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Leeds is a city recognised for its cultural offering in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. [1] In 2015, after a fourteen-month consultation and a public vote, Leeds City Council (LCC) approved the creation of a bid for the city to the UK's nomination for European Capital of Culture in 2023. [2]
1 The European Capital of Culture was due to be in the UK in 2023. However, due to its decision to leave the European Union , UK cities would no longer be eligible to hold the title after 2019. The European Commission's Scotland office confirmed that this would be the case on 23 November 2017, only one week before the UK was due to announce ...
One of three European Capitals of Culture for 2023, this lesser-known Hungarian city is stepping into the spotlight. Sarah Holt makes the most a of short break
In 2015 Leeds announced its intention to bid for European Capital of Culture 2023. Following the European Commission's decision for the UK to no longer able to bid to be part of the European Capital of Culture Competition, the City Council, along with partners, committed to a five-year cultural investment programme culminating in Leeds 2023, a ...
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Tallinn became the capital of a de facto independent country once again on 20 August 1991. The Old Town became a World Heritage Site in 1997, [33] and the city hosted the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest. [34] Tallinn was the 2011 European Capital of Culture, and is the recipient of the 2023 European Green Capital Award. [35]
Capital of Culture or City of Culture may refer to: European Capital of Culture, formerly European City of Culture, title awarded annually in the European Union;
Sibiu was subsequently designated the European Capital of Culture in 2007, a title which it shared that year along with Luxembourg City. [8] One year later, it was ranked "Europe's 8th-most idyllic place to live" by Forbes. [9] In 2019, Sibiu was named the European Region of Gastronomy. [10]