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People sit on the grass at the Temple of Venus and Rome overlooking the Colosseum
September 27, 2022

Modern Ruins

People sit on the grass at the Temple of Venus and Rome overlooking the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The image was taken for a story in the April 1957 issue on the historic yet modern city.
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, Nat Geo Image Collection

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