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The church of Metamorfosis (formerly a mosque) at Niokastro, Pylos.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Castle of Pylos (Niokastro), Castles and fortresses, Church of Metamorfosis (Pylos), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Greece, Greeks, Messenia, Military uniforms, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Pylos, Religious practices, Smoking, Views
1. View of the ancient theatre of Syracuse. 2. View of the funerary monument known as the “Grave of Archimedes”.
Tags: Ancient Greek colonies, Ancient theatre of Syracuse, Ancient theatres, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Doric order, Funerary monuments, Grave of Archimedes (Syracuse), Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Painters / Engravers, Religious practices, Sicily, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Theatres, Travel, Views
View of quarries in Syracuse. At the time of the author's visit, the quarry was within the garden of the Capuchin monastery.
Tags: Ancient Greek colonies, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Baskets, Capuchin friars, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Italy, Monasteries, Priests, Quarries, Quarries of Syracuse (Ear of Dionysius), Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Sicily, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Vestments (liturgical garments), Views
The tomb of Robert of Anjou or Robert the Wise, King of Naples (1277 – 1343) at the church of Santa Chiara, Naples. The tomb is the work of eminent Florentine artists Paccio and Giovanni Bertini.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Church of Santa Chiara (Naples), Churches, Funerary monuments, Giovanni Bertini, Italy, Kings, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Naples / Napoli / anc. Neapolis, Pacio Bertini, Religious practices, Robert of Anjou (Robert the Wise), Sculptors, Sculptures, Southern Italy
Offering to a goddess in the inner court of a house or temple (imaginary reconstruction).
Tags: Ancient pottery / Vase painting, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Houses, Human types, Interiors, Italy, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Sculptures, Social sphere and everyday life, Women
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