Kathmandu

Dazzling ceiling art: 10 of the best examples, from The Louvre to the Charminar in Hyderabad, India

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Drenched in gilded features, the gallery is embellished by myth-laden murals on its vaulted ceilings. Most prominent among them is Apollo Slays the Python, by French Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), which depicts the Greek god Apollo in a torrid battle with a serpentine beast. The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque is decorated by a … Read more

Paprika the red panda meets her mate at the Greater Vancouver Zoo

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A red panda named Paprika was introduced to her potential mate at the Greater Vancouver Zoo recently, as part of a conservation program for the endangered species.  After being in quarantine since she arrived from the Toronto Zoo in December, the six-year-old red panda finally met her match, Arun, on Saturday.  “I won’t say that they … Read more