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Decorations by Giacomo Serpotta in a building behind the Palermo cathedral now used as a school for priests. #serpotta #sicily #Palermo

Decorations by Giacomo Serpotta in a building behind the Palermo cathedral now used as a school for priests. #serpotta #sicily #Palermo
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Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo. #FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti #fountain #sculptures #sculptureart #statues #wondersofsicilycom #palermo #sicilia #sicily

Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo.
#FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti #fountain #sculptures #sculptureart #statues #wondersofsicilycom #palermo #sicilia #sicily
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Detail of a torso portraying an overwhelmed giant with his mouth open in a grimace of pain. The sculpture was made of Menfi limestone. It was intended for architectural or votive purposes, according to the information given by the Archeological Museum in Palermo.

Detail  of a torso portraying an overwhelmed giant with his mouth open in a  grimace of pain. The sculpture was made of Menfi limestone. It was  intended for architectural or votive purposes, according to the  information given by the Archeological Museum in Palermo.
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Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo. wondersofsicily.com/palermo-fontan… #FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti

Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo. wondersofsicily.com/palermo-fontan…
#FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti
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Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo. #FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti #fountain #sculptures #sculptureart #statues #wondersofsicilycom #palermo #sicilia #sicily

Fontana Pretoria (1554-55), also known as the Fountain of Shame on Piazza Pretoria near the Quattro Canti intersection in Palermo.
#FontanaPretoria #fontanadellavergogna #quattrocanti #fountain #sculptures #sculptureart #statues #wondersofsicilycom #palermo #sicilia #sicily
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Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay theguardian.com/world/2015/aug…

Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay
theguardian.com/world/2015/aug…
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Archeologists unearth 2200-year-old mosaics in an ancient Greek city named Zeugma in Gaziantep Province, Türkiye. Three new mosaics have been discovered, dated 2nd Century BC, but incredibly well-preserved and look as beautiful and stunning as the first day. Zeugma House of

Archeologists unearth 2200-year-old mosaics in an ancient Greek city named Zeugma in Gaziantep Province, Türkiye.

Three new mosaics have been discovered, dated 2nd Century BC, but incredibly well-preserved and look as beautiful and stunning as the first day.

Zeugma House of
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The Roman amphitheatre in Siracusa (140m by 119m). It was used for gladiator fights. The rectangular depression was probably for the machinery used in the spectacles.

The Roman amphitheatre in Siracusa (140m by 119m). It was used for gladiator fights. The rectangular depression was probably for the machinery used in the spectacles.
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Funeral bas-relief depicting a boy with a dog and a bird, 250-300 A.D. At the top the name of the dead child "Philocrates" is incised. (Archeological Museum, Palermo) wondersofsicily.com/palermo-museo-…

Funeral bas-relief depicting a boy with a dog and a bird, 250-300 A.D. At the top the name of the dead child "Philocrates" is incised. (Archeological Museum, Palermo) wondersofsicily.com/palermo-museo-…
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Decorations by Giacomo Serpotta in a building behind the Palermo cathedral now used as a school for priests. #serpotta #sicily #Palermo

Decorations by Giacomo Serpotta in a building behind the Palermo cathedral now used as a school for priests. #serpotta #sicily #Palermo