The ekranoplane, the Soviet pachyderm of the skies beached on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
The Ekranoplane of Derbent, legend of the Caspian Sea
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Musicians’ Villa
Within those walls echoed faint voices and scores buried by dust and time.
Villa Ventura
A fusion of Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic, Eclectic and Neo-Renaissance styles, a villa more reminiscent of a Masonic place of worship than a residential building.
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Church of San Giorgio
A deconsecrated and abandoned church in the heart of the Apennines, surrounded by a halo of mysticism and magic.
The forgotten artist
Strange creatures wake up at night, crawling in the dark and turning their pleading eyes to the sky.
A puzzle to shape
The mountain between alienation, abandonment and depopulation…
The Capuchin nunnery
A treasure trove of art, traditions, textile craftsmanship and popular faith, and a testimony to this country town’s privileged link with Venice.
The bride’s home
Tears enveloped the tender face of the bride in white as she abandoned the altar of roses and her pile of robes to the ravages of time.
Villa of Reminiscence
The past forcefully surviving in the present.
Tskaltubo
Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to rest and leisure. The right to rest and leisure is ensured by the reduction of the working day to seven hours for the overwhelming majority of the workers, the institution of annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of amnesty, rest homes and clubs for the accommodation of the working people.