tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55437577206498468332024-03-28T08:05:58.898+01:00Minor SightsTravel to amazing places overlooked by guidebooks and crowds. MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-41159367110840912172022-07-27T00:13:00.006+02:002022-08-15T20:38:18.971+02:00Estonia: Emblematic Art Nouveau Buildings in Tallinn<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FPiPGa09GzhttaZSOZ-dk8TNYFEMQwQx_vUrBK_AhQ7e1U-A9HhG0VU-kb2teKEI42OHXK9KHuMfy_kjI5l4UTf8810_3-ViezKTWJV1LMGrftDoULu3vODKdn_VS8xKodT5Z5penCU1mUW8GLLdQ8U=w320-h213" width="320" /></div><div><br /><b style="text-align: left;">What?</b></div>In and around Tallinn’s Old Town, beautiful and eclectic Art Nouveau buildings with fascinating backstories.<br /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Why visit?</b><br />Tallinn’s Art Nouveau buildings are artifacts from the waning days of the Belle Epoque, while their subsequent histories reflect the many changes the city has experienced since then.<br /><br /><b>Where?</b><br />The historic heart of Tallinn. <a href="#">Map</a>.</div><div>
<br /><br />IN TALINN, A city touted for its well-preserved Medieval Old Town, stunning Art Nouveau buildings stand out as rare gems that embody the Estonian capital’s more recent historical development.<br /><br />While Art Nouveau, or Jugendstil as the style is also known, is more prevalent in Helsinki to the north and Riga to the south, here the eclecticism of the small array of buildings reflects the diversity and tensions that shaped the physical character of this Baltic seaport during its final years of stability before decades of upheavals.<br /><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzL4Af3Nn9-VzwxGuEtwF1ptNXA0J4K9uPyEsZmBxkHUFjujUGQrERT7n2zodbNtpHqq2cZ07u4TMGq0MJgBELqv6AEJN0a-zmonw0b-EYHnTkaBRBklk7B3jAwR5IZygsBrn4FzXY2kLuvzhpTgDCZYmqVs5pHwegtyJGY83fUeIc0Epgt6KJB-L/w640-h426/DSC03286.JPG" /></a>Presented here are six buildings completed in the years before the outbreak of the First World War. Reval, as it was then officially called, was an outpost of the Tsarist Russian Empire, with a local elite of Baltic Germans whose origins dated back to the Middle Ages. Most of the population was ethnically and linguistically Estonian; their national ambitions were awakening but as yet unrealized.<br /><br />Soon, all of that would change, with a history over the twentieth century that witnessed wars, foreign occupations, major demographic shifts, revolutions, and independence gained, lost, and regained.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT-KHZ1KQTNV3Gv_koFcGqB7Aeaqu0vEvpAQ5z7Pedy_59GUvdUm-_pl80bopy6zHvDDSY8K9sSkjfhFHerXRJ5hD5m_BGnZCz2EQ_UF4KICubVo1eFuiAEhjQOniDpQjkHbtFQJBwzo5iBttAHgFORXBIqdahqqmESdV0REeI3Wovb5uJLFot_8v/w400-h266/DSC03419.JPG" /></a></div></div><div>Architectural history is sometimes presented as a static discipline, focusing on dates of building construction, designers, and original occupants, with historic buildings understood as snapshots of the past frozen for posterity. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tallinn’s Art Nouveau gems instead suggest a fluidity in which buildings do not stand aloof but are weaved into the historical narrative.<br />
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<br /><br /><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nuku Puppet Theatre, Lai tänav 1</h3></div><div>As Art Nouveau flowered across Europe in the late 19th century, Tallinn stuck with traditional designs. Better late than never, this three-story building for the Nobility Club was among the city’s first in the new style upon its completion in 1907. It blends historicist and new elements such as a Neo-Renaissance balcony contrasted by a sinuously rounded corner facade and roofline.<br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/w_c7RlJdZz_xWrGzJo9pWDPxuLiZBTZ3v7VO5PrWXWoHtKtx6UhDVdDQmF0jWUCtHSPi8eFrsav16JhAPLC9YcIVnLDLHcWqZImLQMo6bAGH2bYdanApuwBZSByVTlzGVzTwsZkN_I0cQkX49fDzCQ=w640-h425" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pl1IpvcCpnzzjErr-pwduMaVFbSfDqOuZMZSHXGCZVTBmFb-bJ5lgIiJHCw4pLAzxEFjQjEB8cJvFbRTQT98txWkRbv1XlcDC8Lw1Z_VlSXnMpyxvbwbq_DiAe7i32cYHVCigGLBCbxQThI8Fox_yQ=w400-h266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ynPS0sIDRJ1r2qzU4amEh8qXpKGMnOmLK8Pukv-1i7aErRNgJW62di19b7flfLS7zBUHHeBn3UA0g3ulJbj3vXVbIWOqSfblgclnaS6RCelj4dJOvIfivPXwyVetsKGIbWJSvK1nSmz5_xVeT04Jcg=w267-h400" width="267" /></div>The Estonia-based designers were Nikolai Thamm the Younger (also known as Tamm) and Baron Arthur von Hoyningen-Huene. The former, like his father, was a St. Petersburg trained architect while the latter was an engineer and Baltic German nobleman.</div><div><br />Where aristocrats once met, today the City’s popular Puppet Theatre entertains the young and young at heart. Ferdinand Veike, who founded the organization and moved it here in 1955, is memorialized by a sculpture near the entrance on Lai Street. The current use is especially apropos as the 1907 building was constructed over the remnants of a German theater (more on that later) destroyed in a 1902 fire.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/QHwmre7BFs-4Gn9vw0uVCUD24vpCvi0DLnVfUKZ6am6TyYOUXcujesOTUZqO46O4B7BAPBA1jJ_xRTuwNWupq01BQACasUBOzTaIMCCXqvdgUwG5w33mK-Jv1-NhoUG397tLq87Q3QPqQkMqeQmFNA=w400-h267" /></div>There have been many other occupants over the years, including a wartime hospital, refugee reception center, insurance company offices, a YMCA, and a Soviet sports club. Likewise, there have been multiple alterations, including a theater addition in 2016 by Karisma architects that is set back from the street and accessed via the site’s former horse carriage entryway.</div><div><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Reichmann House, Pikk tänav 23-25</h3>When I visited this 1909 apartment building, its exuberant and colorful decorations sparkled despite the gloomy overcast sky above.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="267" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/oM6zaPNMxQhCK9hf52K7h4ZAfcPnNSnkVHv48hGtsZ_lS9WlyDWkBNK387COszugeFhzSxdZxWoaTsJ-YOGqqBS7Zs_EHxW5IPoL8vRe1ojN6Rkq_DV1VtcpEmU8bSFWHdt1eHSnBzgKS1Ogx-bI6hY=w400-h267" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/AVJDlrGkd9ZwbOk1G8nWOxxV-3y3CE7TmLNwRhix_iGeyD3ZsQSLZzLI9UFagG9S_HKAz5B2yV95G089Et273TDRvgn87evpG35OehHLA1h9aT0TrmOExiwuocJBbJCiwdt5WM2OILOqh4JuYXq2Le0=w400-h400" width="400" /></div>This building typifies the multinational character of late imperial Tallinn. Germanic lineage is evident in the collaboration of client Reinhold Reichmann, architect Jacques Rosenbaum, engineer Ernst Boustedt, German-born sculptor August Volz, and builder Alexander Busch, whose names and titles (in German) are listed on a cartouche on the building’s side. Stylistically it merges Art Nouveau with late German Renaissance.<br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/o2v6utLd7WiDn0nWjV8C5PIsTsZJdNIS0F3R7EPyOwhqFnw0ZnpzCK110r7wAErlAWnQhnLjmoq8fUM5f5bazgyKYonIm_qY1Ijjj5TtR5hGqI5u0H8yMzUI0pU83Eau_1mV5LrNAjK6TeOSdu9JTT4=w640-h427" /><br />The building also had Latvian links. Rosenbaum and Boustedt both studied at the Polytechnic Institute in Riga, where many buildings of that era were adorned with works by Volz, who was based there. Bringing his signature sculptural motifs north to Tallinn helped make this an impressive first completed project for the young architect.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IF-1c7JgEToAdshWQQKx_pUktOruOOf4bl5clvUeyvIVHXJ-DRocr45YNAItK4c7UWyV43xdlo9YtSZ_oooYgxdbc7ZUel0lZRvjvtfANG_ZHcmLTH2IvzUzFQZMNnaTWe6Z-8czpuMUfvMRlb6KU1E=w299-h400" width="299" /></div>As Reichmann House neared completion an Estonian language newspaper opined that “the upper half would be more pleasant if it were not so colorful.” Nevertheless, it concluded that “the new house is a jewel for Pikk Street” and in particular praised the “large modern windows.”</div><div><br /><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Dragon Gallery, Pikk tänav 18</h3><div>The Reichmann House team reunited to create this five-story apartment building with a ground level and basement store for owner Ferdinand Treublut in 1909-1910. Located across the street from their previous project, here Rosenbaum and Volz designed a full fledged Art Nouveau work, discarding historicist templates.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="267" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/bR9DqCPBIvJtTURTOwOa92FLmbBHZmfoFe6Y8Hzck0XIEFql2M45OxISkE2XTWbaJNcNXqNSrpRZC-zF-rOmZT9lQMsT0A6WSRAE5mQwuKU8a6wFfwq6o2XBkNx2ivNkE3kxJXAO_pxjk1X7Z8c6RA=w400-h267" width="400" /></div>It includes a wide arch-shaped entry with windows at the base, bracketed by Volz’s dragon reliefs and above them statues of ancient Egyptian women and sphinxes projecting from pilasters, accentuating the frame structure. This exemplifies how Art Nouveau architecture combined sensuous artistic details with technical innovations.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="267" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/C95h7rr_3QRN0Q9nIsZof8y4T6jE-eFQHiPVf-NZx4DFke1PEUAAP1BmgIStXBcuDatoFNZh_YZrUeMehAXYCJZqc7_K0AMs-yPWgtI6HJJs9BuFFTNGRK64K7Y6Ia9-DOMxWzYs3pZfJhBifWIg9A=w400-h267" width="400" /></div>Since the 1980s the old store space has housed an art gallery called Draakoni Galerii (Dragon Gallery), which also serves as an informal name for the much loved building.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pp_dEb5gxnRxk5SBJXGH7f1v3HIjnKQKKZ5eQqtR6Cgd1L4Pillfvj9UcHRyZ6Nz2AjoQBelzxWSKLsi3vjfTdqBspmeG5CDkILJyHoDYe6g96yFGOG0ayz7kZ4fpbNLEE8dbeA1xf1UO-WnVUDuyw=w267-h400" width="267" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Qudt_0XJ-uYabpEHusiaDhj1CkuDFiQAcVsv7L_HRzpw1_YFk9dYr4Mwh0mKWmjD5otNcN21IXFPOo4KDxKYZ_SG0eDlPmrsZtT5D-k46FGH52kniY7OirkppScNh2syK3zBCPpF3N2PKNWTTCL3KA=w266-h400" width="266" /></div>As for Rosenbaum, his personal story offers contradictions. He designed several more notable Tallinn buildings, including a mausoleum for the Jewish community. However, with changing conditions following the First World War and Estonian independence, he emigrated to Germany in the 1920s where he joined the Nazi Party in 1932.</div><div><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Pagari One and KGB Prison Cells, Pikk tänav 59</h3></div><div>If any single building is a barometer of changes experienced by Estonia over the last 110 years, it may be the Art Nouveau apartment house at Pikk 59.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/B4BVZ73s_wuHg_hl3FBI1bmv4Qn80YANCSiQpKF9waMJIEooRJgA5ice7d0Sq0kL4LJbMPYODdD6z_suV4LmPTslgFyMfCG2mj8NhrlUiA0n-1QluGIjUgzZMJYPs_iSt2JQp1zhi9DCSf77Uxls24k=w276-h400" /></div>Developed by British expat William Tulip according to plans by architect Hans Schmidt in 1911-1912, this ultra-modern five-story apartment building seemed to signal Tallinn joining the ranks of large, prosperous European cities.<br /><br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/A6di_dvNMmSu2f5aqsbZpKcIrEx0p7lubmMyaHFQP5MwC6KKDYbwdCdovccRdpvDNQXWB2j_zGRKf83uGfTbu_SmuEKsLeRtS2t8P_vP9olsMKacR_PdRnDUW-CEkdZSrhVl7m_dPnvuzRc7twVvUDM=w640-h424" /><br />However, with threats to the city during World War I, in early 1917 the state acquired the building to house defense operations. This initiated a long period of use by a succession of Russian, German, Estonian, and Soviet government agencies, most notoriously by the NKVD (later the KGB) from the 1940s to ‘80s when it was infamous for its torture chambers.<br /><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/btzmrYsS0DAN3fGbENfcrZiP8MBTsz14kxb34A9odyOQkVWvw1dpSIZrYKVpJcP62FVKhpu2B5pW0oDZFly3oXeB-B231Q1uKs1wix-24Lh9CUgUPBu9fYpD4e1I7fKATftmBLWgS-BacsKPEnOYFhI=w640-h424" /><br />With the restoration of independence in 1991, the building was transferred to the Estonian Ministry of Interior, which retained it until 2010. Most of Pikk 59 was converted back to luxury apartments in 2011-2013 by Singaporean businessman Sonny Aswan and ARS Projekt architects, with its condominiums setting local sales price records. Now known by one of its other addresses, Pagari One, the building also includes the KGB Prison Cells museum in the basement, opened in 2017.<br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/U6i6DEIHzDs5SzvfrSayRSdh_5kD6tPn7Yf-XdB3To3s0Ef3v0B4qk6iZJj7NBmudivfGu_cP0VVxlv0Z63ZJ4ekwQJ9Fl2jypKTc3K1GW3tnRx7SlDG_YkT-ZPKJHi3GyOsaV9tV6Alsiu6uQq3hAE=w640-h429" /><br />Its signature feature is the set of elegant plastered panels, which, according to writings of Estonian architectural historian Karin Hallas-Murula, were produced in St. Petersburg, where Schmidt studied. Otherwise, the aesthetic approach is more subtle, providing texture through a mix of materials, colors, bay windows, and balconies.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Estonia Theatre, Estonia puiestee 4</h3>The theater that burned down in 1902 on the site of what is now the Nuku Puppet Theatre was replaced by a new German Theatre in 1910 located outside the Old Town. At the same time, the majority Estonian speaking population did not have a similar facility, but various groups organized to redress this deficiency.<br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qZV0i3XhoI6yfza-ROGBL5AEWnn-Q6YOZseLG3GDm9mUzIxAL7VlNuK1mzZM7sRE2F29QC362mDISMEFIL4QknUvawl_ndSDFffZv5Vs6DnOib3KxEyb3v6Uc_9ukf1u5bacXSLRljRq4OKBHtO2eaw=w640-h298" /><br />They raised funds, secured a free site from the city, and received begrudging approval from Russian officials. Through an international competition, in 1908 they selected a design mixing Classicism and Art Nouveau by Finnish architects Armas Lindgren, a former partner of Eliel Saarinen (see our Helsinki Art Nouveau article for examples of their work), and Wiwi Lönn, Finland’s first female architect to have her own practice. There was not an ethnic Estonian architect who offered a suitable design, but Finns were the next best thing given linguistic and cultural similarities.<br /><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/iAHcy7t_90PdyGzfEJboDJ9mCRn9rOv24z36eX_LVV_SfHoHsBsgEF9SOIVAMxg8z-PfPJ13mpRs0gUrXxiZTUuxAILh81XJa4AxryC79auuNy0amsykkT_7TTt5OLuIaNu3pOKX1VJRblbFKTJ3GFI=w640-h425" /><br />The monumental Estonia Theatre, which consists of both a theater and a separate concert hall connected by a central section containing auxiliary spaces including a restaurant, opened in 1913 and has been a national icon ever since. Besides cultural programming, notable events have included the first meeting of independent Estonia’s Constituent Assembly in 1919.<br /><br />It was rebuilt after the Second World War under architects Alar Kotli and Edgar Johan Kuusik due to major damage from a 1944 bombing. Much of the Art Nouveau character was lost during the reconstruction. Regardless, the overall massing retains the spirit of the original with its double bowed facades.</div><div><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Passage Building, Sauna tänav 1</h3></div><div>The three-story apartment building at the corner of Sauna and Väike-Karja streets has a wide entry portal built as part of a planned Parisian style covered passage designed by Finnish architects Wäinö Palmqvist and Einar Sjöström. Only the end buildings, including this one at Sauna 1, were built in 1914 before the rest of the endeavor was dropped, due to the outbreak of the World War.<br /><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2xfMZyJU1g2xI51Dh6VBPFKkpXvz_zB-VW8yuKQBvoAhb8AjSdg2l51-kuk203fadKalWsbkyOmheWgaM7sZ2txH5ptb_ysHozL8LRvXncnt0Cgbn88xdOotfoMmREDpj_wJbVSjWQ1yvTiuDhBGthI=w640-h476" /><br />The final drawings for the building, with Art Nouveau details such as arched windows and abstract geometric decoration, were completed by two young Tallinn-based architects, Karl Burman and Artur Perna.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1kxDk1k4L_UBv7I_Bz8g2Nom1FYBqTV-KILor0bRfXKn5wN79TEnmXgcOnt3nSf2dZGkHJGr3Z14DRHzybUVhYE608m4qCs3OtuEp7hLW0wPeypAogSkMdDC7VN3BKb-RD6-F5kakVoWWJmPXfTpfeg=w352-h400" /></div>This provides an apt metaphor, portending a shift to the growing importance of local architects in Tallinn that accelerated when the country gained independence after the First World War. Burman in particular personifies this trend.<br /><br />The first Estonian professional architect, with Perna close behind, Burman is remembered for using inspiration from Finland and other sources to pioneer a distinctly Estonian national style consistent with its cultural awakening. He also was one of the founders of the Estonian Association of Architects.<br /><br />As you admire this colorful Art Nouveau work, consider how it and others from that period helped plant seeds that flower in Estonia even today.<br /><br /><br /></div>
<b><i>About the author:</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NDgQ811evT0FZ0T4f5B3_mQgPlKE-YXO9ewjklPAwStenZrEquqxK3uNek6ix6xCgtlAgC9ao_UahwMMWnXBEGgvgo6qUvbqlOJnikg2PBN334u071VlRpqizIMW-3NguQ6KhQV0M3w/s1600/jeff+bio+foto.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NDgQ811evT0FZ0T4f5B3_mQgPlKE-YXO9ewjklPAwStenZrEquqxK3uNek6ix6xCgtlAgC9ao_UahwMMWnXBEGgvgo6qUvbqlOJnikg2PBN334u071VlRpqizIMW-3NguQ6KhQV0M3w/s1600/jeff+bio+foto.jpg" /></a><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><i>Jeff Reuben is an urban planner and writer based in New York City. He regularly contributes to the website <a href="https://untappedcities.com/author/jeffreuben/" target="_blank">Untapped Cities</a>.</i></span><br />
Guest Contributorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410031676267503993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-18106405755295891422021-08-22T14:31:00.009+02:002021-08-22T14:43:22.193+02:00Italy: The Temples of Paestum - Greek history in Italy <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvQwwYjetPhCmpIN4EVK3Z2HOQ87h7MrF5IPR81bv4XD_c6MbN1SSMMv48e4srUseQ-YAGoIYpSLkrDn3RKB13LRm4-dZsgwGiaprY1E5JoxRFuCkIR-gUG112rC4r536avF6eZ_TvV7O/s900/Paestum+-+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvQwwYjetPhCmpIN4EVK3Z2HOQ87h7MrF5IPR81bv4XD_c6MbN1SSMMv48e4srUseQ-YAGoIYpSLkrDn3RKB13LRm4-dZsgwGiaprY1E5JoxRFuCkIR-gUG112rC4r536avF6eZ_TvV7O/s320/Paestum+-+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><b>What? </b><div>Three stunning Greek temples and the ruins of a Greco-Roman town in an unexpected place. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Why visit?</b> </div><div>Greek temples are pretty cool. They're impressive. They're old. And they have been an inspiration for two and a half millennia of Western Architecture, from the Pantheon to the White House.</div><div><br /></div><div>So if you don't want to deal with the crowds at that other famous old town nearby, and don't have the time to add Greece to your once-in-a lifetime trip to Italy, then Paestum may be just the thing for you. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Where? </b></div><div>in Campania, about an hour and a half south of Naples. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>HAVE YOU HEARD of Pompeii? Yes, we all have. Fancy that, an ancient Roman town where you can see old houses and walk on 2000 year old roads. But Italy has a fair number of those, and Pompeii merely has the best marketing (starting with Pliny the Younger, who made the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii go viral in the 1st century AD.) </div><div><br /></div><div>About an hour south of Pompeii you'll find Paestum. It doesn't feature on most people's list of 'must-sees' in Italy. Yet it offers a lot of the things that Pompeii has: ancient houses, shops, a small theatre, a city wall. It also offers something Pompeii doesn't have: three grand Greek temples, dating back to the 6th and 5th BC. </div><div><br /></div><div>Seeing Paestum's temples can be slightly discombobulating, as we recognise these architectural forms immediately, from the Parthenon in Athens. Show someone a picture of Paestum, and they would guess it was in Greece. And they would be right- 2500 years ago, when southern Italy was really a Greek province called Magna Graecia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnAdTeCxqwmqIjlFnmApfE5BuNXL3NGLZukc4lZWQSSgR673a8OEApzaAMw4cOQTgHHGyEWqhOJRyL8vybUSEMeG19CozuatgcVZP7p-7GoHFM2eYteY1hKwJUpN5Ti4IpWvdmHlkO1N0/s900/Paestum+-+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="900" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnAdTeCxqwmqIjlFnmApfE5BuNXL3NGLZukc4lZWQSSgR673a8OEApzaAMw4cOQTgHHGyEWqhOJRyL8vybUSEMeG19CozuatgcVZP7p-7GoHFM2eYteY1hKwJUpN5Ti4IpWvdmHlkO1N0/w640-h498/Paestum+-+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Back when Rome was still a little bumpkin town that no one had heard of, Greek colonists founded the town of Poseidonia. The city grew, encircled by solid walls. Between 550 and 450 BC, the Greeks built three monumental temples. Eventually Poseidonia was, like the rest of Italy, conquered by the Romans, and it became Paestum, a Greco-Roman city. But the Romans weren't the final conquerors: mosquitos were. Due to a change in water levels, which made for swampy fields, and excellent malaria breeding ground. Paestum was abandoned. </div><div><br /></div><div>And so, instead of a a volcano, it was mosquitos that caused this town to be preserved fairly intact. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the 18th century Paestum was rediscovered. Greece itself was still under Ottoman rule and not visited much by Europeans, but the scions of aristocratic European families, backpacking through Europe on the Grand Tour all went to Italy, and suddenly Paestum was famous, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/28/arts/art-paestum-looks-at-18th-century-classicism.html" target="_blank">inspiring the trend for all things Greek</a> known as Greek Revival, and the spirit of Paestum can be found in 100s of banks, museums and government buildings around the world, where it's been used to project power, importance and authority. </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqhUXAku3es4QlOpE0Be7AZ5lYynNuvs2OPj2WlTbrQ2c0xmpIgvolnx5azu7Jn9S1mEHbRC08x1y9Aa20kKWpfxu-Ihl_3AKpWbo2UBk5X7N5sy0e18Yu7A5yw7IOa1TujURk2OXA35p/s900/Paestum2+-+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="900" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqhUXAku3es4QlOpE0Be7AZ5lYynNuvs2OPj2WlTbrQ2c0xmpIgvolnx5azu7Jn9S1mEHbRC08x1y9Aa20kKWpfxu-Ihl_3AKpWbo2UBk5X7N5sy0e18Yu7A5yw7IOa1TujURk2OXA35p/w640-h456/Paestum2+-+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The look of power and authority hasn't worn out yet. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Back to the temples. The New York Times, back in 1907, gave them 5 stars, calling them '</span><i>Three of the most beautiful Greek temples in the world</i><span>'. They were built in the Doric style- simple and robust, and impressively large. We're all used to the minimalist beauty of Greek architecture- these temples are made of a yellowish travertine marble, which gives them a golden sheen. But the Greeks didn't like their temples simple and plain- they were painted in gaudy colours, eerily reminiscent of an Indian temple rather than the austere beauty we see today. </span><a href="https://youtu.be/bpE1UvPVpVg?t=120" target="_blank">This video</a><span> provides some insights of what the temples may have looked like. Traces of plaster and pigments can still be seen on the columns.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The temples are remarkably well preserved- the best one, known as the Temple of Neptune, is in better condition than its famous doppelgänger in Athens. Also, it doesn't have anywhere near the crowds of the Parthenon. If you ever wanted to see Greek architecture without going to Greece, Paestum (together with Agrigento in Sicily) is probably your best bet. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgGNiUFaKB0OY2pnCUiXKdUKBi-RYOnifxoDW7r4qKywqImuu8VqIOWPtgLPw668dOOZ5z0w6cV8x_wuyGeJICmzULrnAd8Qq4hg-dLPWj0WSDYFtwBLZk3lnwj_PTcJzVqr3P31Hpd8q/s900/Paestum+-+7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="900" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgGNiUFaKB0OY2pnCUiXKdUKBi-RYOnifxoDW7r4qKywqImuu8VqIOWPtgLPw668dOOZ5z0w6cV8x_wuyGeJICmzULrnAd8Qq4hg-dLPWj0WSDYFtwBLZk3lnwj_PTcJzVqr3P31Hpd8q/w640-h482/Paestum+-+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greek temples need weeding, too. </td></tr></tbody></table><div>But Paestum offers more than these awe-inspiring temples. It could even give Pompeii a run for its money, with its well-preserved roads, foundations of houses, shops and a forum, all dating back 2000 years. A great <a href="https://apps.apple.com/th/app/paestum/id1478603777" target="_blank">app</a> brings the whole town to life while you walk around. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUM8JVoB7no2KxpWAaKCoW8F8FV3bS1Lilge7iNtcskDiXrpMQsCYmmzNdQ6INPNIni1eGfF1U6Now0Z9ySO66wAyY2EzedYYN8FGMzA5tcWMEUDNfkf_vVAdCe32O9TlCfz7_WrVIeQK/s900/Paestum+-+5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="900" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUM8JVoB7no2KxpWAaKCoW8F8FV3bS1Lilge7iNtcskDiXrpMQsCYmmzNdQ6INPNIni1eGfF1U6Now0Z9ySO66wAyY2EzedYYN8FGMzA5tcWMEUDNfkf_vVAdCe32O9TlCfz7_WrVIeQK/w640-h436/Paestum+-+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Via Sacra, aka Main Street, Paestum. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kBa4VaAoreMug28iVJgY33csSp-fMGIa_NioIzO7Syp7fpusOLMx27tKUWMmb5WyuYi1BEX_Imh0Qwc3N44uxJzM8U_LQLmYDGC9ULZlkmWJgC1vBGy1Y6WxH-NoC4ukcxSUNUitYqM8/s987/Paestum+-+8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kBa4VaAoreMug28iVJgY33csSp-fMGIa_NioIzO7Syp7fpusOLMx27tKUWMmb5WyuYi1BEX_Imh0Qwc3N44uxJzM8U_LQLmYDGC9ULZlkmWJgC1vBGy1Y6WxH-NoC4ukcxSUNUitYqM8/w365-h400/Paestum+-+8.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div>Last but not least, some of the best art found in Paestum and vicinity has been hauled off to a small but well-stocked museum. The most famous of these works is the Diver, originally the lid of a tomb, presumably for a fresh water fiend. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyBlpGTKSHcpQfvHJg6UQNUyoAKM8sRsviPaL-1Tl7zmIvLxDQdYtbAR6ttWkZF9XOA5EZ71dnyRf7DVahMo4F9mxsrWGkdhOMHjKOMhGJ7KrApIUPq3u-gpNn3QhDym9EjxgLH36Ki0k/s900/Paestum2+-+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="900" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyBlpGTKSHcpQfvHJg6UQNUyoAKM8sRsviPaL-1Tl7zmIvLxDQdYtbAR6ttWkZF9XOA5EZ71dnyRf7DVahMo4F9mxsrWGkdhOMHjKOMhGJ7KrApIUPq3u-gpNn3QhDym9EjxgLH36Ki0k/w640-h404/Paestum2+-+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking the plunge into the Afterlife.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The museum has a number of other paintings and artefacts, many of them dating back 25 centuries, making the Colosseum and other Roman remains seem like recent developments, One of them shows what looks like a gay party (we all know the ancient Greeks were gay-friendly long before it became fashionable). The paintings were probably inspired by Etruscan practices, like<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2015/06/italy-etruscan-tombs-of-tarquinia.html"> the painted tombs of Tarquinia </a>that we have written about before. </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaR-dmGD48fZ6frhU4MghtqLsIjYvmVqARC1JflfO6uVdpQUZmcL6YXsmX9mOOjTikNhrljFV1_FUwkLO1biAwNbBExTssPspekxPvKYVyyAW6HDhMJ7MvEncGD-gag3SLizUFXx4t-VC/s900/Paestum2+-+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="900" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaR-dmGD48fZ6frhU4MghtqLsIjYvmVqARC1JflfO6uVdpQUZmcL6YXsmX9mOOjTikNhrljFV1_FUwkLO1biAwNbBExTssPspekxPvKYVyyAW6HDhMJ7MvEncGD-gag3SLizUFXx4t-VC/w640-h322/Paestum2+-+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hey you love birds, have you seen my rainbow flag?'</td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div><b>Getting there:</b> </div><div>Paestum would make an easy day trip from the Amalfi Coast or Naples. There are frequent trains from Napoli Centrale, taking just over an hour. The same train stops at Salerno, which is 30 mins down the line from Paestum. </div><div><br /></div><div>After to you alight at the station, you will immediately feel like you've arrived once you pass through one of the old city gates and enter the park. It's about a kilometer walk to the official entrance. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Useful links:
</b></div><div>Definitely <a href="https://www.museopaestum.beniculturali.it/online-la-nuova-app-gratuita-del-parco-archeologico-di-paestum/?lang=en#" target="_blank">download the app</a> for your visit. </div><div>The <a href="https://www.museopaestum.beniculturali.it/?lang=en" target="_blank">official website i</a>s a good source of information. You can buy tickets in advance- not that we did, because, fortunately, Paestum doesn't have the crowds of Pompeii. </div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1907/09/08/archives/city-of-paestum-being-excavated-spinazzolas-belief-that-a-town.html" target="_blank">City of Paestum being excavated</a>, a 1907 article from the New York Times</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_8m2h8lB_d9L1XxkdrXgC4nohNJQYXanvWBUeATHL-94YDjeruouNPzUv06mO0d_kFDqBKbdDtT9QQR2FGRq2lz0X9SwxaFjkfW6ZkVapApsTYW2ED7b9pxwrIw1wuQqUZq_9mP1YAcJ/s900/Paestum+-+11.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="900" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_8m2h8lB_d9L1XxkdrXgC4nohNJQYXanvWBUeATHL-94YDjeruouNPzUv06mO0d_kFDqBKbdDtT9QQR2FGRq2lz0X9SwxaFjkfW6ZkVapApsTYW2ED7b9pxwrIw1wuQqUZq_9mP1YAcJ/w640-h438/Paestum+-+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-65726472020440133142021-05-30T21:35:00.010+02:002021-05-30T21:43:47.882+02:00Italy: La Serpara - A sculpture garden in a hidden corner of Lazio<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6-x0WjBFAnaa-8zJD75-2vvng_p9DFgH4DxcAoohhM6_R525OZ-s1BZ0qT_P62bSHbHaSHJ971EzKlPJNN8zlLK1pLtwEaPkPJbjo2NXGPLS3deSCxOYMJCEmKvb8mqgyWLP9vu8hKCX/s320/Serpara+-+7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6-x0WjBFAnaa-8zJD75-2vvng_p9DFgH4DxcAoohhM6_R525OZ-s1BZ0qT_P62bSHbHaSHJ971EzKlPJNN8zlLK1pLtwEaPkPJbjo2NXGPLS3deSCxOYMJCEmKvb8mqgyWLP9vu8hKCX/s0/Serpara+-+7.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>What?</b><br />A garden full of steel contraptions in a very, very out-of-the way corner of Lazio<br /><br /><br /><b>Why visit?</b><br />This part of Italy has no shortages of gardens. They stretch from the the 16th to the 21st century, offering something for everybody.</span><b style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><br /></b><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What sets this one aside is the personal touch: the artist Paul Wieden still lives here, and tours are provided by his family. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Art and nature merge into a seamless experience in the bucolic backwaters of rural Lazio.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Where? </span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An hour and a half north of Rome, near the hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map. </a></span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WE HAVE WRITTEN before about the many <a href="https://www.lazioexplorer.com/2015/09/the-renaissance-gardens-of-northern.html" target="_blank">Mannerist gardens of Northern Lazio</a>. We have also held forth about the nearby sculpture gardens conceived by <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2014/04/italy-tarot-garden.html">Niki de St Phalle </a>and <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2015/07/italy-il-giardino-di-daniel-spoerri.html">Daniel Spoerri.</a> But we hadn't heard of this one until a clued-in friend sent us a WhatsApp message: <i>How about La Serpara? </i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, how about it?</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">La Serpara is a garden created by Paul Wiedmer, a Swiss artist who decided this forgotten corner of Lazio was to be his personal little paradise. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUpkm2E6G8WYzJEBtL04O0wtkxcIwUysvgOK6Y-DpfWYENvjGp_TwnEt435mW6eVC60FOoqA3SRwDIOOd_vYryS3H1WHmgCK2xOF9tLIp4BepoUyec9PzvlSxjkskV_c6ArFzsfx-CDpM/s1000/Serpara+-+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUpkm2E6G8WYzJEBtL04O0wtkxcIwUysvgOK6Y-DpfWYENvjGp_TwnEt435mW6eVC60FOoqA3SRwDIOOd_vYryS3H1WHmgCK2xOF9tLIp4BepoUyec9PzvlSxjkskV_c6ArFzsfx-CDpM/w640-h480/Serpara+-+1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Classic Wiedmer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wiedmer was on friendly terms with fellow Swiss Jean Tinguely, and when Jean's more famous wife, Niki de St Phalle, created her Tarot Garden in the Maremma, Wiedmer came down to Italy to help her. On one of these trips he stumbled upon the little hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano, a small hilltop town where nothing much seems to have happened since 1673. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An Italian sculpture garden must have been some kind of must-have accessory for Swiss sculptors, and Daniel Spoerri (another Helvetian with his own garden) actually offered some help and before anyone knew it, La Serpara was born. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeVnyldJruB_F_e6-xaCI7YHf1zmzoDImwptVNScTJFCgapaj0j3NN5lDFAXiDyi7eG89R44v-Zg_S2yltgKOIgGeSbXY2112ymb819af-E57s-MDHOmEHBLVFlSNCLs2KLDb2g0kYLuL/s1152/Serpara+-+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeVnyldJruB_F_e6-xaCI7YHf1zmzoDImwptVNScTJFCgapaj0j3NN5lDFAXiDyi7eG89R44v-Zg_S2yltgKOIgGeSbXY2112ymb819af-E57s-MDHOmEHBLVFlSNCLs2KLDb2g0kYLuL/w348-h400/Serpara+-+2.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejhOhZtjhN4nOgayz7UelxPVdsI1AkWcBFz7xHdAoZkv-CsgMdX-ixlsPZW9glLQJ_9AiwNXsbWJ7fx3BoWNG28zp66e5UTTTSdVj1GyG3T1fDKAE18KEsEOa07b7zEJJMImvTwueFJgj/s1250/Serpara+-+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejhOhZtjhN4nOgayz7UelxPVdsI1AkWcBFz7xHdAoZkv-CsgMdX-ixlsPZW9glLQJ_9AiwNXsbWJ7fx3BoWNG28zp66e5UTTTSdVj1GyG3T1fDKAE18KEsEOa07b7zEJJMImvTwueFJgj/w320-h400/Serpara+-+5.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">La Serpara remains very much a friends 'n family affair. The art comprises works contributed by Wiedmer's friends, as well as some by family members. The garden can only be visited by appointment, and our personal tour guide turned out to be Wiedmer's son, who goes by the nom-de-guerre Samuele Vesuvio. A number of his works take pride of place in the garden. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA59XdU41DbE6xR5C4hU34gj8uW3CshQTp4K1WDH7oPgvXnA2iLaBXAAOad7G4_GJTMhSKUUn78JVGQ8qvFdlVXMHP79MiEdNCsWdeSgy0waCtQ_bR8WROw-SaOxn0kXmxbPJJfx0prBFv/s1000/Serpara+-+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1000" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA59XdU41DbE6xR5C4hU34gj8uW3CshQTp4K1WDH7oPgvXnA2iLaBXAAOad7G4_GJTMhSKUUn78JVGQ8qvFdlVXMHP79MiEdNCsWdeSgy0waCtQ_bR8WROw-SaOxn0kXmxbPJJfx0prBFv/w640-h458/Serpara+-+3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samuele Vesuvio, your personal tour guide. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wiedmer likes to play with fire- literally that is. Many of his works feature flames, some of them motion-controlled. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYTUxEfBc9ku3S51GyDNFW2-6QOwfXdudyw5sV2DPvzcJLS-t8DFdHwpf3MzrIL0kXT8YmUC_EfbKll3uzwVWohG35z5QG_xnDNcoX1si4fois2lp53KqY6H-YLyZyfMplvLd9Qtyfr-u/s1000/Serpara+-+8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYTUxEfBc9ku3S51GyDNFW2-6QOwfXdudyw5sV2DPvzcJLS-t8DFdHwpf3MzrIL0kXT8YmUC_EfbKll3uzwVWohG35z5QG_xnDNcoX1si4fois2lp53KqY6H-YLyZyfMplvLd9Qtyfr-u/w640-h462/Serpara+-+8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our tour took almost 2 hours and we greatly enjoyed it. Samuele Vesuvio, in spite of his name, turned out to be an amiable and knowledgable host, who mixed childhood memories with art criticism and clever jokes (which, being in Italian, may occasionally have gone over our heads). Every object has a story, and you will be sure to hear about it. If it's hot, like it was on the sweltering day in July we visited, you may want to bring some water and a hat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vrhclhy56jI9lXFaAFXv-hzQzJVj35Jhe9RltfeeMygUPnfvUScdh5ojCQHD78QbiRjOaygOIGlk6sIeuLXxRv7cNTgj_Kb_H24ih5E9D2BxMM2WqA7GM9MDOLbqy7mQIm3RUucEWwrA/w640-h480/Serpara+-+6.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvb2h9-fVcDPTwwPAWbwA11jqLyJbc2hTgl0ssHM8lqIvW3cAar0ubiC4LytBMW4YrWouBsW3j8Vf4mMLSImtotRt1RAPDZ84q9nTvXpFAyzM4CJqGfw9-XcyYT_rvXIW0ilPT682IedI/s1000/Serpara+-+9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvb2h9-fVcDPTwwPAWbwA11jqLyJbc2hTgl0ssHM8lqIvW3cAar0ubiC4LytBMW4YrWouBsW3j8Vf4mMLSImtotRt1RAPDZ84q9nTvXpFAyzM4CJqGfw9-XcyYT_rvXIW0ilPT682IedI/w640-h468/Serpara+-+9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;">An Etruscan Velvet Underground admirer?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Getting there: </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Must. Have. Car. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is no way to get to these boonies without your own wheels. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And you don't want to rock up without a reservation either: call or email ahead, to announce your imminent arrival, and a suitable time and date will be found. Contact details<a href="https://www.serpara.info/contact" target="_blank"> can be found here. </a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you made it all the way here, you might as well stop by in the town of Civitella d'Agliano. This hamlet's main claim to fame is the cantina of <a href="http://www.sergiomottura.com/en/default.asp" target="_blank">Sergio Mottura,</a> one of Lazio's best wine producers. What better way to conclude an art-filled afternoon than by sipping crisp white wines and tasting scrumptious food prepared by a talented chef in the ridiculously picturesque town square? </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Useful links:</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's an <a href="https://www.serpara.info/about" target="_blank">official website</a> that has the lowdown on Wiedmer and family.</span></div></div><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div></div></span></div>MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-41664048329402823592020-08-16T21:48:00.021+02:002023-12-26T23:03:30.093+01:00USA: The Immigrant Cemeteries of Roslyn, WA<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><strike style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="640" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqN6aqoXhJ6K1blOrhnqOiU4wfJdifBy133K6IurDb6Na9__giv-KTfmbMto5pGX57Cw4ccKmcIBWLqA8eg0Gl6PeZ7AorZJtb01XHfgDiUvcwJZeFSEpYneRWBLFCk-ixjhEX4hZMFmw5ML6Pt-uI-d6psef-Dq2RHZ7--bpGc45vC_JqZF0VVYuX-NeO" width="320" /></strike></b></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><b>What?</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">A collection of cemeteries in a small Washington State town that captures the quintessential American immigrant story.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><b>Why visit? </b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Washington State is full of mighty volcanoes and open waters- but it's rather short on visible signs of human civilization compared to other parts of the world, or even other parts of the US. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">The small town of Roslyn offers a touching glimpse of a time past- capturing human stories about immigration, integration, life and, most of all, death. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">It's a great place to contemplate the essence of the USA- a melting pot of many cultures. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><b>Where? </b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Just east of the Cascades mountain range, about an hour and a half by car from Seattle. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5543757720649846833/4166404832940282359#"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(135, 135, 135); color: #878787; font-kerning: none;">Map</span></a>. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">THE TOWN OF Roslyn isn't much these days: a speck on the map, blink and you'll miss it, in the foothills of the mountains, fewer than a thousand souls. But at some point in the late 1800s, Roslyn was a boomtown. Coal was discovered in 1883, and a train track was laid to connected the town to the coast, and Roslyn needed labour. A lot of it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">The hard and dirty work in the mines attracted immigrants from far and beyond, and the town expanded rapidly. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">But digging coal is tough work, and the life expectancy wasn't great... pretty soon the town's cemetery had to to expand, to accommodate the newcomers. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">As in life, Roslyn's immigrant communities stuck together in death... Roslyn has 26 different cemeteries, each representing a specific community. Many of these communities where based on nationalities or lodges, an early version of trade unions where workers banded together. Being a lodge member was like having life insurance- you paid your dues, and if you kicked the bucket, the lodge would give you a good send-off, a patch of land to rest in peace, and a stipend for your loved ones. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">The 26 cemeteries are all adjacent, and it is easy to walk from one to the next. Signposts point out the various groups and lodges, and provide some history. Overall there are some 5000 graves- the dead far outnumber the living in Roslyn...</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">It's quiet here, but the graves still have many stories to tell.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="clear: both; color: #343434; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11_y2P5iuC8Ic1R6D8Qglue9knBFfnP-iqIFtjGQRbZaUcssyf7gusrQKhL-7ZSi0qYi62CnyXNT5cNK2z01LamYGtGCsHqlcq4zHnweSaOzEOi_Sx9ex8dcVBZKyiKB0grQ2fBdseXSUnmx6wno2_xErY13_NRXqrmEfHzW2G9bEASIP8xCEua7iqLSm/s939/Picture1.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="939" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11_y2P5iuC8Ic1R6D8Qglue9knBFfnP-iqIFtjGQRbZaUcssyf7gusrQKhL-7ZSi0qYi62CnyXNT5cNK2z01LamYGtGCsHqlcq4zHnweSaOzEOi_Sx9ex8dcVBZKyiKB0grQ2fBdseXSUnmx6wno2_xErY13_NRXqrmEfHzW2G9bEASIP8xCEua7iqLSm/w640-h496/Picture1.png" width="640" /></a><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><i>Serbs on one side- the Croats are just across the road. </i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">Walking around, it becomes quickly obvious that infant death rates were high. Very high. There are lots of small graves with 'baby' engraved on them. There's a tombstone with a lamb that must have been mass-produced for babes-in-arms- you will see many of them. Families lost multiple kids and they are often buried together.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #343434; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR7z6SwHZI8ErQEpLfB-bIvFWPstG0pg6GeIpkQwuzChhrneElPtj2fSIazhwHIbGCZT9oMQOL86_TCdNUtL0A-VF-_XEz9fGDTHabxcLJSXUscXsIygVBUyGw21KoCF3JiNj141DhXlLMXn3Hnpr7rm6WV9tpBzAVl3aiCSHfsgpTRsxICxXgYPT9thy/s939/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="939" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR7z6SwHZI8ErQEpLfB-bIvFWPstG0pg6GeIpkQwuzChhrneElPtj2fSIazhwHIbGCZT9oMQOL86_TCdNUtL0A-VF-_XEz9fGDTHabxcLJSXUscXsIygVBUyGw21KoCF3JiNj141DhXlLMXn3Hnpr7rm6WV9tpBzAVl3aiCSHfsgpTRsxICxXgYPT9thy/w640-h494/Picture1.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><i>Our Darling Baby- Note that the name is in English, but the dates are in Italian.</i></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WGowRWKmXJ9zmaImzZ8h5FZlSs69blD-oZ6EG0pGQVs1OD0YuwwHIwnUU3kh77f0g6XfrU5Bkt9hGwotCHdLbiPlw0LRruqCDVEzEiEGtavXJ7wMbYxKGkLPWVsE852QQHnw8GvhnddNt39LkaWZ2NtipOPAAAp6UZE7oqhcE3XcV9I3fK7jnFhWSERw/s939/Picture2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="939" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WGowRWKmXJ9zmaImzZ8h5FZlSs69blD-oZ6EG0pGQVs1OD0YuwwHIwnUU3kh77f0g6XfrU5Bkt9hGwotCHdLbiPlw0LRruqCDVEzEiEGtavXJ7wMbYxKGkLPWVsE852QQHnw8GvhnddNt39LkaWZ2NtipOPAAAp6UZE7oqhcE3XcV9I3fK7jnFhWSERw/w640-h394/Picture2.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brother and sister, side by side.</i></div></span><p></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Was it worth it, to travel halfway around the world, to die an early death in a far-away place? Probably not, but people did it anyway, in search of the American Dream. </span></p><p class="p9" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Like Marghaerita Kena, whose tombstone announces she was born in Switzerland (presumably in the canton of Ticino, as her epithet is in Italian) and she died, as it simply says, 'in America'. She was 32 years old. Was it a dream or more of a nightmare? It's hard to say...</span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;">Foreign languages are common: many of the communities used their mother tongue, including the Serbs, whose tombs are inscribed in Cyrillic, and marked by an Orthodox cross. </span><p></p><p></p><p class="p11" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><i>Jatosh was only 23 years old. The last two words indicate where he expired: Roslyn, Washington. </i></span></p><p class="p11" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">When we hear the word 'lodge' we often think of Freemasonry, and the end of the 19th century was peak time for the Masons. You will find Masonic symbols on cemeteries across the US, and Roslyn is of course no exception. </span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Other groups have lower levels of brand awareness. There is a plot for an African-American fraternal organization, but Italian groups dominate, banding together in many different units, like the Druids (?) or the African Hunters, which was a name that was used at the end of the 19th century by an Italian colonial military unit in East Africa. They must have gotten seriously of track...</span><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">One of our favourite group of stones is this one here. There is no better way to observe the assimilation process that immigrants went through. On the right lies Stephen Klučar, a Slovak who died in 1911. His wife Barbara died 24 years later. By that time, the family name had been Anglified to Clutcher. And where Stephen's stone was inscribed in the old tongue, Barbara is remembered in English. </span></div><p></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">Lastly, this cemetery is still in use. Although there aren't a lot of people left in Roslyn, occasionally someone does buy the farm, and another denizen is added to the Roslyn cemeteries. Like Tom, who, judging by his stone, loved the great outdoors, American football, and watery beer. May he rest in peace. </span></p><p class="p10" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p9" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p9" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><b>Getting there: </b></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">There is only one sensible way to get here: driving. From Seattle it's about an hour and a half, a straight shot down the I-90, and you will pass some stunning mountain scenery on the way. </span></p><p class="p9" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;"><b>Useful links:</b></span></p><p class="p13" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(52, 52, 52); background-color: white; color: #343434; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">This semi-official <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5543757720649846833/4166404832940282359#"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(135, 135, 135); color: #878787; font-kerning: none;">website</span></a> allows you to search the cemetery database. </span></p><br />MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-19036372386189067362020-03-08T19:08:00.000+01:002020-03-08T19:08:42.287+01:00USA: Rome, Georgia - Mussolini's gift. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Eternal City, Part 2: This American incarnation of Rome struggles to hold a candle to the original, but it offers something you'd be hard pressed to find in the Mother city: a present, and a plaque, offered by Mussolini.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rome, GA offers a bit of respite from the monotony of North West Georgia: some architecture, maybe some fine dining, and a whiff of urban sophistication here in the rural South.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And then of course there's Mussolini's gift.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Spend the night in the most charming hotel in the region and relive the city's grand old days before returning to the dour reality of strip malls and fast food. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In North-West Georgia, about an hour's drive from Atlanta. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A landscaped garden estate just a short boat ride away from Seattle.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Chopping down trees was a profound source of wealth in the Pacific Northwest.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But timber baron Prentice Bloedel turned things around, and used his wealth to plant new trees.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The estate he left behind makes an unexpected and unusual day trip from Seattle.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride away from Seattle. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>.</span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2019/11/usa-bloedel-reserve.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-12198154398653190092019-11-06T05:31:00.002+01:002019-11-06T05:31:56.739+01:00Netherlands: De Vecht- Amsterdam’s answer to the Loire Valley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A bucolic river lined by 17th century mansions and ornate tea houses.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The two best ways to see the Netherlands are by boat or by bike. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Both options are possible if you want to tour the <i>Vechtstreek</i>, the region centered around the Vecht river, a beautiful part of the Netherlands, rich in history, architecture, and water. </span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Central Amsterdam can show you what 17th century money bought in terms of urban real estate- but if you want to experience a rural version of this era, the Vecht is hard to beat.</span></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where?</span></b></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Between Amsterdam and Utrecht, just 30 minutes from the Red Light district. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map.</a></span><br>
<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2019/11/netherlands-de-vecht.html#more"></a>MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-8854272766909691802019-09-25T07:24:00.001+02:002019-09-26T06:11:29.438+02:00Netherlands: Hoorn - City of Unicorns and World Domination<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2HBUwNb-BAyJMbeGpSqMjMZiXddMiY9CyvQeycK188k4lMf2qjxJc2ZR-RTllexUJN_LKU2DMv-9QHNuFib2ACJCldNxMAZNZ9CT3Fz-7NkABhcg7kHfyLueAO0s9jCXITZ0bJwe1ueE/s1600/Hoorn+-+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2HBUwNb-BAyJMbeGpSqMjMZiXddMiY9CyvQeycK188k4lMf2qjxJc2ZR-RTllexUJN_LKU2DMv-9QHNuFib2ACJCldNxMAZNZ9CT3Fz-7NkABhcg7kHfyLueAO0s9jCXITZ0bJwe1ueE/s400/Hoorn+-+9.jpg" width="400"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eFHa3rbyc1B0m1dUhqAouZODEfpikVeRepSwPMhvIisEUce31LcCO5dDhp-emAGiQrhHZHEn1jZaZ0-GIK7iR9BQooXPB-cTFjuvzTNp-_DLME9jEa9IjXN9St9e6vGD1XEW4LIVunMw/s1600/Hoorn+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A Dutch seafaring town that used to rule the world.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Amsterdam gets all the visitors- but back in the 17th century, Hoorn gave the capital a good run for its money. And it still shows.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To appreciate the Dutch Golden Age on a smaller scale, Hoorn offers cobblestone streets, scores of old houses, and panoramic vistas of its former lifeblood, the water.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All of that an efficient train ride away from touristy Amsterdam, making it an excellent destination for a day trip or an overnight stay.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">About 40km north of Amsterdam, on the edge of the former Southern Sea. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map.</a></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Piece Hall. Sole survivor of the eighteenth century ‘cloth halls’ which were the beating heart of the English textile industry. Cottage weavers sold their pieces of cloth here until the industrial revolution came along and changed their lives for ever.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Steeped in history, it is Yorkshire’s most important secular building (according to its website). It’s a stunning reminder of Halifax’s industrial past.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In Halifax, West Yorkshire in the UK. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map.</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-21548262-7fff-f3a2-0ba6-b31241918b5c"></span>A stroll around central Helsinki, and back in history, to see some of the city’s many Finnish Art Nouveau gems.<br><br><b>Why visit?</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The neighborhoods of central Helsinki include hundreds of buildings constructed in a distinctively Finnish Art Nouveau style from the late 1890s until the start of World War I. They are not only well designed but also illustrate how the built environment can reflect political and cultural aspirations.<br><br><b>Where?</b><br>Central Helsinki, all locations within walking distance of Esplanadi Park at the city's core. <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LkfOqkgsNTkI4OV215svUR17JOvl-L-1&usp=sharing">Map</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A meticulously restored European-style villa in Shanghai that's now owned by Italian fashion brand Prada.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Known variously as the 'Pearl of the Orient' or 'The Whore of Asia' (take your pick), Shanghai in the early 20th century was a hotbed of capitalism, trade, and Occidental-Oriental intermingling. (Proving that Kipling was profoundly wrong.)</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Shanghai was put on the map in these days, and although rapid development has wiped away much of its early history, pockets remain and subject to (much needed) new-found appreciation. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rong Zhai is a magnificent Western style villa that belonged to a Chinese tycoon, and only recently opened up to the product after it was acquired by Milanese fashion house Prada. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In Shanghai's Jing'an district, right of Nanjing West Rd. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/08/china-rong-zhai.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-16377246631636747042018-06-23T06:52:00.001+02:002018-06-23T06:55:10.810+02:00USA: Pacific Tower, an Art Deco Landmark in Seattle. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An Art Deco structure that towers over Seattle.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anybody who's ever driven a car around Seattle's main arteries will have seen this building. Yet few people know its name, let alone have set foot in it.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a true landmark that's overlooked by many, in spite of being an outstanding Art Deco gem. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On top of Seattle's Beacon Hill, near the junction of highways I-90 and I-5. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/06/usa-pacific-tower-seattle.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-43639784670106914802018-05-12T19:26:00.000+02:002018-05-12T19:27:37.637+02:00China: Dancing with the Grannies in Jing'an Park 静安公园, Shanghai<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A low-key neighbourhood park that is a beehive of geriatric activity early in the morning.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We've all heard of Tai Chi, right? And what could be more Chinese than a bunch of wizened grannies practicing their slow moves to the sound of meditative music?</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you visit Jing'an Park early in the morning, you'll find just that. As well as grunting grandpas, square-dancing seniors, and songbird competitions.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a slice of old-school China amongst the glittering skyscrapers of Jing'an's malls and offices. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next to Jing'an Temple and the eponymous metro station, in central Shanghai, a few miles west of the Bund. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>.</span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/05/china-jingan-park.html#more"></a>MinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-36711123011972712422018-04-16T08:35:00.000+02:002018-04-17T08:19:04.798+02:00USA: Coral Pink Sand Dunes- A Technicolor Desert in Utah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghonvQZ3ALfBruC8LNL7vQRo_3y2kfUE2QsW4SC3cr1t7-UMCHDOtMMUx7EwUQO6w5LNmaMo6RyX2BZdRETHGOWULc-R7KL53xHmMwNTpJRPeBQEKpC1Ka2VYLaS_YRneu6TmYZ2-IVsk/s1600/coralsandyel+-+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghonvQZ3ALfBruC8LNL7vQRo_3y2kfUE2QsW4SC3cr1t7-UMCHDOtMMUx7EwUQO6w5LNmaMo6RyX2BZdRETHGOWULc-R7KL53xHmMwNTpJRPeBQEKpC1Ka2VYLaS_YRneu6TmYZ2-IVsk/s400/coralsandyel+-+4.jpg" width="353"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIP78MB40uM0j7AQWsT7OykAGwOwfGna-eTv-THkQb-R3V8dOyQQD9rdz4u8TrLobNox9YrNJvoussun8Q6lcAOH0PM7U8a_OEVpuweaOISK5iMKw13QU5kfRQyZHj0bo_eTx6TfNpsI/s1600/coralsand+-+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih35rIVisqRMATPiJVVaweBgIfdot60BIDIc_qnRy5wnOK9sZc9L-JNAUxdTpmYdGdDrwqjEMW73MYLFP40EePaxniFhVO0Q2T2_obdm4AcfSqEE780iR6hv2sZCD416wIvgmiXt-fRLQ/s1600/coralsand+-+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An Instagram-ready heap of sand.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who doesn't like playing in the sand? After the hard red rocks of Southern Utah, these soft flowing ochre dunes are a perfect antidote. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is your chance to imagine yourself in exotic Rajasthan- driving distance from Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Near the town of Kanab (Keh-NAB, not KAY-nab) in Southern Utah. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/04/usa-coral-pink-sand-dunes.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-15933448635825507362018-04-10T08:30:00.000+02:002018-04-10T08:30:03.437+02:00Netherlands: De Dageraad and Plan Zuid - Amsterdam's Revolutionary Buildings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A whole neighbourhood designed in Amsterdam's indigenous architectural style, the Amsterdam School.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Most people think of canal houses and funky gables when they think of Amsterdam architecture. Oh, and bricks of course. But many locals are very proud of their other indigenous architectural style: <i>de Amsterdamse School. </i></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As the city expanded in the early 20th century, a group of young architects started thinking outside of the proverbial box and created a whole new architectural style. They wanted a radical break with the past.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is one thing they did not abandon: bricks, that quintessentially Dutch building material. You never knew what you could do with bricks and roof tiles until you've taken a walk through this neighbourhood.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Plan Zuid is in the South (Dutch: Zuid) of Amsterdam. Easily reached by tram or bike, and only a short hop from the tourist-filled center. Map. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/04/netherlands-plan-zuid.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-41999338295414648202018-04-08T01:11:00.002+02:002018-04-08T18:38:58.135+02:00Britain: Crypt of St Leonard in Hythe- Bones in the Basement. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljKgbX1EQBx6lFx565PdgI6NWKsKBB5JKY9H97gM0VdJXobUNqnTkSAuec7viLh5OitRKeyKNoA3bP3UecK9FxFowUaGEbFRZ1SERgs0WuG1vyv-rUwLvePR1Ci2V53mdU3ibgM0HJGjs/s1600/Hythe+-+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljKgbX1EQBx6lFx565PdgI6NWKsKBB5JKY9H97gM0VdJXobUNqnTkSAuec7viLh5OitRKeyKNoA3bP3UecK9FxFowUaGEbFRZ1SERgs0WuG1vyv-rUwLvePR1Ci2V53mdU3ibgM0HJGjs/s400/Hythe+-+4.jpg" width="400"></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>What? </b><br>An Ossuary in South East England. That’s right, an ossuary – a room full of the skulls and bones of dead people. <br><br><b>Why visit? </b><br>This is one of only two ossuaries in the UK. If you want to spend an hour looking at over a 1000 skulls and a big pile of bones from Medieval times, then get yourself down to the Hythe Crypt. <br><br><b>Where? </b><br>The Crypt of St Leonards Church, Hythe, Kent, UK. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A twisted, bizarre, but oh-so-beautiful slot canyon in the Arizona desert.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Because this is your chance to experience an LSD trip without actually taking any drugs. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not for the claustrophobic, this is a technicolour hallucination of swirling rock, a giving a totally new meaning to the phrase 'desert trip'. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Near Page, Arizona, about 2 hours north of the Grand Canyon. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/03/usa-lower-antelope-canyon.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-4193444827551111322018-02-04T20:43:00.000+01:002018-02-05T00:27:47.770+01:00China: Pei Mansion- an Art Deco Clash of Civilizations in Shanghai<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNO1OsezGNKlWOxv7m0e0KdRYolN9Q0tGWEKkBazOJZY4WuWQvLxjNLh8XFesT02AlurBar6iSKpWOkMh1pD3ohCWG7T-wss7g7ejLpTXJOU_ob3CHF7WL43L8OTn9bn7MqpStZYjxRw/s1600/PeiMa+-+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6uK3Lnz0mqOWBBAjaow2Xc-QTL3BQl8i22rxLPxJ694ziqQdjLVEEu8kmYvFYXkva6xmiMuccrt5MzCrIVCoNnjf94eNd55l0F2uq_2AZ_W-HpYob-tU940E5cmn_ipvSNK50VM4eC8/s1600/PeiMan+-+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6uK3Lnz0mqOWBBAjaow2Xc-QTL3BQl8i22rxLPxJ694ziqQdjLVEEu8kmYvFYXkva6xmiMuccrt5MzCrIVCoNnjf94eNd55l0F2uq_2AZ_W-HpYob-tU940E5cmn_ipvSNK50VM4eC8/s320/PeiMan+-+3.jpg" width="320"></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A stunning Art Deco mansion from Shanghai's 1930s golden past.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although much has been made of Shanghai's recent boom, the city first rose to prominence in the early 20th century, when its East-meets-West capitalism transformed the town into Asia's commercial powerhouse.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An enormous building boom resulted in many iconic structures, many of them Art Deco, the style that was emblematic of the international jet set.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pei Mansion is one of the most beautiful Art Deco buildings in the city, and, surrounded by tall skyscrapers, provides a glimpse of the Shanghai that was before.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On Nanyang Road, in the Jing'An area. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map.</a></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
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</a>While Berlin is famous for its historical sights associated with the Cold War, the Third Reich, and the Imperial era of the Kaisers, reminders of the Weimar Republic are generally absent from the tourist circuit. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, a half-hour trip on the U-Bahn (metro) from the city center to Onkel Toms Hütte station brings one to a place that embodies Germany’s hopes and tensions during the years between the end of World War I and the Nazi rise to power in 1933.<br><br><b>Where?</b><br>The Zehlendorf section of Berlin reachable by the U3 line on the U-Bahn. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map.</a></span><br>
</div></div><a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2018/01/germany-onkel-toms-hutte.html#more"></a>Guest Contributorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410031676267503993noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-69159969837984496852017-11-27T08:56:00.001+01:002017-11-27T17:57:45.342+01:00France: Rue Cavalotti- a walk down (Belle Epoque) Memory Lane in Paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOwQcU6HPQYGvTgbcmjToETqLmefzhg3mnfRkHBNW5Va877Cb54Q_BVlC2OKOXUbIuALnQ27xmTvtmN6bdxoDNnWbkPCdG0RAlKZX9Of-1BMVjnCtTF1WOqxBBfefkUn9isl_js6cVwY/s1600/cavalotti+-+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOwQcU6HPQYGvTgbcmjToETqLmefzhg3mnfRkHBNW5Va877Cb54Q_BVlC2OKOXUbIuALnQ27xmTvtmN6bdxoDNnWbkPCdG0RAlKZX9Of-1BMVjnCtTF1WOqxBBfefkUn9isl_js6cVwY/s320/cavalotti+-+3.jpg" width="300"></span></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A museum that's only open when all the others are closed: this odd little street has taken Belle Epoque posters and turned them into street art.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Because it's pretty quirky. Right next door is Montmartre, made famous at the end of the 19th century by its bohemian lifestyle and artists, glorified in films like Moulin Rouge and the opera La Bohème.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And here, in this dull little street, these glory days are brought back to life by posters that hark back to these heady days.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And this Sight has had so little publicity, there's only one article in English we could find online (and just a handful in French). So let us take you for a walk down this memory lane...</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, right around the corner from the Moulin Rouge and Place de Clichy. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>.</span><br>
<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2017/11/france-rue-cavalotti.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-38018863547875171702017-11-05T20:33:00.001+01:002018-06-23T07:16:22.173+02:00USA: Seattle's Art Deco Jewels - from Skyscraper to Fire Station<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlniAMg6Ip6m6VROvFWsgXIaXH706MCemYUyu0snG-kx4bsl6DNJpDPOUotumPuCML1bY5NPTWSVHkg3TGkUu4cLKLtzq-U5JBJiGvir77xcorjpbPFBpqw1ReEsPrDA0QVev-D5xnr7c/s1600/ArtDecoSeattleb+-+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br></span></a>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A walk past (and through) some of Seattle's most beautiful Art Deco structures.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In a modern skyscraper-based downtown like Seattle's, architectural heritage is few and far between. Most of it is just another glass and steel (post-)modern rectangle.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But look closely, and you will find some real Art Deco gems, full of detail and beauty, some of which were among the city's first skyscrapers.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Much ignored by the city's visitors, It's high time somebody put these architectural jewels on the map. So here we go!</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In and around Seattle's Downtown area. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1fA8aIqRMFNtgXT6mSQwYOqYtWCk&ll=47.6010197060959%2C-122.33258190213013&z=14" target="_blank">Map</a>.</span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2017/11/usa-seattle-art-deco.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-86471115387162670142017-09-24T17:47:00.002+02:002017-09-26T04:18:57.895+02:00Denmark: The Cisterns- where Art meets Water<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>What? </b><br>An art space that used to be an underground reservoir in Copenhagen, Denmark. <br><br><b>Why visit? </b><br>To marvel at the fact that you are without Scuba equipment in a brick tank that was once filled with 16 million litres of drinking water for the citizens of Copenhagen. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">he Cisterns now quenches the Danish thirst for art and culture where once it slaked their thirst for clean water. </span><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br><b>Where? </b><br>In Søndermarken park, in the Frederiksberg area of Copenhagen. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map</a>.<br><br> </span><br>
<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2017/09/denmark-the-cisterns.html#more"></a>Guest Contributorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410031676267503993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-16705545357625438362017-09-10T07:18:00.000+02:002017-09-16T11:33:39.519+02:00USA: The Musée Mécanique in San Francisco- Relics of a Distant Past<div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A hidden, interactive museum filled with antique animatronics, pinball machines, self-playing pianos, slot machines, mechanical arm wrestling matches and classic arcade games.<br><br><b>Why Visit?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In a city of new technology, these arcade games from the 1900s - 1960s are relics of the distant past. For just $0.25, you can play each one of them. See them before they fall into disrepair.<br><b><br>Where?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pier 45 in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, CA, USA. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html">Map</a>.</span></div>
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</div><a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2017/09/usa-musee-mecanique-in-san-francisco.html#more"></a>Guest Contributorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410031676267503993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-62212228600845207662017-08-28T07:44:00.000+02:002017-08-28T07:44:00.195+02:00Italy: The Botanical Garden of Viterbo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xRII-fd8PtvzWyCK3VVKsTcgEt3-wcAa0YyRNov5dSlMWQnMncBdcD47ag2OdnZpQKIfjGQR-178teLGZxlaDBdRBPHs7Fm1bZSJArNyGDpiEPNT7KU7cA3_EmqIETzJK8Vsz1Dbirk/s1600/VitBotGar+-+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xRII-fd8PtvzWyCK3VVKsTcgEt3-wcAa0YyRNov5dSlMWQnMncBdcD47ag2OdnZpQKIfjGQR-178teLGZxlaDBdRBPHs7Fm1bZSJArNyGDpiEPNT7KU7cA3_EmqIETzJK8Vsz1Dbirk/s400/VitBotGar+-+9.jpg" width="400"></span></a><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A, very unexpected, botanical garden in the heart of Tuscia.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There are plenty of historical gardens in Northern Lazio: Mannerist parks that were built by aristocrats with too much money and a need to impress. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Botanical Garden of Viterbo is different. Linked to the Tuscia University, it's an academic endeavour in the pursuit of botanical knowledge and understanding.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Oh, and did we mention it's also very beautiful?</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where? </span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just outside Viterbo, spitting distance from two of the region's well-known hot springs. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map. </a></span><br>
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<a href="http://www.minorsights.com/2017/08/italy-botanical-garden-viterbo.html#more"></a>Minor Sightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125964522142919042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-60967976045924335132017-08-20T01:28:00.000+02:002017-08-27T00:16:19.498+02:00France: Art 42 – Street Art in a Museum, in Paris.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">France’s first museum of street art, but it's only a museum part-time. </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why visit?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Did you come to Paris to see museums? Maybe the Louvre, the Orsay, or the Pompidou?</span><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And see their famous artists? Monet, Gaugain, Van Gogh?</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don’t be a stuck-in-the-mud! Those are names from the past, resting on their laurels, works that were once ground-breaking, but have become the establishment, as predictable as a Mona Lisa tea towel. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To find the same excitement these passé artists once created, we have to look elsewhere. For the first time in France, here is a place that brings together 50 contemporary street artists.</span><br>
<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br>Where?</span></b><br>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Inside 42, Paris’s mould-breaking school for geeks, in the 17th arrondissement. <a href="http://www.minorsights.com/p/minor-sights-on-map.html" target="_blank">Map. </a></span><br>
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