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Mesopotamia

Since ancient times, builders have known that doors and windows weaken structures, so they supported the walls with lintels, but these were still fragile and allowed only

Luca Perri and astrophysics

Starting with the magical photographs taken by the Hubble telescope that we find in the Art & Science album, we asked Luca Perri, astrophysicist and science communicator,

The Gate of Ištar

Built by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in 575 BC as the main entrance to the city, the Gate of Ishtar is dedicated to the goddess of

The Pont du Gard

The Pont du Gard is a marvel of Roman engineering: built in 50 A.D. at a height of over 40 meters, it allowed the Nîmes aqueduct (52

The Pantheon

The Pantheon is the largest concrete dome in the world. It was originally a temple dedicated to all the gods (hence the name Pantheon, which means “of

The invention of eyewear

The Middle Ages lasted a thousand years and saw the birth of many objects that we still use today: it is said that it was a monk