“When something from our imagination becomes reality, it seems ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ to us afterwards that it happened exactly as it did. However, countless examples throughout history prove that conservative and spiritually narrow-minded environments rejected creative projects – in any field – if they were extremely new and unconventional. The construction of St. James Cathedral … Read more
In the immediate vicinity of Hiroshima, along the coast of the Japanese Inland Sea Seto, lies Itsukushima, a small island of great significance to Japanese history and culture. Itsukushima is home to the most important Shinto shrine in this part of Japan, which is why the island is also known as Miyajima, derived from the … Read more
The region of Apulia in southern Italy is the homeland of trulli, unique stone buildings constructed in the same way as they have been built in this area since prehistoric times, practically unchanged. Similar to Dalmatian “bunja” or Istrian “kažun”, trullo is a traditional stone dwelling built using dry stone wall technique. It was originally … Read more
