This is one of those rare instances in which to enter a single doorway is to pass through two distinct eras. Of course when the Renaissance-style doorway was originally installed within the older Gothic doorway, the latter would likely have been plastered over, rendering the out-of-style out of sight.
The Arsenale area?? You made me curious now.
ReplyDeleteNope, Helen, though it's a good guess, it's nowhere close to the Arsenale.
DeleteIt's been two weeks now. Please put us out of our misery!
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