Yesterday and today: photographs of popular film actors through the prism of time

Emigration Problems Through the Prism of Language: A Snow-White Room Decorated with Arabic Script, by Parastou Forouhar

Installation "Written Room" is an extraordinary phenomenon in the world of contemporary art. Its author, designer Parastou Forouhar, lives in Germany, but is originally from Iran. The concept of the exhibition is simple: a snow-white room decorated with Arabic script is a place of thought, where you can be alone with yourself. As a rule, a room covered with calligraphic handwriting evokes mixed feelings among visitors: some out of curiosity want to know what these letters mean, others feel inner peace in this

Incredible transformation. Het Arrestuis - a prison yesterday, a luxury hotel today

As you know, from love to hate - one step, but from a prison to a luxury hotel, apparently, - one successful architectural solution. It is difficult to explain why the tendency to "retrain" prisons into hotels is gaining such popularity in Europe, but the fact that every country strives to acquire such an "architectural highlight" is no longer in doubt: the "prison hotel" Het Arrestuis in the Netherlands is a prime example of this

I can see right through. A series of unusual photographs of Beijing through the silhouettes on the window

Some masters and lovers of photography argue that you need to hunt for a good shot for a long time, and sometimes even follow it to distant lands, in the snows of Antarctica, under the hot African sun, in the Amazon forests or in the Alpine mountains. In some ways they are right, and indeed, every week we admire the magical photographs from National Geographic, taken in different parts of the world. But talented photographer Jasper James, based in China, behind his phenomenal shots

Mellerio dits Meller yesterday and today: Jewelry from the oldest jewelery house, patronized by the Medici and Josephine

Throughout history, this oldest house has been patronized by queens. Jewelry from Mellerio dits Meller was admired and bought by Queens Maria de Medici and Maria Antoinette, Empress Josephine, Queen Isabella II of Spain. And they already knew a lot about jewelry

Through the prism of time: how the most recognizable girl in the world has changed

30 years ago, a photograph of an Afghan girl with extraordinary green eyes was printed on the cover of National Geographic magazine. This picture has become the most recognizable in the entire history of the publication. Many readers wanted to know how the girl's fate had developed, but, unfortunately, the photographer did not even ask her name. And only, many years later, an expedition was organized in search of her, which was crowned with success