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Rio Cinema, London by Alastair Wiper

The Rio on Kingsland High Street in Dalston is one of the few remaining "real" cinemas in England. Fiercely independent, its one screen shows a selection of art-house movies and ...

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Galeries Lafayette, Paris by Alastair Wiper

Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussman is one of the most famous department stores in the world. It started life in 1895 when two businessmen opened a small clothing shop ...

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Fawley Refinery, England by Alastair Wiper

Fawley Oil Refinery is the largest oil refinery in the UK, refining approximately 330,000 barrels of crude oil a day (20% of the UK's capacity). Owned by Esso, the refinery was established in 1921 ...

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The SAS Royal Hotel, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

The SAS Royal Hotel claims to be the worlds first "design hotel". Built between 1956 and 1960, the hotel was designed inside and out - from the cutlery in the restaurant to the "cigar box" ...

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Romerhusene, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

Romerhusene (meaning "Roman Houses) is a housing estate in Helsingør, Denmark, which was designed by architect Jørn Utzon - the same guy that designed the Sydney Opera House ...

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Maybrey Reliance, England by Alastair Wiper

This is Maybrey Reliance, it is a sand and die casting foundry in the wastelands outside East London. It is a very, very hot place - they melt different types of metal and cast them in ...

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Arne Jacobsen's Petrol Station, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

This is a petrol station on the coast north of Copenhagen, and it is a Danish icon. It was designed by Denmarks most beloved architect and designer Arne Jacobsen (the guy that made

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Neck Plus Ultra, Paris by Alastair Wiper

Henrik Vibskov's solo exhibition "Neck Plus Ultra" opened at Galerie Des Galeries, the art gallery inside the Galeries Lafayette department store on Tuesday night. Phew ...

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