Photo a day - Machinery & art, together

The city of Rome owns so much ancient art that it has run out of places in which to display it. To create an amazing showcase for these old and beautiful pieces, the city converted an old, unused power plant into an art museum. It's especially interesting because they did not remove the power plant equipment. It's all still there, surrounded by 2000+-year-old sculpture and mosaics. The place is called Centrale Montemartini, and I highly recommend a visit. Photo taken in March 2010.

Photo a day - fish or horn or both?

In March 2010, we visited Villa Farnese in Caprarola, outside of Rome. It was built in the 1500s in the Renaissance style, and in the back are formal gardens with a lot of sculpture. It's hard to tell what exactly is going on with this one, but it looks like the figure is blowing into a fish-shaped horn. Any other guesses?

Photo a day - Parco dei Mostri

Parco dei Mostri is a sculpture garden of monsters in Bomarzo. Photo taken in February 2010.