Category: buildings

French Rescue Workers Find 6th Body in Rubble of Collapsed Marseille Buildings

April 11, 2023
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PARIS—French rescue workers have found a sixth body in the rubble of buildings in the southern city of Marseille that collapsed following an explosion, a spokesperson for the police said on Monday. Authorities had said earlier that they had identified eight people missing following Sunday’s explosion, which destroyed two residential buildings and caused a third…

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The ‘Crinkle Crankle’ Walls: The Historic Wavy Walls That Use Fewer Bricks and Protect Plants

March 27, 2023
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A British man with a fascination for “crinkle crankle” walls shares his curious photos of this old architectural quirk. Ed Broom, born and bred in Ipswich, Suffolk, works in the IT sector and started on a quest to discover the whereabouts of curved, wavy walls after learning there are more than 50 in his home county….

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‘The Imaginary Museum’: Rare Photos of Mural Paintings Found in Derelict, Forgotten Buildings

December 6, 2022
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Photographer Romain Veillon’s collection of mural paintings found in derelict buildings is both beautiful and poignant. The 38-year-old Frenchman loves to travel the globe exploring his niche: abandoned heritage. If you ask him where the properties housing these fantastically painted scenes are though, he’ll tell you it’s a secret. “I can’t give the exact name…

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Nearly 900 Buildings Destroyed by Massive California Fire

August 11, 2021
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GREENVILLE, Calif.—California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Clear skies over parts of the month-old Dixie Fire have allowed aircraft to rejoin nearly 6,000 firefighters in the attack this week. “Whether or not…

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