Culture

Swedish amateur athletes Fredrik Nilsson and Emil Olsson broke their own record for the longest table tennis game, according to Logos Press.

Almost a century and a half after the foundation stone was laid, the exterior of the tallest church on the planet has finally been completed. This is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a grandiose basilica that has long been a symbol of the city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to Logos Press.

The soccer club “Real Sireți” (Straseni district) in the final match with “Stăuceni”, which ended in a draw in regular time (0:0), won in a penalty shootout with the score 9:8 and became the owner of the “Winter Cup of Moldova”, reports Logos Press.

A coffee shop on a steep cliff in China’s Fujian province caught the attention of social media users during the Chinese New Year vacation, Logos Press reported.

Moldova intends to join the European Fund for Cultural Support Eurimages, which has a budget of 27.5 million euros, Logos Press reported.

In the U.S. auction house Broad Arrow auctioned a truly unique specimen – almost new Jaguar XJ220 of 1994, according to Logos Press.

The closing ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games, which lasted 17 days, was held in the ancient amphitheater in Verona, Italy, Logos Press reported.

“Blue Square” of former Russian national soccer team defender Igor Smolnikov sold for 99.2 thousand Russian rubles (about €1 thousand) during the auction held at the Moscow Auction House, Logos Press reports.

“European Best Destinations” has released the results of a ranking of European travel destinations based on a survey of 1.3 million respondents from 154 countries, according to Logos Press.

There are only about 20,000 Catholics in Moldova, but they are actively involved in society – helping the poor, running social projects, supporting kindergartens and refugees from Ukraine, including in Transnistria, Logos Press reported.

An architectural intrigue more than a century long has been solved in Catalonia: the mountain chalet known as Halet del Catallaras is officially recognized as the work of Antoni Gaudi, Logos Press reports.

The 60th International Music Festival “Merzishor” on March 1 will open in an unusual way: with a large-scale premiere of the multimedia musical “Maria Mirabela. The story goes on.” The production is dedicated to the memory of composer Evgeny Doga and poet Grigore Vieru. This is the first musical entirely created in Moldova, Logos Press reports.

The closing ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games will be held at the arena in Verona, Italy, built on the site of an ancient Roman amphitheater, Logos Press reports.

The first batch of 34 works of art belonging to former Romanian Finance Minister Darius Vylkov, sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering, was sold at an ANAF (National Agency for Tax Administration) auction for a total of 791,450 euros, Logos Press reported.

This summer, you can see the legendary Palio in Siena in an especially spectacular way – by traveling there on Italy’s first luxury train, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, according to Logos Press.