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Pyramid of Caius Cestius in Rome
by Felipe Tofani | Feb 24, 2023
The Pyramid of Caius Cestius is an ancient pyramid-shaped monument in the Testaccio neighborhood of Rome, Italy. It was built as a tomb for the Roman magistrate and priest Caius Cestius in 12 BC, during the reign of Emperor Augustus.
Read MoreSoviet War Memorial on Schönholzer Heide
by Felipe Tofani | Dec 6, 2021
Soviet Memorial on Schönholzer Heide The hidden beauty of a Second World War Memorial ; While most...
Read MoreExploring the Friedhofsbahn: The Old Wannsee – Stahnsdorf Railway Line
by Felipe Tofani | May 13, 2021
Berlin has a vast transport network composed of S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines that cover almost 500 km of tracks across the city. And the town used to have even more tracks, but due to political divisions, world wars and economic problems, some of those tracks were abandoned. One of those is known as Friedhofsbahn, and it used to connect Berlin-Wannsee to Stahnsdorf.
Read MoreSoviet Memorial in the Tiergarten
by Felipe Tofani | Nov 17, 2020
Soviet Memorial Tiergarten Exploring a piece of the Second World War in the heart of Berlin ; The...
Read MoreMarlene Dietrich Grave in Berlin: a visit to Städtischer Friedhof in Friedenau
by Felipe Tofani | Feb 23, 2020
Marlene Dietrich Grave in Berlin a visit to Städtischer Friedhof in Friedenau ; For some, she was...
Read MoreThe Tomb of Karl Marx at the Highgate Cemetery in North London
by Felipe Tofani | Oct 14, 2018
Tomb of Karl Marx A visit to the most famous sight of the Highgate Cemetery ; Workers of all lands...
Read MoreJoseph Grimaldi Park in North London: where the world’s most famous clown is buried
by Felipe Tofani | May 25, 2017
Joseph Grimaldi Park in North London Where the world’s most famous clown is buried ; On the way...
Read MoreA visit to Vysehrad Cemetery and Slavin in Prague
by Felipe Tofani | Dec 12, 2016
Vysehrad Cemetery in Prague Looking for the final resting place of Dvorak and Alphonse Mucha ; For...
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