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At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, Paris 2024 is clearing the way and still seeking to perfect its legacy
Like all good things, the Paris Games have come to an end. Now, a new kind of race, at the end of which no medals will be awarded, has been…
Project developer allowed to proceed with Sam residential tower, but plan could still be taken off the table
A process at the Council of State takes months, sometimes years. In order to prevent the project developer from starting construction in the meantime, and irreversible work being involved, the…
Olympic rings to remain on Eiffel Tower until at least 2028
The Olympic rings will remain on the Eiffel Tower until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and ” maybe ” afterwards, indicated Friday September 6 the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.…
Olympic rings to remain on Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 – L’Express
The Olympic rings will remain on the Eiffel Tower until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and “perhaps” beyond, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Friday. “The proposal I made is that…
Britain apologizes to victims of Grenfell tower block fire | News in brief
15:08•Updated 15:10 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an apology on behalf of the state to the victims of the Grenfell tower block fire. According to Starmer, the fire…
UK: All 72 Grenfell Tower deaths could have been avoided
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire in London, the public inquiry has just published its final report. Seventy-two people died in the accident, already described as “avoidable” by a…
There is opposition to leaving the Olympic rings in the Eiffel Tower | Sports in a nutshell
The mayor of Paris proposed on Saturday that the Olympic rings be left on the Eiffel Tower to remind of the Olympics and the ongoing Paralympics. To the designer of…
Baptism of fire for ‘the jukebox of Utrecht’: for the first time again a concert from the Dom Tower without scaffolding
The official unveiling of the Dom Tower will take a few more months, but the foundations Utrechtse Klokkenspel Vrienden and Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht felt that attention should be paid…
Construction of Galaxy Tower still at a standstill, councillor in talks with developer again
Construction of the Utrecht residential tower Galaxy Tower has been halted since February 2023. Ballast Nedam, the builder of the project, then cleared the construction site to extort money from…
1 star on Google, but guide Jan is proud of the restored Dom Tower
First stop: the Michael’s Chapel. Jan: “Before it was restored, it was a lot darker here.” Instead of the three layers of stained glass, there is now only one. Much…