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Victor Hugo wrote his famed novel at a time when the cathedral was in crisis
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“Beta Writer” isn't the next great American author, but its debut work shows promise for AI-assisted research
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Worshippers can kneel up the 28 steps some believe Jesus ascended to receive his death sentence
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The blaze left the Islamic holy site largely untouched, damaging a single mobile guard booth
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Officials say the ‘main works of art’ were saved. But others have been lost or seriously damaged
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The show features a tuxedo worn by Marlene Dietrich, a suit worn by David Bowie and contemporary designs by Rei Kawakubo
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After a tense few hours, firefighters announce they saved the landmark from 'total destruction'
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Scholars, architects have accused France’s culture ministry of “complicity in an attempt to rehabilitate” Le Corbusier's legacy
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A Berlin exhibition draws on some 250 artifacts to explore questions of democracy past and present
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More than 30 works from his nearly 40-year career are featured in the traveling show, now in Los Angeles
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A study finds that one inscription on an early Leonardo drawing was penned with the artist’s left hand, while another was written with his right
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The Norwegian painter split the canvas in two following a violent breakup with partner Tulla Larsen
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The September 2018 blaze destroyed the 200-year-old building and reduced the majority of its 20-million artifact collection to ash
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Robbins, who died this month at 93, came up with the kits that let millions of people try their hand at painting
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Here's your chance to lounge with the Mona Lisa and dine with the Venus de Milo
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Thor Heyerdahl Jr. says his late father had promised to return the items after they had been analyzed and detailed in published works
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Offerings include a book of poetry featuring the epic <em>Shahnameh</em> and a biography of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal
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166 institutions are participating in the 10th-annual event, which encourages visitors to spend 5 to 10 minutes in front of a single work of art
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Sanna invented Swiss Miss, the first instant hot chocolate mix that could be made with hot water instead of milk
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The free stories come in one, three or five-minute reads
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