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Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,000-year-old basilica in Fano that experts can link with absolute certainty to Vitruvius, the legendary father of architecture. After 500 years of searching, researchers finally matched the building's exact layout to descriptions in the oldest surviving architecture text ever written.
Archaeologists in Italy discovered a basilica designed by Vitruvius, the legendary engineer whose work inspired Leonardo da Vinci and shaped architecture for 2,000 years. After five centuries of searching, researchers found the building exactly where his ancient writings described it.
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After centuries of searching, archaeologists in Italy have discovered a basilica designed by ancient Rome's most famous architect, matching his 2,000-year-old blueprints with stunning precision. The find in Fano marks the first physical evidence of a building created by Vitruvius, whose ideas inspired Leonardo da Vinci.
After 2,000 years of searching, researchers in Italy have discovered the lost basilica designed by Vitruvius, the founding father of Western architecture. Italy's Culture Minister compared the find to discovering King Tut's tomb.
Archaeologists in Fano, Italy just confirmed the first physical building ever found designed by Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect whose ideas shaped Western civilization for 2,000 years. They found it by using his own 2,000-year-old instruction manual as a treasure map.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered the only building ever definitively linked to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect whose writings shaped Western architecture for 2,000 years. The find in Fano solves a mystery scholars have pursued for centuries.
After centuries of searching, archaeologists in Italy have confirmed the discovery of a legendary basilica designed by history's most influential architect. The ancient Roman structure matches his famous writings down to the centimeter.
Archaeologists in Fano, Italy just confirmed they found the Basilica of Vitruvius, a legendary Roman building described in ancient texts but sought unsuccessfully for 500 years. The discovery rewrites architectural history and proves the famous writings of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio were based on real structures.
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a public building designed by Vitruvius, the legendary Roman architect whose work inspired Leonardo da Vinci. Researchers have been searching for this exact structure for over 500 years.