Rome 2000 – Pantheon
The largest un-reinforced concrete dome on Earth. I made a few visits at different times of day, there always seemed to be something going on. this is the rear side…
The largest un-reinforced concrete dome on Earth. I made a few visits at different times of day, there always seemed to be something going on. this is the rear side…
The Palatine hill, overlooking the Forum on one side and the Circus Maximus on the other, site of the ruins of Imperial palaces. At the time of my visit it…
This was part of the therms of Diocletian. It housed miscellaneous sculptures including two famous bronzes from the therms of Constantine.
This place is enormous, I completely skipped any parts - such as the Sistine chapel - where I had to wait in line, and still spent almost a whole day…
The museum was founded in 1889 with the aim of collecting together all the pre-Roman antiquities of Latium, southern Etruria and Umbria belonging to the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations. lots…
In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV donated a collection of important ancient bronzes to the people of Rome and located them on the Capitoline Hill. Since then, the museums' collection has…
I nabbed a C18 figure, it’s really tiny (12cm/4.5″) and pretty cute in her RR uniform. The figure breaks down in 3 pieces (legs, skirt, upper body) so it fits…
Since our sports infrastructure is closed for renovation, I had the idea to use that as the theme for this year’s flower festival float. They put up a big crane……
Kronan, also called Stora Kronan, was a Swedish warship that served as the flagship of the Swedish Navy in the Baltic Sea in the 1670s. After four years of service,…
A Banpresto prize figure I got new for $23, this was perhaps the most sloppily finished one I’ve received so far. Fortunately she came in several parts so fixing was…