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Rio Cinema, London /  by Alastair Wiper

The Rio on Kingsland High Street in Dalston is one of the few remaining "real" cinemas in England. Fiercely independent, its one screen shows a selection of art-house movies and ...

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Galeries Lafayette, Paris /  by Alastair Wiper

Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussman is one of the most famous department stores in the world. It started life in 1895 when two businessmen opened a small clothing shop ...

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Fawley Refinery, England /  by Alastair Wiper

Fawley Oil Refinery is the largest oil refinery in the UK, refining approximately 330,000 barrels of crude oil a day (20% of the UK's capacity). Owned by Esso, the refinery was established in 1921 ...

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The SAS Royal Hotel, Denmark /  by Alastair Wiper

The SAS Royal Hotel claims to be the worlds first "design hotel". Built between 1956 and 1960, the hotel was designed inside and out - from the cutlery in the restaurant to the "cigar box" ...

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Romerhusene, Denmark /  by Alastair Wiper

Romerhusene (meaning "Roman Houses) is a housing estate in Helsingør, Denmark, which was designed by architect Jørn Utzon - the same guy that designed the Sydney Opera House ...

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Maybrey Reliance, England /  by Alastair Wiper

This is Maybrey Reliance, it is a sand and die casting foundry in the wastelands outside East London. It is a very, very hot place - they melt different types of metal and cast them in ...

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Arne Jacobsen's Petrol Station, Denmark /  by Alastair Wiper

This is a petrol station on the coast north of Copenhagen, and it is a Danish icon. It was designed by Denmarks most beloved architect and designer Arne Jacobsen (the guy that made

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Neck Plus Ultra, Paris /  by Alastair Wiper

Henrik Vibskov's solo exhibition "Neck Plus Ultra" opened at Galerie Des Galeries, the art gallery inside the Galeries Lafayette department store on Tuesday night. Phew ...

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