.page-about {
  font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #e0e0e0; /* Light gray for general text on dark background */
  background-color: #0d123d; /* Darker background to provide contrast with main color */
}

.page-about__container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.page-about__container--flex {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 40px;
}

.page-about__container--reverse .page-about__image-block {
  order: 2;
}

.page-about__container--reverse .page-about__content-block {
  order: 1;
}

.page-about__container--center {
  text-align: center;
}

.page-about__hero-section {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1A237E 0%, #0d123d 100%);
  padding: 100px 0;
  text-align: center;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.page-about__hero-title {
  font-size: 3.2em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold for main title */
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.page-about__hero-description {
  font-size: 1.2em;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
}

.page-about__section {
  padding: 80px 0;
  background-color: #0d123d;
}

.page-about__section:nth-of-type(even) {
  background-color: #12184d;
}

.page-about__section-title {
  font-size: 2.5em;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold for section titles */
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  position: relative;
}

.page-about__section-title::after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 80px;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: #1A237E;
  margin: 15px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.page-about__content-block {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 300px;
}

.page-about__image-block {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 300px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.page-about__img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.page-about__img:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.page-about__img--full-width {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.page-about__list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.page-about__list li {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  color: #c0c0c0;
}

.page-about__icon {
  font-size: 1.4em;
  margin-right: 10px;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold for icons */
}

.page-about__icon--check::before {
  content: '✔'; /* Unicode checkmark */
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 5px;
}

.page-about__value-item {
  background-color: #1A237E;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.page-about__value-item:hover {
  background-color: #2a348e;
}

.page-about__value-heading {
  font-size: 1.8em;
  color: #FFD700; /* Gold for value headings */
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.page-about__timeline {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 50px auto;
  padding: 20px 0;
}

.page-about__timeline::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 4px;
  background-color: #1A237E;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -2px;
}

.page-about__timeline-item {
  padding: 10px 40px;
  position: relative;
  background-color: inherit;
  width: 50%;
}

.page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
  left: 0;
}

.page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
  left: 50%;
}

.page-about__timeline-item::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
  right: -17px;
  background-color: #FFD700;
  border: 4px solid #1A237E;
  top: 15px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
  left: -16px;
}

.page-about__timeline-item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border: medium solid #1A237E;
  border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
  border-color: transparent #1A237E transparent transparent;
  right: 30px;
  top: 23px;
}

.page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::before {
  left: 30px;
  border-width: 10px 0 10px 10px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent #1A237E;
  right: auto;
}

.page-about__timeline-year {
  font-size: 1.5em;
  color: #FFD700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.page-about__timeline-description {
  background-color: #1A237E;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 1.05em;
}

.page-about__btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  margin: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.page-about__btn--primary {
  background-color: #FFD700;
  color: #1A237E;
  border: 2px solid #FFD700;
}

.page-about__btn--primary:hover {
  background-color: #e5c100;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.page-about__btn--secondary {
  background-color: #1A237E;
  color: #FFD700;
  border: 2px solid #FFD700;
}

.page-about__btn--secondary:hover {
  background-color: #2a348e;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.page-about__btn--link {
  background: none;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  color: #FFD700;
  text-decoration: underline;
  padding: 10px 20px;
}

.page-about__btn--link:hover {
  color: #e5c100;
  transform: none;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.page-about__cta-description {
  font-size: 1.2em;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
  color: #c0c0c0;
}

/* Responsive Design */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .page-about__hero-title {
    font-size: 2.5em;
  }
  .page-about__section-title {
    font-size: 2em;
  }
  .page-about__container--flex {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .page-about__container--reverse .page-about__image-block {
    order: initial;
  }
  .page-about__container--reverse .page-about__content-block {
    order: initial;
  }
  .page-about__timeline::before {
    left: 18px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item {
    width: 100%;
    padding-left: 60px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
    left: 0;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item::after {
    left: 11px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
    left: 11px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item::before {
    left: 40px;
    border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
    border-color: transparent #1A237E transparent transparent;
    right: auto;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::before {
    left: 40px;
    border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
    border-color: transparent #1A237E transparent transparent;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .page-about__hero-title {
    font-size: 2em;
  }
  .page-about__hero-description {
    font-size: 1em;
  }
  .page-about__section {
    padding: 60px 0;
  }
  .page-about__section-title {
    font-size: 1.8em;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .page-about__value-heading {
    font-size: 1.5em;
  }
  .page-about__btn {
    padding: 12px 25px;
    font-size: 1em;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-description {
    font-size: 0.95em;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .page-about__hero-title {
    font-size: 1.8em;
  }
  .page-about__section-title {
    font-size: 1.6em;
  }
  .page-about__btn {
    display: block;
    margin: 10px auto;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item {
    padding-left: 50px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item::after {
    left: 8px;
  }
  .page-about__timeline-item::before {
    left: 30px;
  }
}