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„BamBam Steenbier“: granite lends a mineral taste
Dutch stonemason and brewery put their skills together and come up with a new type of beer / Bavaria already has granite gin
Spring appraisal of the EU-Commission: growth predicted for EU-countries
The forecast predicts growth-rates amounting to +1.8% for the current year and even +2.1% for the next / favorable conditions for exports
In German concentration camps quarries were used for annihilation
The end of WWII seven decades ago / Under Nazi-rule the German SS entertained its own building supplies trade
Marmomacc 2015 will promote the Made in Italy with a „Stone Theatre”
The 50th edition of the stone trade fair in Verona will organize several special events / Abitare il Tempo will yield in interior design
Quick applications open for Stone Sculpture Symposium close to Istanbul
Municipality of the district of Kartal is looking for 10 artists to work during the event from July 15 to August 15, 2015
Briefly noted
A copy of the Sphinx has been built and can be viewed in China’s City of Chuzhou. Global Times: Government ought instead to contribute to an atmosphere „that encourages and rewards creativity“
A wall like a rock for the College of Media and Communication in Qatar
The façade of the university’s main building is clad in raw blocks of Turkish travertine
Latest news: Carrara Marmotec’s Edition Expo cancelled
Yet special programs like seminars for architects or „Carrara Marble Weeks” will take place
New permanent exhibit „Trésors de la Terre“ in the Museum of Natural History in Paris
130,000 most spectacular minerals in a modern presentation
MIA launches „Wine & Stone” Networking Events through its Women in Stone Initiative
Tasting event centered on educating participants about the uniqueness of both wine and natural stone