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Albano

Albano, Italy – A Photo Gallery

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Albano Laziale is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Latium, central Italy. It is 25 kilometres outside of Rome. It is a beautiful town with stunning old buildings.The town dates back to the first millennium BC with the first recorded evidence of human settlement. For this reasons, the area is steeped in history with stunning historical buildings, beautiful religious buildings and gardens. Albano is a great place to spend time wandering the streets, exploring and[...]

Pompeii

Pompeii Brothel – A Photo Gallery

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Pompeii is the most famous of the ancient Roman towns preserved after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. What is not as well known is that Pompeii was home to brothels and the graphic sexual images that adorned their walls. One such brothel, Lupanare, was built only a few years before the volcanic eruption. Much of the art shows sex acts that some archaeologists believe were advertisements of available services. However, it is also believed that the images may have shown an idealised version of what it was like to wo[...]

Rome

Santa Maria degli Angeli – A Photo Gallery

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The Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, also known as Santa Maria degli Angeli, is an ancient Roman bath converted into a church in the 16th century. It was designed by Michelangelo.It is located on the Piazza della Repubblica, not far from the Termini train station. The site originally held the largest public baths in the city and were completed in 306. However, over time these baths fell into ruin. A Cardinal acquired the site in 1533 when it was used again, this time to grow gardens among[...]

Florence

Male Statues & Their Appendages, Florence

Posted In: Italy | Male Statues

Why are Classical Male Statues not very well endowed Male statues can be found throughout many countries. But, after reading a rather interesting article about male statues, titled “Why Aren’t Classical Statues Very Well Endowed”, it had me looking back through my photos of my trip to Florence, Italy. The article, in part sets out: "As it turns out, a lot has changed over the last few thousand years, including how we thing about penis size. Elen Oredsson of the blog How to Talk About Art History expl[...]