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Alan Newman

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Retired university professor.

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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs.

Venice, Italy

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Molos di Pesca of the Canale Destra Reno

Ravenna, Italy

Molos di Pesca of the Canale Destra Reno

These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

Views from the bridge.

Los Angeles, California

River Under the First Bridge

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Wilmcote Railway Footbridge

Wilmcote, England

Wilmcote Railway Footbridge

This historic footbridge is dated 1883 but the station it serves was not built until 1908.

Antique furnishings, including a pressed tin ceiling, in dining room combine beautifully with Navajo and Hopi artwork.

Cameron, Arizona

Cameron Trading Post

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

View from the garden fence

Prague, Czechia

Quo Vadis

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

Montale Tunnel

San Marino, San Marino

Montale Tunnel

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

Circulo Industrial de Alcoy

Alcoy, Spain

Circulo Industrial de Alcoy

This local cultural center is housed in one of the most important Valencian Art Nouveau buildings in a town that is blessed with many.

La Sarga Cave Paintings

Alcoy, Spain

La Sarga Cave Paintings

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.

Caga libri.

Venice, Italy

Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Old photo of the prison

Hamelin, Germany

Hotel Stadt Hameln

Now a four star hotel this building was once part of a prison with a gruesome history.

Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes).

Viterbo, Italy

Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes)

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

Casemates overlooking Alzette River

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Outside facade

Bethlehem, Palestine

Chapel of the Milk Grotto

This subterranean chapel is said to be where the Holy Family sought refuge before fleeing to Egypt.

Yasmeen Mjalli in the store

Ramallah, Palestine

Nöl Collective

The feminist fashion collective centering Palestinian craftsmanship and radical transparency.

El Arco de la Ville (The Town Arch)

Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Spain

El Arco de la Ville (The Town Arch)

One of the last remnants of an ancient town wall

Rocca di Piediluco

Piediluco, Italy

Rocca di Piediluco

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

Looking down on the floor, showing the water drainage channels.

Bocairent, Spain

San Blai Snow Cave

This human-made cave is one of the many snow storage chambers that supported the ice supply industry in the Sierra Mariola area.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

View from Piazza Giacomo Matteotti.

Genova, Italy

The Ducal Palace

Once the home of the Doge of Genova this palace, now restored as a cultural and arts centre, has two very different facades and entrances which originate from its complex history.

Ponte delle Tette

Venice, Italy

Ponte delle Tette

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Mackenzie Castle

Genoa, Italy

Mackenzie Castle

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

 Near Mount Diamante

Genoa, Italy

Genova-Casella Railway

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

Outside  view of the windows

Bocairent, Spain

Covetes del Colomer

This set of Berber granary caves is now an interpretation center for the cave window structures in the Clarino valley.

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