Further south, there are more cultural nuclei in Little Havana, where nostalgia-chic clubs and galleries such as Hoy Como Ayer and Cuba Ocho vibrate with rhythms from new and old exiles.

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Minoru kept the company name and focused on building grand office towers surrounded by shops, condos, parks and art galleries such as Roppongi Hills, meant to create the feel of a hilly community in flat Tokyo.

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This year, there are 26 galleries from countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Peru, compared to 20 Latin American galleries last year, according to fair organizers.

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Some, such as free entry to museums and galleries, were later copied in England.

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Although sites such as Artspace and Artsy also drive buyers towards physical galleries, not all online art platforms facilitate in-person art purchases too.

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Entertainment industries, such as the motion picture industry listed above and other amusement and recreation-related industries such as golf courses, bowling alleys, and art galleries are still declining in revenue or seeing very slow growth (less than 1%) this year.

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The ground floor entertains wealthy, established art galleries dealing principally in modern masters, such as Picasso, Giacometti and Francis Bacon.

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In some countries, such as Canada, prison guards armed with shotguns and rifles patrol galleries above cell areas.

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Yangon has a pleasant charm and gentle energy, with vast gardens and riverside walks, the grandeur of centuries-old monuments such as the Shwedegon Pagoda, a fast-growing cultural scene of art galleries and music performances, and a melting pot population of all Myanmar's tribes as well as industrious overseas Indians and Chinese, who make up 5% of the nation's population.

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