PARIS (REUTERS).- Say “La Samaritaine” in this city and shopping-mad Parisians will wax nostalgic about a beloved department store which once boasted it had “everything”. Now, the monument to retail therapy on the right bank of the Seine which has been…
Much-Loved Paris Shopping Shrine "La Samaritaine" to Become 450 Million Euro Hotel
PARIS (REUTERS).- Say “La Samaritaine” in this city and shopping-mad Parisians will wax nostalgic about a beloved department store which once boasted it had “everything”. Now, the monument to retail therapy on the right bank of the Seine which has been…
Peru Collective Connects Young Artists with Buyers
LIMA (REUTERS).- A three-day fair at an upscale hotel is showcasing the work of contemporary Peruvian artists to a growing legion of middle class art collectors and enthusiasts with money to spend. Desenfranquiciados Colectivo, curators of Peru’s yout…
Istanbul’s Pera Palace to Reopen and Seek Return to Glory Era
ISTANBUL (AP).- It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul’s first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war. Mata …
Istanbul’s Pera Palace to Reopen and Seek Return to Glory Era
ISTANBUL (AP).- It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul’s first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers as the Ottoman Empire dissolved and the world drifted toward war. Mata …