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These are some of the most breathtaking views in the South. Take in our top picks
From Alabama to Oklahoma, these are the Most Treasured Views across the South. Explore this bucket list for your summer ...
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Exploring Athens by Day and Night: A Local’s Guide to Urban Discovery
Athens is a city of contrasts—where millennia-old ruins coexist with edgy street art, and tranquil morning strolls give way ...
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This famous NYC skyscraper was almost toppled by winds — and the people who worked inside it had no idea of the danger they were in
But soon after the tower opened in October 1977, the engineer realized he had inadequately accounted for the potential effect of strong winds. Although the tower would withstand 100-mph blasts ...
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Athens city and beach: The Dolli at Acropolis and Cape Sounio
In Athens itself, we stayed at The Dolli at ... like Hadrian's Library or the Tower of Winds are literally just round the corner, while the more modern Syntagma Square and Hellenic Parliament ...
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The Seaside Mediterranean City Is Having a Moment—Here’s Why It’s Worth the Trip
It’s easy to forget that Athens is a coastal city. Walk through the Greek capital, and nearly every step leads you through millennia of history, past the 2,000-year-old Tower of the Winds and the ...
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‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters
Flames whipped around the grounds, coming within metres of the astronomy tower and other buildings ... Like the powerful Santa Ana winds that stoked the LA wildfires, Athens is subject to the ...
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Amid controversy in Bihar Sharif, a short history of clock towers
Likely constructed in the first century BCE, the Tower of the Winds in Athens is sometimes described as the world’s first clock tower. It contained a water clock inside and several sundials on its ...
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9 of the best cruises to see the Greek islands
That should give you more than enough time to explore its historic sites, such as the White Tower dating from ... This seven-night sailing on Wind Spirit starts in Athens but uses its small ...
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Athens to host public hearing on cell tower developments
ATHENS — The Town of Athens will hold a public ... The town is currently in a legal battle over the placement of a proposed tower at the intersection of Farm to Market Road and Briarwood Drive.
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A Team of Architects Transforms a Greek Port City’s Dormant Tower Into a Sustainable Landmark
These cases all apply to Piraeus Tower, in the port city neighboring Athens for which the high-rise is named ... the tower might appear from afar as a maritime flag, waving against the wind. Up close, ...
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Lawsuit to overturn Athens cell tower decision continues
ATHENS — A lawsuit filed by Athens residents unhappy with a town's Zoning Board of Appeals decision to allow a cell tower to be built on Farm to Market Road is slow-moving and no trial date has ...
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Caesar, the Greeks and Panos, the Greek appointment with the “Trump Tower” in Athens, the new “landing” of Sawiris and the Androulakis-Kasselov-Gavrakis
the “Trump Tower,” is interested in acquiring one of the towers in Elliniko. I hear that there will be a meeting in Athens about this within the week, and I’ll update you when I have more news.