No Man is an Island

by John Donne

Dusty Buildings

Sacré-Cœur (Paris, France)

+ This beautiful 19th century basilica is a free interpretation of Romano-Byzantine architecture, and it was constructed as a form of penitence by the Roman Catholics in France for the moral decline of the nation in the century since the French Revolution.

Dusty Art

Rock sculpture of Decebalus (near Orșova, Romania)

+ on the banks of the Danube, on the border between Romania and Serbia, sits a monumental rock sculpture of the last king of the Dacians.

Treasure Island (Book Review)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Book Review)

Dusty Feasts

The Feast Day of St. Cyril of Jerusalem (18 March), celebrates the 4th century early Church theologian and Bishop of Jerusalem. He is one of only thirty-eight Doctors of the Church.

Dusty Art

Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco

Dusty Quotations

by Grover Cleveland

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Dusty Phrases

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Dusty Buildings

Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna, Austria)

+ The summer home of the Habsburg royal family for three centuries, this 1,441 room Baroque palace is arguably the most beautiful in Europe.

Dusty Art

Winged Victory of Samothrace

+ Originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea, it is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC