Word: historicization
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Barcelona did not develop smoothly. It has had three convulsive spasms of rebuilding and self-renewal, with long stretches of inertia in between. The most recent one began in the late 1970s and has been going on for the past 10 years under Barcelona's socialist Mayor Maragall: the refashioning...
As the Olympic Games begin again, the historic Catalan capital readies itself for a five-ring spectacle
Worries about the reliability of Russia's historic course change are valid. Huge Russian garrison armies continue to intimidate the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union seven months after the collapse of the old system. "The Russians are acting to keep these former republics in their orbit," a...
Massachusetts Hall is the quintessential historic dorm. Dating from 1720, it's the oldest academic building in the country. Now, it's the 10 Downing St. of Harvard Yard: the offices of the President and the central administration occupy the building's first two floors.
But it's a much that doesn't exit, thanks to a crew of soft-headed Brattle Street elitists who think they know what's best for everyone else. Opponents charge that fast food would destroy the "historic nature" of the Square, creating masses of litter and generally bringing on...