The work of the Swiss artist, Corinne Vionnet, deals with the way we see famous landmarks around the world. First in her series, Photo Opportunities, was the ...
The loss of basic knowledge or the supplanting of myth for fact seems fantastic in a literate society, and yet it happens all the time. ...
Not very much. The site mentions that the Guelphs and Ghibellines conflict and family rivalries “resulted in families building tower houses of increasing height.... ...
As for the Tower of Pisa’s tilt, Wikipedia is explicit on the cause: an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly ...
As to the historical basis for the Romeo and Juliet story, Wikipedia doesn't answer the question but its information does helps explain why the ...