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Travel - Italy

Historical landmarks and other sights through Italy.
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La Madonna Della Lettera is a 20 ft high golden statue on a tall pedestal that watches over the main harbor of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy. The Latin inscription translates to "We Bless You And Your City".
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La Madonna Della Lettera is a 20 ft high golden statue on a tall pedestal that watches over the main harbor of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy. The Latin inscription translates to "We Bless You And Your City".

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  • La Madonna Della Lettera is a 20 ft high golden statue on a tall pedestal that watches over the main harbor of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy. The Latin inscription translates to "We Bless You And Your City".
  • The ruins of the ancient Roman theatre, or Teatro Antico, in Taormina, Italy still stand and the main walls, or edificio sceneo, are still in good condition. The theater is still used for modern performances.
  • A view from high up in the cheap seats in the ancient Roman theatre or Teatro Antico of Taormino in Sicily shows the city and then the cone of the Mt. Etna volcano in the distance.
  • A section of the stone seating area in the Teatro Antico theater. The old Greek and Roman theatre is still used for musical or other performances.
  • A plaster cast replica in an arcaheological working area of one of the Pompeii victims from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius over 2000 years ago.
  • A narrow street in Pompeii winds between old brick walls of ancient homes in a residential area.
  • Fragment of the artwork on the vaulted ceiling of a Roman bath in the ruins of Pompeii.
  • A detail section of one of the remaining fresco paintings on plaster in the Pompeii architectural site. This appears to show a man and a boy standing inside a building's entrance.
  • A large beam of light coming from the oculus illuminates the ceiling pattern of the Pantheon in Rome.
  • This wall relief on the Arch of Titus reveals Roman soldiers carrying spoils from the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 A.D including the golden Temple Menorah, the Table of the Shewbread and the silver trumpets which called Jews to the festivals. The Romans are in triumphal procession wearing laurel crowns and the ones carrying the Menorah have pillows on their shoulders.
  • A stone tablet on display underneath the Colisseum in Rome. The inscription recalls the repairs made at his own expense by Decius Marius Venantius Basilius to the structure of the Coliseum after an earthquake. Probably dating back to 484 or 508. The inscription contains the text: DECIVS MARIVS VENANTIVS BASILIVS V[IR] C[LARISSIMVS] ET INL[VSTRIS] PRAEF[ECTVS] VRB[I] PATRICIVS CONSVL ORDINARIVS ARENAM ET PODIVM QVAE ABOMI NANDI TERRAEMO TVS RVINA PROS TRAVIT SVMTV PRO PRIO RESTITVIT
  • The interior ceiling of the dome of the Pantheon in Rome with a single beam of light from the opening (oculus) at the top providing a source of illumination. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • A mysterious hand comes out of the door to hold a knocker. This rusty ornamental fixture was seen on a door in Orvieto, Italy.
  • The medieval Italian hill town of Civita has been near isolated through earthquakes. The pedestrian bridge, as viewed from the town of Lubriano across the valley, is the only link from the clifftop village to the nearest town.
  • A rough-hewn and weathered cellar door in the hill town of Civita in Umbria, Italy. The green paint on the wooden door is peeling and faded.
  • The passenger bridge crosses a long gully and is the only way to visit the hill town of Civita, Italy.
  • A statue of an plump Italian chef (capo or cucinare) stands in sunshine in Italy as a symbol to the restaurant behind. Isolated to a black background.
  • The medieval hill town of Civita is connected to the rest of the world by a pedestrian bridge after an earthquake destroyed the natural land bridge years ago.
  • A nearly abstract view of the exterior walls of the classic cathedral in Orvieto in Umbria. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • An old, antique wooden door in Orvieto with peeling paint from weathering. (Scanned from black and white film.)
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