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Monkly Building 1 An Italian monastery building, with characteristic tiled roof, pillars and arches. |
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Monkly Building 2 A closer view. A lot of these buildings have fabulous paintings, icons or shrines visible through grilled windows. |
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Monkly Building 3 At first I thought it was a public toilet, but in fact I thik they are two monks’ cells. |
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Monky Building 4 A monk’s cell in an old Italian monastery. |
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Tall trees A pair of tall trees either side of a monastic building. |
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David’s Tomb 1 This brick building in a 1516 A.D. Italian Monastery was designated as a stand-in for David’s Tomb in the Holy Land. It looks like it might also function as a pigeon-house but I am not certain. [more...] |
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David’s Tomb 2 With the sign above: Tomba di David |
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Brick pillar A small brick pillar supporting a roof in this early 16th century monastery. |
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Monastery Gardens An inner courtyard has lawns and flowers. |
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Holyland Model of Ancient Jerusalem 1 The map shows a map of Jerusalem together with a 1480 map of Jerusalem and also a map of San Vivaldo. |
