Make No Small Things

Being from Chicago, I am very familiar with the words of Daniel Burnham:

Make no little plans; they have no magic
to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized.

As I wander around Napoli, I wonder who said,

Make no small things, and make them colorful.
They will need to stir men’s sense of wonder and last forever.

Whether referring to churches, piazzas, statues, buildings, harbors, fortresses, castles, etc., there is nothing small about Napoli. Here are just a few examples.

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Ciao,
Judy

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Categories Chicago, Italian Art, Italian History, My Blog about Italy, Naples, Piazza Life

13 Responses to “Make No Small Things”

Florence Connelly March 14, 2016 at 10:47 AM #

Amazing !!! those photos are spectacular and I have enjoyed all the preceding blogs. Great work! The photo of the glass “galleria” portico reminds one of the galleria in Milan – I would love that picture – you should enlarge and vend !!

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- blogginginitaly March 14, 2016 at 11:04 AM #
  
  Thanks and will do! (gratis for you!)
  
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Deb Feo March 14, 2016 at 11:10 AM #

Seeing all those familiar sites makes me wish I were there now! Enjoy!

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- blogginginitaly March 14, 2016 at 11:16 AM #
  
  Would have loved to have you and Tom as guides!
  
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Chuck March 14, 2016 at 11:52 AM #

Wow! It’s beautiful!!! I had no idea!

Looks like you are having a great trip!

Happy St Pat’s from Chicago!

Chuck

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- blogginginitaly March 14, 2016 at 1:26 PM #
  
  Thanks, Chuck, and the same to you. We’ve not seen too many joining in that celebration!
  
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Barbara Kaines March 14, 2016 at 12:53 PM #

What amazing pictures!

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Debra Kolkka March 14, 2016 at 2:32 PM #

Magnificent Napoli.

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Gracefully Global March 14, 2016 at 2:45 PM #

There sure are a lot of beautiful things to see in Naples!

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Marisa's Italian Kitchen March 14, 2016 at 3:23 PM #

Stunning photos!

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Larsen, L R March 14, 2016 at 8:16 PM #

Once again the photography and subject selection are excellent.
Thank you for the multi-faceted probe into Napoli
It great to be along for the ride!
Thank you

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jean March 15, 2016 at 12:40 AM #

Judy, I have no idea what that triple staircase/escalator picture is of, but it made me hum a favorite song – “I’ll build a stairway to paradise, with a new step every day” Beautiful place!

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- Judy March 15, 2016 at 1:54 AM #
  
  It is the Toledo metro station here and has won many awards. It’s amazing!
  
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