Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...
Sydney Morning Herald5d
It’s Sydney and Melbourne versus Brisbane to decide the future of Australia’s Catholic Church
The Australian Catholic University’s Melbourne campus is in Fitzroy, not far from St Patrick’s Cathedral. There are modern glass buildings ... of old convents or monasteries or parish meeting ...
The man who made Lee Kuan Yew cry
Zoher Abdoolcarim, the former Asia editor of Time magazine, talks about his family's journey from Bombay to Hong Kong, why ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
Museo de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine Arts)
Founded in 1835, Seville's Museo de Bellas Artes – which occupies a former 17th-century monastery building centered around three tiled patios – houses pieces dating from the Middle Ages ...
Greek Reporter15d
The Last Monk of a Monastery-Fortress on a Remote Greek Island
This was the only time that Grigorios fled the island for several days. A monastery building was damaged by earthquakes. Public Domain Some repairs have been made over the years to the ancient ...
Horizon Weekly17d
World Oldest Church, St. Thaddeus Armenian Church – VIDEO
A fortified wall surrounds the church and its now-abandoned monastery buildings. According to Armenian Church ... In addition to Armenians, Assyrians and rarely Catholic families take part in the ...
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Some UArts buildings sold out of bankruptcy. Here’s what’s left on the auction block in Philly
Those properties include: Anderson Hall, Hamilton Hall, Terra Hall, Gershman Hall, Juniper Hall, Spruce Hall, Furness Hall, Arts Bank and the Philadelphia Art Alliance building near Rittenhouse Square ...
VOCM News22d
Approval For 10-Storey Apartment Building into the Home Stretch
A new 10-storey apartment building planned for the east end of St. John’s is one step closer to the finish line. It’s pegged for New Cove Road on the site of the former YMCA and Max Athletics building ...
Sydney Morning Herald22d
What would you do for cheap lodging in Italy? I spent a night with nuns
Monastery Stays For anyone who knows me, staying in a convent might seem like a strange choice. Despite my 13 years’ education at a Catholic girls’ school, I’ve never believed in God nor had ...
Dezeen23d
SOM's Burj Khalifa was the most significant building of 2010
but many critics agree that the Burj's distinctly thin and stepped design will ensure the skyscraper's enduring reputation. "Building booms and busts come and go, as do the temporary wearers of ...
The New York Times24d
The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
The Corpus Christi Church’s design, an expressive modernism, was loosely inspired by classical forms. The building’s unique parabolic shape was intended to both reflect its modern time and ...
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Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati is building a sports complex
A girls Catholic high school in Cincinnati has announced construction plans for a $16 million sports complex. WXIX-TV reports that Seton High School will build the athletic facility on 11 acres of ...