled from the Tang's and Skidmore's collections; and Alma Thomas: A Retrospective (February 6 — June 5, 2016), which will explore the work of this influential but sometimes overlooked artist in the first museum survey of her work since 2001.
The Arts of Japan Gallery will open with a special inaugural exhibition, Elegant Perfection: Masterpieces of Courtly and Religious Art from the Tokyo National Museum, showcasing important objects from the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties that will stay in Houston for only eight weeks.
The majority's rejection of the Chief Justice's dissenting proposal to include notions of quality of life in the right to life under s. 7 is important, for while attractive (we all treasure the things invoked by the Chief Justice — cultural and spiritual experiences, memories, and forming friendships, for example) it would limit the application of the right to life and devalue all of us who will, sooner or later, whether by accident, disease, or age, reach a stage where our capacities are slipping away.