Credit to Author: rrcadio| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 10:48:40 +0000
A climber who sparked an evacuation of the Eiffel Tower was grabbed after clinging to the famous Paris landmark for more than six hours.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 04:14:53 +0000
I.M. Pei, the architect who forged a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and stark structures, has died.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 22:15:06 +0000
Paris wished the Eiffel Tower a happy birthday Wednesday with an elaborate nighttime laser show retracing the monument’s 130-year history.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 12:11:20 +0000
PARIS – Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:51:44 +0000
LONDON – Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to preserve the medieval landmark.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:17:41 +0000
A French judicial police official said investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused Notre Dame Cathedral fire.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:01:13 +0000
Bells of cathedrals across France rang in a moving tribute Wednesday to Notre Dame as firefighters and experts continued to keep the beloved but weakened landmark under close surveillance.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:42:57 +0000
Nations expressed solidarity with France after the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral and offered their support for the recovery.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:05:37 +0000
The Paris prosecutor said there’s no evidence of arson in the Notre Dame fire and that they’re working on the assumption that the blaze was an accident.
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Credit to Author: Célia Mebroukine| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:17:39 +0000
Last night, thousands gathered near the cathedral to sing and watch centuries of history burn. We heard from some of the Parisians there.
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