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 Duomo di Firenze @ Italy Built in 1296-1436, Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Firenze), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Santa Maria del Fiore) is one of the largest churches in the world. The plan consists of a triple-nave basilica with the presbytery area nested within, dominated by the large octagon of the immense dome, around which are 3 radial apses, each consisting of 5 chapels. The external walls are covered in white, red and green marble with geometric figures and stylised flowers. The sides are adorned with 4 elegant mullioned windows, 8 circular windows and 4 monumental portals richly adorned with sculptures. The facade is a 19th-century neo-Gothic masterpiece, designed by De Fabris and adorned by the greatest Tuscan artists. Florence . Italy | 2024 23 Jan 2025  Sea of Clouds - Costalunga @ Italy Sea of clouds at dawn from Costalunga Pass, located between Latemar and Catinaccio slopes, provides a gorgeous panoramic view. Costalunga . Italy | 2024 22 Jan 2025  Corn Fields - Turin @ Italy Considering the importance that polenta holds in Italian culture you feel that its main ingredient - corn must have been here forever - but of course the plant isn’t native to Europe, corn as we know it was introduced from the Americas after Christopher Columbus. The areas of the Turin province are traditionally used to farm corn are the Canavese, the lower Val di Susa and the plane that extends between Turin and Pinerolo. Turin . Italy | 2024 21 Jan 2025  Deserted Century-old Villa @ Italy Built in 1900, the villa was the first civil construction with reinforced concrete floors in the city built by the architect Attilio Muggia. After the owners moved to Egypt, the 3-storey villa was used as a nursing home. It has been deserted for a while, all of the furniture and personal items have been cleared. Italy | 2025 20 Jan 2025  Deserted 12th Century Castle @ Italy It probably arose as a Roman villa and then as a Cistercian grange in the 12th century. The building was owned by the Count of Savoy, who placed some monks here to monitor the territory. In 1539, it became a residence for noble families. The last chapter of the castle's history dates back to the 1940s Nazi occupation. It was forced to accommodate the city's South command of the German army. It has left some traces: drawings, graffiti, partitions, hydraulic and electrical systems. There is a mural of a large Nazi flag in a room on the first floor. The small chapel in Alfieri style in the park is wonderful, a small jewel of late medieval origin. Italy | 2025 19 Jan 2025  Deserted Church in the Mountains @ Italy The 2-storey church is located in the mountains with ornate murals on the walls and ceilings. This old church features wooden pews and painted walls. Not much other information is available. Italy | 2025 18 Jan 2025  Panda Art Paradise at D•PARK The largest New Year panda exhibition in Hong Kong is coming to D•PARK Tsuen Wan. PANDA GO! The final stop of Hong Kong Tour. The "Panda Art Paradise" art installation will also be shown at the same venue. 17 Jan - 6 Mar 2025 12 noon - 8 pm D•PARK L1 Atrium, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong Brought to you by S K Lam, Creative Director of AllRightsReserved – the brain behind the mega exhibition such as 100% Doraemon & Friends Tour Hong Kong exhibition and the giant Double Yellow Ducks. Tsuen Wan . Hong Kong | 2025 17 Jan 2025  Deserted Medical Lab in Brutallist Architecture @ Italy The medical lab and research institute includes 4 buildings: the production building, the research lab, the animal breeding department and the porter's lodge. The first 3 buildings are connected by underground spaces. All the buildings are built with exposed reinforced concrete in brutallist architecture. The lighting of the central production laboratory is vertical, via Perspex domes positioned on prefabricated cement cylinders. Italy | 2025 16 Jan 2025  Basilica di Sant'Antonio di Padova @ Italy The Basilica di Sant'Antonio di Padova (Basilica of St Anthony of Padua) has a Romanesque facade, the spurs have Gothic arches, domes are Byzantine, while the two twin bell towers resemble Arab minarets. The high altar is of undisputed value and it was made by Donatello in the mid-15th Century. The main altar is characterized by numerous bronze sculptures, among them 7 statues and 22 reliefs, the most important being The Entombment of Christ. Padua . Italy | 2024 15 Jan 2025  Venice's Piazza San Marco @ Italy Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) is the grand square that beautifully encapsulates the splendour of Venice's past and its tourist-fuelled present. Flanked by the arcaded Procuratie Vecchie and Procuratie Nuove, and the city's top sights – Basilica di San Marco, Campanile di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale and Museo Correr. It's flooded for much of the day with admiring tourists. These sleek yet ornate boats typically are about 35 feet long and 5 feet wide, and weigh about 1,100 pounds. They travel about 3 miles an hour and take the same energy to row as it does to walk. Venice . Italy | 2024 14 Jan 2025  Venice's Gondolas @ Italy Today, there are about 400 gondolas in service in Venice, used only by tourists. The boats became the way to get around the lagoon's islands. To navigate over the countless shifting sandbars, the boats were flat (no keel or rudder) and the captains stood up to see. Single oars are used both to propel and to steer the boats, which are built curved a bit on one side so that an oar thrusting from that side sends the gondola in a straight line. These sleek yet ornate boats typically are about 35 feet long and 5 feet wide, and weigh about 1,100 pounds. They travel about 3 miles an hour and take the same energy to row as it does to walk. Venice . Italy | 2024 13 Jan 2025  Deserted Asylum from 1870s @ Italy The asylum was set up in 1871 in a large building of over 10,000 sq m, built between the 18th and 19th centuries, first as a hospice for the poor, then used as a military college until 1868. In the 1970s, the hospitalised patients numbered almost 1,500 and more than 300 people worked there: 7 doctors, 52 nurses, 121 nurses, as well as 67 nuns (who initially numbered 140), clerks, cooks, tailors, bricklayers, butchers, bakers... A true “city within the city”. After the Basaglia Law came into force, the asylum closed in 1981. Italy | 2025 12 Jan 2025  Deserted 17th Century Villa @ Italy The gorgeous villa was built in 1600-1603, later renovated in Art Nouveau style. The grand main hall on the ground floor has Corinthian columns, a large fireplace and a staircase with wraught iron railings leading to the first floor. The first floor hall has a door decorated with 2 caryatids leading to a large room decorated with extraordinary frescoes, and a large hole in the floor centre. In February 2022, the villa was the target of 3 arson attacks within a few days, which damaged the attic and caused some room ceilings to collapse. Italy | 2025 11 Jan 2025  Deserted Huge Disco @ Italy Opened in 1992, it was well known for being the largest disco in Europe. 8000 people could dance on its 4 floors during its heyday. There was a scandal about drug trafficking and fake notes in 1996 with 3 arrests, hundreds of seized ecstasy pills, hashish, LSD and cocaine. It closed and became deserted in 1998. The interior has been trashed with lots of graffiti. Italy | 2025 10 Jan 2025  Deserted Villa from 1770s @ Italy The villa is the result of 2 renovations of an original castle, the second of, which carried out between 1769 and 1779, gave it its definitive and current neo-classical appearance. It has been abandoned and without furnishings since 1959 and has been declared a national monument. The main hall is immense and spectacular. A grand chapel is included. There is a stunning shell-like staircase. Italy | 2025 9 Jan 2025  Grand Canal - Venice @ Italy The Grand Canal is Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces. It is 3.8km (2.4 miles) in length and travels in a S-shape between the 2 islands Venice is built upon, with a colourful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti. Venice . Italy | 2024 8 Jan 2025  Rotonda di via Nazario Sauro - Naples @ Italy The Rotonda di via Nazario Sauro is a marina in Naples. It is a pleasant area to chill or sit or dip your toes in the water. Naples . Italy | 2024 7 Jan 2025  Fontana del Gigante - Naples @ Italy The Fontana del Gigante (Fountain of the Giant) is a monumental fountain in Naples. It was designed by Michelangelo Naccherino and Pietro Bernini for the Royal Palace of Naples, where it stood near a colossal ancient statue and thereby gained its name. From there it was moved to the site of Palace of the Immacolatella. In 1905, it was moved to it present picturesque site, on via Partenope, near the Castel dell'Ovo. It is also called the Fontana dell'Immacolatella. Naples . Italy | 2024 6 Jan 2025  Deserted Castle @ Italy Walked past this castle-liked building in the city located in south-eastern Italy. It is a 3-storey structure of eclectic design with odd-shaped windows. The roof-top is accessed via an external staircase. There are lots of graffiti. Not much information about it can be found. Italy | 2025 5 Jan 2025  Deserted Villa @ Italy In 1972, the 18th Century farmhouse underwent a radical transformation from a farmhouse to a villa. The building is on 2 floors connected by a central staircase. The lower floor is used for storage and kitchen and the first floor is the living room. Balustrade and pyramidal pinnacles are in stone, while at the back of the building there is a garden of delights, a tower and a chapel with an elegant and refined altar with clear 18th-century lines. Italy | 2025 4 Jan 2025  Basilica Santa Croce - Lecce @ Italy As the symbol of Lecce's Baroque architecture, the Basilica of Santa Croce is one of the most important and admired churches in the city. Construction began in 1549 on the instructions of the Celestines and was completed in 1699. On entering, visitors are welcomed by a Latin cross plan, split into 3 naves, with 12 columns decorated with capitals where, amidst fruit and leaf motifs, one can make out the faces of the apostles. Lecce . Italy | 2025 3 Jan 2025  Palazzo dello Spagnolo @ Italy The Palazzo dello Spagnolo is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace in central Naples, Italy. It is one of the most spectacular Neapolitan edifices. The staircases, really similar to (theatre) wings, were located perspectively at the bottom of the courtyard, being an authentic internal facade. It must have been very evocative indeed! Once the building had a beautiful garden, visible beyond the showy climbing arches and daring crosses. Naples . Italy | 2025 2 Jan 2025  Polignano a Mare @ Italy Perched on the edge of a high cliff rising from the Adriatic Sea, Polignano a Mare is one of the most spectacular and popular locations in Apulian coast. The historic centre of this seaside village is a maze of narrow streets that slope down towards a tiny beach, the Lama Monachile. Polignano A Mare . 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