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In Dublin, doors aren’t just doors, they’re declarations of personality, pride, and a splash of rebellion. Legend has it, when the British monarchy asked for mourning black, the Irish painted their doors in every color of the rainbow instead. A little act of resistance that turned into a beloved tradition.


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Looking Wist(eria)fully... for #doorsday 🪻

Door with a lovely long haircut in the centre of Bologna - Peter, I imagine, was reminiscing about when he had ̶h̶a̶i̶r̶, I mean, wisteria. ✨

(This joke got his seal of approval before posting! 😂✨ It's just playful banter!)

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Ex Voto Via Ca' Selvatica

In 1855 there was a cholera outbreak in Bologna. There were about 70,000 people living in the city with tens to hundreds of people being affected by cholera every day. (On the 12 July there were 169 cases alone registered)

The plaque reads:
"Addi' 22 luglio 1855
In questa via cesso' il morbo cholera
Per grazie di Maria"

On the day of the 22nd of July 1855
In this street, cholera was halted
Thanks to Mary.

Back in the good old days when you'd erect a monument after a pandemic - instead of letting RF "a worm ate my brain" Kennedy Jr. become a health secretary.

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Sala Rusconi

In the Archiginnasio there is a room called the Sala Rusconi. Named after Pietro Giacomo Rusconi (1865-1916), it contains many rare and valuable books and manuscripts which were collected by him. These were donated to Bologna after the death of his wife Luisa Verzaglia in 1919 - as the couple had not had any children. You unfortunately cannot go into the room now but you can peek through the iron bar door from the Sala Stabat Mater.
The portrait you see over the door is Rusconi himself.
I wanted to give the photo the feel of an old-fashioned illustration to compliment the treasures and antiquities in this library.

(Per quelli che sanno un po' di dialetto bolognese, non trovate un po' ironico che ci sia una sala così piena di saggezza e storia e si chiama... Rusco... ni. 😂)


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Amongst the Stars / Fra le Stelle

I was at the Teatro Anatomico (Anatomical Theatre) today! There's so much to say about it but we'll just concentrate on the ceiling right now. It was built in 1645 by Antonio Levanti. We have Apollo, the protector of medicine, in the centre and he's surrounded by 14 other constellations. Back in the day consulting the heavens was a pretty normal part of medicine. You know, mercury is in retrograde so we should amputate that toe.
Astrology and medicine were intertwined and every part of the body was associated with an astrological sign. The ceiling was a representation of the medicine of the time and also how the human body and the heavens above were intrinsically linked.
Also, huge thank you to the Arabic world and the Middle East because without their knowledge, ancient science and wisdom - we would not have modern medicine! ✨
This photo was taken from on top of the slab/operating table in the middle of the room.

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A clash of architectures as well as cultures. Not even a clash anymore: it is clear, who is dominating the skyline.

Maye even a good metaphor for good friday.

About the buildings: the background is dominated by the twin towers of the pharma giant #Roche, the taller being the tallest bulding in Switzerland with 205m. The church tower in front is from the parish Heiliggeist, #Basel

6.4.2025, Nikon z50II 220mm, 1/640s, f/16, ISO400

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Porta Castiglione for #Doorsday

🤓"But that's not a door, you f*cking idiot!"
Well, in Italian it is. Porta = Door. So, if you have any problems with that - take it up with the country of Italy.
Porta Castiglione was first built in the middle of the 13th century and then given a spruce in the 15th century. Back in the day, it was part of the city walls used to protect the centre - it was a machiocolated rampart (which means it was used for defensive purposes to keep undesirables out). Thankfully, it's not used for that purpose anymore, so now I can live here. ✨


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