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...Planners for the City said that, in addition to offices, the new buildings would include “a vibrant public plaza at street level, paired with . . . an elevated serene and secluded garden at highwalk level...
...When Madrid was named capital by King Felipe II in the 16th century, it became a melting pot of cultures....
...The junior market did not suffer the same squeeze on trading as when City research budgets were cut following the Mifid II reforms....
...This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to Madrid Overlooking Plaza Isabel II, Ocean Drive (which opened in 2022) is right opposite the Teatro Real opera house and a couple of minutes away from...
...It would have been sacrilegious to sell special rights to jump the long queue to witness Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state last year....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 2. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...The group has expanded from New York — where it serves the city’s airports and resorts such as the Hamptons — to bases in Vancouver, Canada and India....
...The developer, which owns and manages dozens of commercial and residential properties in the New York City area, has said that it will turn over ownership of the office tower at 61 Broadway to whoever buys...
...Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Piazza del Duomo, 20123 Milan The triumphal arch-type facade that faces the Duomo looks like a deliberate reinstatement of classicism to counter all that northern gothic,...
...Bonafini was born in 1928 and grew up in the port city of Ensenada near the Argentine capital....
...Overlooking Plaza Isabel II, it’s right opposite the Teatro Real opera house and a couple of minutes away from the royal palace....
...“It was losing money on every ride, so the more cities and more rides it was doing the more money it lost.”...
...Beauty: Skingarden K PLAZA II, 2-1-2 HYAKUNINCHO, SHINJUKU-KU, TOKYO 169-0073 Good for: Trying out different products to find what is best for you Not so good for: Those looking for cheaper deals....
...II” (1930) sold for $48mn ($51mn with fees, estimate $50mn). Mondrian’s previous auction high was a fee-inclusive $50.6mn....
...This is more than the market value of Switchback II Corporation, the special acquisition company with which it went public via a reverse merger....
...For McAslan, who was born in the city, “it’s a way of giving back”....
...As Stephen Bates, author of Royalty Inc, puts it: “The monarchy is one thing the Americans don’t have.”...
...Youngsters who reached far beyond their presale estimates at Phillips included Anna Weyant, recently represented through her partner Larry Gagosian’s gallery; her “Buffet II” (2021), a contemporary take...
...Mark Hodges, the former chief of Aviva UK and British Gas and current chair of insurer RSA, has been named chair of MAC II — the latest acquisition company in the UK by London-based sponsor Marwyn....
...He says that he has been asked about the political implications of working in the city since the 2019 protests against extradition. “We are gallerists, our mission is to show art....
...His mother was a Time Inc executive, and his father a Washington diplomat who worked for the US Agency for International Development....
...By then, though, Foley and his wife Jill had become hooked on the boutique fitness classes that were exploding in America’s coastal cities....
...When you get to Charles II Street, enjoy the view of John Nash’s flamboyant Theatre Royal (1821). Cut through to Pall Mall, turn left and then right on to Waterloo Place....
...Ormonde Jayne Eau, how clever And finally, City Insider’s award for Zoom call of the Year — hopefully a one-off event....
...II. In New York, the Adbusters meme quickly circulated among activists, many asking what Occupy Wall Street was....
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