A Peeling 17th-Century Palazzo and the Man Who Was ‘Crazy Enough’ to Buy It
The fabric designer Raffaele Fabrizio found a way to mine the past — both his own and his country’s — by moving into a ...
Hosted on MSN1y
Surprising Irish heritage found in Caribbean towns from the 17th century
Kinsale in Montserrat, located in the Caribbean, shares its name with a town in County Cork ... to Irish ancestors who settled there in the 17th century as servants on English-owned plantations.
UNESCO3mon
Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
That Gammelstad developed into a church town rather than a mercantile town is a direct result of a progressive, natural land upheaval that had by the 17th century made the harbour unusable, thus ...
The Christian Index3d
Indian city sets curfew after Hindu groups demand demolition of 17th century Muslim ruler's tomb
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a ...
The Republic4d
Indian city sets curfew after Hindu groups demand demolition of 17th century Muslim ruler’s tomb
The 16th-century Babri mosque was demolished in 1992 by Hindu mobs who believe Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deity, was born at the exact spot. Source: post Featured Local Savings ...
WTOP News3d
Indian city sets curfew after Hindu groups demand demolition of 17th century Muslim ruler’s tomb
Aurangzeb is a loathed figure among India’s Hindu nationalists, who accuse him of persecuting Hindus during his rule in the 17th century, even though some historians say such stories are ...