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• June 25, 2011 phoolish updated the St. Valentine's Skull
  

  St. Valentine's Skull

  Head of the patron saint of lovers - or is it?

  A skull resides in a glass reliquary in a small basilica in Rome, surrounded by flowers. Lettering painted across the forehead identify the owner as none other than of the patron saint of lovers,... »

  Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Annetta, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

• June 25, 2011 phoolish commented on The Criminology Museum

  This is a great little museum. It tackles not only torture, prisons and crime, but also aspects of the prison system in Italy.

• June 25, 2011 phoolish updated the Porta Alchemica
  

  Porta Alchemica

  An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park

  While this "magic door" is famous to Romans, it is barely noticed by tourists visiting Rome. But in the central district of Piazza Vittorio, inside the Park, the remains of an old Villa reveal a... »

  Strange Statues, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by stanestane, athomio and 2 others