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Cheers, kisses as Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens Emerald waters gushed from Rome's Trevi fountain and spotlights lit up its gleaming Baroque facade as the taps were turned back on after a 16-month clean-up to cheers from delighted tourists.

04 ноября 2015

A series of tremors has Florence concerned for its 'David More than 250 minor tremors have rattled the Florence region over the past three days, sparking alarm in Italy over the safety of Michelangelo's "David" statue.

21 декабря 2014

Art with a punch: Liu Bolin, 'China's Andy Warhol' Emerging from the acrid fumes at a steelworks, artist Liu Bolin inspects the progress of his latest work -- a giant iron fist, poised to punch a hole through modern China.

08 марта 2014

Giacometti exhibit in Rome explores power of human body The striking, skeletal forms of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti are juxtaposed with corpulent neo-classical and baroque Italian masterpieces in a new exhibition in Rome exploring the evocative power of the human body.

04 февраля 2014

Japan's 'Tree Town' sculptors make living art With a deft clip here and a gentle tug there, Makoto Ishibashi sculpts trees with the skill of an artisan whose work is far more than just a job.

26 декабря 2013

Trash from Everest recycled into sculpture Discarded oxygen cylinders, ropes, tents, beer cans and even the remains of a helicopter have been turned into sculpture to highlight waste littering the slopes of Mount Everest.

23 ноября 2012

Genghis Khan statue in London sparked criticism London was hit with the row over the equestrian statue of Genghis Khan installed next to the Marble Arch in Hyde Park.

24 апреля 2012

PHOTO: American Tucson gifted an apple-cactus to Almaty Residents of Tucson, AZ, gifted to Almaty a sculpture that represents close relationships between the two sister cities.

03 октября 2011

Concrete keyboard installed in Kostanai Kostanai has got a new attraction, a concrete keyboard, made to prevent messy parking.

30 июня 2011

PHOTO: Famous Kazakhstan painter introduced Almaty with nomads' heritage A famous Kazakhstan painter and sculptor Serzhan Bashirov offered Almaty residents to take a dip into nomad's history and heritage.

10 июня 2011