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<blockquote>In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book ''Time and The River Flowing'' which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" | <blockquote>In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book ''Time and The River Flowing'' which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" | ||
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Proposals to flood the Sistine Chapel go back to 1448, shortly after Pope Nicholas V razed the ancient fortified palace of Eugene III to erect a new building, the current Apostolic Palace. | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel Sistine Chapel] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel Sistine Chapel] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Palace Apostolic Palace] @ Wikipedia | |||
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Revision as of 07:56, 14 April 2018
Flooding the Sistine Chapel is a proposed engineering project.
The phrase is from the Sierra Club circa 1966:
In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book Time and The River Flowing which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?"
Proposals to flood the Sistine Chapel go back to 1448, shortly after Pope Nicholas V razed the ancient fortified palace of Eugene III to erect a new building, the current Apostolic Palace.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Sistine Chapel @ Wikipedia
- Apostolic Palace @ Wikipedia