The 10 wonders of ancient Leicester that everyone should know about
Some of the city s architectural gems are hiding in plain sight
The former Eastgates Coffee House
Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice
Many people think of Leicester as largely concrete city that paved over most of its historic gems.
Liverpool s giant Catholic cathedral and the lost wonder of the world
liverpoolecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from liverpoolecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Alternative Irish Bucket List: 25 off-grid spots to make the most of the outdoors life around Ireland
independent.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Setting legacies in stone: What could be behind the Centre’s plan to transform Lutyens Delhi March 4, 2021, 9:31 PM IST
The writer is former Congress Spokesperson
An essay in these columns by popular author Ashwin Sanghi, on the controversial Central Vista Redevelopment Plan (‘Evolution Is Always Noisy’, February 12, 2021), brilliantly summarised the compelling need for an alternate Indian version of Washington DC’s iconic National Mall or the grandiose Champs-Elysees in Paris. But we must look at the Central Vista project beyond its proposed architectural aestheticism and tourist footfalls.
A chagrined opposition is calling it a grotesque monstrosity, an individual’s (PM Modi’s) extravagant indulgence with megalomania. Modi dismisses this as Congress’s characteristic pettifogging. The project will fructify in 2024, showboating his New India. BJP’s political business model has always been to alter India gradually and imper