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 /
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 ...
Read MoreFawley Refinery, England /
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 ...
Read MoreThe SAS Royal Hotel, Denmark /
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" ...
Read MoreThemis Experimental Solar Power Plant, France /
Themis opened in 1983 as an experimental power plant - the sun's power was directed, via the mirrors (called heliostats), to the top of the "power tower", where it heated a boiler and ...
Read MoreRomerhusene, Denmark /
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 ...
Read MoreMaybrey Reliance, England /
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 ...
Read MoreArne Jacobsen's Petrol Station, Denmark /
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
Read MoreNeck Plus Ultra, Paris /
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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