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October 15, 2020

ROME: BIRTH OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS

FROM RUINS TO RENAISSANCE RICHES. In the early 1500s, Rome was littered with ruins

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October 14, 2020

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

BUILT AS A TOWNHOUSE BY THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM IN 1709 Amid the splendor of modern

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October 13, 2020

SISTINE CHAPEL

CLASH OF THE TITANS In the film The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), Michelangelo locks

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October 13, 2020

GERMAN CARS

WHO INVENTED THE FIRST CAR? The story of the German car is the story of the

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October 12, 2020

THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUFFLES

“THEY ARE NOT VEGETABLES BUT MIRACLES” “They are not vegetables

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October 12, 2020

BANQUETING HOUSE

THE SITE WHERE CHARLES I WAS EXECUTED When you stroll through the streets of London,

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October 9, 2020

SECRETS OF THE PONTE VECCHIO

SECRETS OF THE PONTE VECCHIO As the Nazis retreated from Florence during World War

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October 9, 2020

BARCELONA: THE GLITTERING PALACE OF MUSIC

CATALAN PALACE OF MUSIC Anyone wandering the northern fringe of Barcelona’s

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October 8, 2020

PAGAN SPA CULTURE

“WINE, SEX, AND THE BATHS MAY DESTROY OUR BODIES, BUT THEY MAKE LIFE WORTH

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October 8, 2020

MARLENE DIETRICH

“THE DIETRICH” “The Dietrich,” as Germans sometimes call

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October 7, 2020

THE FIRST SHOPPING MALL

WORLD’S FIRST MALL All over Rome today, inventive blends of ancient and modern

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October 6, 2020

A DAY AT THE COLOSSEUM

ROME’S SINGLE MOST IMPRESSIVE MONUMENT You can’t miss a close look at

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