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February 14, 2014

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'The Valentine' painted in 1894 by Edwin...

'The Valentine' painted in 1894 by Edwin Harris. Special papers designed to be used for Valentine's Day greetings first appeared in the 1820s and mass produced Valentine's Day cards soon followed. The sending of Valentines continued to grow in popularity throughout the Victorian period.

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Published on February 14, 2014 16:57

February 4, 2014

ryanpanos:

Chambre De Commerce | Jan Stel
The Chamber de...

ryanpanos:

Chambre De Commerce | Jan Stel

The Chamber de Commerce alias Cdc is an absolutely fabulous Stock Exchange location, located in a busy city and surrounded by ugly concrete buildings. Only the four relative narrow passages are giving a small glimpse of what the inside of this beautiful queen has to shown. The current building is a reconstruction from 1872. The original building dates from 1531, this late Gothic styled stock market has been burned twice [1583 and 1858]. The CdC is built on top of an existing street intersection with originally no roof, only four covered streets, the still existing and impressive galleries. Around 1853 the square and galleries where covered with a dome modeled on the Crystal Palace in London.

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Published on February 04, 2014 16:37

December 31, 2013

Bizarre Victorian fact of the day...

Bizarre Victorian fact of the day...:

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Several superstitious customs associated with New Year were strictly observed across society in the Victorian period. The tradition of ‘First-Footing’ was especially important and referred to the first person to set foot over the threshold after the New Year had begun. A dark haired man was…

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Published on December 31, 2013 15:46