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Syria

An emotional return home to Palmyra

I have my “children and my health, that’s what matters,” said So’ad Daher. The 63-year-old was one among a few hundred residents of Palmyra to make a

15/04/2016

Sport

Besiktas unveil new stadium

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated Besiktas’ brand new waterfront stadium on Sunday. The formal opening did not take place inside the

11/04/2016

United Arab Emirates

Dubai plans tower even higher than Burj Khalifa

11/04/2016

Egypt

Red Sea bridge to be built linking Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have announced a bridge is to be built across the Red Sea linking the two countries – as well as the continents of Africa and

08/04/2016

World News

Architect Dame Zaha Hadid dies at the age of 65

The world renowned Iraqi-British architect Dame Zaha Hadid has died at the age of 65. She had contracted bronchitis and suffered a heart attack

31/03/2016

Target

Tokyo: The business district that never sleeps

Life never stops in Marunouchi, Tokyo's financial district.

04/03/2016

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Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar set for restoration

This is drone footage of one of the world’s oldest and largest covered markets. It emerged as Turkish authorities announced this week that Istanbul’s

03/02/2016

Series

Postcards from Lyon: The Confluence Museum

The last in our series of Postcards from Lyon comes from one of the French city's newest landmarks

22/12/2015

Series

Postcards from Lyon: The Confluence district

In this episode of Postcards we focus on Lyon's new modern district, the Confluence

15/12/2015

Series

An architect's dream in the city that's doubling its urban centre

15/12/2015

Travel News

Warsaw a city with a booming culture and economy and a message

Warsaw, Poland’s capital is a city of energy. It vibrates to the rhythm of the economic boom which has accelerated since joining the European Union

08/12/2015

Series

Postcards from Lyon: A changing skyline

Our new series of Postcards comes to you from Lyon, France's second largest metropolitan centre

24/11/2015

Series

Bird's-eye views: it's worth the climb in Lyon!

24/11/2015

Italy

Trevi fountain's waters flow again as landmark re-opens after facelift

One of Rome’s most famous landmarks the Trevi fountain has finished getting a facelift. The romantic must-visit site had been in need of a makeover

03/11/2015

Italy

From Fascism to 500 Fendi fashionistas

A 70-year-old monument to Italy’s Fascist era has found a new use as the HQ for fashion brand Fendi. The restored “Square Colosseum” was built by

22/10/2015

United Kingdom

A race against time to save the 'bongs' of Big Ben

It’s a race against time to save the “bongs” of Big Ben. A report on the state of one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent symbols says if urgent

19/10/2015

Explore

Into the sea: Monaco rules the waves with ambitious land extension project

During 150 years Monaco, perched on its rocky outcrop in the Mediterranean, has reclaimed 40 hectares of land from the sea. Now that process is set

12/10/2015

Explore

Back to the future: about water, physics and what doesn't exist - yet

12/10/2015

Culture news

Tallinn Architecture Biennale revisits city of the future

Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is home to nearly half a million people. While the small Baltic country is widely recognised as one of the most

15/09/2015

Culture news

LACMA celebrates Frank Gehry

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is celebrating the creative work of famed Canadian architect Frank Gehry. Featuring more than 200 drawings and

10/09/2015