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UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace, often compared to Versailles, and a historic mosque and palace ...

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In the lead-up to Courrèges fall fashion show, Nicolas Di Felice held fittings, oversaw rehearsals and gave notes on a floor ...

From Le Bon Marché in Paris to Macy’s in New York, we delve into the history of the world’s most iconic department stores.

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A judge Monday ordered the owner of two 19th-century brick buildings in the Cobblestone District to return to Housing Court ...

For years, a badly deteriorating 19th-century building in Buffalo’s Cobblestone District has been the subject of hearings in Housing Court.