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A local campaign group, Kernow Matters To Us, criticised the original carving when it was unveiled in March.
The group dedicated to preserving the integrity of Cornwall’s history and culture described the sculpture as “vandalism”.
“This official vandalism has been condemned by people who love Cornwall both at home and as far away as Australia,” it said.
“We are deeply shocked that the inappropriately named English Heritage has installed a sculpture of Merlin in our Co… (View original article)
Courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (4)13,000 square feet of daaaaaaamn!
Among the many descriptors that are (sometimes unfairly) applied to Justin Bieber, monumentally wealthy is certainly an accurate one. And right now, he’s putting his well-earned cash to use renting a massive mansion on the shores of an idyllic lake in California.
Bieber is reportedly spending well over the median annual household income in the United States (that figure is around $… (View original article)
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Ann Arbor is an artsy college town—home to the University of Michigan—so this modern, luxe property fits right in. Listed for $6.95 million by Elizabeth Brien of The Charles Reinhart Co., the nearly 10,000-square-foot home on 4.5 acres went on the market this month.
Owned by Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon, it was his residence while serving as president and CEO of Domino’s Pizza as well as the University of Michigan’s athletic director… (View original article)
Discover a world of rich history at Lincoln Castle, dating back to 1068 and home to one of only four surviving copies of Magna Carta.
Built by William the Conqueror in 1068 on a site occupied since Roman times, Lincoln Castle has dominated the Lincoln skyline for almost one thousand years. Inside the Castle walls is also a Victorian prison giving an insight into crime and punishment in the Lincoln of the past.
Lincoln Castle hosts an exciting events programme through the y… (View original article)
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Cut down in the flower of their youth in Flanders fields and around the world, almost a million young men and women died for our country. One hundred years on and their sacrifice in the First World War is being marked on a momentous scale wi… (View original article)
may 26, 2016
post-castle concept to be constructed in kaliningrad’s historic centre
post-castle concept to be constructed in kaliningrad’s historic centre all images courtesy of anton sagal
young architect anton sagal was awarded first prize for the conceptual design of ‘post-castle’ in response to an open international competition held by the kaliningrad region governor’s council for culture. located on the grounds of the forme… (View original article)
Billionaire and politician Donald Trump’s opulent mansion at the 21 Vista Drive in Greenwich, Connecticut, is up for sale at a whopping $45 million. It is a 22,000-square-feet Georgian colonial house built in the year 1939, comprising eight bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a rotunda foyer, living area and few other rooms which can be used according to the owner’s wish for dining and several other purposes.
Trump, the real estate magnate, bought the mansion in 1982, and the house was refurbish… (View original article)
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Post-White House, Obamas to Rent Washington Mansion
Ken Bredemeier
May 26, 2016 12:24 PM
WASHINGTON— U.S. President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters plan to move to a nine-bedroom mansion in Washington’s fashionable Kalorama neighborhood when his eight years in the White House end next January.
The White House has not made an official announcement, but people familiar with the family’… (View original article)
Nagoya Castle is undoubtedly the pinnacle of pride for the citizens of the city of Nagoya.
The castle was originally built on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun, in the early 17th century. It was to be a critical stronghold for invading Osaka Castle, the opposing Toyotomi clan’s final place of resistance.
The actual construction work took place under the rule of Hidetada, the second shogun, who cleverly made the 20 daimyo feudal lords in the re… (View original article)