The inferno, which was set off when a car’s gas cylinder exploded, ravaged one of the most historic neighborhoods in Bangladesh and claimed at least 110 lives.
Tag: Historic Buildings and Sites
In a First, Greek Premier Visits Shuttered Seminary in Turkey
Orthodox Christians hope Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit signals that Turkey, which closed the historic Halki seminary in 1971, might let it reopen.
Myanmar’s Hero Was Killed Here. Now U.S. Brands Are Setting Up Stalls.
A night bazaar featuring Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be held steps from where a Burmese independence hero was assassinated in 1947.
Moscow Dispatch: Stalin’s Soaring Moscow Towers Sorely Need Body Work
The massive “Stalin high-rises,” built to embody the victorious spirit of postwar Russia, still offer some of the best apartments in Moscow, but are now badly decayed.
Ottawa Dispatch: Justin Trudeau’s Official Home: Unfit for a Leader or Anyone Else
The prime minister’s residence in Canada has been in bad shape for years, but in a country where it’s political poison for officials to spend money on themselves, the renovation debate rages on.
Beijing Dispatch: Historic Preservation or Just Ripping Out a Way of Life in Beijing?
A renovation campaign in Beijing’s historic neighborhoods has left a tear in the fabric of urban life. Preservationists, and local residents, are ambivalent about the results.