Santiago Calatrava
Were the Athens Olympics worth it?
The glow of the fireworks has gone for good over the OAKA Olympic stadium in northern Athens. Santiago Calatrava's iconic canopy has been left "naked," without the polycarbonate panels. The current management of the Olympic complex now says it will try to wake up the "white elephant" from its 20-year slumber. All the previous ones had said the same.
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Work on St. Nicholas Shrine halted over ballooning costs
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Construction temporarily stopped at Greek Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11
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Benaki Museum presents the Reconstruction of St. Nicholas Church at Ground Zero
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The exhibition will present sketches, drawings, plans, photographs and audiovisual material.