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 3rd century BC, and was later embellished by the Romans. The theater overlooks the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna, Sicily.
Marina San Giusto in the Port of Trieste, Italy on the Adriatic Sea.
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.
Abstract view of the seating in the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Sicily.
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Built in the 12 century AD, when Sicily was under Norman rule, the Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani is an example of Sicilian Norman architecture with its mix of different cultural elements.
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Built between 1887–1890 in the 19th-century style of Renaissance Revival architecture, the Galleria Umberto I is a public shopping gallery in Naples, Italy. The design intended to integrate commercial shops and businesses with public and social use space, with private residence on the third floor.
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This composition illustrates how sea level rise has taken over many first floor structures in Venice, Italy. Like my previous post, there are many sub-composition opportunities within this image. For the best viewing experience click to view a high resolution version.
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A large pot rests in an enclave along the exterior southern wall of the ruins at Pompeii, Italy.
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Early morning view of Piazzetta San Marco (little St. Mark’s Square), Doge’s Palace, and Colonna di San Marco in Venice, Italy.
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Looking across the San Marco Basin in Venice from the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront towards the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and yacht harbor.
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