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5/17/2004 10:33:42 AM
Drinking fountain in Rome. They run continuously and by placing a finger over the bottom spout, a stream upward is created. Very good and cold water.
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5/18/2004 6:34:00 AM
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
The construction of the new Basilica of Santa Croce is well documented and was officially started on May 3rd 1294, when the architect, Arnolfo di Cambio, laid the first stone of what was to become a masterpiece of Gothic art. The facade dates from the 19th Century.
The presence of a great many funeral monuments and tombstones (276 can still be seen on the floor alone). Famous inmates include Michelangelo (tomb by Vasari, 1570), Galileo Galilei (tomb by Foggini, 1737), Vittorio Alfieri (tomb by Canova, 1810). Unfortunately the monument to Dante, whose remains repose at Ravenna, is only a cenotaph (S. Ricci, 1829).
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6/4/2004 1:35:20 PM
Clock inside the Basilica of Santa Croce. Note the 24 hr markings starting at the bottom of the clock.
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5/18/2004 9:22:28 AM
The copy of Michelangelo's David in front of Palazzo Vecchio in the Florentine square Piazza Signoria is located outdoors
The original statue of Michelangelo's David is located in the museum Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy. This copy stands where the orgional once stood.
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6/4/2004 1:36:30 PM
Of course, the leaning tower of Pisa. Work on restoration has reduced the tilt to 14 feet out of vertical.
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