Posted on July 30, 2020The Via Sacra is a cobblestone Roman road which spans the acropolis of Cuma in Italy, connecting the Temple of Jupiter atop the 80-meter hill with the Temple of Apollo below. The area was renovated around the 2nd century CE, becoming a colonnaded street in the style of shady eastern promenades. [OC] areacobblestonehillroadtempleSource: i.redd.it
Posted on June 19, 2020Le Suquet is the oldest neighborhood of Cannes. It has cobblestone streets big enough only for people and few cars so it’s a nice area of Cannes to wander through and get yourself lost along the winding streets. Many of the streets are actually narrow staircases only, but has great views of the city areacitycityscapecobblestonehuman settlementmetropolitan areaneighbourhoodpeopleresidential areaskysuburbtownurban areaSource: i.redd.it
Posted on June 15, 2020Nagamachi (Samurai District) in Kanazawa in 35mm film 🎞 alleyarchitecturecobblestonefilminfrastructureroadroad surfaceSamuraistreettowntreewalkwaySource: i.redd.it
Posted on June 14, 2020Roman mosaic of pigeons pulling a necklace from a jewelry box, surrounded by opus sectile pavement in one of the "alae," alcoves flanking the atrium where ancestral death masks would be displayed. House of the Faun, circa 2nd-1st century BCE, Pompeii, Italy. aerial photographyartboxcobblestonefloorflooringmosaicroad surfacesoilSource: i.redd.it
Posted on June 7, 2020Samurai Dog in Kyoto architecturecobblestonedogIn Kyotoinfrastructurepedestrianpeoplepublic spaceSamuraisnapshotstreettourismtownSource: i.redd.it
Posted on May 27, 2020Opus sectile mosaic pavements from the Roman Villa of the Ambulatio. The large, irregularly-cut patterns decorated a series of sitting rooms, as well as a promenade which offered panoramic ocean views. Baiae Archaeological Park, Italy, circa early 1st century BCE. bedrockcobblestonedesigngeologymosaicoceanpatternrockRoman villaRubblesittingsoilstone wallvillawallSource: i.redd.it
Posted on May 26, 2020Le Suquet is the oldest neighborhood of Cannes. It has cobblestone streets big enough only for people and few cars so it’s a nice area of Cannes to wander through and get yourself lost along the winding streets. Many of the streets are actually narrow staircases only. alleyareabuildingcobblestonehouseneighbourhoodpeoplepropertyresidential arearoadstreettownSource: i.redd.it
Posted on May 17, 2020Altstadt Spandau. Altstadt Spandau.architecturebuildingcitycobblestonehuman settlementmixed useneighbourhoodstreettownurban areaSource: i.redd.it
Posted on May 10, 2020The oldest mosaic ever discovered: the 16th century BCE irregular stone floor of a Hittite courtyard at the site of Uşaklı Höyük in central Turkey. While a very early example of polychrome and geometric patterns, the surface was left uneven as a maintenance measure against muddy flooding bedrockcobblestonecourtyardfloorflooringgeologygravelmosaicpebblerockRubblesoilturkeywallSource: i.redd.it
