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On this day: October 27
October 27 City Hall station in the 1900s 1726 – In Leipzig , J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen , one of the few works that he called a cantata . 1904 – The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem . 1946 – Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim families began in the Indian state of Bihar , resulting in thousands of deaths. 1999 – Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian parliament , killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargs

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What's Under Your Feet in New York City?
Practical Engineering · EN
Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre
Explore central Warsaw in voxels - slightly inspired by Minecraft, and MagicaVoxel. You can change the date, time of day and weather, explore the city, or click on a pedestrian to control them (here a bit of inspiration from Dungeon Keeper). Works best on desktop, but I tried to make it usable on mobile too. The initial load can take a while. It's based on several open datasets, including: - OpenStreetMap ( https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=6/52.02/19.14 ) - buildings, streets, sidewalks, tram tracks, etc - GUGiK / Geoportal ( https://www.geoportal.gov.pl/ ) - LiDAR for building heights and t

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Sin City: Toulouse and the Albigensian Crusade
Sin City: Toulouse and the Albigensian Crusade James Hoare Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:13 To justify the 13th-century Albigensian Crusade, waged against heretics in the south of France, its champions painted Toulouse as Sodom and Gomorrah reborn.

History Today · EN
Making the City: ArchDaily Student Project Awards 2027 Open for Submissions
The second edition of the ArchDaily Student Project Awards is now open for submissions, and this year we are proud to present it in partnership with Dropcity , a center for architecture and design in Milan. Together, we are asking students around the world one question: What can architecture enable in the city?

ArchDaily · EN