Even though the curtains first opened at The Hungarian State Opera House over 130 years ago, the acoustics here are still considered among the world's finest.
Many of those whose dreams become reality, like Walt Disney and John Paul Getty, poured their wealth back into the city, helping make L.A. one of the great culture capitals of the world.
" No matter how many candles I lit, or how much incense I burned, and in spite of living in one of the most sacred places in South Asia, I just couldn't change my habits."
Millions of tonnes of sand were pumped onto two miles of shoreline, giving run-down waterfront barrios a new lease of life, and lifting Barcelona high into the ranks of the world’s great beach cities.
Charles Lindbergh McGill, a towering figure in the Albuquerque legal community who built one of the leading law firms in the southwest, was taken from this world tragically and suddenly last week.
You will, perhaps, think the building old and dark at first; though it is a respectable house: the next best in the neighbourhood. And you will have such nice rambles on the moors.