History Photographed on Instagram: "The magnificent central bronze doors of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome are nearly 2,000 years old, but they were not originally built for the church. ⁠ ⁠ The doors were repurposed from the ancient Roman Senate House, known as the Curia Julia, and moved to the basilica in the 17th century.⁠ ⁠ Today, these monumental doors serve as the main entrance to the basilica. ⁠ ⁠ Despite their age and immense weight, they are so precisely balanced that a s

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Welcome to the Abbey Library of Saint Gallen, one of the oldest and most magnificent libraries in the world. 📚✨ Founded over 1,200 years ago, it preserves around 170,000 volumes, including some of Europe’s oldest manuscripts, many handwritten before the year 1000. The current Baroque hall was built in the 18th century, with ceiling frescoes celebrating human wisdom and a creaking wooden floor that whispers history. Above the entrance, you’ll see an inscription in Greek: “Healing place of the so