Cardin Imperial

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1. yaunte says:

   February 23, 2012 at 7:33 pm

   LONDON (Reuters) – One of the central plinths of the London square designed to celebrate Britain’s imperial glory will temporarily turn the projection of power on its head with the statue of a boy on a rocking horse. Trafalgar Square’s empty Fourth Plinth — whose neighbours include statues of imperial heroes such as Admiral Horatio Nelson and King George IV — will be the base for "Powerless Structures, Fig. 101". The 3. …
2. duffelison markemonsi says:

   March 28, 2012 at 5:40 pm

   World’s most famous bling displayed with new music, lighting and restored film footage of the Queen’s coronation A major exhibition of the crown jewels with new music, restored film footage of the Queen’s coronation in 1953, and new lighting producing an almost blinding glitter from some of the world’s most famous bling, had to be organised during overnight sessions at the Tower of London because the authorities dared not close their most popular attraction. The new display formally opens to visitors on Thursday but can in fact be viewed a little later than usual on Wednesday. Like the artist Lucian Freud, who when he painted the Queen asked her to wear "the crown on the postage stamps", 2.5 million visitors from all over the world arrive every year determined to see the enormous diamonds among 23,578 gems in the collection. The imperial state crown alone holds 2,969 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, and 11 emeralds. Some of the diamonds are bigger than walnuts, including the…