Verona, Italy
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Roman Amphitheater
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Juliet's House
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This was the home of the Capulets, and one Juliet in particular |
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Did you ever wonder why people visited temples of Cupid and Venus in ancient times? We're far too advanced for that, right? |
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Re-enacting the balcony scene is a tourist favorite. |
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Yo, Romeo! |
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People touch the statue of Juliet for luck. One particular area seems luckier than any other. |
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Left and below: Statue of Dante |
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Left: Arco dei Gavi, a First Century Roman arch. |
Castevecchio (Old Castle)
| Built in the 14th Century |
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Below: Ponte Scaligero. Destroyed by the retreating German Army in 1945 and rebuilt. |
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Scenes in Verona
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There is no world without Verona walls But Purgatory, torture, hell itself Hence banished is banish'd from the world And world's exile is death Romeo and Juliet, Act III Scene III |
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Not your standard reason to visit Verona, but the paving stones have fabulous huge ammonite fossils. |
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Now that's an ammonite! |
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Left and below: Porta Borsari, part of a Third Century Roman wall. |
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Created 22 June 2007, Last Update 31 May 2020