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Limoges town hall set on fire during protest, building of 1883 partly destroyed
Troublemakers have just burned down the town hall of Limoges At the end of a protest, demonstrators smashed the windows of the Limoges town hall, broke in and set the building on fire. The roof over the lower floors and the 43-metre clock tower collapsed, and about two thirds
Dispute over damage to the Bayeux Tapestry after its move to the British Museum
While the French deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy calls the damage to the Bayeux Tapestry a scandal, Paris Match offers a denial of the reports of harm to the exhibit: No, the tapestry was not seriously damaged in London. When the tapestry was taken to London in July, the French Ministry
Comments on the Sale of an Early 20th Century Ceramic Figurine for a Million Hryvnias
Московити також сидять на цьому аукцiонi The funniest thing is that what is being discussed is a polychrome ceramic figurine of the early twentieth century, sold for a million hryvnias. And here, it turns out, the Muscovites are to blame
Writer Shen on her great-great-great-grandfather Duanfang, a Qing official, and the novel “Foreigners”
The American writer Shen has written an essay about her great-great-great-grandfather Duanfang, a prominent Manchu dignitary of the Qing dynasty who founded a university, travelled to America, spoke out against foot-binding and collected ancient Chinese bronzes; his collection was considered one of the finest in China.