Hey, batter batter! Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects returns to AD, this time breaking down the architectural details found in baseball stadiums around North America. From some of the earliest homes of the national pastime to current multi-billion dollar behemoths, Michael offers up expert insight on what makes each of them distinct.
Tag Archives: History
Previews: Smithsonian Magazine – September 2022
Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlands
Mountain lions play an important role in the Death Valley ecosystem by preying on the introduced species
How Long Will It Take to Understand Long Covid?
The Incredible Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic
SMART NEWS
Why Was a Synagogue Mural Hidden Behind a Wall in a Vermont Apartment?
August 22, 2022 8:35 a.m.
Did Archaeologists Find Saint Peter’s Birthplace?
August 19, 2022
Western States Are Fighting Over How to Conserve Shrinking Water Supply
August 19, 2022
Views: History Of New York’s Fulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market in New York is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Jeff Glor goes inside and takes a look at the market’s history.
Opened in 1822, New York City’s Fulton Fish Market is one of the oldest fish markets in the United States. Well before the Brooklyn Bridge was even built, the market at South Street Seaport thrived with fishing boats and fishmongers bartering and bantering over stalls heaving with fresh fish. Each night the colorful market would come to life with its cast of characters, eager chefs and curious tourists, all mingling over bushels of oysters, crates of lobsters and a kaleidoscope of sea creatures from near and far. Perhaps more than any other institution, the Fulton Fish Market captured the spirit and tradition of old New York.
Previews: History Today Magazine – September 2022
The Original Rock Star
200 years on from the deciphering of the most famous piece of rock in the world, what does reading the Rosetta Stone reveal?
Architectural Tours: New York’s Greenwich Village
Architectural Digest takes you to New York City for an insightful walking tour of Greenwich Village with architect Nicholas Potts. From jazz clubs and coffee shops to the dramatic arch at Washington Square Park and the landmark buildings on Waverly Place, “The Village” continues to exist at the nexus of New York’s past, present, and future.
Come along with Nick as he explores the architectural details hidden in plain sight. Check out Nicholas Potts here:
Website: https://nicholasgpotts.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasgpo…
Cultural Tours: Inside The City Of Gdańsk In Poland
DW Reporter Lukas Stege explores the Polish city of Gdańsk, where the Eastern Bloc began its decline! Communism‘s deterioration picked up pace when the port workers at Lenin Shipyard went on strike in 1980 and the independent union Solidarity was founded.
00:00 Intro 00:15 The Old City of Gdańsk 01:04 A Port Ride in the Pirate Ship Ferry 01:44 The Old Shipyard and the Solidarność or Solidarity Movement 06:57 Lost Place and Free Space for Artists, Galleries and Bars 07:58 Gallery Mleczny Piotr 08:36 100cnia
Join Lukas on his journey through Europe’s recent history, which was heavily influenced by these events in Gdańsk. And he also brings us to a very special lost place in this port city!
CREDITS Report: Lukas Stege, Anne Termeche Camera: Holm Weber Editing: Klaus Hellmich
Previews: History Today Magazine – August 2022
August 2022
Prince Darab’s Lost Treasure
Fleeing his father’s empire, an Afghan prince travelled from Kabul to Sindh via Mecca, becoming a fugitive, courtier and pilgrim in the process.
Law of the Land
What relevance do the Norman Conquest and the events of 1066 have to contemporary British politics? Everything and nothing.
Violent Ends
Early modern methods of execution were carefully calculated to inflict shame upon the condemned.
The Unbreakable City
The Battle of Stalingrad began in August 1942, subjecting its residents to months of living hell. But few doubted that the city was worth defending; its significance to the Soviet project made it too important to abandon.
Cover Previews: World Archaeology – Aug 2022
Below the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico lies a submerged world of extraordinary beauty. Caves once created a subterranean labyrinth that the earliest human settlers seemingly associated with magic. After these passageways flooded at the end of the last Ice Age, they created reservoirs that proved essential for the success of Maya cities. Now a fascinating project is revealing the remarkable range of archaeology preserved in this underworld.
Goddesses and spiritual beings also display an impressive range, in this case of powers. There can be a tendency for modern audiences to focus on a single attribute – Venus as the goddess of love, for instance – but this obscures the remarkable breadth of gifts they could bestow on worshippers. An exhibition examining the nature of feminine power provides an opportunity to consider the divine and the demonised.
National Geographic: The Bermuda Triangle Myth
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
For centuries, scientists have struggled to explain why hundreds of ships disappear when they reach the Bermuda Triangle. This area in the Atlantic Ocean is home to approximately 300 vessels, with several of these ships capsizing under mysterious circumstances. Today, experts are diving into these crystal clear waters to visit some of the abandoned shipwrecks and determine why they never made it to dry land.
Museum Insider: ‘Caligula’ Marble Bust’s True Colors
Archaeologists Vinzenz and Ulrike Koch Brinkmann have spent the last 40 years dedicated to the study of polychromy—or “many colors” in Greek—in ancient sculpture. Once a fringe area of study, their research combats the misconception of white purity in ancient Greece and Rome. They reflect on the marble bust of Caligula and how the reconstruction of its former color can help us better understand history.
Explore more perspectives on Caligula: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspective…
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