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...place of St. Anthony - known simply as il Santo - a humble 13th century Franciscan monk. The massive church, with its mixture of Christian and Islamic influences, brims with artwork by Donatello and Titian, and annually attracts 4 million visitors and pilgrims. Surprising gothic thrill: one of the relics on display is Anthony's calcified tongue and jaw. Just down the road lies the Prato della Valle, the so-called field with no grass that's now a vast piazza of fountains and statues. Think Place de la Concorde with a little more decor, minus the dizzying traffic. No one should...
...long-term casualty of war. Postwar refurbishment, from 1948-52, was a cash-strapped compromise of gray concrete exteriors; the grand entrance was replaced by a door at the side of the building. Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the palace's former beauty found badly lit salons displaying cleverly executed facsimiles of such celebrated works as Albrecht Dürer's Praying Hands. Exactly 58 years after the bombs fell and nine years since it closed for a ?100 million makeover, the Albertina opened last month to reveal a stunning symbiosis of traditional and modern architecture: glorious, handcrafted...
...airliners filled with screened passengers, X-rayed baggage and, occasionally, an armed air marshal. After months of controversy, 46 of the airline pilots who have pushed for guns in the cockpit spent the past week in gnat-infested Glyncoe, GA, undergoing intensive firearms training. But despite an impressive display put on for the press, there were clear signs of the contentiousness that has plagued efforts by pilots to arm themselves...
...display at the JFK Street diner paid tribute yesterday to Perri the Hobo, the balloon-tying, whistle-blowing, sometimes pushy and off-color clown who worked in Brattle Square the last two summers...
...week after his masterful display of control against Columbia, Self, reprising his role as the replacement for freshman Matt Brunnig, had trouble locating his fastball in yesterday’s 12-0 loss to Cornell...