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Paris's most secret shop

In Paris with Brigitte Tanaka, a mysterious collector you will never meet.

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New York's old Kosciuszko Bridge blown to pieces in controlled demolition

A new bridge is being finalised to replace it after decades of complaints over its congestion.

Earth News

Redefining luxury homes

Living it chats luxury lifestyle and home decor with Lebanese-American celebrity interior designer Ryan Korban.

Belgium

Once Europe's grandest building, Belgium's Palais de Justice is crumbling

The state of the Brussels landmark is so bad locals joke that even the scaffolding has its own scaffolding

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Travel News

Batumi: from strategic port to bustling sea resort

Georgia's third largest city has been undergoing a massive urban transformation which has made the city a leading Black Sea resort.

France

Notre Dame's gargoyles in need of restoration

Fundraising campaign is launched to save famous Paris landmark - Nore Dame needs urgent restoration work

Earth News

Thinking about moving home - consider a cave

Neglected for centuries, cave properties are currently amongst one of the hottest Spanish properties on the market

World News

UNESCO names new World Heritage Sites

Eritrea and Angola are recognised in the list for the first time

Cult

Nazi bunker made into museum by Ground Zero architect

Denmark's Crown Prince officially opened the Tirpitz Museum on Thursday

Next Series

Europe's cathedrals get new life thanks to nanoparticles

The current phase of restoration of the Pisa Cathedral started 4 years ago, with workers using traditional restoration techniques.

Next Series

Takeaway: nanoparticles to the rescue

Looks like milk but this product is meant to protect European cathedrals.

World News

Unfinished Hundertwasser art project revived in NZ

Ambitious project in New Zealand for world’s last building by late Austrian artist Hundertwasser reaches funding target

Destinations

Inside Infinity in 360 degrees

Step inside Infinity House, a spatial theatre at the heart of East London.

Romania

Bucharest tour takes you down a memory lane called Communism

The Communism Tour takes you back in time to when Nicolae Ceausescu ruled Romania.

Brazil

Six months on, Rio Olympic venues lie derelict

Organisers promised the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would bring long-term benefits to the Brazilian city and its residents.

Sci-Tech

Wilshire Grand Centre skyscraper in Los Angeles set to defy earthquakes

An iconic skyscraper will be one of the tallest in the world when it’s completed in the next few months.

Sci-Tech

An app for tourists to Berlin to view the buildings of modernist architect Walter Gropius

A smartphone app is bringing to life the world of the modernist architect Walter Gropius – one of the founders of the Bauhaus art school.

Europe News

EU set to open new '320m' HQ as governments tighten belts

The EU district of Brussels is, like the weather, grey and dreary.

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French "Spiderman" scales Barcelona skyscraper

A French climber scaled one of Barcelona’s highest skyscrapers, the Torre Agbar, on Friday.

Cult

The Mosaic Tile House in LA tells a love story in colour and ceramics

The house is a work of art