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Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones
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| 11 May 2020
| Laura Geggel
Posted on 05/13/2020 9:37:20 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:37:20 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Luckily, no one was hurt when the sinkhole collapsed on the afternoon of April 27, because the normally crowded piazza was empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There you have it. Lockdowns work!
To: BenLurkin
Wow - Pantheon is one of the most well preserved historic buildings in Rome - Hope it’s not damaged
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:40:19 AM PDT
by
11th_VA
(May you live in interesting times - Ancient Chinese Proverb)
To: 11th_VA
Looks like it is wall away from the building, in the plaza.
Man, what I wouldn’t give to be in Rome. Not this year...
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:43:25 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(It's Winnie-the-Flu / Put the blame where it belongs / On Winnie-the-Poo)
To: SunkenCiv
To: BenLurkin
Of the spots we visited a few years ago, I looked forward to the Pantheon perhaps the most.. now if they can just figure out a way to fill that hole on the tip. ;-)
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:46:00 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
To: Haiku Guy
My mother and I were planning a trip to Rome in April. Fortunately, we hadn’t made any commitments before things went blooey. Maybe next year ...
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:46:54 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: BenLurkin; Daffynition
The stones uncovered by the sinkhole were created around the same time that the Pantheon was built, from 27 B.C. to 25 B.C., A point in favor of the young earth creationists! :)
They say Rome wasn't built in a day but looks like a pretty short time from the creation of the stones to the building of the Pantheon.
I love these little stories. ;)
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:48:49 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: BenLurkin
The road lasted 2,000 years before a collapse?
New York City should try and learn a few of their tricks.
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:50:01 AM PDT
by
Macoozie
(Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
To: NormsRevenge
Of the spots we visited a few years ago, I looked forward to the Pantheon perhaps the most.. now if they can just figure out a way to fill that hole on the tip. Where are all those gypsy roofers when you need them?
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:50:18 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:51:19 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Ezekiel
"They say Rome wasn't built in a day"
Rome wasn't sacked in a day either.
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:52:23 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: BenLurkin
Maybe they found Geraldo Rivera’s tunnel looking for long lost Nazi gold?
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:53:05 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
To: BenLurkin
The Pantheon is a marvel. The largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world still. On the summer solstice the sun is directly over head, shines straight down through the oculus.
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posted on
05/13/2020 9:56:23 AM PDT
by
hinckley buzzard
(Power is more often surrendered than seized)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/13/2020 10:08:52 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/13/2020 10:15:39 AM PDT
by
redshawk
( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
To: hinckley buzzard
Monolithic too. But surely travertine is a metamorphic rock?
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posted on
05/13/2020 10:20:28 AM PDT
by
Romulus
To: BenLurkin
" geologist Stefania Nisio, who is working on a project to map Rome's sinkholes, told Adnkronos. "The main cause of a sinkhole in the city is the presence of an underground cavity.""
Although they don't refer to him as Dr., he clearly must have a Phd for this kind of insight. Perhpas they could put him in charge of the Wuhan Virus investigation.
To: Tax-chick
You can get a two bedroom AirBnB on the Piazza de la Rotunda for $89 a night. If you can take the risk, you will never see prices like this again.
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posted on
05/13/2020 10:50:27 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(It's Winnie-the-Flu / Put the blame where it belongs / On Winnie-the-Poo)
To: BenLurkin
The Pantheon is one of the most impressive buildings in history. When you step inside, you simply cannot believe someone could build something this magnificent in 126 AD.
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posted on
05/13/2020 10:55:51 AM PDT
by
Doche2X2
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