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November 6, 2020

DOWNING STREET

SIR GEORGE DOWNING Downing Street bears the name of Sir George Downing, considered a

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November 5, 2020

SECRETS OF ITALY

HUMAN STORIES THAT BRING THE PAST TO LIFE. When the French writer Stendhal visited

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November 4, 2020

DID HOLLYWOOD CLEAN UP ANCIENT ROME?

A MILLION INHABITANTS SQUEEZED INTO THE CITY Hollywood movies depict Imperial Rome

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November 4, 2020

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

STATUES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT Throughout history, much has been discussed about the

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November 3, 2020

TEMPLE OF THE ARTISTS

“AH, PERSPECTIVE, HOW SWEET YOU ARE!” While the Uffizi Museum is world

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November 2, 2020

GIOTTO’S BELL TOWER

CAMPANILE OF FLORENCE The illustrious Campanile of Florence was designed by

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November 2, 2020

THE HERO OF MYCENAE

“ALL RIGHT, THEN. LET’S CALL HIM SCHULTZE.” Lovers of ancient

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October 30, 2020

THE GATES OF PARADISE

“SO FINE THAT THEY WOULD GRACE THE ENTRANCE OF PARADISE” Michelangelo

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October 30, 2020

KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH

“POCKET GUIDE TO GERMANY” During World War II, Americans soldiers in

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October 29, 2020

FIGHT FOR THE CUPOLA

DUOMO No masterwork in Renaissance Italy could have been as controversial as the

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October 28, 2020

CHECKPOINT CHARLIE

EAST BERLIN It’s just a white shed and a stack of sandbags filled with

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October 27, 2020

TRIALS OF “THE GIANT”

AS IL GIGANTE The world’s most famous statue after Lady Liberty,

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