18. The Pyramids of Giza, 15 kilometers away from the city of Cairo, Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ
19. Ronda, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
20. Buenos Aires, Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
21. Siena, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
22. Rovinj, Croatia ๐ญ๐ท
23. Naples, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
24. Toronto, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
25. Stockholm, Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
26. Sydney, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
27. Sevilla, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
28. The City of diagonals. La Plata, Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
29. Shanghai, China ๐จ๐ณ
Recently, it has been humorously observed that an aerial view of Venice bears a striking resemblance to "Patrick getting dehydrated."
However, this magnificent Italian city, founded on March 25, 421 AD, has been compared for many years to various natural shapes: most notably a swan and a fish.
2. La Fermette Marbeuf was a prestigious restaurant in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
The restaurant's winter garden-like Belle รpoque Art Nouveau "1900 room" was created by architect รmile Hurtrรฉ and has been an official Historical Monument since 1983.
3. Villa Peduzzi in Lake Como, Italy
Originally built in 1909 on the site of a medieval watchtower as a retreat for the Peduzzi family, an Italian engineering dynasty, Villa Peduzzi was reimagined as a luxury retreat in 2016.
2. This stunning 3rd-century A.D. Roman mosaic floor was unearthed beneath a vineyard in Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy.
The site was discovered by chance in 1887 during agricultural work.
This masterpiece was found in May 2020, just a few meters below the surface:
3. The Baghdad Battery
Discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu, this ancient set of three artifacts consists of a clay jar, a copper cylinder, and an iron rod, leading many to speculate that it could have been an early battery.
It disappeared in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq.
I used Grok 3 to reinterpret ancient myths and epic poems. The results are impressive ๐งต
1. Priam begs Achilles for Hector's body
2. The Tower of Babel
According to the biblical story, humanity, united by a single language, comes together to construct a tower that reaches the heavens.
Yahweh confuses their language, so that they can no longer understand each other, and scatters them around the world.
3. Pandoraโs Box
After Prometheus gave fire to humans, Zeus sought to punish him. He decided to create Pandora, giving her a jar with strict instructions not to open it.
She was then sent to Prometheus' brother. Pandora opened the jar, releasing all evils into the world.
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon was published 249 years ago today, in 1776.
2. The Langs' Fairy Books, a series of popular collections of fairy tales published between 1889 and 1913 by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne.
3. Instead of spine art, this is a stunning collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, featuring textured pages.