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Ponte Morandi was a bridge in Genoa constructed between 1963 and 1967 along Italy´s A10 motorway over the river Polcevera. Related articles: Parco del Ponte… A series of rare images from the American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress) describing a poor country, plagued by malnutrition, tubcolosis and… Sergio Leone is considered one of the greatest masters of Italian cinema thanks to films such as the trilogy of dollars (A Fistful of Dollars,… Antonio Rubino, influenced by the Liberty style, has often been associated with Futurism for his surreal illustrations. Related: The Manifesto of Futurist Cooking, A Meal… A collection of fascinating old photographs of Palermo, Messina, Siracusa, and other Sicilian towns during WWII. On the night of 9–10 July 1943 the Allied… Hidden in the Convent of Santa Maria dei Monti at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome, there is one of the largest and…
The New Genoa Bridge Ready for opening two years after tragic collapse
Striking Old Photographs of Sardinia in 1919
5 Great Movies by Sergio Leone (with trailers and wallpapers)
The dreamy illustrations of Antonio Rubino
24 Old Photos of the Allied Invasion of Sicily, 1943
The hypnotic anamorphic image hidden in Santa Maria dei Monti, Rome
Italian Culture
Roman Chariot discovered at Pompeii
The four-wheeled processional chariot is the latest discovery of Pompeii. A large ceremonial chariot with four wheels, along with its iron components, beautiful bronze and tin decorations, mineralised wood remains and imprints of organic materials (from the ropes to the remains of floral decoration), has been discovered almost intact in the portico facing the stable where,…
Striking Old Photographs of Sardinia in 1919
A series of rare images from the American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress) describing a poor country, plagued by malnutrition, tubcolosis and widespread poverty. Related articles: Sa Femina Accabadora, The Lady of the Good Death In 1919 Italy had just emerged from the First World War and the wounds of the conflict…
5 Great Movies by Sergio Leone (with trailers and wallpapers)
Sergio Leone is considered one of the greatest masters of Italian cinema thanks to films such as the trilogy of dollars (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) with Clint Eastwood and Once Upon a Time in America. His spaghetti westerns, as they were called the…
The dreamy illustrations of Antonio Rubino
Antonio Rubino, influenced by the Liberty style, has often been associated with Futurism for his surreal illustrations. Related: The Manifesto of Futurist Cooking, A Meal that Prevented a Suicide, Codex Seraphinianus, the surreal encyclopedia by Luigi Serafini, E.U.R.: The square Colosseum Antonio Rubino, born in Sanremo in 1880 and died in Bajardo in 1964, was…