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Uno de esos gaticos que rondan por la librería Acqua Alta en Venecia.
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The Lion of St. Mark’s Square in Venice is Chinese: Isotopic Analyses Confirm It
A new study has revealed that the iconic bronze-winged lion in St. Mark’s Square, Venice, may have originated in 8th-century China...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/09/lion-of-st-marks-square-in-venice-is-chinese/
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Jewish American Filmmaker dedicates Venice award to Palestinians
Jewish-American Filmmaker and Director, #SarahFriedland, dedicated the award she has been conferred at Venice Film Festival 2024 to the Palestinians facing brutalities at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Forces.
"I’m accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and 76th year of occupation."
( -Sarah Friedland - filmmaker, 2024)
She urged filmmakers to use their platforms to highlight Israel’s actions.
It is quite remarkable that "Friedland" means 'Free country".
The Pink House on the Island of Burano 🩷
https://jan-matson.pixels.com/featured/the-pink-house-on-the-island-of-burano-jan-matson.html
An oil painting of one of the colorful houses on the island of Burano.
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Since I am now trying to learn #Italian, my compulsive habit of picking up any travel books I find on public bookshelves might actually pay off - since a fair amount of these are about #Italy .
Still not sure where in Italy I should go for future vacations - apart from #Venice, of course, which I want to research for a future book I plan to write. I'll probably start with the northern parts of the country, since I'll need to travel by train from northern Germany...
Garry Wills's "Venice: Lion City" is a tour de force -- a rich, colorful, and …
Maybe this book wasn't the best way of beginning my investigation of the history of #Venice, but its focus on the art history of the city was extremely enlightening all the same. It made clear how much the cult of Saint Mark was central to the city, its society, and all layers of its government - and how the city maintained its independence from Rome all those centuries despite being nominally Catholic.
Time for a trip to #Venice? This afternoon @H2020PROTECT is learnign about the #MoSE system that protects the city from high #SeaLevel events
#AcquaAlta #Venezia #Climate #ClimateAdaptation
No snow, unfortunately, for this 2023 Christmas Eve in Venice..... :-(
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#Venice gondola capsizes after tourists refuse to sit down and stop taking selfies | #italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/venice-gondola-capsizes-tourists-canal
In January, I stumbled upon a cabinet of 19th-century animal specimens at the Natural History Museum in Venice. Unfortunately, there was very little information about the collection, but it did feel like walking into the office of an obsessive Victorian professor.
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Les petites ruelles de Venise
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