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More than 100 iconic cherry blossom trees in Washington, DC are being cut down — including social media phenom 'Stumpy'

The sun i♑s 🐼setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. 

One of Egypt's Giza pyramids to get major facelift under controversial plan: 'Project of the century'

"The task of restoring the granite casing of the Menkaure Pyramid is as significant💃 and crucial." ♕

Intrepid Museum's legendary Concorde jet undergoes its first major paint job: photos

The British Airways Concorde is set to return to the Intrepid Museum later this year following a months-long restoration project at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Concordes first major repair since🌠 its installation...

'Devil-like figure' uncovered in 230-year-old painting after restoration

The discovery came as a result of conservation work done by the National Trust on a 𝓀painting of a Shakespearean sce🌳ne by 18th Century artist Joshua Reynolds, who died in 1792.

Woke of shame: Billionaire behind ‘wokജe’ effort at Monticello has his own questionable past

Billionaire David Rubenstein h📖as helped recast Jefferson as a villainous slave owner — even though he got rich off exploiting the less fortunate himself.

Hollywood producer is rebuilding 🍌family’s crumbling English ⛄estate

A TV꧙ producer tells how he left New York City to restore his crumbling family estate in the UK.

♌ Gorgeous Massachusetts home built in the 1680s lists for $1.2M

T꧑he rare First Period property -- defined as a timber-framed home built by 17th-century settlers using old-world building techniques 🍃-- offers a prime opportunity for antique enthusiasts to own a...

How the Notre-Damꦍe Cathedral has been repaired — 3 years after horrifying fire

Three years after a devastating fire ripped through the Notre Dame Cathedral, nearly a billion dol🎀lars went to repairing the architectural gem — but it's nowhere doneꦅ yet, according to...

 Not🎉re Dame Cathedral stabilized, ready for repairs 2 years after fire

 Officials on Saturday said work to secu🅺re the remains of the structure is complete. 💟

  NYC unveils design plans for $8.9M r♏evamp of Grand Army Pla🅠za

The c🐭ity on Friday unveiled design plans🎶 for a nearly $9 million makeover of Brooklyn’s famed Grand Army Plaza. The restoration project — which the city has partnered on with...

Botched restoration of Spanish statue turns it into 'The Potato Head of Palencia'

An artist hired to restore the face of a decades-old statue in Spain did such a hilariously bad job, the piece has now been nicknamed “The Potato Head o🍬f Palencia,”...

 Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-lo꧟ng cleaning

PARIS — Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year’s devastating fire. The mammo��th task of dismantlin൲g, cleaning...

 France to restore Nꦰotre Dame Cathedral as it was before fire

PARIS - Paris’ centuries-old Notre Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge𝐆 of its restoration said...

🌱 Coronavirus construction work uncovers 124-year-oldཧ tile floor

The discovery at City Hall floored Jersey 🧸City Mayor Steven Fulo෴p.

A godly gem in Hell's Kitchen

"The tal🦩l building is itself artistically akin to the tall story,” wrote G.K. Chesterton during his visit to New York City. “The very word skyscraper is an admirable example of...

Notre Dame's melted scaffold to be removed soon ahead of restoration effort

PARIS — Melted scaffolding 💧atop fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed "in the coඣming weeks" to allow restoration work to begin next year, France's culture minister said Tuesday. It's...

Airplane fan restores old jet, fiﷺnds hidden John Lennon boarding pass 

It cost him $100,000 to find this ticket to ride. A German airplane enthusiast restoring an old jet found an un𝐆expected lost treasure hidden in a wall -- a boarding...

💮 Work starts t🌼o protect Notre Dame cathedral following fire

Rembrandt masterpiece is getting a makeove💮r

Art lovers will be in for a treat next year when Rembrandt’s masterpiece “Tꦡhe Night Watch” gets a makeover under the watchful eye of the public.♓ Restorers at the Rijksmuseum...

G๊rand Army Plaza slated fo🍸r $9M overhaul

Brooklyn’s famed Grand Army Plaza i💦s getting a makeover. Mayorಌ Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the city in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance will sink nearly $9 million...