7000 Wonders

7000 Wonders

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Milano Duomo

Who else would possibly manage to illustrate the concept of "harmony" in its entirety, and with such precision?!

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

2 min read
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Saluti da Venezia

Many wonders are quite conspicuous, while some others are located away from beaten tracks, and they have to be looked for and sought after...

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

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Murano Glass Factory

If the Murano glass factory were allowed to share only one fact to establish its reputation, it would probably mention that mirrors it had produced since times immemorial used to cost more than Raphael's paintings of the same size!

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

2 min read
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Doge's Palace

Venice is full of vitality and...paradoxes, and the most obvious paradox is that a near landless city has become renowned for its architecture (of all things!) ......

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

3 min read
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Venice

Venice had no choice of how much land should be allocated to which element, no say in the matter whatsoever. Created on - or out of - 118 small islands, it had to throw itself on the mercy of the god of the sea, Neptune...

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

3 min read
Amsterdam

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Amsterdam

​"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet...", and so far Kipling's simple and powerful description almost applied to the natural and man-made wonders featured in this blog...

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

4 min read
A Lady in Blue

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A Lady in Blue

Pondering over the reasons of some museums being more popular than others is a pleasant distraction provided by, essentially, idle curiosity. After all, there is a variety of plausible answers none of which can be proven or disproven convincingly...

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

3 min read
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The Courtauld

Knowledgeable guides specializing in walking tours are invaluable when it comes to uncovering local hidden treasures - and yet, even they would usually overlook what might be called a given city's "worst kept secrets".

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

3 min read
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Walking Tours

The quote is from a brochure published by and agency called "Walking Around London". The agency promotes those and other guides without employing them, because all the guides are freelancers coming from all walks of life...

Edward Porper

Edward Porper

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