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self-taught turkish chalcographer
Turkish artist Yakup Çetinkaya, 78, who works as a chalcographer in Turkey’s Afyonkarahisar, has been engraving copper for more than 40 years. It takes up to 20,000 hammering to engrave a single landscape for Çetinkaya.
“I took a lot of…
Big Ben unveils itself to londoners after years of restoration
The Elizabeth Tower, more popularly known as ‘Big Ben’ which was built in 1859, is expected to ring its bells again after nearly 5 years of restoration. The restoration works started in 2017 and costed more than £30 million. The restoration…
Dublin hosts Chinese New Year event.
The Confucius Institute at University College Dublin (UCD) hosted a Chinese New Year celebration. At the event, visitors enjoyed the traditional Chinese music and dance performances held inside the teaching building of Confucius Institute,…
Lantern Festival in Taiwan
Taiwan is hosting the 2022 Traditional Lantern Festival, where lanterns from 14 countries were displayed at the festival prior to last night's sky lantern event in New Taipei City. Taiwanese and foreign tourists released thousands of…
Carnival of Venice holds amid pandemic
The Carnival of Venice has begun in historic city of Venice amid Covid-19 pandemic. The carnival runs from 12 February to 01 March on a smaller than usual scale due to pandemic restrictions. The theme of this year's carnival is entitled…
Vietnamese purchase gold products on God of Wealth day in Hanoi
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, people welcome the ‘God of Wealth’ to their homes in Vietnam. Greeting the God of Wealth is a traditional custom to celebrate Lunar New Year in Vietnam. Vietnamese people believe that purchasing…
Month-long religious Madhav Narayan festival in Nepal
The Madhav Narayan festival is dedicated to religious fasting, holy bathing, and the study of the Swasthani book, a chapter or story of which is read to the assembled family each evening by priests or heads of households. Thousands of…
Mexico takes action against sale of artifacts in paris auctions
The Mexican Ministry of Culture reported that legal and diplomatic proceedings were initiated to prevent the sale of 50 historical artifacts belonging to Mexico in two separate auctions to be held in Paris, the capital of France, on…
Heidelberg: city of history, education and nature
Heidelberg, located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, attracts tourists with its 800-year history. The city hosts one of the world’s top advanced university, which is one of the world’s first in the field of medicine and machinery.…
London Courtauld Gallery : Van Gogh self-portraits
Van Gogh’s self-portraits will run at the Courtald Gallery in London between 3-8 Februry 2022. Several works in the exhibition will be reunited for the first time since they were last seen together in Van Gogh's studio. An exceptional…