So, Have A Seat; It is About Chairs
Chairs or a chair is a seat with a back, designed for a person to sit.
But have you thought about how and why these “seats” came into being?
If not, then have a seat!
Let us tour you around the invention of chairs:
1. One of the earliest examples of sitting we would recognize as a chair today comes from Ancient Egypt, in about 3100 BC.
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2. The oldest chair in the world is a cathedral one, The Chair of St. Augustine, which is no longer in use.
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3. There is another old chair, the Chair of Dagobert in the Louvre.
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4. The first game of Musical Chairs is thought to span back to 1877.
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5. Have you ever thought about the origins of the cinema seat as we know it?
It was developed by Aaron H Allen in Boston. His patent was granted for the self-adjusting opera.
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6. The word “chair” is seen zero times in the bible!
7. The word “chair” comes to us from the Latin word “cathedra,” which implies “sit down.”
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8. The most expensive chair in the world sold for $28 million.
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Do you know Charles Darwin thought of adding wheels to the feet of his chair! He thought, this way, he could move around effortlessly and get more work done.
Who could have thought that the terms “Have a Seat” can possess so much history?
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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