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The Golden Road by William Dalrymple review — what India gave the world

The Times/The Sunday Times 14 Sep 2024
It is no accident that the West’s first universities were founded on the frontier of Islam during its golden age of scholasticism between the 10th and 12th centuries ... sprang up in the 7th century.
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Notre Dame Cathedral receives its iconic bells 5 years after fire

New York Post 14 Sep 2024
Originally Published by. ... After a massive fire in 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be ringing its bells once again ... The cathedral dates back to the 12th century with the length of the structure stretching 420 feet and 157 feet wide ... 6 ... AP ... 6.
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Gagangad & Samangad forts to get state-protected monuments’ status

The Times of India 13 Sep 2024
State govt has decided to designate the Gagangad and Samangad forts from Kolhapur district and built by Raja Bhoj in the 12th century, as ‘state protected monuments'.Gagangad is located in Gaganbawda tehsil and Samangad in Gadhinglaj.
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Voices of Faith: Living with strong values a lesson in good life

Record-Courier 13 Sep 2024
In the 12th century, a young boy of 18 sought his mother's permission to travel to Baghdad to pursue advanced studies ... Intriguingly, the principles upheld by Jilani’s mother reflect ideas later articulated by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century.
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Opinion: Language & Cultural Houses are more than just quaint cottages splattered across campus

Washington Square News 13 Sep 2024
Located on West 12th Street, the 19th-century brownstone, complete with a charming stoop, open rooftop and tasteful brick courtyard, has been my escape from the bustle of New York City ... NYU has six Language & Cultural Houses open to students ... .
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Blissfully sunny, quiet and cheap: Travel experts reveal exactly where to go this autumn, the best...

The Daily Mail 13 Sep 2024
Explore the nearby beaches as well as the UNESCO-listed town of Kotor’s 12th-century cathedral ... The 17th-century La Quinta Roja Hotel in Garachico has doubles from £133 (quintaroja.com); return Stansted flights from £94 (jet2.com).
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The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for the post-fire reopening

The Los Angeles Times 12 Sep 2024
8 reopening to the public ... He called the bells' arrival ‘’a very beautiful symbol of the cathedral’s rebirth.'' While construction on the cathedral started in the 12th century, the bronze bells damaged in the fire are from the 21st century ... .
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Notre Dame bells returned and blessed before cathedral’s December reopening

The Guardian 12 Sep 2024
The 12th-century gothic cathedral was being renovated when the blaze tore through its wooden rafters and lead roof ...
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Bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for post-fire reopening

Toronto Sun 12 Sep 2024
Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ... View more offers ... Play Video ... While construction on the cathedral started in the 12th century, the bronze bells damaged in the fire are from the 21st century.
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Homeowner finds huge stone carving from 12th century during renovations & it could be linked ...

The Sun 12 Sep 2024
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Michael White’s classical news: Last Night of the Proms; Yuja Wang; Hildegard of Bingen; Sir ...

Islington Tribune 12 Sep 2024
Catch Yuja Wang in concert at the Barbican on September 15 and 19. Like or loathe the thing, it’s here again ... Details. bbc.co.uk/proms ... • Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th-century nun of polymath abilities and achievements, not least as a composer ... ....
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The story of the Irishman at the Paris 'Chess Olympics' 100 years ago

RTE 12 Sep 2024
Scéal. 1924 was a busy year for Irish chess, with John O'Hanlon's appearance in Paris and the game also featuring at that year's Tailteann Games ... John J ... Chess is believed to have arrived in Ireland around the 12th or 13th century ... .
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Large stone carving linked to 12th century Christianity discovered during home renovations: ‘Exceptionally significant find’

New York Post 11 Sep 2024
A German man discovered a historically significant stone carving from the 12th century during recent home renovations in the town of Klotzow on the nation’s northern coast.
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A magical musical tour of the capital's past

China Daily 11 Sep 2024
At the Beijing Library, a new landmark in Tongzhou district, visitors have the chance to hear nursery rhythms popular in the city centuries ago, all the way back to the 12th century ... Photo ... .

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