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Near the celebrated Lido where the breeze is fresh and free Stands the ancient port of Venice called the City of the Sea.

All its streets are made of water, all its homes are brick and stone Yet it has a picturesqueness which is justly all its own.

Here for centuries have artists come to see the vistas quaint Here Bellini set his easel, herе he taught his School to paint.

Here thе youthful Giorgione gazed upon the domes and towers And interpreted his era in a way which pleases ours.

A later artist, Tintoretto, also did his paintings here Massive works which generations have continued to revere.

Still to-day come modern artists to portray the buildings fair And their pictures may be purchased on San Marco's famous Square.

When the bell notes from the belfries and the campaniles chime Still to-day we find Venetians elegantly killing time

In their gilded old palazzos, while the music in our ears Is the distant band at Florians mixed with songs of gondoliers.

The Arch of Titus is one of Rome’s most fascinating yet often overlooked landmarks. Standing proudly near the Roman Forum, this triumphal arch has endured for nearly 2,000 years, quietly telling the story of a defining moment in Roman history.

Built around 81 CE, it commemorates Emperor Titus’s victory in the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Its detailed carvings show Roman soldiers carrying spoils from the Jewish temple, including the famed Menorah, making it one of the earliest depictions of that sacred symbol.

Though less grand than the Colosseum or the Pantheon, the Arch of Titus is a powerful window into Rome’s imperial past—a monument not just to victory, but to the enduring art of storytelling through stone.

Source: Some Amazing Facts

El station, Sixth & Ninth Ave lines, downtown side, 72nd Street & Columbus Avenue

Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence)

Chatham Square, 1925-30.