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UNESCO Sites Near Bukhara: What to See
Bukhara's historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, contains the oldest surviving Islamic building in Central Asia — the 9th-century Ismail Samani…
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UNESCO Sites Near Samarkand: What to See
Samarkand has stood in the Zerafshan valley of Uzbekistan for more than 2,750 years, conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BCE and later…
September 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Hội An: What to See
Hội An is a trading port town in central Vietnam that received merchants from China, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, and India during the 16th…
September 2026
Architecture
Two Mornings on the Bridges of Venice
On 26 and 27 September 2026 I guided twenty people across the bridges of Venice, from the station to the Rialto: two hours a…
September 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Vat Phou: What to See
Vat Phou is a Khmer-era temple complex on the slopes of Phu Kao mountain in southern Laos, active from at least the 5th century…
September 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Prambanan: What to See
Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound 17 km east of Yogyakarta, built around 856 CE with a 47-metre Shiva tower facing a gallery…
September 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Bagan: What to See
Bagan's archaeological zone on the Irrawaddy River contains approximately 3,500 surviving Buddhist monuments from an imperial capital that once held 10,000 religious structures. The…
September 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Humayun’s Tomb: What to See
Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, completed in 1572 by the Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas under the commission of Haji Begum, introduced the charbagh garden-tomb…
September 2026
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Società Editrice Vita e Pensiero (1918)
The founding of the Milanese Catholic publishing house in 1918, preceding the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
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