Centaur statue by Mitoraj, Forum, Pompeii, Campania, Italy

Centaur statue, 1994, by Igor Mitoraj, on the Forum of Pompeii, the commercial, religious, political and social centre of the city, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Pompeii, Italy