Detail of Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy
Palazzo dei Diamanti is a Renaissance palace located in Ferrara. Its most striking feature is the bugnato of the exterior walls: it consists of 8,500 white (with pink veins) marble blocks carved to represent diamonds, hence its name. The positioning of the diamonds varies in order to maximize the light reflected off the building, creating quite the visual effect.
Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Ferrara
Photo credit: © Paolo Fornasari / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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