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Merchants of Malta

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(Photos Copyright © Chad Fahs)

 
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Dragons of Catalonia

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Pictured are the roof of Gaudí's Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain (top), and Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, which is perched in the mountains to the northwest (bottom). St. George is the patron saint of Catalonia, and legend says that the jagged mountains of Montserrat - whose name literally means "serrated mountain” - are the remains of the slain dragon. The back of that great beast can also be seen in the design of Gaudí's arched roof and scale-like tiling.

(Photos Copyright © Chad Fahs)

 
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MAXXI

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Located in Rome's Flaminio quarter, MAXXI (the National Museum of 21st Century Arts) is a contemporary art museum designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. Notably, Hadid was the first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize.

(Photos Copyright © Chad Fahs)