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06 Mar 2017
Frank Gehry completes intimate 360 degree concert hall in Berlin
Frank Gehry, the classical music-loving architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles has completed his latest concert hall: the intimate oval Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. The single-room facility, which took four years to build and opened on 4 March, is housed within a four-storey building
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06 Mar 2017
Merlin could pull plug on Shrek’s Adventure roll out
It’s almost a year since Universal’s parent company Comcast acquired DreamWorks, and now Merlin Entertainments boss Nick Varney has to decide what to do with its Shrek’s Adventure midway. DreamWorks IPs include Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, characters and worlds that translate
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03 Mar 2017
Istanbul commissions new museum inside Topkapi Palace
A museum planned for Istanbul, Turkey, is in progress and will be built in an existing park in the grounds of the city’s famous Topkapi Palace. The Istanbul City Museum will document the story of the city through the last eight millennia, detailing its unique role on the border of both the Asian and European
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03 Mar 2017
World’s oldest suspension bridge eyes £6m birthday renovation
Union Bridge, the world’s first suspension bridge, is aiming to secure £5.6m for much-needed works to upgrade the structure and, potentially, open a visitor centre. The chain bridge, which was designed by Captain Samuel Brown and opened in 1820, connects England and Scotland across the River Tweed. Scottish
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03 Mar 2017
Chimelong controversially opens China's first orca breeding facility
Despite growing sentiment worldwide that large sea creatures – particularly cetaceans – should not be kept in captivity, China’s Chimelong Group has opened the country’s first breeding centre for killer whales in the city of Zhuhai. Nine whales aged between five to 13 are being kept at the facility, which
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02 Mar 2017
Taiwan waterpark gets green light to reopen following fatal party accident
Formosa Fun Coast, the Taiwan waterpark where 15 revellers were killed and hundreds injured in 2015, has been given permission to reopen to the public. The accident happened when a coloured powder that was being used as decorative party prop caught light. The powder, which had been sprayed on the partygoers,
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02 Mar 2017
Winning design selected for 5km leisure trail on coast of Casablanca
Canadian architects Lemay have won an international competition to redesign the corniches of Morocco’s Casablanca coast and create a leisure-filled seaside promenade. The contest was launched by real estate agency Casa Aménagement in June 2016, with the intention of prompting a design that can become “a
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02 Mar 2017
Merlin records revenue increase despite difficult 2016 trading conditions
Merlin Entertainments has revealed its end of year results, with £1.43bn (US$1.76bn, €1.66bn) in revenue capping off a strong year for the operator despite having to navigate some choppy waters. The operator recorded growth of 11.7 per cent year-on-year, up from 2015’s figures of £1.28bn (US$1.57bn, €1.49bn),
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02 Mar 2017
Met director Thomas Campbell resigns under increasing pressure
Thomas H Campbell, director of New York’s Museum of Metropolitan Art, has resigned following reports that trustees and colleagues had become “disillusioned” with his leadership after eight years in the role. Campbell’s resignation comes at a time when the prestigious institution is dealing with a potential
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02 Mar 2017
Brexit bonus for Britain as record numbers of people visit UK from overseas
Britain continues to be a must-see destination, after more people visited the UK from overseas than ever before in 2016. Predictions of a tourism surge in Brexit Britain – fuelled by a weaker pound making the destination more affordable to overseas visitors – proved accurate for 2016 as 37.3 million inbound
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02 Mar 2017
Eden Project wins green light to build timber-clad hotel
The Eden Project in Cornwall has been granted planning permission to build a new 109-bedroom on-site hotel. Accessibility, energy-efficiency and sustainability are the key features of the design, by architectural studio Tate Harmer. In order for the £8.5m hotel to blend into the surrounding countryside, and
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