Visconti Romanica (2006)

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2006: Romanica - silver and vermeil (1,000 pieces each).

Visconti Romanica

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A tribute to European towns, this beautiful pen was inspired by the cathedrals, bridges, aqueducts and backed brick walls that are iconic of European villages.

Visconti’s Romanica is a study in the architectural similarities of villages and towns not just in Italy, but throughout Europe, that flourished from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Visconti Wall Street Celluloid (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Wall Street Celluloid - burgundy and green (4,000 pieces each).

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Macam pernah ada produk Wall Street sebelum ni.

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Visconti Divine Proportion (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Divine Proportion (1,618 pieces).

The Visconti Divina Proporzione (Divine Proportion) fountain pen is a luxury writing instrument inspired by the Golden Ratio (phi=1.618).

The golden number 1,618, base of the “Divine Proportion and relationship between the length of the cap and the length of the closed and open fountain pen.

Visconti Divine Proportion

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Visconti Aida (2006)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2006: Aida (1,871 pieces).

Visconti Aida (2006)

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The Visconti Aida fountain pen was released around 2006-2008 as a limited edition, often associated with the Chatterley Luxuries 10th Anniversary (2018) or specific collector releases in that era. 

While not explicitly stated as named after the opera by Giuseppe Verdi, it is likely named to reflectt the dramatic, artistic and luxurious nature of pen. Fitting with Visconti's habit of naming collections after great art, culture, or historical figures (like Dante or Michelangelo). 

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Visconti Forbidden City (2004)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2004: Forbidden City - red and gold (88 pieces).

The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, was the legendary home to the Chinese imperial family for more than 500 years, and it is so named because it was closed to all but the royal family and those in their service.

Visconti Forbidden City

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Designed by Visconti president Dante Del Vecchio and designer M. Carla Benedetti, the Visconti Forbidden City was seven years in development, and Del Vecchio reveals, "The final result has almost nothing to do with the initial drafts, discussions and prototypes."

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Visconti Ripple (2004)

Berikut beberapa model pen jenama Visconti produk 2000 dan tahun seterusnya.

2004: Ripple (gold 199 pieces, silver 999 pieces).

Visconti Ripple

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The Ripple is a creative design marking the first model of the Skeleton Editions.

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The Clonskeagh Mosque - Dublin Ireland

Ireland turut mempunyai masjid indah. Salah satunya adalah The Clonskeagh Mosque. Masjid terletak di kota Dublin. 

The Clonskeagh Mosque, Dublin

[Clonskeagh Mosque was opened in 1996 by then president Mary Robinson]

Baca "Dublin’s Islamic Cultural Centre celebrates 20th anniversary". irish times 2016 (link).

 "US closely monitors Ireland's 40,000 Muslim community". independent ie 2011 (link).

"An outpouring of support... and questions raised". independent ie 2018 (link).

Artikel yang memarahi dan membenci masjid dublin dan warga Muslim Ireland (link).

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Islamic Center of Rijeka - Croatia

Croatia sebuah negara Balkan yang majoriti penduduknya non-Muslim. Namaun ada sebuah masjid di sana dengan senibina unik. Masjid yang dikenali sebagai The Rijeka Islamic Center terletak di kota Rijeka, sebuah kota tepi pantai.

Islamic Center of Rijeka

It was designed by prominent Croatian sculptor, Dušan Džamonja (1928 – 2009) who created a miniature model of the Mosque reflecting his abstract sculptures. Muslims of Rijeka first suggested that a mosque should be built in 1968 to cater for more than 10,000 Muslims, mostly from Bosnia and Herzegovina who live in Rijeka and the surrounding area. It was not until 2013 did the Islamic Center of Rijeka finally open. 

Baca "This mosque in Croatia is out of this world". ilmfeed - link.

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The Larabanga Mosque Ghana

Jom lihat pula masjid yang ada di Ghana. Salah satu yang menarik adalah sebuah masjid lama iaitu Larabanga Mosque. Ia merupakan sebuah masjid tua yang dibina dari tanah liat.

The Larabanga Mosque

 Baca "Ghana’s Historic Mosques: Larabanga". haunsinafrica dot com (link).

"Inside ghana oldest mosque". ilmfeed - link.

"Larabanga". world monuments fund (link).

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