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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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column

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Pompey's Pillar

June 17, 2020
Tags: Egypt, ruins, preservation, column, tourism, Roman, history
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Unfinished Columns

March 28, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, memorial, disease, mosque, ruins, column
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A Greek Interior

March 20, 2020
Tags: London, church, architecture, interior scene, design, column
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An Expensive Church

March 20, 2020
Tags: church, London, architecture, street scene, column
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The Forest of Columns

March 14, 2020
Tags: London, museum, column, architecture, 19th century
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Plan and Perfection

February 27, 2020
Tags: Greece, parthenon, books, architecture, archeology, column, temple
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The Lone Column

February 27, 2020
Tags: London, museum, column, relic, preservation, security, aesthetic
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The Art of Seeing

February 27, 2020
Tags: Greece, parthenon, column, temple, sacred space, architecture, pilgrimage, city
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Ionic Capitals

February 22, 2020
Tags: nashville, capitol, architecture, column, museum, sign
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Nelson's City

January 28, 2020
Tags: city, London, statue, column, monunent, 19th century, identity, public art, public space, clouds