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...It is a bet on the luxury market in a part of central Madrid more commonly thought of as a transit point between the Gran Via shopping and theatre district and the Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor tourist...
...“If I were King of Lisbon, I would soon rule over the whole world,” said Charles V of Portugal’s 16th-century capital....
...Meanwhile, in the V&A’s Blavatnik Hall, Bali-based designer Elora Hardy has assembled an installation of miniature bamboo buildings. Free, September 14-22; vam.ac.uk ....
...danny.bradlow@up.ac.za...
...Free, September 15-23; vam.ac.uk Hooked Science Gallery London, London Bridge Opening on September 21, the new Science Gallery London is part of a £30m redevelopment of Guy’s Hospital’s Georgian courtyard...
...I also love the historical knives boutique Lorenzi, the antiques dealers in the 5Vie district, and Pasticceria Marchesi, where you can find the best panettone – I adore sweet things. 5Vie District, www.5vie.it...
...Tapie recounts OM’s victory over mighty AC Milan in the European Cup in 1991....
...the nine days, the V&A is the festival’s official nerve centre....
...Mr Snowden supposedly arrived in the transit zone....
...www.ft.com/stylestockists ‘Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress’, at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, until October 21, www.nms.ac.uk...
...Building upon his mother’s impressive collection of dresses, the museum has become a rival to established players such as London’s V&A....
...September 18-26 Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 www.vam.ac.uk ………………………………………….....
...Tel: +44 (0)20-7942 2000; www.vam.ac.uk Edwin Heathcote is the FT’s architecture critic Next week in the House & Home section: The best of the cold war era’s furniture and homeware designs...
...On February 7, 2006, his top ideological aide, V Surkov, in a speech in front of pro-Kremlin “United Russia” party activists, put it out that becoming an “energy superpower” is “the next best thing to do...
...Its mass rapid transit system even has a promotion offering a chance to win frequent flyer miles....
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