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Santiago cathedral's La Gloria portico restored
Culture 29/06/2018
Santiago cathedral's La Gloria portico restored

A PAINSTAKING 50,000 hours of restoration work on the La Gloria portico at Santiago de Compostela cathedral has been unveiled and visitors will finally get to see the intricate archway without its scaffolding for the...

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Second blast needed to topple Franco monolith
Culture 01/07/2008
Second blast needed to topple Franco monolith

A failed attempt yesterday evening to blow up a 17 metre-high monolith erected to former dictator Francisco Franco in 1961 in the Islas Cies Natural Park (Vigo) revealed that the large concrete structure had been built...

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