Prime Property Prices Most of All Increased In Paris

#luxury #house #france #paris #economy #realestate

According to Knight Frank company research, luxury house prices in Paris rose by 22.2 percent in the year to march 2011. Prime property in Paris recorded the strongest price growth of all the cities monitored within the Knight Frank Prime Global Citi...

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The Leaning Hotel

#hotel #denmark #copenhagen #record #architecture

The Scandinavia's largest hotel opened recently in Copenhagen, Denmark. It symbolizes not only the identity of the modern Orested area of Copenhagen, but also marks the Capital's increasing importance on the international convention and congress scen...

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France To Fund Baghdad Metro

#railway #france #iraq #baghdad #transportation #construction

As reported by Reuters a five-year project for French engineering group Alstom to build an above-ground urban metro line in Baghdad will cost $1.5 billion and be funded by the French government and banks, according to Iraqi officials. The planned l...

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World's Largest Floating Island Opens In Seoul

#solarpower #floating #island #southkorea #seul #record #architecture

As reported by Inhabitat.com, last week South Korea inaugurated the world's first solar-powered and largest floating island on Hangang River in Seoul. With two more islands slated to open in September, the recently opened Viva is already drawing crow...

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China Builds World's Highest Highway Tunnel

#tunnel #highway #china #record #construction #transportation

As reported news agency Xinhua, construction of a tunnel that will traverse Trola Mountain in southwestern Sichuan Province began on June 1. At an altitude of 4.24 to 4.38 kilometers, the Trola Mountain tunnel will be the world's highest on a highway...

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