http://jazno.net/recentwork Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:07:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/12/23/tiger-balm-gardens-redux/ http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/12/22/the-ghosts-of-tiger-balm-gardens/ For those who revel in the cosmic profundities of kitsch, there are few places on planet earth as deliriously rewarding as Haw Par Villa (which is surely in the Pantheon with the Precious Moments Park and Chapel in Carthage, Missouri, as well as Elvis's funky mausoleum in Memphis and Michael ... http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/12/22/the-ten-courts-of-hell-at-haw-par-villa-what-if-heironymus-bosch-built-a-putt-putt-course/ http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/12/21/southeast-asian-simulacra-singapore/ http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/12/20/southeast-asian-simulacra-vietnam/ Also known as The Pantheon of the Italian Glories ("Tempio dell'Itale Glorie or Pantheon dell'Itale Glorie"), the Basilica of the Holy Cross (Basilica di Santa Croce) is most noted for its illustrious dead people; or to be more precise, their extravagant funerary sculptures. In the instance of Dante, he's ... http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/07/18/basilica-di-santa-croce-santa-maria-novella/ http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/07/15/tuscany-siena-san-gigimano-chartreuse-monastery/ http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/07/13/firenze-michelangelo-plaza-repubblica-square-the-arno-cityscapes/ Created in 1268, The Piazza della Signoria is the historical hub and civic center of Florence, home of the Loggia dei Lanzi, the Palazzo Vecchio (the podesta's headquarter's with its crenellated tower, now a museum), the Uffizi galleries, and many famous sculptures. In 1497 Girolamo Savonarola and his followers ... http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/07/13/piazza-della-signora-palazzo-vecchio-loggia-uffizi/ Perhaps the most famous landmark in Florence, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (commonly known as The Duomo) took 170 years to complete, created by the best architects and artisans of the era. Begun by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296, the many-faceted cathedral was taken over by Giotto ... http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/07/13/basilica-di-santa-maria-del-fiore-the-battistero/