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Detail of the "broken" corner of Fontana di Trevi , designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci in 1762. The largest Baroque fountain in Rome, it marks the terminal point of the Acqua Vergine—the revived Aqua Virgo, one of the aqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome

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Detail of the "broken" corner of Fontana di Trevi , designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci in 1762. The largest Baroque fountain in Rome, it marks the terminal point of the Acqua Vergine—the revived Aqua Virgo, one of the aqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome

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Fontana dell'Acqua Paola in Rome, also known as Fontanone del Gianicolo, built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct restored by Pope Paul V, designed by Giovanni Fontana

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Fontana dell'Acqua Paola in Rome, also known as Fontanone del Gianicolo, built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct restored by Pope Paul V, designed by Giovanni Fontana

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The Cathedral Basilica of Zacatecas in Mexico is one of the country’s most richly decorated Baroque landmarks, with saints, columns, vines, angels, and ornamental details carved into pink stone.

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The Cathedral Basilica of Zacatecas in Mexico is one of the country’s most richly decorated Baroque landmarks, with saints, columns, vines, angels, and ornamental details carved into pink stone.

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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Trevi Fountain, Rome. In 1730, Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi lost to Alessandro Galilei but, being Roman, Salvi was awarded the commission anyway. Salvi didn't finish it, but it was he who incorporated the fountain into the rear of a palace on the site.

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Trevi Fountain, Rome. In 1730, Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi lost to Alessandro Galilei but, being Roman, Salvi was awarded the commission anyway. Salvi didn't finish it, but it was he who incorporated the fountain into the rear of a palace on the site.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Right edge of the crater of Las Médulas, Spain, 1st c. AD. The largest open-pit gold mine in the Roman Empire, the Romans applied "Ruina Montium" here, a mining technique that destroyed the mountain with pressurized water. The whole mountain between the pow and the crater is gone...

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Right edge of the crater of Las Médulas, Spain, 1st c. AD. The largest open-pit gold mine in the Roman Empire, the Romans applied "Ruina Montium" here, a mining technique that destroyed the mountain with pressurized water. The whole mountain between the pow and the crater is gone...

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The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is a sculptural altarpiece in the Cornaro Chapel of the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. It was designed and carved by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the leading sculptor of his day. The commission was completed in 1652.

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The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is a sculptural altarpiece in the Cornaro Chapel of the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. It was designed and carved by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the leading sculptor of his day. The commission was completed in 1652.

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When Yoshitaro Shibasaki and his team completed their 1907 ascent of Mount Tsurugi, thought to be the last unclimbed mountain in Japan, they found a metal cane decoration and a sword at the summit that were later determined to have been left there more than 1000 years earlier

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When Yoshitaro Shibasaki and his team completed their 1907 ascent of Mount Tsurugi, thought to be the last unclimbed mountain in Japan, they found a metal cane decoration and a sword at the summit that were later determined to have been left there more than 1000 years earlier

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After 220 years, the Western pediment of the Parthenon has been restored to its most complete form. The restoration uses marble extracted from the same mountain as the ancient original, Mt Pentelicus.

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After 220 years, the Western pediment of the Parthenon has been restored to its most complete form. The restoration uses marble extracted from the same mountain as the ancient original, Mt Pentelicus.

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One of the most important pieces of the 13th century CE Treasure of Hugo d'Oignies is the reliquary of the Virgin’s Milk that takes the form of a golden dove, adorned on its breast with a large amethyst. It is now housed at the provincial museum of Ancient Arts of Namur in Belgium

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One of the most important pieces of the 13th century CE Treasure of Hugo d'Oignies is the reliquary of the Virgin’s Milk that takes the form of a golden dove, adorned on its breast with a large amethyst. It is now housed at the provincial museum of Ancient Arts of Namur in Belgium

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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