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A group of human victim corpses of the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius

This is a much smaller site than Pompeii, mainly because it is less accessible. It lies about 27 meters below present ground level, and much of it no one is sure how much extends beneath the modern town of Ercolano (Resina). Unlike Pompeii, Herculaneum was engulfed during Vesuvius eruption by an avalanche of mud and lava that filled every nook and cranny like thick soup and then hardened to the consistency of concrete. continue reading »

A trio of the most extraordinary classical ruins in Italy lie a short distance down the coast from Naples and close to the Amalfi Drive. The brooding temples of Paestum, gazing out across their lonely plain, are wrapped in mystery. Yet Pompeii and Herculaneum, the other members of this trio, are just the opposite. What makes these celebrated buried cities so infinitely moving is the volumes they speak, their power to conjure up an entire lost world. continue reading »

Colosseum at night

Rome has many historical buildings with charming architecture. Here is a magnificent palace. His name Apostolic Palace, or better known as the Papal Palace or the Palace of the Vatican. This palace is very large, consisting of several buildings such as the papal apartments, the Catholic Church’s government offices, several chapels, the Vatican museums, and the Vatican library. If calculated, in this complex there were approximately continue reading »