Milan Restores Famous Bull Mosaic Worn Down by Tourist Ritual

By admin May 29, 2026 No comment

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Italy has begun restoring the famous bull mosaic inside Milan’s historic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II after years of tourist traditions caused visible damage. Visitors have long followed the ritual of spinning three times on the bull’s testicles for good luck and a guaranteed return to Milan. The popular custom has worn away the mosaic’s pink […]

Borsen fire: Denmark endures its own Notre Dame devastation

By admin April 22, 2024 No comment

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The devastating fire at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange, Borsen, sparked immediate comparisons to the Notre-Dame cathedral fire in 2019. Brian Mikkelsen, head of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, pledged to rebuild the 400-year-old structure despite the significant damage. He, along with colleagues and emergency workers, bravely rescued centuries-old

Copenhagen vows to rebuild fire-hit stock exchange

By admin April 17, 2024 No comment

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Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange, which suffered severe damage in a recent fire, is set to undergo restoration efforts to preserve its significance as one of the city’s renowned landmarks. Officials, including the mayor and district mayors, emphasized the importance of rebuilding the 400-year-old building, stressing its integral role in

Fire destroys almost entire Abkhazia art collection of 4,000 works

By admin January 23, 2024 No comment

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A devastating fire has ravaged the majority of Abkhazia’s art collection in the National Art Gallery in Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway region controlled by Russia. The blaze, which destroyed over 4,000 paintings, is suspected to have originated from an electrical short circuit in the early 20th-century wooden building that housed the valuable collection. […]

Palace of Aigai: Greece reopens huge Alexander the Great monument

By admin January 6, 2024 No comment

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The Palace of Aigai, a significant monument in classical antiquity where Alexander the Great was crowned king, has reopened after a 16-year restoration near Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki. Built over 2,300 years ago by Philip II, Alexander’s father, the palace was later destroyed by the Romans and rediscovered in the 19th Century through […]

Paris Auction Offers Rare Dinosaur ‘Barry’ for Sale

By admin September 18, 2023 No comment

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An exceptionally well-preserved 150 million-year-old camptosaurus, affectionately named “Barry” after its discoverer in Wyoming, is slated for auction at Hotel Drouot in Paris on October 20th. This remarkable specimen from the late Jurassic period, standing at 2.1 meters tall and stretching 5 meters long after undergoing two rounds of restoration in 2000 and