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Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2014

Rome, Italy - (6) Castel Sant'Angelo

The Castel Sant'Angelo Rome is famous beacuse it is the tomb of Emperor Hadrian. During its many years of existence, the building functioned first as a mausoleum, then became part of the city wall and later was turned into a fortress before it functioned as a papal residence and finally as a barracks and military prison. It is currently a national museum.













Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Rome, Italy - (5) Victor Emmanuel Monument

Victor Emmanuel Monument Officially known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, the enormous white marble monument that dominates Piazza Venezia was built as a tribute to the first king of a united Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. As King of Sardinia and victor over the Austrian army in Lombardy, Victor Emmanuel had become a symbol of the Risorgimento, the movement for a united Italy. After his army joined forces with Garibaldi and defeated the papal army, the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in 1861 with Victor Emmanuel as king.





Sunday, January 12, 2014

Rome, Italy - (4) Parthenon

The Pantheon is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome, and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD. The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. (Source: Wikipedia)










Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Rome, Italy - (3) Spanish Steps

It is said to be the widest and longest staircase of Europe. This place always has so many tourists and Romans visiting.  It was said that the Spanish embassy was located on the square-"Piazza de Spagna"-at the base of the stairs, hence the name "Spanish Steps".




Rome, Italy - (2) Trevi Fountain

One of Rome's great attraction, Trvi Fountian is place to throw you coin and make wish.


Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide,[1] it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. (Wikepidia)

A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome.