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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio) – Siracusa Sicilia Italia
The Ear of Dionysius was most likely formed out of an old limestone quarry. It is 23 metres high and extends 65 metres back into the cliff. Horizontally, it bends in an approximate ‘S’ shape, vertically it is tapered at the top like a teardrop. Because of its shape the Ear has extremely good accoustics, making even a small sound resonate throughout the cave. This cave was dug in Greek/Roman times as a water storage for Syracuse. …
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Montevideo 23 – Plaza Independencia 2 – Uruguay
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Agrigento 3 – Temple of Concord 1 – Sicilia
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Neoregelia 1 – Big Blue
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Triskle
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Archaeological Museum of Santorini 1 – Fira Greece
…the Historical and Cultural Archaeological Museum of Santorini in Fira contains artifacts from excavations on the island… It was built in 1960 by the Ministry of Public Works in order to replace the old museum (built in 1902), that had collapsed during the heartquake of 1956. …
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São Paulo 5 – São Paulo Museum of Art (Masp) 2 -Brasil
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Monreale 3 – Cloister 2 – Sicily
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Art 25 – Paris – Delhi – Bombay 2 – Beaubourg
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OIA 23 – Santorini Greece
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Noto 2 – Sicilia
The city is beautiful. … . The inhabitants are charming. The history is vertiginous. The palazzi glow ochre and scarlet in the setting Italian sun. The gelati are sensational, the beer is cold, the wine is fine, the fusilli in squid ink is delicious and in the deathly stillness of the sunburnt afternoon you can practically hear the jasmine petals falling into the marble fountains with their Roman statues, because there are no tourists.(The Times)
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