Construction
French 'Spiderman' scales Paris skyscraper
Security services looked on helplessly on March 21 as France's "Spiderman" Alain Robert, who holds a world record for urban climbing, scaled the Total skyscraper in Paris' La Defense business district.
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Macedonia "building fence" near border with Serbia
Macedonian police and army have been setting up a barbed wire fence in the last two days around a camp in Tabanovce.
Around 1,300 migrants are stranded there.
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Çe?me creates artificial reef and diving center
The Çe?me Artificial Reef project, which was initiated 10 years ago as an attraction for divers and to increase the number of fish, has begun to come to life.
In the first step of the project, 50 concrete blocks were left off Karada (E?ekada) Island on March 15.
E?me District Gov. Mustafa Erkay?ran said their goal was to establish an underwater city in the district.
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Probe Launched into Demolition of Plovdiv's Tobacco Warehouse
Pretrial proceedings have been launched into the demolition of an old building in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city, the prosecution has said.
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar to get total facelift
The restoration of the historic Grand Bazaar in Istanbul's Fatih district is ready to take off, as a five-year-long renovation project in the centuries-old covered market has reached an end.
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Fly above the impressive Tsakona bridge (vid)
The impressive arched bridge of Tsakona which is the second longest bridge in Greece and one of the largest arched bridges worldwide has finally opened.
Tsakona bridge links the southern Peloponnese with Athens giving the opportunity to travelers to experience a faster and smoother trip.
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Bulgaria's November Construction Output Index Rises 0.4% M/M, Down 0.5% Y/Y
Bulgaria's construction production index for November 2015 increased by 0.4% month-on-month but was 0.5% lower compared with November 2014, the country's statistical office NSI announced on Friday.
BGN 35 M Renovation of Winter Sports Palace in Sofia Likely to Begin in Spring
The renovation of the Winter Sports Palace in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia is likely to begin this spring.
The state enterprise Akademika 2011 announced a new tender for the renovation of the sports hall amounting to BGN 35 M.
Greek and Danish uncover ruins of Ancient Greek port at Lechaion (pics + vid)
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen using cutting-edge technology to investigate the Corinthian port of Lechaion uncovered a well-preserved wooden caissons and also found that the port’s entrance canal was larger than previously believed. Lechaion is just one of the two Corinthian ports active from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD.
Turkey's company plans up to 1 bln euro African acquisition
Turkey's Limak Cement is in talks on the acquisition of cement operations in Africa which could be worth up to 1 billion euros ($1 billion), a senior executive told Reuters, though there was no certainty a deal would be agreed.