Restoration

Businessman Allan Ruiz has acquired a building designed by architect Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo at Rua Roberto Simonsen, 97, near Pateo do Collegio in downtown São Paulo, and plans to restore it into a cultural space. The structure, listed by Conpresp in 2015, was built in 1916 to house medical societies. Over 500 people joined a guided tour there last Saturday.

4 Mwezi wa nne, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

A University of Valladolid study has documented riots and smuggling in the city during the Restoration period, linked to the consumos tax, which led to five deaths between 1890 and 1905. Historian Jesús Ángel Redondo examines everyday tax resistance through smuggling of wine and meat. The clashes reveal a marginal side of Valladolid contrasting its monumental image.

A 1961 Aston Martin DB4, owned by the Haynes Motor Museum, has been restored to full running condition after more than two decades as a static exhibit. The work was carried out by Haynes Heritage Engineering in Somerset. The car is now on public display at the museum near Sparkford.

30 Mwezi wa kumi na mbili, 2025 Imeripotiwa na AI

The Victoria Public Hall in Chennai is missing the plaque marking its opening in 1888, even as other historical markers remain intact after recent restorations. Designed by architect R.F. Chisholm and funded partly by the Maharajah of Vizianagaram, the hall opened under controversial circumstances involving Governor Lord Connemara. Speculation suggests the plaque's absence ties to rumors about Connemara's personal life at the time.