this is my culture check the acropolis museum. next up i take the opportunity to visit the acropolis itself some. 3000 years ago it was a center for arts and learning. from here i have a great view of the city with the ancient marketplace and the temple of her feistiness. i want to enjoy the view of the acropolis again in the evening rooftop terrace bars are very popular in athens you can get the best use and some of the best cocktails and the electra metropolis hotel wow what is this. gold god's gift that god gives plans are called god's gift giver results that make that. this is my special tip a visit to a rooftop terrace bar. and with the gift of the gods in my hand i look at the seed of the gods perfect and to my weekend in attitudes. i was staying in greece for now to show you the gum ball $3000.00 it's not a bubble blowing contest but rather a crazy call rally in which the rich and famous gather to show off their notice this year the route seems $120.00 teams driving from mick an oscar to i before we went along to find out w

day 2 was all about athens famous monument the acropolis to. the acropolis museum displays treasures from ancient temples the top floor shows a modern replica of the parthenon with the real thing in the distance. museum director dimitrios panda manley's explains to me why the freeze isn't complete. believed inside to present here. think we have from the possible but. of the audience you know say. most of the british. to just cute about a possible return has been ongoing since 1982. this is my culture chap a propolis museum. next up i take the opportunity to visit the acropolis itself some. 3000 years ago it was a center for arts and learning. from here i have a great view of the city with the ancient marketplace and the temple of tough isis . i want to enjoy the view of the acropolis again in the evening rooftop terrace bars are very popular in athens you can get the best use and some of the best cocktails and the electra metropolis hotel wow what is this. gold clubs give god if plans are called gonna get. thank you for results and all that mak

two floors higher than mt of the blocks near the acropolis.his is another angle, from the apartment of maria simitopoulou. she usedo lie in bed and go to sleep with a clear view of the parthenon-- bunot anymore. >> ( translated ): for me, it's an ancient building that all the foreigners come to admire. in any case, if the view was unblocked, it would be good for all the people. it's not a nice thing to do, to destroy what we have. greece lives off this. tourists come, and go straight there. >> reporter: this is the latest hotel in the portfolio of a greek company called coco-mat. the management team didn't take kindly to me filming the construction. >> no, no you n't do it. i can call the police. >> reporter: but the confrontation came to the attention of the hotel's owner, paul efmorfidis, andagreed to talk to us.ou by chance, oway to the interview, we caught up to him as he cycled through heavy athenian traffic on one of his trademark wooden bicycles. t >>t's it, man, haha. i'm going to be on time, man. what is the appointment? at 3:00, no?

this connection to a glorious past is seared io the greek national psyche. >> when i see acropolis, ieel richer. the. is the treasure of my l >> reporter: this room with a view belongs to architect irini frezou. >> it's a part of my identity as a greek. many years ago, i che to live here, so i identify myself with this great world heritage monument. so i have to see it. i have to feel its energy. i feel. i feel that it's very important to see and to idenfy yourself from all over around. >> reporter: frezadou had been in danger of losing the spectacular view. a large hotel was slated for the plot next to her apartment block. but, the building permit was withdrawn for early may, after the government acknowledged it would jeopardize the skyline around the acropolis. >> greece, our treasure is environment and culture. and you cannot divide them. you have to look at them and toe plan responso our great environment and our great culture. >> repor go to another part of her rooftop terrace tostee another tey building. e o floors higher than most of the blocks near ropolis. this is another ang

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david shipler field and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting the beyond visit also gives the island a central focus the james seaman gallery a dazzling new attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum. let's talk about this new treasurer did of your culture editor reiner traveler good morning writer and the original design for this building was put down on a napkin i understand yeah that's what we're being told and it's a story but it's true in a way because i think all masterpieces of architecture can be reduced to a very simple idea of structure and here in this case it's just the elements it's the colonnades it's the flight of steps the broad staircase leading up to the entrance and it's the clint wonderful word we see in germany the plinth the pedestal where it's build upon and all 3 elements the. colonnades the stairs and the plinth 3 different features have been taken from museum island because you see the big plinth

the shade or in air conditioning so they did just that the temps didn't fat register 42 outside acropolis which surprisingly is near the record in fact is not much change 34 is the average for athens the next 3 days will see the bit below that typically it starts to rise again but the record is any 43 in fact the heat wave we were talking about only last week in europe has gone that these are the temperatures for today and they're more or less where they should be in fact in some places they're heading down this doesn't look very much like july weather may be right to think it was a low driving it all is up there in the baltic is actually a wind warning out for latvia today and the only heat warning is temporarily than in austria well the wind and rain will continue for this northern countries of europe for the next couple days but he won't be that caught. the weather. refugee problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage refugees don't have the right to freely on the other hand can move freely as far and as much as they wan

the new gateway to berlin sculptural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield. and approved by the city in 1909 the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting but beyond this it also gives the island essential focus the jane seeman gallery a dazzling you attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum island. let's take up the point of view nasco world heritage site i mean obviously there were restrictions in the area where you could build but was that also restrictions because of unesco did they have to approve your plans they didn't have to technically approve but they certainly could've made it more difficult if they weren't happy with them. i think the question was was yes it was restrictive site physically restrictive in terms of being bounded by the by the cannot physically difficult because of that the water table that the ground conditions there are absolutely awful we were building many i mean remarks as well been building in the river when we were for a few years but also as you say the historical restrictions th

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting the beyond visit also gives the island a central focus the james seaman gallery a dazzling new a try. action on the kinescope world heritage site museum. as give you a reminder of our top stories this hour sudan's military council says it has halted a coup attempt by a small faction in the army just days ago military green a power sharing deal with civilian pro-democracy activists ending months of protests. this is the interview news live from glenn coming up doc film looks at the rising number of jellyfish and what they mean the world's oceans by brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being here and have a great weekend. the 1st cloning lesson from the doors grandma always arrives. joining a reckoning on her journey back to freedom. in our injury documentary tour of an orang utan returns home monday w. don't come to tanks.

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the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the new gallery is surfacing and connecting but it also gives the ensemble a central focus the james cmon gallery a dazzling new attraction on the united go world heritage site museum island. and here in the studio with me is alex undershirts a partner in david chipperfield architect berlin office and the man behind this design welcome to the show museum island is a unesco world heritage site where famous buildings from the 19th and the early 20th century where does one as an architect start when designing a building to sit alongside them well at the beginning of the signing prose we always try to find all what is the some bottled water. the right question which the architecture shoot and that was not easy in the case of the train seem on . the. it took us a while to understand what is this about and it became clear it's calm be a simplistic old against new controversy or something like that but it's about com

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting the beyond this it also gives the island a central focus the james seaman gallery a does. selling your attraction on the unit world heritage site museum. repressive doesn't get more from a run a traveller who is that didn't lose a culture is a welcome brother feasts magnificent edifice is it true that it began life or not can he as as many great ideas begin their life on a napkin big ideas can be reduced to a simple simple concept and that is the case here just look at it there's 3 elements basically taken from the classic architecture of museum island the broad staircase comes in 3 flights. the columns the colonnades that sit upon a huge part of the world. pedestal and so it's just like. the colonnades the stairs and the place a very simple iconic structure that comes together in this new complex here which is really convincing it's beautiful and just think of the eiffe

two old buildings reportedly collapsed in two districts of the city but the world—renowned acropolis,s, overlooking the capital from a rocky hilltop, survived intact. translation: i was very scared. i have a fear of earthquakes. ijust didn't know how to react at that moment. we waited for the quake to stop and then we went out. to athenians, friday brought back terrifying memories of a similarly powerful earthquake which devastated the city 20 years ago, killing 143 people. this was a lucky escape for one of the most tremor—prone regions in europe. ben morris, bbc news. us president donald trump has commented on the uk leadership race, saying he is looking forward to working with borisjohnson, the frontrunner to be written‘s next prime minister, and that he will do a greatjob in the role. —— britain. 0ur north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports. music: god save the queen. the so—called special relationship, on full display during president trump's recent state visit to britain. but even then, he was looking beyond the conservative party leadership contest, saying boris john

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the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a cool component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the new gallery is surfacing and connecting but it also gives the ensemble a central focus the james cmon gallery a dazzling new attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum island. a must see the day is almost done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter is there added over your new is or you can follow me at lady luck heraclea don't forget to use our hash tag the day if this house was to be your weekend i wish you a fantastic weekend for now thank you for spending this part of your day with us. german classic. new v.w. passat. is it more than just a face. and a new comer from japan the lexus e s 300 hybrid finally comes to hear a. plug in 60 minutes to go through. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language but the 1st word published in the cook. recoat is in germany to learn german why not come with help simple online on your mobile and free to sap d w z e learni

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two old buildings reportedly collapsed in two districts of the city but the world—renowned acropolis, the capital from a rocky hilltop, survived intact. translation: i was very scared. i have a fear of earthquakes. ijust didn't know how to react at that moment. we waited for the quake to stop and then we went out. to athenians, friday brought back terrifying memories of a similarly powerful earthquake which devastated the city 20 years ago, killing 143 people. this was a lucky escape for one of the most tremor—prone regions in europe. ben morris, bbc news. 50 years ago america was on the eve of apollo 11 touching down on the moon and us astronauts becoming the first to step foot there. here's nick bryant. in a week that's highlighted the deep divisions in washington and america, a gigantic reminder of a unifying national mission. apollo 11, projected onto the washington monument for this back—to—the—future celebration. and at ground level, a coming together of the american generations. i want to be an astronaut one day. you want to go to the moon? yes. do you think you'll ever get the

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a cool component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the new gallery is surfacing and connecting but it also gives the ensemble a central focus the james cmon gallery a dazzling new attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum island. and some tennis an hour for your roger federer has reached the final at wimbledon after you beat his longtime rival rafael nadal in a mammoth encounter are federer and adult were facing off at wimbledon for the 1st time since 2008 and the swiss veteran rolled back the years to produce a master class he won the opening set and although nadal far back to claim the 2nd federer dominated the remainder of the match while federal now have to face novak djokovic in the final in a nother tight anik clash and the world number one be to roberto. in 4 sets between them the 2 finalists have already won 12 wimbledon titles combined. and in the women's final tomorrow serena williams will take on c. mona halep the 37 year old will be looki

two old buildings collapsed into districts of the city but the world—renowned acropolis, overlookingital, survived intact. translation: i was very scared. i have a fear of earthquakes. we waited for it to stop and then we went out. friday brought back terrifying memories of a powerful network which devastated the city 20 years ago killing 143 people. this was a lucky escape for one of the most tremor brain regions in the region. —— tremor prone. us astronauts becoming the first to step foot on the moon 50 years ago. in a week that's highlighted the deep divisions in washington and america, a gigantic reminder of a unifying national mission. apollo 11, projected onto the washington monument for this back—to—the—future celebration. and at ground level, a coming together of the american generations. i want to be an astronaut one day. you want to go to the moon? yes. do you think you'll ever get there? i don't know. it's been pretty cool to see it through youtube. so to be here and be alive, it's brand—new to me. to me, it'sjust as exciting as when we did it the first time. it was beyond

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a cool component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the new gallery is surfacing and connecting but it also gives the ensemble a central focus the james gallery a dazzling new attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum island. a must see the day is almost done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter either added over your nearest or you can follow me at her rock don't forget to use our hash tag the day if this happens to be your weekend i wish you a fantastic weekend for now thank you for spending this part of your day with us. the laundry got international talk show for journalists discuss the topic of the week 50 years at a critical juncture as its parliament prepares to vote on a new commission with europe facing pressing challenges leadership is more important than ever will it emerge from the process with democratic deficits that's our topic on friday get join us. next on d w. grappling not subjects. expressed felix i am no

the new gateway to berlin's cultural acropolis is a core component of a master plan for the island devised by david chipperfield and approved by the city in 1909. the main purpose of the gallery is servicing and connecting the beyond visit also gives the island a central focus the jane seeman gallery a dazzling new attraction on the unesco world heritage site museum island. asked. further with a hammer not part think he is director of repression cultural heritage foundation which looks after museum island welcome to day he will speak very pleased that it's finally open we are indeed a very very pleased it's a fantastic building it's an outstanding building and it's so important for the who functioning of this museum island for this cultural center so we have very happy if you are simply happy and now this there i was reading the report that is the master plan for this 20 years for this to come together why so long well it started nearly 90 in the late ninety's and 1st of all the water innovation of the old national gallery open in 2001 then the buddha museum reform there's also as we look