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The Christmas Tree at Notre-Dame de Paris

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At the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, appeared in vestments by the celebrated French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, aged 75, who in his day dressed Lady Gaga and Pope John Paul II…

At the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, appeared in vestments by the celebrated French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, aged 75, who in his day created outfits for Lady Gaga and Pope John Paul II. For the opening ceremony Castelbajac also designed vestments

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Pope Francis will not come to the reopening of Notre-Dame, but Donald Trump will

Coming Up · Architecture · Moscow · Museums

Central Museum of Russian Cossacks to be Housed in a Mansion in Bolshoy Levshinsky Lane

A Museum of the Cossacks is to open in Moscow. It will become part of the complex of the State Historical Museum. The Central Museum of the Russian Cossacks will be housed in an old mansion in Bolshoy Levshinsky Lane, where before the Revolution of 1917 the Palace Department had

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Had the restoration of Notre-Dame been entrusted to Lego, it might well have turned out better

NB! · Coming Up · Architecture · Art · Moscow

The scaffolding netting has come off Sytin's Printing House on Pyatnitskaya Street; a winter contemporary art fair will be held here from 6 to 8 December|catalog|

Architecture · Moscow · Heritage · Society

Archnadzor publishes a statement drawing attention to Article 17 of the new Moscow city law No. 24 "On Objects of Cultural Heritage"

Under this article, by 1 July 2025 all newly identified monuments must be entered in the register of regional objects of cultural heritage (OCH), which confers protected status. Those that fail to make it into the register will be struck from the list of identified monuments. There are currently 1,

Wall of a building in Bristol with Banksy's graffiti of a man hanging from a window, beside an orange brick building.

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Building of a Former Clinic with Banksy's 2006 Graffiti Put Up for Sale in Bristol

Graffiti on a Wall as a Factor in Investment Appeal? In Bristol, England, a building has been put up for sale bearing a Banksy graffito, left on the wall of a former clinic in 2006. The work is called “Well Hung Lover”. The property is valued at $900,000, and

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Law on concessions for restoring cultural heritage sites and the list of exclusions

Federation Council approves law on leasing cultural heritage sites under concession agreements. The law is intended to attract more private investment for the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage sites. Concessionaires will be obliged to carry out restoration and conservation work on such sites, observing the requirements of the norms

A huge replica of Noah's Ark afloat on the water, with a tugboat beside it and a road and lawn on the shore.

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A replica of Noah's Ark in the Netherlands is put up for sale for 350,000 euros

A replica of Noah's Ark is for sale in the Netherlands. The price is 350,000 euros.

Architecture · Books · Observations · Pop Culture

The Mr. Moon mouth entrance to Luna Park Melbourne, built 110 years ago

The gates of Melbourne's Luna Park, built 110 years ago: Mr Moon's maw recalls at once every urban legend and horror story about children vanishing in amusement parks. Small wonder, when you are swallowed at the very entrance by so appalling a mouth. One naturally thinks,

Architecture · Art · Reportage · Rome

You asked for more architecture and interiors, so I went to the newest and most fashionable hotel in Rome: Palazzo Talìa, opened in 2024, whose decoration was the work of Studio Luca Guadagnino, of that very same…

Guadagnino has indeed proved a remarkable decorator. The hotel and its bar occupy a former school built in the 16th century, and nearly everything you see in the interior was made to order for this project. The carpet patterns were designed by the Hermès illustrator Nigel Peake, ceramicists from Sicily