Athens Mayor presents city’s vision for B40 presidency
Athens Mayor presents city’s vision for B40 presidency Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on Tuesday presented the vision of the Athenian presidency of the B40 Balkan Cities Network, wrapping up the proceedings of the B40 meeting held in the Greek capital on January 22-24, ANA reports.Addressing 69 mayors from 73 cities in 10 countries, Bakoyannis unfolded […]
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Chicken Bones Reveal Exact Date of Greek City’s Destruction
Chicken Bones Reveal Exact Date of Greek City’s Destruction Ancient ruins at Beit She’an, Israel where the ancient Greek city of Scythopolis was located. Public Domain An international team of archaeologists determined the exact date of the destruction of the ancient Greek city of Scythopolis located in the modern town of Beit She’an in modern […]
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Landscapes | Thessaloniki
Landscapes | Thessaloniki The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (momus.gr) in the northern port city’s iconic pier complex presents a group show of works on the theme of “Landscape Stories.” The participating artists are Pericles Boutos, Panos Charalampidis & Mary Chairetaki, Katerina Digoni, Konstantinos Gdontakis, Kostas Kapsianis, Petros Koublis, Demetris Koilalous, Yiannis Koukourakis, Ioannis Konstantinou, Babis […]
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Vladimir Putin Sculpture in New York City’s Central Park
Vladimir Putin Sculpture in New York City’s Central Park Vladimir Putin Sculpture in New York City’s Central Park. Credit: James Colomina/ Instagram A sculpture of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been recently erected in a playground in New York’s Central Park. The bright red statue depicts Putin sitting atop a miniature war tank. French artist […]
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Managing a city’s historical legacy
Managing a city’s historical legacy Amid the controversy over the remodeling of Eleftherias (Freedom) Square in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Giorgos Ioannou’s short story “The Elimination of the Jews,” from the collection “Our Own Blood” (Kedros Editions, 1980), is a must. Such works should be studied at schools and book clubs. Having said […]
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Court reviews city’s protest against Skaramangas Shipyards transfer
Court reviews city’s protest against Skaramangas Shipyards transfer The Council of State (CoS), Greece’s top administrative court, discussed the transfer of Skaramangas Shipyards to Milina Enterprises Company Limited on Friday, following a petition by Haidari municipality, in northwestern Athens. In December 2021, a section of CoS had accepted the municipality’s injunction and suspended the transfer. […]
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City’s ‘memory’ inspires Aristotelous Square revamp plan
City’s ‘memory’ inspires Aristotelous Square revamp plan Aristotelous is one of the most prominent and historic squares of the East Mediterranean region, a landmark site, and, together with the Aristotelous axis, constitutes perhaps the most iconic public space in Thessaloniki. The main characteristic of the square and the axis is their exceptional Ernest Hebrard facades. […]
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Conservationist Laments Loss of City’s “Green Lung,” Touts Prevention
Conservationist Laments Loss of City’s “Green Lung,” Touts Prevention The loss of Athens’ “Green Lung,” or the forest north of the city, that once provided oxygen to the atmosphere, was preventable if enough attention had been given to fire prevention, according to a WWF conservationist. Credit: Apostolis Makris/Greek Reporter A World Wildlife Fund conservationist named […]
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