The senses deceive us because things are not as they appear. There would be a vast philosophical literature to debate the topic, but today there is no need. Just try it to believe it. At the Museum of Illusions the promise is kept: you can put into practice in person what is considered impossible in nature. Crossing the Vortex Tunnel it will seem like you have to struggle laboriously to take a single step forward: the walkway seems to oscillate but it is guaranteed that it is firm and stable. The laws of gravity and physics are challenged: in the Upside Down Room the order of things is reversed, in the Infinity Room you can savor freedom and a little further on you immerse yourself in a world of holograms. Every illusion is real and funny, reminding us that our beliefs about the world around us are often nothing more than a distortion of reality. The journey continues in the Smart Playroom, a real training camp for the mind: a gym to train learning processes, develop creative thinking and strategy development skills. Absolutely not to be missed.
Within the history of the lapidary arts, the so-called “CABOCHON” cut is considered one of the oldest techniques of cutting gems.
Appreciated since Antiquity, this technique was practiced by craftsmen from China to the Mediterranean basin, via India, because it highlighted the color of the gemstones.
The CABOCHON cut became a signature of ...