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Hong Kong's biggest arts festival

Lyon Opera Ballet The 2012 Hong Kong Arts Festival is currently underway, with more than 170 performances over five weeks by international superstars as well as local acts. Read more… 03 February 2012

World’s biggest buildings

Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia From clock towers to ski resorts, these massive structures from around the globe are the largest of their kind. 01 February 2012

A tour of Melbourne street art

Warren of laneways Some of the world’s best street art can be found in the dark alleyways of Australia’s southern capital, among dumpsters and discarded cardboard boxes. 27 January 2012

The artful dodgers of Melbourne’s graffiti revolution

Melbourne street art The Australian city has a love/hate relationship with the spray can, and is home to some of the most amazing street art in the world despite restrictive anti-graffiti laws. Read more… 27 January 2012

World’s most-visited sacred sites

Meiji Shrine and Sensoji-Temple, Tokyo See the beauty and splendour of spiritual centres around the globe, from temples in Japan to cathedrals in France. 25 January 2012

Cinetastic Melbourne

Sun cinema, Melbourne Australia’s cultural capital is full of unique movie houses – watch a film on a city rooftop or step back in time at an Art Deco grand dame. Read more… 24 January 2012

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Calligraphic graffiti in Hong Kong

Tsang Tsou-choi On display this month are works by an enigmatic late graffiti painter, who was only posthumously recognized as a world-class artist. Read more… 20 January 2012

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Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre returns

Moscow's Bolshoi The Bolshoi, the most famous theatre in the world, opens its doors after an elaborate refit. Read more… 12 January 2012

The world’s coolest movie theatres

The Raj Mandir, Jaipur, India Looking for an offbeat place to take in a flick? Check out show-stopping cinemas, from a pink palace in India and a Cubist complex in France, to a rustic space in Australia’s outback. 10 January 2012

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Hong Kong artists open their studios

Fotanian Open Studios ceramics workshop Artists in the industrial Fo Tan neighbourhood open their usually private workspaces to the public in a two-weekend festival called Fotanian Open Studios. Read more… 06 January 2012

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