Category: SHELTER
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Revealed: the unseen flip-sides of the world’s most famous paintings
From the Mona Lisa to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has exposed – literally – the nuts and bolts of centuries-old masterpiecesFlipside of art: match the famous paintings to their frames – quiz
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Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana – First Italian Restaurant to Rank Number 1 in the World
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2016: Massimo Bottura rules! “Congratulations to the award winners from the 2016 edition of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana took home the number one spot on the list and set the record for the first ever Italian Restaurant to achieve the coveted ranking. For the first…
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The master of macarons, Pierre Hermé takes the title of Best Pastry Chef 2016
World-leading Chef Pâtissier Pierre Hermé Crowned Best Pastry Chef 2016. Macarons may be his speciality, but Hermé has mastered the rest of the pastry chef’s repertoire. Pierre Hermé (54), the man that Vogue called “the Picasso of Pastry”, won the title of Best Pastry Chef of the year, a trophy and title awarded by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.…
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Could we set aside half the Earth for nature?
Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson wants to set aside half of the planet as protected areas for nature. But is this possible? And, if so, how would it work?
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Red Baron’s Jacobean Apethorpe Palace marks its rebirth with party
Just 18 months after buying Grade I-listed rotting mansion, its French diplomat owner kicks off new era with plan to admit the public for 50 days a year
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The first Luxury Collection Hotel came on shore in Tokyo
Kioicho is a historic area located nearly at the center of Japan’s capital, Tokyo. During the Edo Period, from 1603 to 1867, it was the site of many of the homes of Japan’s ruling aristocracy, the daimyo lords, who served as the shogun’s lieutenant. Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, the first luxury collection branded hotel in…