Preview — Piranesi's Heirs Bonus Episode

About Buildings + Cities by Luke Jones & George Gingell Discuss Architecture, History and Culture

Jul 17, 202600:02:40Arts

This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To listen to the rest, consider supporting the show on Patreon: In this penultimate bonus episode in our Piranesi series we talked about Piranesian vibes in literary and arti...

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