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Mirbat Old Souq set for heritage revival
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (536+ words) MIRBAT: Mirbat Old Souq, one of Dhofarâs most significant historic marketplaces, remains awaiting restoration as residents and heritage enthusiasts call for the preservation and revival of a site that once stood at the heart of the governorateâs commercial…...
The Mezquita of Córdoba, A monument to cultural harmony
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (32+ words) Yahoo Discover the Mezquita in Córdoba, Spain, a UNESCO site blending Islamic and Christian traditions in a testament to centuries of religious tolerance....
[팟캐스트] (808)앞으로 한국의 여름은 어떨까?
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (13+ words) Cooler late June, delayed monsoon: Is Korea’s summer just warming up? 기사 요약: 예년보다 늦어진 장마의 영향으로 한국은 평년의 6월과 달리 비교적 선선한 날씨를 보이고 있다. 기온은 점차 오르고 있지만 아직 장마전선이 본격적으로...
Leaning skyscraper where worker died could be left unfinished - AOL
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (11+ words) Leaning skyscraper where worker died could be left unfinished AOL.com...
To defend itself from a sea that killed thousands, the Netherlands closed a bay with giant dikes, drained almost 1,000 km² of seabed, and transformed the land reclaimed from the ocean into Flevopolder, the largest artificial island on the planet, where today more than 400,000 people live below sea level.
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (950+ words) There is a place in the north of Europe where the solid ground was actually taken from the bottom of the sea. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest artificial island in the world is Flevopolder, in the Netherlands,…...
Blakeview: The Columns Hotel in New Orleans had a life long before it became a hotel
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (325+ words) The Columns Hotel is an 1883 Italianate mansion. In honor of next week’s Tales of the Cocktail, we visit a place where many visitors have enjoyed a cocktail or two: the bar of the Columns Hotel. The hotel’s bar area was…...
Why hasn't the Pantheon's dome collapsed? [13:33]
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (53+ words) The Pantheon remains elusive. Despite its exceptional preservation, its original function is uncertain. And despite centuries of research, there are unanswered questions about how this structure, crowned by the largest unreinforced concrete dome in history, was built. The Purpose of…...
The grand granary that could never be filled
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (358+ words) The Times of India Patna: Patnaâs iconic Golghar is one of the cityâs most recognisable landmarks â an architectural marvel that has fascinated visitors for more than two centuries However, behind its imposing beehive-shaped silhouette lies an extraordinary…...
Voices/Douglas Swinford | Shake roof leads to English (Brothers) career
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (725+ words) A look at the finished product in 1924. In 1959, a call came in to the local Carpenters Hall for two men to put on a wood shake roof on a beautiful new home at 1008 Foothill Drive, Champaign. It just so happened…...
From the Archives: Mound Key – The Calusa capital city
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (499+ words) The following contains excerpts from a March 31, 2012, article in the Naples Daily News entitled “Heart of the Calusa empire.” On a remote Estero Bay island accessible only by boat, South Florida’s capital city once stood. For centuries, the Calusa kingdom…...
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