Restorations & Classics

16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (828+ words) UNIQUE access to one of the most delightful, and most historic, dells in North Yorkshire is on offer to people joining a local history day on September 19. The day marks the end of an £11,500 project to restore the wooden floor…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (195+ words) The Levuka World Heritage Building Rehabilitation Project has officially been unveiled, marking a major step towards restoring and protecting Fiji’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Minister for Heritage, Charan Jeath Singh says the first phase of the project will focus…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (239+ words) Maksym Ostapenko, director general of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve, called the Dormition Cathedral one of the largest pantheons of Ukrainian history in an interview with Shelter, describing the monastery’s main cathedral as the burial place of prominent state and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (314+ words) Nizwa – More than 220 historic neighbourhoods (harats) across Dakhliyah are being assessed for rehabilitation as Oman seeks to transform its traditional settlements into sustainable tourism and investment destinations. The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in cooperation with relevant authorities, is studying…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (313+ words) In the ancient city of Kibyra in southwestern Turkey, archaeologists have restored nearly 2,000-year-old marble statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his wife, Empress Sabina. Turkey’s Council of Higher Education reported this in late August, The Jerusalem Post writes. The…...

4+ day, 45+ min ago   (440+ words) A city centre siren which went off daily at lunchtime for more than 150 years has sounded for the final time. The 13:00 time signal at HL Brown jewellers and watchmakers, on the corner of Barker's Pool and Leopold Street in Sheffield,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (370+ words) A new steel platform is rising inside one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks, opening access to fragile artworks and a long-protected architectural space. A new phase of the large-scale restoration of Hagia Sophia has begun in Istanbul. Specialists will focus…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (537+ words) Haunted by nonacceptance in their mundane hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, two best friends and goths travel to New York City to celebrate their idol Stevie Nicks and discover themselves in “Gypsy 83,” written and directed by Todd Stephens. The director’s cut…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (103+ words) SuperTalk 92.9 Sullivan County Commission approves funds for historic building renovations The Sullivan County Commission has approved funds to make needed renovations to the historic homes and buildings of downtown Blountville. Several buildings including the Rutledge house, the Deery Inn, and…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (549+ words) It must be hard for young people to picture themselves living in the world of “Caligula.” I don’t mean the first century AD; I mean the late 1970s! Imagine, young people, a world where owning a print magazine could make you…...