Athens was the cultural and intellectual center of ancient Greece, known for the first democracy, the great philosophers Socrates and Plato, the Parthenon and the monumental Phidias sculptures on the ...
In Greece's urban areas, house prices rose by 7.29% in Q3 2024 from a year earlier, following year-on-year increases of 9.24% in Q2 2024, 10.84% in Q1 2024, 12.58% in Q4 2023 and 13.28% in Q3 2023, ...
What is now Flanders in Belgium was a sprawling hub for Renaissance and Baroque art from the 15th-17th centuries. Flemish artists drew from Gothic inspiration rather than classical Greek and Roman ...
A man managed to save a painting by Greek artist Alekos Fassianos from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. credit: flickr / dullhunk CC B Y 2.0 A man named Francois Auroux saved a painting by ...
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A new restoration has revealed a host of resplendent 16th-century religious paintings that once spanned ... a restoration effort in the 20th century. Acrylic paints were deployed to touch up ...
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. By Alan Cowell Costas Simitis ...