Articles for City Century

The landscape of Delhi is richly textured because of its gardens and their stories
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The landscape of Delhi is richly textured because of its gardens and their stories

The Hindu  

Each of the Mughals, from Babur to Aurangzeb, had a quality uniquely his own. He is credited with having introduced in Hindustan the Timurid form of ‘char bagh’, the first such garden having come up in Agra, though the masses remember the city for the Taj Mahal with its manicured gardens and a majestic tomb. Humayun’s last resting place was …

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L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations
8 months, 4 weeks ago

L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations

LA Times  

A traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in Los Angeles County on March 30-April 1. Los Angeles County health officials issued an exposure warning Saturday after a traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in the county between March 30 and April 1. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in …

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Laoshan holds annual Intl Beer Festival
1 year, 5 months ago

Laoshan holds annual Intl Beer Festival

China Daily  

The Laoshan segment of the 33rd Qingdao International Beer Festival commenced at Century Square Beer City in Laoshan district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on July 21. People celebrate the opening of the 33rd Qingdao International Beer Festival in Laoshan district, Qingdao, Shandong province. This is the 30th year that the Qingdao International Beer Festival has collaborated with Laoshan district. …

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‘Blizzard of the Century’: US Bomb Cyclone Winter Storms Lead to 50 Deaths
2 years ago

‘Blizzard of the Century’: US Bomb Cyclone Winter Storms Lead to 50 Deaths

News 18  

The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the “blizzard of the century.” The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm rose to more than 50 after officials confirmed three more …

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Glimpses of past glory
4 years, 9 months ago

Glimpses of past glory

The Hindu  

T here is a strong perception, even among long-time residents of the city, that Bengaluru is a modern city without a significant past. Other popular books that focus on the different facets of Karnataka’s capital include Janaki Nair’s The Promise of the Metropolis: Bangalore’s Twentieth Century, Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha’s Deccan Traverses: The Making of Bangalore’s Terrain, Yashaswini …

History India Bengaluru British City Bangalore Town
Chinese developer buys land for mega project in downtown Los Angeles
5 years, 1 month ago

Chinese developer buys land for mega project in downtown Los Angeles

LA Times  

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles where it intends to build a $1-billion housing and retail complex called Olympia. City Century recently closed the long-pending $121-million acquisition of a site on Olympic Boulevard alongside the 110 Freeway, where it announced in 2016 that it intended to …

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Goldfish set to make a splash at Forbidden City century later
5 years, 5 months ago

Goldfish set to make a splash at Forbidden City century later

China Daily  

Visitors are drawn to the goldfish kept in an open wooden barrel at the Palace Museum. During the Qing Dynasty, several royal concubines resided at the Palace of Prolonging Happiness, or Yanxi Gong, in the eastern wing of the inner court of Beijing's Forbidden City-or Palace Museum, as it's known today. Although the former royals continued to live in the …

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