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Plans for record breaking Twin Towers revealed in Dubai
BY Katie Buckley | 04 Nov 2014
Emaar Properties and Dubai Holdings have announced plans to build “the tallest
twin towers in the world” as part of a 2.3sq m (6sq km) mega development in the Dubai
Creek Harbour district, UAE.
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Work on new Whitney museum nears completion
BY Kim Megson | 05 Nov 2014
Renzo Piano’s dramatic new building for the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York’s Meatpacking District has entered the final phase of construction,
with work set to be completed in time for its long-scheduled opening in Spring
2015.
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India to set up Centre for Zoo Sciences
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Nov 2014
The Indian government has announced plans to set up a Centre for Zoo
Sciences to aid recognised Indian zoos and zoos in the wider South Asia region
in welfare development, training and scientific research.
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A first look at George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Nov 2014
The first images for the legacy project of director George Lucas – the US$300m
(€220m, £179m) Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) in Chicago – have
been revealed by architectural firm MAD Architects.
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Science Hills museum makes waves in Japan
BY Kim Megson | 04 Nov 2014
A stylish new science museum and business centre has opened in Japan’s
industrial Komatsu city as part of a regional regeneration programme which
will boost tourism and trade.
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Thailand tiger attraction reopens despite tourist mauling
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Nov 2014
Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom – a popular tourist attraction which allows visitors to
directly interact with tigers – has reopened to the public despite a recent tiger
attack on a visitor inside one of its enclosures.
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Bumper summer means record-breaking business for Europa Park
BY Tom Anstey | 31 Oct 2014
Germany’s Europa-Park looks set to smash its previous attendance record after
a bumper summer season, with the visitor attraction expected to pass the 5
million guest mark for the first time in its 39-year history.
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Koran theme park proposed by Malaysian MP
BY Tom Anstey | 31 Oct 2014
A Malaysian MP has proposed the country develop the world’s first ever Al-
Koran theme park, in an effort to draw more religious tourism to the country.
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Merlin launches first Madam Tussauds in Singapore
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Oct 2014
Visitors to Singapore can now rub shoulders with the likes of David Beckham,
Brad Pitt and Lady Gaga in wax form as Merlin Entertainments' newest Madame
Tussauds attraction has opened to the public at Sentosa Island Resort.
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Eco-designed Moesgaard Museum opens at new location
BY Kim Megson | 28 Oct 2014
Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum – which is dedicated to the country’s
archaeology and ethnography – is open to the public once more after completing
a move across the city of Aarhus into its new £41m (US$66m, €52m) home.
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