Category: CULTURE
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The Decimation of Alexandria’s Architectural Heritage
In 2012, the civil group Save Alex took a stand in the streets of Alexandria, calling to save the Cicurel Villa in the ancient city’s Rushdy district. The group’s work resulted in a law that should have protected the building. But last week, the villa built by a Jewish-Turkish merchant in the 1930s was knocked down anyway.…
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First-ever legal bid for return of Elgin Marbles to Greece thrown out by European Court of Human Rights
The first-ever legal bid to force the UK to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece has been thrown out by the European Court of Human Rights. The court ruled that because the alleged theft of the sculptures from the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple took place more than 150 years before the UK signed up to the human…
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The Ark of the World: A Superbrand of Love and Solidarity
It was 1998 and a young orthodox priest who had just received his ordainment in the parish of Agios Georgios Church in the area of Kolonos-Attica, felt the need to reach out to his community by giving a second chance to children who were living under conditions of total negligence and abandonment. Back in the…
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Greek Movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis in Shanghai International Film Festival
As part of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival, held on June 11-19, 2016, the Greek movie Ouzeri Tsitsanis by Manousos Manousakis was selected for the Spectrum section, which keeps track of global cinema screenings. On the evening of June 13, at Cathay Theatre, the Chinese audience (together with members of the local Greek community)…
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Tomb of Jesus to undergo restoration after Christian sects put aside religious rivalries
Longstanding religious rivalries have been put to one side as a team of experts begin work on restoring the church where Christians believe Jesus was buried. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches are responsible for maintaining separate sections of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with each protectively watching over their territory. Although those who…
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Athens Cathedral Reopens After 7-Year Restoration
An official ceremony took place on Saturday evening at the Athens Cathedral to celebrate its reopening after seven years of restoration. The reopening ceremony was attended, among other officials, by the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs Nikos Filis and Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou, who saw the…
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Mediterranean Artists Spread Message of Peace Through Music
Fifteen artists from 12 Mediterranean countries kicked off the first in a series of annual concerts Saturday at the United Nations in Geneva intended to promote dialogue and understanding among civilizations. Renowned musicians from Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Spain, Greece, France, Palestine, Malta, Italy, Tunis and Cyprus performed in a succession of songs and…
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4,200-Year-Old Egyptian Temple Discovered to Have Remarkably Well Preserved Artwork
Scattered throughout modern Egypt are many ancient temples which are famous for their splendor and historical significance. The perfect example of one of these breathtaking displays of luxury is the Temple of Hathor. Built around 2250 BC, the artwork that runs throughout the building is remarkably well kept, despite being thousands and thousands of years…
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The world’s oldest computer is still revealing its secrets
Item 15087 wasn’t much to look at, particularly compared to other wonders uncovered from the shipwreck at Antikythera, Greece, in 1901. The underwater excavation revealed gorgeous bronze sculptures, ropes of decadent jewelry and a treasure trove of antique coins. Amid all that splendor, who could have guessed that a shoebox-size mangled bronze machine, its inscriptions barely legible, its gears calcified and…
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Athens Open Air Film Festival 2016
Οπως κάθε χρόνο την τελευταία πενταετία, μαζί με το καλοκαίρι στην Αθήνα έρχεται και το Athens Open Air Film Festival, με δωρεάν προβολές ταινιών σε θερινά σινεμά και εξωτερικούς χώρους της πόλης. Φέτος το πρόγραμμα περιλαμβάνει από μιούζικαλ μέχρι γουέστερν και από κλασικές ταινίες τρόμου μέχρι κλασικά αριστουργήματα, συν cult ταινίες που αξίζει να ανακαλύψετε…