Art

One moment you are standing in front of La Pietà (sorrow of Mary), and the next, before the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Few realize that there's a vast world standing between these masterpieces, the Renaissance world—a realm of artistic brilliance, the one that has great works of not only Michelangelo but Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Bernini, and Caravaggio. They all fit in the smallest country in the world, Vatican City. The journey I talk about above takes you from St. Peter's Basilica to the ceiling painting, through the Vatican Museums.

Travel

Verona— the setting of Romeo and Juliet, as famous as Shakespeare’s story itself. I’d argue it is much more than that. Many don't know, that Shakespeare never even visited Verona in his lifetime, it was an ordinary town where an extraordinary story takes place. The story went viral mostly after the American film ‘ Romeo and Juliet’ was made in 1908 as did Verona.

Heritage

I find myself captivated by certain things, even though they are considered old and outdated. A dome never ceases to amaze me, a 3 dimensional arch, that's still crazy to me. They deserve way more attention for their historical and architectural significance. Domes have been built since the Mesopotamian era. However, they underwent a transformative journey in European and Islamic architecture that took it to the next level with advancements in mathematics, materials, and production techniques.

I want to document 3 of such wonders that I have visited.