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St. Peter’s.
There are no words to describe the biggest Catholic Church in the world.
According to the legend the first Christian emperor, Constantine, initiated
the construction of the original basilica carrying personally twelve
chests full of stones, one for each Apostle. The church was entirely rebuilt
between the 15th the 16th Century under the
supervision of Michelangelo. Inaugurated in 1624, it is the celebration of the
Baroque Style, housing some of the most beautiful statues made by Bernini, the
second greatest architect and sculptor that ever worked in Rome, second only to
Michelangelo.
Next we arrive at the
Colosseum,
certainly the most famous of the places to visit in Rome together with St.
Peter’s Basilica and the
Fountain of Trevi.
Built nearly two thousand years ago stills stands there in spite of the fact
that for hundreds of years the nobles have been subtracting marble from it
to build their churches and their palaces and the people have been stealing
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Making us think that
sometimes men create things that last longer and leave a bigger mark in
history than they would ever think…The Fountain of Trevi, after a stop in
Piazza Venezia
to take a picture at the Monument to the first King of Italy, Victor
Emmanuel II, and the balcony from which Mussolini used to harangue the
crowds. Yes, the world known
Trevi Fountain,
Bernini designed it, but everybody goes there to throw a coin in it, the
legend says by doing that you make sure you return to Rome! By the way,
should you be short of coins, it’ll be my pleasure to provide them… it’s
a great investment! But that’s not it! Going from
St. Peter’s
to the
Colosseum
for example you drive though half of Rome and you sure see a lot of
things! I can’t really promise it, because you may not be so lucky and
take this tour in a day with a lot of traffic and/or with long waits to
get into
St. Peter’s Basilica,
but normally in four hours you fit in some more places like
Piazza Venezia
and even the
Capitol Hill
or
Michelangelo’s Moses. |
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