The Culturist (@the_culturist_)

Why is there so much ugly public art these days? And why it matters... (thread) 🧵 ...

Whenever they tell you it can't be done in the modern age, show them Dresden. Everything you see in the bottom image was rebuilt in the last 20 years... (thread) 🧵 ...

Reminder that Cleopatra lived closer in time to today than to the construction of the pyramids. Of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid is by far the oldest - yet the only one still standing. So what happened to the others...? 🧵 ...

10 masterworks of painting that inspired iconic movie scenes - a thread 🧵 1. “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt - “Shutter Island”, directed by Martin Scorsese ...

The city of Potsdam is a lesson in architectural revival. Like Dresden, it's one of the most inspiring architectural feats for decades. The last 20 years have seen its historic center, once among the most magnificent in Europe, spring back to life. The Old Market Square was decimated by aerial bom...

“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” ― Vincent van Gogh The most beautiful paintings of the night sky 🧵 1. Starry Night Over the Rhône, Vincent van Gogh (1888) ...

A thread of the most beautiful winter scenes ever painted 🧵 1. The Shortening Winter's Day is near a Close - Joseph Farquharson (1903) ...