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Mar09

The Trafalgar Hotel

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The Trafalgar Hotel is located in one of the most chic zones of London – on world-famous Trafalgar Square. It can be viewed from a rooftop garden. Also nearby are Big Ben, Admiralty Arch and Nelson’s Column. Also the major entertainment zones are close to you and if you want to be a part of the London’s nightlife, then this would be an ideal destination for you.
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Dec03

Rucksack House, Leipzig – DE

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Artist: Stefan  Eberstadt, Munich
Structural  Engineering: Thomas Beck, Munich
Steel   Construction: Alfred  Mayrhofer
Total  Surface:  9m2
Construction  Cost:  approx € 25.000
Perched  between  art  and  architecture, form  and  function, private  and  public  property, the  Rucksack  House  is  a  hovering  illuminated  space  that  looks  like  a  cross  between  temporary  scaffolding  and  minimal  sculpture.
Its  design  is  the  result  of  fundamental  artistic  questions: How  can  sculpture  function  outside  the  context  of  art? What  claim   does the  sculpture  has  today? Where  does  sculpture  apply  in  today’s  world?


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Oct31

St Martins Lane

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Hotel St Martins Lane is a dramatic and daring reinvention of the urban resort. Entered through improbably tall, luminescent yellow-glass revolving doors—the tallest in London—St Martins Lane’s lobby is a soaring and theatrical space that offers a provocative manipulation with oversized columns and angled niches painted a deep fluorescent yellow, complemented by Portuguese limestone floors.
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Oct14

Paula Rego Museum

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Paula Rego Museum, is located just outside the Portuguese capital by the beaches of Cascais. The museum includes paintings and drawings by Portugal’s most acclaimed living artist. The museum is named after Paula Rego, who was born in Lisbon but has been living between Cascais and London since the 1970s. In the British capital she married artist Victor Willing and was appointed the first associate artist of England’s National Gallery. She’s also considered one of the best living painters in Britain, and her works can be seen in several museums around the world, from the British Museum in London to the MoMA in New York.
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Oct07

Hotel Ibis London Docklands – Excel

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Ibis London Excel is a great 2-star hotel! Only 10 minutes drive from London City airport and central London. The hotel is ideal for business stays as well as holiday visits.
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Oct03

The Geteway hotel, London

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The hotel is two minutes from Clapham South Tube station with easy access to the city, West End and Wimbledon. The hotel is just over 4 miles from the very tourist heart of London and the West End.
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Sep26

A Jewel in the London’ Crown

 
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St Pancras International is the largest ever construction project in UK. This is the key destination to London for Eurostar passengers. Built in 1868, it became the main London terminal which connects the centre of London to the European high speed rail network. The route of High Speed 1 uses over 150 bridges, including the longest high speed rail viaduct in the world and the largest ever tunnels under London.
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