Parisians are seen in masks after French capital ordered face-coverings must be worn at landmarks and on streets with £120 fine for rule breakers Tourist areas like Notre Dame Cathedral and Montmatre neighbourhood affected Busy thoroughfares and markets have also been singled out by Paris officials Masks are already mandated in shops and other indoor public … Read more
Silence fell across the nation tonight as Britons remembered those who died during the coronavirus pandemic while monuments across the country were lit up in NHS blue. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those due to take part in country-wide event, with a candle planned to be lit at his official residence at 9pm, ahead … Read more
And now the statues fight back! Social media users post pictures of monuments ‘attacking’ THEM in opposition to campaign to tear down Britain’s ‘racist’ landmarks Former British soldier Ian Inglis posted series of images which have gone viral His Facebook post has been shared more than 20,000 times in the last 48 hours Social media … Read more
Snapchat unveils augmented reality features that let users decorate landmarks in their neighborhood and use voice commands to change effects in camera mode Snapchat announced voice activation for its AR lenses Users can ask the app to change the filters using voice commands It also rolled announced collaborative AR landscapes called ‘Local Lenses’ The feature allows users to … Read more
Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more
They’ve inspired four award-winning books, blockbuster movies and a global fan following. But many of the key scenes in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit are based on little-known places in the British countryside. Expert John Garth spent years retracing the esteemed author’s footsteps and painstakingly studying influences on him during the 20th century … Read more
Famous buildings and structures will go dark between 8.30pm and 9.30pm tonight as part of an international event organised by WWF to urge action to save the planet. Andy Ridley, who was one of the driving forces behind Earth Hour when it began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, said the world has the chance to … Read more
It’s London as you’ve never seen it before. That is unless you have X-ray vision. These fascinating illustrations peel back the exteriors of some of the capital’s most instantly recognisable buildings to reveal a fascinating cross-section of the interior. The buildings featured include the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben and a little known prison, … Read more
Photographers have captured the stunning March super ‘worm’ moon as it lights up natural landmarks, modern buildings and ancient monuments across the globe. The ‘worm moon’, named that way to represent the beginning of springtime, reached its peak brightness in the sky over the UK at about 17:48 GMT on Monday. It was a ‘spectacularly … Read more
An airport in midtown Manhattan, a Gothic tower in Union Square and a Grecian-inspired monument on Roosevelt Island. They might seem like wacky throwaway ideas. But they were all once ambitious, considered plans that could have changed the face of New York forever. Of course, none of these schemes went ahead – the amount of … Read more