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“IN VAIN, GREAT-hearted Kublai, shall I attempt to describe Zaira, city of high bastions. I could tell you how many steps make up the streets rising like stairways, and the degree of the arcades’ curves, and what kind of zinc scales cover the roofs; but I already know this would be the same as telling you nothing. The city does not consist of this, but of relationships between the measurements of its space and the events of its past: the height of a lamppost and the distance from the ground of a hanged usurper’s swaying feet; the line strung from the lamppost to the railing opposite and the festoons that decorate the course of the queen’s nuptial procession”
Excerpt From Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics) Italo Calvino
This image shows a city with streets made of steps and zinc-covered roofs. Arches curve throughout the city, with decorations strung between lampposts and railings in this digital matte painting.
Created by Mike on Jul 18, 2023 using the SDXL BETA AI image generator model.
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Soooo nice! love b&w!