The Trevi Fountain receives around 3,000 euros every day. At night, the money is collected to subsidize a supermarket for Rome’s needy.
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Bruno Barbey. India. Rajasthan province. Pushkar fair. Pilgrims bath in the waters of the Holy Lake. 1975.
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Camels crossing the river Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 1981.
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The Astoundingly Complex Ancient Indian Stepwells
Ancient Indian stepwells captured by Victoria S. Lautman. Rudimentary stepwells first appeared in India between the 2nd and 4th centuries A.D., born of necessity in a capricious climate zone bone-dry for much of the year followed by torrential monsoon rains for many weeks. It was essential to guarantee a year-round water-supply for drinking, bathing, irrigation and washing, particularly in the arid states of Gujarat (where they’re called vavs) and Rajasthan (where they’rebaoli, baori, or bawdi) where the water table could be inconveniently buried ten-stories or more underground. Over the centuries, stepwell construction evolved so that by the 11th century they were astoundingly complex feats of engineering, architecture, and art.
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Kromlau bridge, Germany, during all four seasons.
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The Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain.
Burning, Los Angeles – March 12th, 2017
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