Vazelon Monastery St. John Prodromos Monastery
14th Century Volterra, Italy, untouched by time
Orginally built in 6th–7th century, renovated 13th century and
17th–18th century.
I declined an offer for a private dinner with a senior scholar in my field to take this picture. Career-wise, it was probably a foolish move. But, as I said to him, we just don't have things like this in Los Angeles.