This isn’t the best use of redundant articles - the best case is the The La Brea Tar Pits in LA, which literally becomes The The Tar Tar Pits.

A marvel of engineering and human ingenuity.

The Flavian Amphitheatre (aka The Colosseum), built between 72CE and 80CE under Vespasian and Titus, with further modifications down under Domitian (81-96CE). These three emperors are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named in Latin for its association with their family name. It could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, had multiple stories above and below the stage, had elevators and trap doors, had a retractable canvas roof and it could even be flooded to simulate naval battles. The brick that you see, that wasn’t what the Romans saw - it was finished in marble. That marble façade was stripped down, predominantly, in mid-15th century to build the Vatican, St. Peters and other churches around Rome. And the reason half of it is shorter than the other half - earthquakes.

The design principles of these two buildings (built in 1949), which were first expressed 30 years earlier in the 1921 Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper competition in Berlin, were copied extensively and are now considered characteristic of the modern International Style and were essential for the development of modern High-tech architecture. If you’ve ever wondered why all the sky-scrapers in your city look like metal+concrete+glass shoe boxes, it’s because they are copying the style that Mies had created and realized in these two structures. #LessIsMore

The temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill.

Early June sailing requires busting out a skiing jacket to stay warm - the city is around 18-20ºC, the water is just 6-7ºC and the wind keeps the air at a cool 10ºC.

Just 2º south of the Arctic Circle, you can go swimming in a bikini and expect to get a sunburn. Iceland - tis a magical, strange place.

Graphics and Editing of the reel is by Aleksey Matviyenko.

Footage compiled from various projects, including:

• Wrong Turn Into Tomorrow (2014)
narrative/fiction/short
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3823750/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_1
Director + Writer: Aleksey Matviyenko
Producers: George Macharashvili, Madison Weir, Aleksey Matviyenko
DoP: Adam Cooper

• A Joyful End (2012)
narrative/fiction/short
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2145562/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2
Director: Aleksey Matviyenko
Producer: Kristin Elsley
DoP: Thomas Lee

• One Saturday Night (2012)
doc/short
http://vimeo.com/40755433
Directed by Aleksey Matviyenko and Thomas Lee
Footage shot on location by 32 people from 17 places in Canada, United States, France, Costa Rica, Grenada and Bahamas.

• TEDxYouth@Toronto 2013 promo video
narrative/promotional/short
Director/Producer: Aleksey Matviyenko
DoP: Jordan Kennington

• Ongoing Untitled Travel Project shot and directed by Aleksey Matviyenko

Music is by CMA - Moments (nExow Remix)
http://cmamusic.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-ep
Creative Commons license: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Find CMA on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cma-music