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Word: portofmo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...best place to mount it, the planners decided, was 56 feet below the surface of the bay of San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofmo. There the waters were almost crystal-clear, so that the statue would be visible from above. Many a sea faring man had lost his life there - nearby the Genoese lost a bloody naval battle with the Venetians in 1431 and the British frigate Croesus went down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Christ of the Depths | 9/13/1954 | See Source »

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