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Corviale, the « Prison City »

The longest single residential building in the world

Corviale is a part of Rome the travel guides don’t take you through. It is a prime example of complete failure by architects and the state. And is commonly referred to as « Prison City ». It is the longest single residential building in the world: one kilometer in lenght and housing 8000 persons.

Photographs and text by Eric Vandeville/LightMediation

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The world’s oldest ‘book hospital’

A ‘book hospital’ located in the centre of Rome has taken on the mission of restoring all kinds of works, parchments, manuscripts, drawings or books weathered by time or bacterium, devoured by insects or mice and damaged by water, fire or war. Among the latest ‘patients’ is the self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Photos and text by Eric Vandeville/LightMediation

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Parution ESPAGNE – The lost Leonardo. by Eric Vandeville

Lux in Arcana – The Vatican Secret Archives Reveals Itself…

Hundred original and priceless documents selected among the treasures
preserved and cherished by the Vatican Secret Archives for centuries go
on show for first time. It will be the first and possibly the only time in
history that they leave the confines of the Vatican City walls…

Photos and text by Eric Vandeville/LightMediation

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Parution Italie – GENTE – Inside Vatican. by Eric Vandeville

Parution DANEMARK – Hunt for Mona Lisa tomb. by Eric Vandeville

Hunt for Mona Lisa tomb

A team of researchers started a hunt for the tomb and possible remains of the model for Leonardo Da Vinci`s Mona Lisa in an abandonned convent in the city of Florence … And they unearthed a complete skeleton that might belong to Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo « Mona Lisa » !

Photos by Eric Vandeville/LightMediation

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