Pompeii - Saturday Snapshots
This past Thursday my husband and I traveled back in time to 24 August, 79 AD to the ancient city of Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius - via Seattle's Pacific Science Center. Here are a few of the many photos I took of the exhibit. (Click on photos to enlarge.)
I wonder what the philosopher (on the left)
is contemplating.
Beautiful mosaic table and section of floor,
along with murals portraying life in Pompeii
Amphora used to store wine, grain, water, etc.
ArmorMost compelling of all to me were the casts of people caught in the volcano's ash and lava.
Top to bottom: a pregnant woman,
a child, and a man
The exhibit also featured displays of cooking utensils, jewelry, art, oil lamps, surgical tools, and even a recreation of a brothel. Near the end of the exhibit, we were ushered into a room with a huge movie screen filling one wall. Here's what happened, as described on the museum's website:
Then, as the floors shake and the walls rumble, relive the volcano's catastrophic eruption through an immersive CGI experience, culminating in the reveal of 6 full body casts of twisted human forms, asphyxiated by extreme heat and noxious gases and forever frozen in time.
The shake and rumble were created by sound, and plumes of water mist simulated the noxious gases, but it was still a cool experience.
For an interesting video that encapsulates Mt. Vesuvius's most famous eruption, check out the video on History.com: HERE
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I wonder what the philosopher (on the left)is contemplating.
Beautiful mosaic table and section of floor, along with murals portraying life in Pompeii
Amphora used to store wine, grain, water, etc.
ArmorMost compelling of all to me were the casts of people caught in the volcano's ash and lava.
Top to bottom: a pregnant woman,a child, and a man
The exhibit also featured displays of cooking utensils, jewelry, art, oil lamps, surgical tools, and even a recreation of a brothel. Near the end of the exhibit, we were ushered into a room with a huge movie screen filling one wall. Here's what happened, as described on the museum's website:
Then, as the floors shake and the walls rumble, relive the volcano's catastrophic eruption through an immersive CGI experience, culminating in the reveal of 6 full body casts of twisted human forms, asphyxiated by extreme heat and noxious gases and forever frozen in time.
The shake and rumble were created by sound, and plumes of water mist simulated the noxious gases, but it was still a cool experience.
For an interesting video that encapsulates Mt. Vesuvius's most famous eruption, check out the video on History.com: HERE
Twitter: @SandyNachlingerFacebook: sandy.nachlinger
*****Saturday Snapshots is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads.To enjoy a variety of beautiful pictures from around the world, click HERE or on the box below.
To participate in Saturday Snapshots: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky on the host blogsite. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don’t post random photos that you find online.
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May 22, 2015 09:37AM
Your blog was much better than the movie. :)
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