Prestige issue 127-128, Dec-Jan. 2003-2004
At 32 kms from Aleppo. A mountain. A place of pilgrimage. Qal’at Simaan, the citadel of Simeon. The saint lived there 42 years on a pillar. He was called the Stylite. His asceticism fascinated. His faith was mobilizing crowds. When he died, people wanted to make the richest tribute to the man who had made a vow of poverty. Around this pillar was built a large church.
At 32 kms from Aleppo. A mountain. A place of pilgrimage. Qal’at Simaan, the citadel of Simeon. The saint lived there 42 years on a pillar. He was called the Stylite. His asceticism fascinated. His faith was mobilizing crowds. When he died, people wanted to make the richest tribute to the man who had made a vow of poverty. Around this pillar was built a large church.
In today’s age, environmental awareness is high up on many travellers ‘must-have’ lists whilst searching for the ideal hotel to suit them. Located in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll, Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu is a barefoot luxury resort
Its name does not inspire joy, this sea that is actually a huge salt lake of more than 800km2, is the delight of thousands of tourists. What attracts so many people to this dream destination? Is it the paradisiacal setting? Is it the luxurious hotels that grow along its shores,
Prestige issue 281-282, Dec. 2016-Jan. 2017
Capital of Poland located on the Vistula River, Warsaw is the largest city in the country, comprising industries and institutions of higher education. Artistic, cultural and financial center of Poland,
Capital of Poland located on the Vistula River, Warsaw is the largest city in the country, comprising industries and institutions of higher education. Artistic, cultural and financial center of Poland,
Prestige issue 257-258, Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015
Play the Sissi in Vienna, like the late legendary star Romy Schneider who played on the big screen the life of Empress Elisabeth. She liked to take her morning coffee and walk to the Gazebo, part of the Schönbrunn Palace and monumental construction enthroned at the top of the hill. But Vienna is also the cathedral of Saint-Etienne,
Play the Sissi in Vienna, like the late legendary star Romy Schneider who played on the big screen the life of Empress Elisabeth. She liked to take her morning coffee and walk to the Gazebo, part of the Schönbrunn Palace and monumental construction enthroned at the top of the hill. But Vienna is also the cathedral of Saint-Etienne,
In 1516 Leonardo da Vinci left Rome on the invitation of François I, king of France who became his protector and appointed him «first painter, engineer, and architect of the king».
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Antonio Frangieh, Mayor of Zgharta -Ehden Municipality & President of Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve Committee, young, dynamic and full of...
