INVISIBLE CITIES This report is based upon the book Invisible Cities, written by Italo Calvino and published in 1972. The book is about a dialogue between Marco Polo, the young Venetian explorer, and Kublai Khan, Emperor of the Tartans. The discussion was about the fifty-five cities Marco Polo has explored. The stories are structured whereby Marco Polo were instructed by the Emperor to travel the empire and bring back nothing else but the stories each city holds. At the beginning of the story, Kublai Khan expresses his doubts on what Marco Polo says when he describes the cities but he showed greater interest towards him than any other explorer or messenger of his. Throughout the novel, the Emperor continues to express his belief that the cities …show more content…
Flea markets were huge a few years back at Dempsey Hill, it brought many people into the site but have died down over the years when The Scape building was built, since then flea markets existence at Dempsey Hill is close to zero. The idea of a bazaar has always been a great way to draw people into a space and it is also an opportunity to bring this back to the site. Referencing to the author, in the city of Euphemia, merchants of seven nations gather once in a while to trade and sell goods to one another. The bazaar does not only happen within the empire but also on the outside. It says that “You do not come to Euphemia only to buy and sell…. On your return from Euphemia, the city where memory is traded at every solstice and at every equinox.” (Italo Calvino 1972, p.36 & p.37). This statement supports the idea of the project of using the food and the market as a medium of gathering people and encouraging interactions between traders, sellers and buyers as well. Overall, Invisible Cities is a delightful read and the novel can be labelled as an exploration of imaginary realms but still possible to draw connections between the cities mentioned in the book and the cities of the current world. What Italo Calvino wrote is neither truly pessimistic nor optimistic. However, It is clear that the novel comprehends more than the mere descriptions of cities. It discussed the concept of belonging in a place, the human nature and its behaviour, along with the intangible aspects that makes it a