#places

[witchrealms]

(x)

[photo-moto]

[traurigtoby]

tokyo

[vintagegermany]

Ranis, Germany 1920s

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[gemsofgreece]

Μικρό Πάπιγκο || Mikró Pápingo by diokaminaris on Instagram.

[escapismsworld]

The beauty of Villa Contarini

In Villa Contarini's Ballroom, often referred to as the Stucco Room, one can find an extraordinary display of decorative richness that challenges established perceptions of interiors by incorporating non-structural elements, such as raised putti in the seventeenth-century style.

Adorning the walls are various paintings, among them "Shipwreck with the Liberation of a Slave," painted in 1620 by the Venetian artist Carlo Saraceni upon his return from Rome.

A fresco at the ceiling's center portrays "Virtue Expelling Vice," surrounded by allegorical representations like War (Mars and Venus), Justice (sword and balance), Peace (female figure with cornucopia and olive branch), and Nobility (female figure with crowns).

Positioned in Piazzola sul Brenta, within the Padova province of the Veneto region, Villa Contarini is one of the most extraordinarily beautiful Baroque rural palaces in northern Italy.

📷: Domenico Schiavo (mimmo.schiavo - IG)

[blueyeswhtedragn]

Initiation Well Location: Sintra, Portugal

A pair of wells, called the Initiation Wells, spiral down deep within the earth, like inverted towers. The wells were never used to collect water. Instead, they were part of a mysterious initiation ritual within the Knights of Templar tradition.

[ur-daily-inspiration]

These Tiled Steps In San Francisco Glow At Night From The Moonlight

[witchrealms]

(x)

[photo-moto]

[traurigtoby]

tokyo

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[ivylane99]

tokyo google maps

edit I’m going to try to find the exact location somehow since everyone likes this picture haha

edit: i actually found it— it’s 5-chōme-4 Higashiōi in Shinagawa City, Tokyo

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