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Pompeii
2007.07.30
Church in the Piazza in the town of Pompeii - Virgini SS Rosarii (The Virgin Mary of the Rosary)
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Church in the Piazza in the town of Pompeii - Virgini SS Rosarii (The Virgin Mary of the Rosary)
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The bell tower of the church
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The bell tower of the church
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I scavi di Pompeii - the Pompeii excavations
These are ruins of various gardens and homes
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I scavi di Pompeii - the Pompeii excavations
These are ruins of various gardens and homes
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"I calchi" - These are plaster casts of actual calcified bodies found during the excavations - in this room there are 16 bodies said to be of those trying to escape the city during the eruption
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"I calchi" - These are plaster casts of actual calcified bodies found during the excavations - in this room there are 16 bodies said to be of those trying to escape the city during the eruption
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A row of homes
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A row of homes
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The facade of a building
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The facade of a building
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The House of D. Octavius Quartio
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The House of D. Octavius Quartio
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His garden
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His garden
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A mural of the Birth of Venus
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A mural of the Birth of Venus
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This was considered to be a "fast food" restaurant
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This was considered to be a "fast food" restaurant
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Homes - with Mt. Vesuvius in the background
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Homes - with Mt. Vesuvius in the background
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A mosaic tile floor - each tile was no more than a centimeter wide
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A mosaic tile floor - each tile was no more than a centimeter wide
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Murals on the facade of a building
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Murals on the facade of a building
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Sculpture head in the wall of a building
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Sculpture head in the wall of a building
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The House of the Tragic Poet
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The House of the Tragic Poet
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Mural inside one of the homes
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Mural inside one of the homes
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A restored fountain in the town. It was hot that day and the water tasted good.
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A restored fountain in the town. It was hot that day and the water tasted good.
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Looking down a streeet
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Looking down a streeet
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Doric columns of a sports center and bath house
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Doric columns of a sports center and bath house
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The Ampitheatre
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The Ampitheatre
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The eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79 AD buried the city of Pompeii. The first contact with the remains of the city came around 1600, but it wasn't until the 19th and 20th centuries that serious excavations and restorations occurred. Amazing!!!!!
