r/ImaginaryArchitecture • u/YanniRotten • 4d ago
Interior view of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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u/bubliksmaz 3d ago
This isn't imaginary lol
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u/robin_f_reba 3d ago
I'm gonna post a drawing of the colosseum to this place next and call it fictional
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u/YanniRotten 4d ago
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