After closure during the pandemic and restoration work Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House in Los Angeles will reopen for public tours.
Source: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House reopens to public on August 18
On Antoni Gaudi’s trail in Barcelona; Sugato Mukherjee; Telegraph India
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The Spanish city is dotted with whimsical creations of the Catalan artist, each worth a stop…
Source: On Antoni Gaudi’s trail in Barcelona
US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia; AFP
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The United States on Monday (Aug 8) returned 30 stolen works of art and antiquities to Cambodia that had been looted from the southeast Asian nation, including from an ancient Khmer city, and illegally trafficked around the world for decades. Manhattan federal prosecutor Damian Williams officially handed over the looted antiquities to Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States, Keo Chhea, in front of press.
Source: US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia
Thousands of Tickets Sold Daily for Plitvice Lakes and SkyLine Webcam Views; HINA; Total Croatia News
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Source: Thousands of Tickets Sold Daily for Plitvice Lakes and SkyLine Webcam Views
Study warns of increased poaching if road through Brazil’s Iguaçu is reopened; Suzana Camargo; MongaBay
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Study warns of increased poaching if road through Brazil’s Iguaçu is reopened…
Source: Study warns of increased poaching if road through Brazil’s Iguaçu is reopened
Unesco World Heritage Site Hampi inundated due to heavy rain: Karnataka; IANS
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Various monuments at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Hampi have come under water following the release of 1.10 lakh cusecs of water from the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka’s Vijayanagar district.
Source: Unesco World Heritage Site Hampi inundated due to heavy rain: Karnataka
40,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Chamber Discovered in Gibraltar; Patricia Claus; Greek Reporter
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The cave found in the rock of Gibraltar which had been inhabited by Neanderthals 40,000 years ago before being blocked off in a rockfall.
Source: 40,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Chamber Discovered in Gibraltar
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House will soon reopen to the public; James Rainey; LA Times
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The 101-year-old home, designed for an oil heiress, has been restored and will soon reopen to the public after being closed for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House will soon reopen to the public
Australia to close coal mine to protect Great Barrier Reef; Robert Besser; Big News Network
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Australia new government has announced plans to ban the development of a coal mine located near the Great Barrier Reef.
Source: Australia to close coal mine to protect Great Barrier Reef
Famous tourist destinations being impacted by climate change; Rachel Cavanaugh; Stacker
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Floods In Historic Iranian City Fuel Concerns Over World-Renowned Monuments; RFE/RL
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Chile’s Easter Island reopens to tourists after pandemic shutdown; Alexander Villegas; Reuters
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Chile’s Easter Island received its first group of tourists on Thursday after closing its borders for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Chile’s Easter Island reopens to tourists after pandemic shutdown
Conservatives worship GDP not realising that, as Bobby Kennedy said, it measures everything ‘except that which makes life worthwhile’; Stewart McDonald; Scotsman
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Le Corbusier, the grand high priest of modernist architecture whose monuments include the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and 17 Unesco World Heritage Sites, believed that he had cracked the code of human happiness.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House unites fire, earth, air, water; Amy Ta; KCRW
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The 5,000-square-foot Hollyhock House in East Hollywood was renovated during COVID, and on August 18, it’ll reopen to the public. It’s the first house that Frank Lloyd Wright designed in LA.
Source: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House unites fire, earth, air, water
Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years; Haley Ott; CBS
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The central and northern stretches of the reef recorded the highest coral cover in 36 years but are still vulnerable to climate change, monitoring group says.
Source: Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years
Have You Been On This Lesser Known Architectural Trail Of Madhya Pradesh?; Uttara Gangopadhyay; Outlook India
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Do you know where lime mortar for cementing was first used in India? Which Garuda pillar was built by a Greek? Discover about India’s antiquity at these sites that can be visited from Sanchi.
Source: Have You Been On This Lesser Known Architectural Trail Of Madhya Pradesh?
How to spend a short break in Malta; Juliet Rix; Telegraph
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How to spend a short break in Malta…
Source: How to spend a short break in Malta
Mapping the Coolest Spots Inside the World’s Sweltering Cities; Laura Millan, Hayley Warren & Jeremy Scott Diamond; Bloomberg
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Images and data taken by satellites from space show what works—and what doesn’t—in the fight against deadly heat waves.
Source: Mapping the Coolest Spots Inside the World’s Sweltering Cities
Valiant History and Architectural Brilliance of Chittorgarh Fort Will Mesmerize You; News 18
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Chittorgarh Fort is one of the greatest forts ever built in the history of India. The magnificent structure is a testament to the glory of erstwhile rulers of Rajasthan.
Source: Valiant History and Architectural Brilliance of Chittorgarh Fort Will Mesmerize You
World heritage site Huangshan Mountain attracts more tourists in July; China Daily
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Huangshan Mountain, a UNESCO world heritage site in East China’s Anhui province, has seen the number of tourists rise in July, according to the management committee of the scenic area.
Source: World heritage site Huangshan Mountain attracts more tourists in July
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