Street of Abundance, Pompeii

Via dell’Abbondanza Façade Composition 2

Façade composition from the Via dell’Abbondanza (Street of Abundance) in the Pompeii ruins, Italy.

Gulf of Naples

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

Rock Beach (Lido Lo Scoglio) composition on the Gulf of Naples, in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. For the best viewing experience, click to see a high resolution version from my portfolio site.

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C. S.

Palazzo Corvaja Façade, Taormina, Sicily

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Southeast facing façade of the Palazzo Corvaja (Corvaja Palace) on Corso Umberto street in Taormina, Sicily

Taormina, Sicily Street Scene

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

View of Palazzo Corvaja (Corvaja Palace) on the Via Teatrino Romano (Roman Theater Street) with a shadow cast by the next-door Chiesa di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria) in Taormina, Sicily.

Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, pt 2

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Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina Skene Composition 1

In theaters of ancient Greece, the skene was a structure behind the stage providing a space for stage scenery, an additional elevated stage, and storage. The façade typically included columns, arches, statues and other architectural features. The ancient Greek Theater of Taormina’s construction starting in the 3^rd century BC, and was later embellished by the Romans. The theater overlooks the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna, Sicily.

Port of Trieste

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Marina San Giusto in the Port of Trieste, Italy on the Adriatic Sea.

Pompeii Forum

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The Pompeii Civil Forum was the core of daily life of the city and was the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets. It also was the main places of citizen worship, a once-sophisticated Roman city.

It occupied quite a large area measuring 157 x 38 meters with a fine view of Mount Vesuvius – the ultimate source of the city’s destruction in 79 AD.

Port of Marseille

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

Two dock workers at the Marseille cruise pier and port authority in Marseille, France. For the best viewing experience, click to view a high resolution version from my portfolio site.

Cheers,

C. S.