Well, this is getting annoying. Once again the blog program has flipped the order of my photos. Oh well -- I could spend a bunch of time I don't have trying to put them in order, or I can just deal with it. Just gonna deal with it.
All stained glass windows were
taken down and stored during
World War II. Some of the glass
in the Duomo is six hundred
years old, and some is forty
years old.
Saint Bartholomew. Skinned alive.
Created in 1562, the "robe" flowing
around him actually represents his
skin. You can see his muscles
in his legs, chest, and arms.
A most remarkable sculpture.
Mary, at the highest point
of the Duomo.
A nest of birds.
A whimsical frog.
Known as the vertical forest,
this apartment building features
90 different species of trees
and over 15,000 plants.
The building absorbs 30 tons
of carbon dioxide each year.
The picture is a bit faint,
thanks to the heat and the haze.
It's approximately
three kilometers away.
Cool columns topped by sculptures on the roof.
It only looks like the gargoyle is
eating people, aka soylent green.
You can really see the difference
between cleaning and the cleaning
yet to be done.
He sure is surprised.
It's amazing how clean some of this is,
and how dirty other parts are.
Any day you are taking pictures down
at a gargoyle is a good day, even if
you are on the verge of passing out
from the heat.
I took this, and the photo below,
from the ground. As it turns out,
looking up at a steep angle
in the hot sun was a big mistake.
Mary is 354 feet above me
when I took this photo.
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