And yet when I lived in Rome I was in a building that was built in 1499, yet the interior was very sleek and modern. Turns out if you build with good bones you

And yet when I lived in Rome I was in a building that was built in 1499, yet the interior was very sleek and modern. Turns out if you build with good bones you can maintain the place without sacrificing your history. Then again, this was Italy, where you can't dig a hole without an archaeological battalion making sure that a Roman didn't clip a toenail anywhere near the site you need to work.