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Tag Archives: Rome
oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
These postcards of the ancient landmarks of Rome were created using the Photochrom process, which adds precise gradations of artificial color to black and white photos. Invented by Swiss printer Orell Gessner Fussli, the process involved creating lithographic stone from … Continue reading
Tales from the crypt and more
I first learned about the spooky Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata on my first visit to Rome nearly five decades ago. The historic church is the home of the Capuchins, a Catholic order established in the 16th century. Its friars … Continue reading
“Renaissance Baedeker”
I first learned about the 15th century incunabula Mirabilia Romae while I was researching a magazine article on the history of the travel guidebook. One of the earliest European printed guidebooks, the Mirabilia Urbis Romaea is a geographically arranged inventory of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, History, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Incunabula, Rome
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Streets of Europe
During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, Data Visualization, Madrid, Mapping, Paris, Rome
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Café Americano
Two of my favorite things are coffee and Italy. So, I loved this charming, but a little silly, video about the search for the perfect cup of coffee in Italy by bike. Filmmaker Joey Schusler followed mountain biker Shawn Neer … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Coffee, Italy, mountain biking, Rome, Tuscany
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Time Travel
In 1842, a French artist and scholar named Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey set out on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean to document sights and architecture via the brand new medium of photography. He started off in what is now … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Israel, Rome, travel photography, Turkey
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Roman ruin that’s not just for cats anymore
Invariably when I visit Rome I always seem to wander by the Largo Argentina to gape at the inaccessable Area Sacra where Brutus stabbed Caesar on the Ides of March in the year 44 B.C.E. Until just recently, the site … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged ancient Rome, archeology, Italy, Rome
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Museum to the Rescue
Italy has opened a new museum to showcase art it has rescued. The museum, which opened in Rome last week, will present rotating exhibitions of looted and stolen pieces that the nation has recovered. The Museum of Rescued Art, which … Continue reading
Omnes viae Romam ducunt
The saying: omnes viae Romam ducunt (all roads lead to Rome) began in 20 BCE when Emperor Augustus had a large golden spike installed next to the Temple of Saturn on the Forum Romanum. This was the Milliarium Aureum, or … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Public Transport
Tagged Augustus, Roman Empire, Rome
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