Monocle’s Emma Nelson and panelists Caroline Frost, Vincent McAviney and Florian Egli on the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus: what’s making headlines on the pages of ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’.
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Architectural Tour: The Pena Palace In Portugal
In 1836, Queen Maria, The Second, of Portugal married a German prince named Ferdinand. As a love letter to his new wife and Portuguese subjects, the King of Portugal built something that would embrace and celebrate Portugal’s cultural DNA – the Pena Palace. From above, one can see the incredibly nuanced construction of the castle’s domes to reflect Portugal’s rich history and the neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic and neo-Indian architectural influences. King Ferdinand’s attention to detail charmed his people and the Royal Family, who soon made the Pena Palace their summer residence, which would remain the case for the next six decades.
Aerial Views: Landscapes Of The Slovak Republic (4K)
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest.
Roman Ruins: Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Italy (4K)
Hadrian’s Villa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the ruins and archaeological remains of a large villa complex built c. AD 120 by Roman Emperor Hadrian at Tivoli outside Rome. The site is owned by the Republic of Italy and has been managed since 2014 by the Polo Museale del Lazio.
Front Covers: Science Magazine – September 17
Health: Preventing Deadly Falls Among The Elderly
Aerial Views: Batumi – Black Sea, Georgia (4K)
Batumi, a Black Sea resort and port city, is the capital of the Georgian republic of Adjara. Batumi Boulevard encompasses a waterfront promenade with a park and beach. The 130m-high Alphabetic Tower, adorned with Georgian script, has a seaside observation deck. The old town district is lined with renovated 19th-century buildings. North of the city, Batumi Botanical Garden showcases flora from around the world.
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – SEP 18
Saturday Morning: News From London – SEP 18
Carlota Rebelo sets the tone for the weekend, Charles Hecker rounds up the day’s papers and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck returns with his column. Plus: Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
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