[Leica] Siracusa (Syracuse)

[Douglas Barry]

Italy is indeed one huge outdoor museum, Peter. Unfortunately, that link 
John McMaster shared yesterday seems to echo here - "Too many people"

Douglas


On 21/11/2018 06:21, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> Here is the Greek theater of Siracusa.  Aeschylus, the father of Greek 
> tragedy, premiered "The Women of Aetna" here, and also staged a 
> production of "The Persians" in the 470s BCE.  It was hard to believe 
> that I was standing on the same stones.  I felt a similar "sense of 
> presence" when I stood in Mozart's apartment in Vienna. But Mozart 
> lived in that apartment only 240 years ago.  The theater is 10 times 
> older. Wow.
>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45068676245/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
> Behind the semi-circular stage, you can still see holes in the stones 
> where stage machinery was once mounted.  "Deus ex machina," anyone?
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45068676145/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> The Ear of Dionysius, a cave with amazing acoustic properties.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45068675975/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> Fountain of Diana, created c. 1906-7:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45068675725/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
> The Duomo, photobombed by a local:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45068675865/in/dateposted-public/> 
>
>
> Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7.  Click on any picture to enlarge. 
> Enjoy!
> --Peter
>
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