Hundreds of New Zealand nationals flocked to Parliament Square for a gathering to celebrate Waitangi Day. Most dressed in various fun costumes were also participating in a pub crawl alo...
Three from Sicily and one from Campania are new co-operatives to join "Libera Terra Mediterraneo", a group created to strengthen the business skills of cooperatives working on...
World Rhino Day was celebrated by the "Green Renaissance" movement, by erecting 282 crosses at Sea Point Promenade in protest over the number of Rhinos poached in 2011. South ...
The people of Qatar celebrate Independence Day by performing traditional dance and music in Souk Waqif. Qatar received independence from the United Kingdom. 2nd September 2011
Amid cheers and singing of the national anthem, presidential candidate Dr. Abdel Moneim Abou el-Fotouh was met at Cairo Airport by crowds from the provinces. Fotouh, returning from a tr...
After much speculation and community debate the David Chipperfield designed Hepworth Gallery will open on the 21st May 2011. Wakefield, United Kingdom. 15/05/2011
The women's movement FEMEN at the Independence Square hosted a rally that was dedicated against fascism. Militaristic clothing was worn as a symbol of resistance to Nazi renaissanc...
The picturesque city of Deruta has been the center of the world for majolica ceramics since the 1200's. Still today these unmistakable characteristic vibrant colored ceramic plates...
Maya Hansen presented her Autumn-Winter 2011 collection at the El Ego, Cibeles Madrid fashion week taking inspiration from the Spanish Renaissance, XV-XVII centuries. A collection fit f...
In a side street on the edge of town, a ladies' beauty parlor advertises its services, the storefront display listing its treatments, seemingly epitomized by a closeup detail of Bo...
The Montedoglio Dam suffered a 30 metre breach sending 600 cubic metres of water cascading to the Upper Tiber Valley. Residents were evacuated, bridges blocked and emergency measures ta...
The landscape of Val d’Orcia is part of the agricultural hinterland of Siena and in 2004 was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Val d'Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. 0...
Vigevano's Palio delle Contrade. Costumes representing the 15th century inhabitants of this Italian town with a procession of nobles, aristocrats, artisans and common townsfolk fil...
The spiritual leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) died today at the age 59 after a long illness. He was elected IRPT's first leader in 1991 after the party...
![Each year the first weekend of September, the ancient part of Avila, Spain turnes into a renaissance town, altering the usual appearance of its squares and streets to accommodate the traditional and medieval market.
[ES] Cada año, el primer fin de semana de septiembre, la zona antigua de Ávila dentro de la muralla de la ciudad, altera el aspecto habitual de sus plazas y calles, para dar cabida al ya tradicional mercado medieval.](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/display_80x65_cropped/photos/154713.jpg)
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