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Venice Glassmakers’ Historical Artwork Shattered by Poor Demand, Taxes The glassmaker has sold his flat to maintain his factory going and now sleeps in the back room of his foundry in the tiny isle of Murano, a mile north of the Italian canal city of Venice. The 47-year old, who comes from a household of…

The bridges over the Tiber and Castel Sant’ Angelo Many bridges cross the Tiber, some of them dating from the time of ancient Rome. The smallest is the footbridge Fabridus ( 62 BC ), the oldest Roman bridge to have survived, still used as a link between the Tiberina island and the city, as does…

Rome, more than any other city, is full of obelisks, many of Egyptian origin. These enormous monoliths, either bare or covered in hieroglyphics, form focus points at the center of the great squares; but they are also symbols of the sun and immortality. There are thirteen obelisks in Rome. The most ancient and the highest…

Fish and chips came from Venice, Italian school chiefs tell pupils Nothing epitomizes British cuisine like fish and chips – the staple of every coastal town and city, considered by most Brits to be a truly home-grown creation. But children in Rome are being taught that the dish was brought to Britain by Venetian ……

It is one of the most important works of the late Baroque in Rome. The architect Nicola Salvi, who had won a public competition, was commissioned by Pope Clement XII ( 1730-40 ) to build it. The fountain was inaugurated for the first time in 1740 under Benedict XIV and then when it was finished…

The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano is perhaps the most ancient of Christian churches. It is held to be the most important after Saint Peter’s because it is the Cathedral of Rome. In the central space between the transepts is an altar where only the Pope, the bishop of Rome, can celebrate mass. As…