howamidrivinginlimbo
howamidrivinginlimbo
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads
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Quote by Henry David Thoreau. Dutch. Travel blog, mainly culture, but also nature photography. Upload every Thursday. All photos are made by me.
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howamidrivinginlimbo · 6 days ago
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Statue of Eros, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
The statue is part of the Arundel marbles, a collection by Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel. It was sculpted in the 2nd century CE.
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howamidrivinginlimbo · 13 days ago
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Ancient Egypt and Sudan Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1. The Shrine of Taharqa. Around 684 BC, Kawa. 2. Statue of Khasekhemwy, last Pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. Around 2700 BC, Hierakonpolis. 3. The false door of Shery's mastaba. Around 1500 BC, Saqqara.
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howamidrivinginlimbo · 20 days ago
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Abingdon School, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
When I was staying nearby Oxford, I couldn't let the chance of visiting Abingdon School slip away. As a huge Radiohead fan, it felt really special to see the building where the members met each other and where they formed their band, then called On A Friday.
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howamidrivinginlimbo · 27 days ago
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Shakespeare's Globe in Southwark, London
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Impressions of London IV
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Impressions of London III
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Impressions of London II
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Impressions of London
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The Strait of Dover
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Villa La Rotonda, Vicenza
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Villa La Rotonda, Vicenza
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Villa La Rotonda, Vicenza
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Villa La Rotonda, Vicenza
Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana, known as "La Rotonda", is one of Andrea Palladio's most famous designs.
The architect was commissioned to build a villa in 1565 by Paolo Almerico, but neither Palladio nor Almerico saw the completion of the construction in 1605.
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Villa La Rotonda from a distance, Vicenza
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Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza
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Palazzo Ducale di Mantova
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Mantua, Italy
Publius Vergilius Naso was born in 70 BC in the village of Andes, near Mantua. The Piazza Virgiliana was inaugurated in 1801. There was an amphitheater for a while. The current monument was designed by the architect Luca Beltrami and finished in 1927.
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