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The charred roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was once a legend that “astounded the Middle Ages” and still fascinates master carpenters, Thomas...
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Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by a huge fire which toppled its spire Monday before the gaze of shocked and helpless Paris residents and tourists, has...
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Cairo’s downtown, with its old European-designed buildings, is wrestling to preserve its cultural heritage as Egypt readies a new capital in the desert. A...
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After eight years of brutal war in Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city of Aleppo lies in ruins — but a vast digital archive...
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The memorial of German philosopher Karl Marx has been vandalised in London for the second time in two weeks, the cemetery that manages the...
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One of France’s most historic institutions has hit back after state auditors eviscerated it as “sclerotic” and accused “moonlighting” staff of only working a...
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They are more than 2,000 years old but remain in “good condition”: Egypt on Saturday unveiled over 40 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic...
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Researchers in Egypt have discovered more than 40 mummies at a burial site in central Egypt dating to the Ptolemaic era, the antiquities ministry...
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Mosul’s celebrated museum has not recovered since Islamic State group jihadists ravaged its ancient treasures several years ago, but part of the complex reopened...
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Fifty years after Italy’s Matera was a national embarrassment because of its extreme poverty, the city is rescuing its dignity, baroque palaces and cave...