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[[ | [[File:Laputa.jpg|thumb|250px|Laputa above [[Venice]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'')]] | ||
'''Laputa''' was a floating island above [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. In [[1609]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] held a gathering of aliens on Laputa in order to create the [[Armageddon Convention]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'') | '''Laputa''' was a floating island above [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. In [[1609]], [[Irving Braxiatel]] held a gathering of aliens on Laputa in order to create the [[Armageddon Convention]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Laputa was a central location in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel ''Gulliver's Travels''. The name itself is one of Swift's jokes; ''la puta'' is Spanish for "the whore". | Laputa was a central location in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel ''Gulliver's Travels''. The name itself is one of Swift's jokes; ''la puta'' is Spanish for "the whore". | ||
[[Category:Italy]] | [[Category:Italy]] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 4 November 2011
Laputa was a floating island above Venice, Italy. In 1609, Irving Braxiatel held a gathering of aliens on Laputa in order to create the Armageddon Convention. (MA: The Empire of Glass)
Behind the scenes
Laputa was a central location in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels. The name itself is one of Swift's jokes; la puta is Spanish for "the whore".
