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February 18, 2006
The Gates of Hell
It turns out the current winter Olympics are situated about a hellmouth. No surprise there. Now if only the Devil could get people to start calling the place Turin. Unless you are Italian in which case Torino is just fine.
The angelic statue at the center of Piazza Statuto seems innocent enough. A lovely angel with a star upon his head and a feathered pen in his right hand soars majestically above boulders stacked with several souls suffering below in torment.
It's what is welded shut on the street nearby that is not that innocent at all: A pair of manhole covers, known locally as the gates of hell.
It's what is welded shut on the street nearby that is not that innocent at all: A pair of manhole covers, known locally as the gates of hell.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 18, 2006 08:37 AM
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