BEIJING (AP).- Police have arrested a man they said broke into China’s famed Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former home of the country’s emperors, and stole seven art pieces made of gold and jewels, state media reported Thursday. It was the first …
Police Arrest Man after Theft from Heavily Guarded Forbidden City in Beijing
BEIJING (AP).- Police have arrested a man they said broke into China’s famed Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former home of the country’s emperors, and stole seven art pieces made of gold and jewels, state media reported Thursday. It was the first …
German Reunification Monument Designed by Milla & Partner Unites the Critics
BERLIN (REUTERS).- A planned monument to German reunification lacks technical and conceptual competency which could turn the 10-million-euro ($14.33 million) tourist attraction into a security risk, a critic said. The monument, a 55-meter-long bowl tha…
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Two More Walls Have Given Way Inside Pompeii’s 2,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
ROME (AP).- Two more walls have given way inside Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old archaeological site, Italian officials said Wednesday — the second collapse at the popular tourist attraction in as many days. Officials sought to play down the latest colla…
Two More Walls Have Given Way Inside Pompeii’s 2,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
ROME (AP).- Two more walls have given way inside Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old archaeological site, Italian officials said Wednesday — the second collapse at the popular tourist attraction in as many days. Officials sought to play down the latest colla…
Hitler Becomes Major Berlin Tourist Attraction, more than 10,000 Visitors Walk in Since Opening Friday
BERLIN (REUTERS).- “Hitler and the Germans,” an exhibition in Berlin’s German Historical Museum which investigates the society that created Hitler, has seen more than 10,000 visitors walk through its doors since opening Friday. Rudolf Trabold, a spokes…