Tag Archives: Rome

Turner’s secret perception

On Wednesday 3rd December 2014, Turner’s articulate oil painting of Rome from Mount Aventine was vended at Sotheby’s auction for £30.3    ... more

New leaps in preserving historical masterpiece

New light and air-conditioning systems were unveiled last week, installed in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City to counteract the effect of    ... more

Beautiful beaches such as Latakia and green landscapes are all part of Syria. Credit@ kais zakaria, Abd, hanan smart all via flickr

Unseen beauty

Syria a historically and culturally ancient place, shaped by thousands of years of trade and human migration. One of the larger states    ... more

A fresh religious beginning

The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis, signals a period of fundamental productive shift for the    ... more